2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Bowden, Louisiana–Monroe plays their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–5 (0–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Koenning (2nd season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
(capacity: 30,427)
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 25 James Madison*  4 –0   7 –0  
Georgia State  3 –1   6 –1  
Old Dominion  3 –1   4 –3  
Georgia Southern  2 –1   5 –2  
Coastal Carolina  2 –2   4 –3  
Marshall  1 –2   4 –3  
Appalachian State  1 –2   3 –4  
West Division
Texas State  2 –1   5 –2  
Troy  2 –1   5 –2  
South Alabama  2 –1   4 –3  
Louisiana  1 –2   4 –3  
Arkansas State  1 –2   3 –4  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 –4   2 –5  
Southern Miss  0 –4   1 –6  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of October 25, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Warhawks were picked to finish in last place in the West division.[1]

Media poll (West division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Troy92 (10)
2South Alabama85 (4)
3Louisiana64
4Southern Miss62
5Texas State36
6Arkansas State33
7ULM20

Wide receiver Tyrone Howell was named to the second team.[1]

Schedule

The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Army*
NFLNW 17–1318,914
September 97:00 p.m.Lamar*
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+W 24–1413,154
September 163:00 p.m.at Texas A&M*
SECNL 3–47102,733
September 307:00 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+L 40–4119,919
October 76:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+L 7–5512,099
October 146:00 p.m.at Texas State
ESPN+L 20–2127,537
October 211:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN+L 28–3821,068
October 284:00 p.m.Arkansas Statedagger
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN+
November 43:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN+
November 111:00 p.m.Troy
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
November 18at Ole Miss*
November 25at Louisiana

Game summaries

at Texas A&M
See also: 2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Game Four: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (2-1) at Texas A&M Aggies (1-1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Louisiana-Monroe 0 3 003
Texas A&M 10 17 101047

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 93,090
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Derek Mason, and Taylor Davis
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:30) TXAM – Randy Bond 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:00; Texas A&M 3-0)
  • (2:26) TXAM – Jahdae Walker 12-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:38; Texas A&M 10-0)

Second quarter

  • (13:19) ULM – Derek McCormick 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:07; Texas A&M 10-3)
  • (9:37) TXAM – Conner Weigman 19-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:32; Texas A&M 17-3)
  • (4:04) TXAM – Randy Bond 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:28; Texas A&M 20-3)
  • (0:48) TXAM – Amari Daniels 4-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:12; Texas A&M 27-3)

Third quarter

  • (11:00) TXAM – Randy Bond 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:54; Texas A&M 30-3)
  • (5:54) TXAM – Rueben Owens 21-yard run (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:31; Texas A&M 37-3)

Fourth quarter

  • (11:15) TXAM – Raymond Cottrell 13-yard pass from Max Johnson (Randy Bond kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:54; Texas A&M 44-3)
  • (7:11) TXAM – Randy Bond 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:34; Texas A&M 47-3)
StatisticsULMTXAM
First downs828
Total yards82–43354–451
Rushing yards31–12733–158
Passing yards95399
Passing: Comp–Att–Int6–17–032–40–0
Time of possession25:3134:29
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Louisiana–MonroePassingJiya Wright6/15, 95 yards
RushingJiya Wright5 carries, 34 yards
ReceivingDariyan Wiley3 receptions, 52 yards
Texas A&MPassingConner Weigman25/29, 337 yards, TD
RushingRueben Owens8 carries, 51 yards, TD
ReceivingAinias Smith7 receptions, 127 yards

References
  1. "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. "2023 ULM Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
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