2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016 record	4–7 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Viator (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins (1st year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

2016 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	3
Arkansas State +		7	–	1					7	–	5
Troy		6	–	2					9	–	3
Idaho		6	–	2					8	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6					6	–	6
Georgia State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Texas State		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks, led by first year head coach Matt Viator, play their home games at Malone Stadium and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	Southern*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 38–21	24,718
September 10	6:00 PM	at No. 14 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	L 17–59	87,037
September 17	5:00 PM	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 21–23	25,735
October 1	2:30 PM	at Auburn*	Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN Alt	L 7–58	84,243
October 8	6:00 PM	Idaho	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 31–34	9,524
October 15	6:00 PM	Texas State	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 40–34	12,735
October 22	8:00 PM	at New Mexico*	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	RTSW	L 17–59	18,099
October 29	6:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 10–51	20,170
November 5	4:00 PM	South Alabama	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 42–35 ^OT	16,073
November 12	1:00 PM	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 37–23	13,106
November 19	1:30 PM	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 17–42	18,699
December 3	2:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN3	L 3-30
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule source:^[1]

Game notes

Southern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Week One: Southern Jaguars at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	9	3	3	6	21
Warhawks	14	0	10	14	38

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 87 • Wind: NE 8 • Weather: Clear skies
• Game attendance: 24,718
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Brett Dolan, Brian Kinchen

Game information

First quarter (11:37) SU FG: Ruan Albuquerque 42-yard field goal. (8:21) ULM TD: Garrett Smith 13-yard pass to Jared Mapps (Craig Ford PAT). (3:16) ULM TD: Ben Luckett 30-yard rush (Craig Ford PAT). (0:14) SU TD: Lenard Tillery 2-yard rush (PAT no good). Second quarter (0:59) SU FG: Ruan Albuquerque 38-yard field goal. Third quarter (7:17) ULM TD: Garrett Smith 28-yard pass to Marcus Green (Craig Ford PAT). (3:00) ULM FG: Craig Ford 24-yard field goal. (0:19) SU FG: Ruan Albuquerque 28-yard field goal. Fourth quarter (14:34) ULM TD: Garrett Smith 13-yard rush (Craig Ford PAT). (8:11) SU TD: Austin Howard 9-yard pass to Willie Quinn (2-pt. no good) (0:50) ULM TD: Austin Vaughn 6-yard rush (Craig Ford PAT). Leading Passers SU – Austin Howard: 17–31, 137 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT ULM – Garrett Smith: 20–33, 208 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Leading Rushers SU – Lenard Tillery: 26 car, 161 yds, 1 TD ULM – Garrett Smith: 14 car, 150 yds, 1 TD Leading Receivers SU – Willie Quinn: 9 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD ULM – Marcus Green: 3 rec, 49 yds, 1 TD

@ Oklahoma

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	OKLA, 34–0

Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	0	17	0	17
#14 Sooners	21	21	3	14	59

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

• Date: September 10
• Game time: CDT
• Game attendance: 87,037
• TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma

Game information

First quarter (12:53) OU TD: Baker Mayfield 39-yard pass to Mark Andrews (Austin Seibert PAT). (8:17) OU TD: Baker Mayfield 8-yard pass to Dimitri Flowers (Austin Seibert PAT). (3:07) OU TD: Samaje Perine 1-yard rush (Austin Seibert PAT). Second quarter (14:49) OU TD: Jarvis Baxter 40-yard rush (Austin Seibert PAT). (9:17) OU TD: Baker Mayfield 62-yard pass to Nick Basquine (Austin Seibert PAT). (1:03) OU TD: Samaje Perine 5-yard rush (Austin Seibert PAT). Third quarter (13:41) ULM TD: Garrett Smith 73-yard pass to R.J. Turner (Craig Ford PAT). (9:41) OU TD: Austin Seibert 39-yard field goal. (7:50) ULM TD: Garrett Smith 43-yard pass to Alec Osborne (Craig Ford PAT). (3:06) ULM FG: Craig Ford 42-yard field goal. Fourth quarter (9:26) OU TD: Austin Kendall 3-yard pass to A.D. Miller (Austin Seibert PAT). (7:01) OU TD: Austin Kendall 6-yard pass to Jeffery Mead (Austin Seibert PAT). Leading Passers ULM – Garrett Smith: 22–35, 251 yds, 2 TD OU – Baker Mayfield: 14–20, 244 yds, 3 TD Leading Rushers ULM – Ben Luckett: 9 car, 34 yds OU – Joe Mixon: 13 car, 117 yds Leading Receivers ULM – R.J. Turner: 7 rec, 135 yds, 1 TD OU – Nick Basquine: 3 rec, 80 yds, 1 TD

@ Georgia Southern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	GSU, 51–31

Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	14	0	0	7	21
Eagles	7	3	6	7	23

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: September 17
• Game time: CDT
• Game attendance: 25,735

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULM – GS – Leading Rushers ULM – GS – Leading Receivers ULM – GS – Leading Tacklers ULM – GS –

@ Auburn

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–9	2012	AUB, 31–28

Week Five: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Auburn Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	7	0	0	7
Tigers	14	14	28	2	58

at Jordan Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

• Date: October 1
• Game time: CDT
• Game attendance: 84,243

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULM – AU – Leading Rushers ULM – AU – Leading Receivers ULM – AU – Leading Tacklers ULM – AU –

Idaho

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2015	IDAHO, 27–13

Week Six: Idaho Vandals at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	16	8	7	3	34
Warhawks	0	21	3	7	31

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 8
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UI – ULM – Leading Rushers UI – ULM – Leading Receivers UI – ULM – Leading Tacklers UI – ULM –

Texas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–4	2015	TXST, 16–3

Week Seven: Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	0	7	13	34
Warhawks	10	23	7	0	40

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: October 15
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TSU – ULM – Leading Rushers TSU – ULM – Leading Receivers TSU – ULM – Leading Tacklers TSU – ULM –

@ New Mexico

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Week Eight: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at New Mexico Lobos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	3	0	14	17
Lobos	28	7	17	7	59

at University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

• Date: October 22
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULM – UNM – Leading Rushers ULM – UNM – Leading Receivers ULM – UNM – Leading Tacklers ULM – UNM –

@ Arkansas State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–23	2015	ARST, 59–21

Week Nine: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	3	7	0	10
Red Wolves	14	28	9	0	51

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: October 29
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULM – ASU – Leading Rushers ULM – ASU – Leading Receivers ULM – ASU – Leading Tacklers ULM – ASU –

South Alabama

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	SAU, 36–14

Week Ten: South Alabama Jaguars at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	7	7	14	7	0	35
Warhawks	7	7	7	14	7	42

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: November 5
• Game time: CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USA – ULM – Leading Rushers USA – ULM – Leading Receivers USA – ULM – Leading Tacklers USA – ULM –

@ Georgia State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	ULM, 38–10

Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	2	7	21	7	37
Panthers	0	7	13	3	23

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

• Date: November 12
• Game time: CST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULM – GSU – Leading Rushers ULM – GSU – Leading Receivers ULM – GSU – Leading Tacklers ULM – GSU –

@ Appalachian State

Week Twelve: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Appalachian State Mountaineers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	7	0	7	17
Mountaineers	14	7	14	7	42

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

• Date: November 19
• Game time: CST
• Game attendance: 18,699

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULM – ASU – Leading Rushers ULM – ASU – Leading Receivers ULM – ASU – Leading Tacklers ULM – ASU –

Louisiana–Lafayette

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–27	2015	ULL, 30–24

Week Fourteen: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0
Warhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: December 3
• Game time: CST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers ULL – ULM – Leading Rushers ULL – ULM – Leading Receivers ULL – ULM – Leading Tacklers ULL – ULM –

References

1. "2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 31, 2016.