2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Sport:	football
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	Sun Belt
Record:	2–10
Conf Record:	0–8
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Matt Kubik
Oc Year:	6th
Off Scheme:	Spread option
Def Coach:	Vic Koenning
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	Multiple 3–3–5
Stadium:	Malone Stadium

The 2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented 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 played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

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)
1	Troy	92 (10)
2	South Alabama	85 (4)
3	Louisiana	64
4	Southern Miss	62
5	Texas State	36
6	Arkansas State	33
7	ULM	20

Wide receiver Tyrone Howell was named to the second team.

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Army

See also: 2023 Army Black Knights football team.

Statistics	ARMY	ULM
First downs	13	16
3rd down efficiency	6–15	4–15
4th down efficiency	0–0	1–1
Plays–yards	62–279	63–298
Rushes–yards	50–172	32–207
Passing yards	107	91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–12–2	15–31–2
Penalties–yards	3–35	5–35
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	33:38	26:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing		5/11, 121 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Bryson Daily	23 carries, 63 yards
Receiving	Liam Fortner	1 reception, 53 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing		11/22, 69 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Hunter Smith	7 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving	Tyrone Howell	9 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Lamar

See also: 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team.

Statistics	LAM	ULM
First downs	17	19
Total yards	311	384
Rushing yards	121	285
Passing yards	190	99
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	33:58	26:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Robert Coleman	19/25, 190 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Izaha Jones	1 carry, 47 yards, TD
Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	5 receptions, 59 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Hunter Herring	12/21, 99 yards
Rushing	Isaiah Woullard	14 carries, 113 yards
Receiving	Tyrone Howell	4 receptions, 65 yards

at Texas A&M

Statistics	ULM	TXAM
First downs	8	28
Total yards	82–433	54–451
Rushing yards	31–127	33–158
Passing yards	95	399
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–17–0	32–40–0
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing		6/15, 95 yards
Rushing	Jiya Wright	5 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Dariyan Wiley	3 receptions, 52 yards
Texas A&M	Passing		25/29, 337 yards, TD
Rushing	Rueben Owens	8 carries, 51 yards, TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 127 yards

Appalachian State

See also: 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

Statistics	APP	ULM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

South Alabama

See also: 2023 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

Statistics	USA	ULM
First downs	32	13
Total yards	589	250
Rushing yards	14	5
Passing yards	18	6
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–39–0	13–28–2
Time of possession	36:30	23:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing		20/29, 303 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		19 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving		7 receptions, 156 yards, TD
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jiya Wright	13/28, 112 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Jiya Wright	13 carries, 53 yards
Receiving	Tyrone Howell	4 receptions, 41 yards

at Texas State

See also: 2023 Texas State Bobcats football team. Statistics

Statistics	ULM	TXST
First downs	14	29
Total yards	285	452
Rushing yards	135	230
Passing yards	150	222
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:42	37:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jiya Wright	14/22, 150 yards, TD
Rushing	Isaiah Woullard	14 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving	Nolan Quinlan	3 receptions, 52 yards
Texas State	Passing		24/46, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Donerio Davenport	15 rushes, 94 yards
Receiving	Joey Hobert	10 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD

at Georgia Southern

See also: 2023 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.

Arkansas State

See also: 2023 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

at Southern Miss

See also: 2023 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

Statistics	ULM	USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Miss	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Troy

See also: 2023 Troy Trojans football team.

at No. 13 Ole Miss

See also: 2023 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Ole Miss
First downs	19	27
Total yards	258	498
Passing yards	66	371
Rushes/yards	46/192	37/127
Penalties/yards	7/65	8/81
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:04	25:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jiya Wright	7/19, 56 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Hunter Smith	17 carries, 74 yards
Receiving	Tyrone Howell	3 receptions, 34 yards
Ole Miss	Passing		24/31, 310 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		18 carries, 65 yards
Receiving		7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

at Louisiana

See also: 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Battle on the Bayou.

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LA –12.5	53.5

Statistics	ULM	ULL
First downs	16	29
Total yards	239	476
Rushing yards	153	230
Passing yards	86	246
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:20	29:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jiya Wright	6/10, 66 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Bennett Galloway	16 carries, 87 yards
Receiving	Tyrone Howell	2 receptions, 40 yards
Louisiana	Passing		18/20, 246 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Elijah Davis	14 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Neal Johnson	3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-07-24 . Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll . 2023-08-08 . sunbeltsports.org . en.
2. Web site: 2023 ULM Football Schedule . FBSchedules . 26 February 2023.