2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–3–5
Home stadium	Malone Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy	6	–	2	9	–	4
James Madison* x	6	–	2	8	–	3
Marshall	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Southern	3	–	5	6	–	7
Appalachian State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Georgia State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Old Dominion	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
South Alabama x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Southern Miss	4	–	4	7	–	6
Louisiana	4	–	4	6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	5	4	–	8
Texas State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Arkansas State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 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 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Bowden, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fifth in the Sun Belt's West Division. Louisiana–Monroe played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

Preseason

Recruiting class

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Warhawks were picked to finish last in the West Division.^[1]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	95 (12)
2	South Alabama	79 (2)
3	Troy	76
4	Texas State	41
5	Southern Miss	40
6	Arkansas State	37
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

2nd team

Boogie Knight – Wide Receiver, GS

Special teams

2nd team

Calum Sutherland – Kicker, 6th YR

Schedule

Louisiana-Monroe has announced the dates for all non-conference games. All conference games were announced in early March 2022.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 10–52	94,873
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 35–7	13,536
September 17	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama*	Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 7–63	98,433
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	W 21–17	19,077
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 28–45	18,172
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 21–28	18,448
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	NFLN	L 34–41	15,459
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 24–48	30,132
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN3	W 31–30	11,376
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 31–28	12,241
November 19	2:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 16–34	23,864
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 10–20	4,465
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
ULM	3	0	0	7	10
• Texas	14	10	21	7	52

Date: September 3
Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX)
Game start: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 94,873
Game weather: Sunny
Referee: Chris Tallent
TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Sam Acho (color), and Alex Chappell (sideline)

Sources:Stats

Pregame line	Over/under
TEXAS -37.5	64.5

Statistics	ULM	Texas
First downs	12	22
Total yards	259	383
Rushing yards	92	134
Passing yards	167	249
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	35:26	24:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	14–19, 108 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zach Martin	4 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jevin Frett	4 receptions, 61 yards, 0 TD
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	16–24, 225 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD

Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nicholls	7	0	0	0	7
• ULM	0	21	7	7	35

Date: September 10
Location: Malone Stadium (Monroe, LA)
Game start: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 13,536
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 8 MPH
Referee: Chris Tallent
Television network: ESPN3

Statistics	ULM	Nicholls
First downs	14	23
Total yards	306	424
Rushing yards	75	167
Passing yards	231	257
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	20–25, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Malik Jackson	12 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Alred Luke	3 receptions, 72 yards
Nicholls	Passing	Kohen Granier	26–42, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Julien Gums	9 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Lee Negrotto	2 receptions, 43 yards

At No. 2 Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
ULM	0	7	0	0	7
• No. 2 Alabama	28	7	14	14	63

Date: September 17
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Game start: 3:01 p.m.
Game attendance: 98,433
Game weather: 85, Sunny, Wind E @ 4 mph
TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Coley Harvey (sideline)

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−49.5	61.5

Statistics	ULM	Alabama
First downs	11	23
Total yards	169	509
Rushing yards	78	273
Passing yards	91	236
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	36:23	23:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	11/21, 96 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Malik Jackson	13 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Zach Rasmussen	4 receptions, 39 yards
Alabama	Passing	Bryce Young	13/18, 236 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Roydell Williams	8 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jahmyr Gibbs	4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ULM	ALA
1st	13:12	4	75		ALA	Traeshon Holden (#11) 33-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	7
1st	10:52	2	-3	0:35	ALA	Interception returned 25 yards for touchdown by Will Anderson Jr. (#31), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	14
1st	8:50	3	-1	2:02	ALA	Malachi Moore (#13) 3 yrd block punt return	0	21
1st	4:21	4	41	1:45	ALA	Bryce Young (#9) 7-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good	0	28
2nd	10:11	8	57	4:50	ULM	Malik Jackson (#2) 11-yard touchdown run, Calum Sutherland (#31) kick good	7	28
2nd	0:52	6	93	1:05	ALA	Amari Niblack (#84) 15-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	7	35
3rd	8:41	4	53	1:23	ALA	Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 37-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	7	42
3rd	4:30	5	55	1:56	ALA	Roydell Williams (#5) 10-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good	7	49
4th	12:36	3	8	2:17	ALA	Punt returned 68 yards for touchdown by Brian Branch (#14), Will Reichard (#16) kick good	7	56
4th	7:36	10	49	3:17	ALA	Trey Sanders (#6) 6-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good	7	63
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							ULM 7	ALA 63

Louisiana

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	14	3	0	0	17
• ULM	7	0	0	14	21

Date: September 24, 2022
Location: Malone Stadium
Monroe, Louisiana
Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
Game attendance: 19,077
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 7 MPH
Referee: Jeremy Parker
TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick White (play–by–play) and Desmond Lighten (analyst)

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –9.5	51

Statistics	ULM	ULL
First downs	18	15
Total yards	354	419
Rushing yards	86	227
Passing yards	268	192
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:45	27:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	14/26, 192 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Andrew Henry	11 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Howell	3 receptions, 124 yards
ULL	Passing	Chandler Fields	20/34, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	5 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	7	7	28
Red Wolves	10	14	14	7	45

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	14	14	0	0	28
Warhawks	7	7	7	0	21

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	13	0	14	34
Jaguars	10	7	17	7	41

At Army

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Army Black Knights

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	14	0	7	24
Black Knights	7	7	17	17	48

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Date: October 22, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: N 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 30,132
Referee: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
ESPN – Jones scores 3 TDs in Army's 48–24 victory over ULM^[2] /// Box Score, Louisiana–Monroe at Army^[3] /// Army Pregame Notes^[4] /// Louisiana–Monroe Pregame Notes^[5] /// Postgame Notes^[6]

Game information

First quarter

(09:19) ULM FG – Calum Sutherland 22-yard field goal
Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:41; Louisiana–Monroe 3–0
(06:02) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 31-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; Army 7–3

Second quarter

(12:49) ULM TD – Boogie Knight 12-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Calum Sutherland kick
Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:06; Louisiana–Monroe 10–7
(05:43) ULM TD – Andrew Henry 10-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick
Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 2:33; Louisiana–Monroe 17–7
(00:38) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 2-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Louisiana–Monroe 17–14

Third quarter

(09:23) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 38-yard field goal
Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:24; Tied 17–17
(03:40) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 6-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:12; Army 24–17
(00:12) ARMY TD – Tyson Riley 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:12; Army 31–17

Fourth quarter

(06:35) ARMY TD – Jakobi Buchanan 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:07; Army 38–17
(05:03) ULM TD – Jevin Frett 23-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Calum Sutherland kick
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Army 38–24
(03:48) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 37-yard field goal
Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:13; Army 41–24
(01:22) ARMY TD – Bryson Daily 64-yard rush, Trey Gronotte kick
Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:54; Army 48–24

Passing

ULM – Chandler Rogers: 21/28, 164 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 2/4, 41 yards

Rushing

ULM – Bugs Mortimer: 2 carries, 75 yards
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 17 carries, 96 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

ULM – Jevin Frett: 3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
ARMY – Ay'Jaun Marshall: 1 reception, 36 yards

Defense

ULM – Quae Drake: 9 total tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted)
ARMY – Leo Lowin: 11 total tackles (6 solo, 5 assisted), 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception

Statistics	ULM	ARMY
First downs	20	24
3rd down efficiency	4–11	3–8
4th down efficiency	0–2	1–2
Plays–yards	57–349	66–482
Rushes–yards	29–185	62–441
Passing yards	164	41
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–28–1	2–4–0
Penalties–yards	4–26	6–59
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	24:39	35:21

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	3	3	3	30
Warhawks	0	17	7	7	31

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	17	0	11	31
Panthers	14	7	7	0	28

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	3	7	6	16
Trojans	3	17	7	7	34

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	10	0	0	10	20
Warhawks	0	7	3	0	10

References

^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "Louisiana–Monroe at Army – Game Summary – October 22, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "Scoring Summary (Final) Louisiana–Monroe at Army West Point (Oct 22, 2022 at West Point, New York)". USMA Athletic Department. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "Louisiana–Monroe at Army – Army Game Notes" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "Louisiana–Monroe at Army – Louisiana–Monroe Game Notes" (PDF). Louisiana–Monroe Athletic Department. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "Black Knights Score 31 Straight Points to Rally Past ULM". USMA Athletic Department. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[1] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[2] "Louisiana–Monroe at Army – Game Summary – October 22, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[3] "Scoring Summary (Final) Louisiana–Monroe at Army West Point (Oct 22, 2022 at West Point, New York)". USMA Athletic Department. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[4] "Louisiana–Monroe at Army – Army Game Notes" (PDF). USMA Athletic Department. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[5] "Louisiana–Monroe at Army – Louisiana–Monroe Game Notes" (PDF). Louisiana–Monroe Athletic Department. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[6] "Black Knights Score 31 Straight Points to Rally Past ULM". USMA Athletic Department. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

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