2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Viator. They finished the regular season 6–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Collins (3rd season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
(Capacity: 30,427)
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Appalachian State xy$  7 –1   11 –2  
Troy x  7 –1   10 –3  
Georgia Southern  6 –2   10 –3  
Coastal Carolina  2 –6   5 –7  
Georgia State  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Louisiana xy  5 –3   7 –7  
Arkansas State x  5 –3   8 –5  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4   6 –6  
South Alabama  2 –6   3 –9  
Texas State  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[1] Caleb Evans QB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] Marcus Green WR SR
John Mackey Award[3] Josh Pederson TE SO
Paul Hornung Award[4] Marcus Green WR/KR JR
Manning Award[5] Caleb Evans QB JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[6] Caleb Evans QB JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Warhawks predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[7]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Arkansas State49 (9)
2Louisiana–Monroe37
3South Alabama26 (1)
4Louisiana25
5Texas State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Warhawks had three players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]

Roster
2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 RJ Turner Jr
WR 3 Marcus Green Sr
WR 4 Brandius Batiste  So
QB 6 Caleb Evans Jr
QB 7 Zachari Jackson  Fr
QB 8 JT Jackson Jr
WR 10 D'Marius Gillespie Sr
QB 11 Matt Gardner  So
WR 12 Markis McCray Sr
QB 13 Brennen Wooten So
WR 14 Perry Carter Jr.  Fr
QB 16 Colby Suits Fr
WR 17 Xavier Brown Sr
WR 18 Jonathan Hodoh Jr
RB 22 Javin Myers  Fr
RB 22 Isaiah Philips Fr
RB 25 Kayin White  So
WR 30 Stephen Colvin Jr
WR 30 Darius Rodrigue  So
RB 33 Austin Vaughn Jr
WR 37 Deuce Caston So
RB 44 Derrick Gore  Sr
OL 51 Zach Breaux Fr
OL 56 Bobby Reynolds Jr
OL 59 Colton Grove Jr
OL 64 Eastwood Thomas Jr
OL 65 Dakota Torbert  Fr
OL 66 Ben Moye Jr
OL 68 T.J. Fiailoa  So
OL 70 Blake Lodes Fr
OL 72 Samuel Williams  So
OL 73 Devin Jackson Jr. Jr
OL 74 Joq Savage Fr
OL 76 Conner Parsons Fr
OT 77 Trace Ellison Jr
OL 78 Brandon Jones Jr
WR 80 Malik Jackson Fr
WR 81 CJ Fletcher  Fr
WR 81 Josh Newton Fr
TE 82 Sloan Spiller Sr
WR 84 Jahquan Bloomfield Fr
TE 85 Reagan Heddins Jr
TE 86 Josh Pederson  So
TE 88 Tyler Lamm  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 1 Tyler Glass Jr
S 2 Cal Lee III Jr
S 3 Collin Turner Sr
LB 4 Rashaad Harding So
S 6 Wesley Thompson Sr
LB 7 Cortez Sisco Jr. Jr
CB 9 Marcus Hubbard Sr
CB 12 Jarell Brown Sr
CB 12 Rhoy Williams Sr
LB 14 David Griffith Sr
S 15 Austin Hawley So
CB 19 Tajhnick Bishop  Fr
CB 20 Kendrick Marbles So
CB 21 Corey Straughter So
S 23 Nick Ingram Jr
S 24 Jabari Johnson Fr
CB 26 Floyd Connell Fr
CB 27 Jordan Oliver Fr
S 28 Kevin Jones Fr
S 29 Logan Latin  So
S 30 Bacari Middleton Fr
LB 32 Chase Day Jr
S 34 Luke Hendrick Jr
LB 35 Keyshawn Johnson Fr
DB 36 Dylan Claiborne So
S 37 Traveion Webster So
S 38 Travis Gary So
S 38 Korian Reynaud  Jr
CB 41 Semaj Franklin  So
LB 42 Hunter Smith  Fr
CB 43 Jared Doyle  So
DE 44 Ty Shelby  So
DL 45 Shaquille Warren Sr
DL 48 Larance Shaw Jr
DE 49 Barry Howard Jr. Jr
LB 52 Tralon Thomas  Fr
LB 53 Re'Lik Wilson  So
LB 54 Lee Marshall Sr
LB 55 Re'Naz Wilson  So
DL 58 Donald Louis Jr. Jr
DT 90 Jaylen Veasley Jr
DE 91 Brandon Nettles Fr
DT 93 Mason Husmann  So
DT 94 Tyler Johnson Sr
DE 95 Myles Cole Fr
DT 96 Dayonte Roberts Fr
DE 97 Kerry Starks  So
DE 98 Sam Miller Jr
DT 99 Derion Ford Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Craig Ford Sr
P 39 Mark Deaves Fr
K 47 Craig Walker Fr
LS 59 Andy Becker  Fr
LS 74 Walker Easton Jr
K 83 Matt Wylie Sr
K 87 David Heaton  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 25, 2019

Schedule

The Warhawks hosted one of their four non-conference opponents, Southeastern Louisiana from the Southland Conference, and traveled to Southern Miss from Conference USA, Texas A&M from the Southeastern Conference and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana*
ESPN+W 34–3110,137
September 86:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*
ESPN3W 21–2019,579
September 156:30 p.m.at Texas A&M*
SECNL 10–4896,727
September 226:00 p.m.Troy
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+L 27–3515,722
September 291:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN+L 14–4614,368
October 63:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*
SECNL 21–7052,875
October 135:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN+W 45–2011,506
October 206:00 p.m.Texas Statedagger
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3W 20–1413,235
November 32:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3W 44–2513,787
November 104:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPN+W 38–1014,096
November 172:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPN+L 17–3120,012
November 242:00 p.m.Louisiana
ESPN+L 28–3118,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[9]

Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Week One: Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 14 7 01031
Warhawks 7 9 10834

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 91° · Wind – SW 3 · Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,137
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Southern Miss
See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 0 7021
Golden Eagles 10 7 3020

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 87° · Partly Cloudy · SSW – 7 mph.
  • Game attendance: 19,579
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

At Texas A&M
See also: 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 3 7 0010
Aggies 7 17 101448

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 86° · Partly Cloudy · SSW – 10 mph.
  • Game attendance: 96,727
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV: SECN
Game information

Troy
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team
Week Four: Troy Trojans at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Trojans 7 28 0035
Warhawks 7 0 71327

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 75° · Cloudy; light rain · ENE – 3 mph.
  • Game attendance: 15,722
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Georgia State
See also: 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team
Week Five: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 7 7 0014
Panthers 14 16 61046

at Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 83° · Partly Sunny · WNW – 5 mph.
  • Game attendance: 14,368
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Ole Miss
See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Week Six: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 7 7721
Rebels 21 28 14770

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 87° · Sunny
  • Game attendance: 52,875
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV: SECN
Game information

At Coastal Carolina
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Week Seven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 10 71445
Chanticleers 3 10 7020

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 76° · Sunny; clear skies · SSE – 2 mph.
  • Game attendance: 11,506
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Texas State
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team
Week Eight: Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 7 0 0714
Warhawks 7 10 3020

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 65° · Partly Cloudy · N – 12 mph.
  • Game attendance: 13,235
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Georgia Southern
See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagls at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 10 8725
Warhawks 13 14 14344

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 74° · Sunny · SW – 11 mph.
  • Game attendance: 13,787
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

At South Alabama
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 10 14 14038
Jaguars 7 3 0010

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 74° · Sunny · SW – 11 mph.
  • Game attendance: 14,096
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Arkansas State
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Week Twelve: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 7 10017
Red Wolves 7 10 14031

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 66° · Sunny · S – 9 mph.
  • Game attendance: 20,012
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Louisiana
See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Battle on the Bayou
Week Thirteen: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks–Battle on the Bayou – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 14 10 0731
Warhawks 0 21 0728

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67° · Partly Cloudy · SSE – 6 mph.
  • Game attendance: 18,167
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6203Marcus GreenRBAtlanta Falcons

References
  1. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  7. "Mountaineers, Red Wolves Selected as Division Favorites in 2018 Sun Belt Football Coaches' Preseason Poll".
  8. "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  9. "2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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