2018_Louisiana–Monroe_Warhawks_football_team
2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
American college football season
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.
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Kubik (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Collins (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Malone Stadium |
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| Georgia Southern | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
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| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| 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 |
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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]
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| 1 | Arkansas State | 49 (9) |
| 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 37 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 26 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana | 25 |
| 5 | Texas State | 13 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Warhawks had three players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[8]
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Offense 1st team Marcus Green – WR 2nd team Caleb Evans – QB RJ Turner – WR Special teams 1st team Marcus Green – KR |
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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.
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 10,137 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | ESPN3 | W 21–20 | 19,579 | |
| September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | SECN | L 10–48 | 96,727 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN+ | L 27–35 | 15,722 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN+ | L 14–46 | 14,368 | |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | SECN | L 21–70 | 52,875 | |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | W 45–20 | 11,506 | |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State |
| ESPN3 | W 20–14 | 13,235 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| ESPN3 | W 44–25 | 13,787 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 14,096 | |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 20,012 | |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana |
| ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 18,167 |
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Southeastern Louisiana
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
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Week One: Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
At Southern Miss
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| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary
At Texas A&M
See also: 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Aggies | 7 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
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Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
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 announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
Troy
See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team
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| Trojans | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
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Week Four: Troy Trojans at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
At Georgia State
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| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 14 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
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Week Five: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
At Ole Miss
See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
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| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rebels | 21 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
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Week Six: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
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 announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, D. J. Shockley
At Coastal Carolina
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| Warhawks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Chanticleers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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Week Seven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Game summary
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
Texas State
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team
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| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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Week Eight: Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
Georgia Southern
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| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| Warhawks | 13 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
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Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagles at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
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
At South Alabama
See also: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team
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| Warhawks | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary
At Arkansas State
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| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
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Week Twelve: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary
Louisiana
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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Week Thirteen: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks–Battle on the Bayou – Game summary
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 6 | 203 | Marcus Green | RB | Atlanta Falcons |
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- "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "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.
- "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- "2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 22, 2018.