2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

American college football season

2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Matt Viator (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Collins (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
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2017 →
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Arkansas State +   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Idaho   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Georgia State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented 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, played their home games at Malone Stadium and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmSouthern*ESPN3W 38–2124,718
September 106:00 pmat No. 14 Oklahoma*FSNL 17–5987,037
September 175:00 pmat Georgia SouthernESPN3L 21–2325,735
October 12:30 pmat Auburn*SECN AltL 7–5884,243
October 86:00 pmIdaho
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3L 31–349,524
October 156:00 pmTexas Statedagger
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3W 40–3412,735
October 228:00 pmat New Mexico*
RTSWL 17–5918,099
October 296:00 pmat Arkansas StateESPN3L 10–5120,170
November 54:00 pmSouth Alabama
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
ESPN3W 42–35 OT16,073
November 121:00 pmat Georgia StateESPN3W 37–2313,106
November 191:30 pmat Appalachian StateESPN3L 17–4218,699
December 32:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette
ESPN3L 3–304,007
Schedule source:[1]

Game summaries

Southern

Week One: Southern Jaguars at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 9 3 3621
Warhawks 14 0 101438

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. 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

Week Two: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 0 17017
#14 Sooners 21 21 31459

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:N 16 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 87,037
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (Fox Sports Oklahoma): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)
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

Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 14 0 0721
Eagles 7 3 6723

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 88°F • E 7 • Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,735
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • 10:26 ULM – Xavier Brown 32 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:37
  • 2:39 ULM – Garrett Smith 7 yard run (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:03
  • 0:07 GS – Kevin Ellison 6 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Warhawks 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:24
Second quarter
  • 3:58 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:44
Third quarter
  • 10:22 GS – Younghoe Koo 37 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:33
  • 7:32 GS – Younghoe Koo 43 yard field goal, Eagles 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:58
Fourth quarter
  • 12:51 GS – Wesley Fields 2 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:31
  • 10:21 ULM – Marcus Green 10 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Eagles 23–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39
Leading Passers
  • ULM – Garrett Smith, 17–33, 283 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
  • GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–14, 64 yards
Leading Rushers
  • ULM – Garrett Smith, 14 carries, 22 yards, 1 touchdown
  • GS – LA Ramsby, 14 carries, 86 yards
Leading Receivers
  • ULM – Marcus Green, 2 receptions, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
  • GS – BJ Johnson III, 4 receptions, 59 yards
Leading Tacklers

@ Auburn

Week Five: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 7 007
Tigers 14 14 28258

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 2:31 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind WSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 84,243
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SEC Network Alternate): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • AUB – Sean White 3 yd run (Daniel Carlson kick), 8:42 (AUB 7-0)
  • AUB – Kyle Davis 48 yd pass from Sean White (Daniel Carlson kick), 2:31 (AUB 14-0)
Second quarter
  • AUB – Kerryon Johnson 1 yd run (Daniel Carlson kick), 12:12 (AUB 21-0)
  • AUB – Kerryon Johnson 2 yd run (Daniel Carlson kick), 4:05 (AUB 28-0)
  • ULM – Marcus Green 2 yd pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), 0:00 (AUB 28-7)
Third quarter
  • AUB – Tony Stevens 48 yd pass from Sean White (Daniel Carlson kick), 12:28 (AUB 35-7)
  • AUB – Malik Miller 4 yd run (Daniel Carlson kick), 7:30 (AUB 42-7)
  • AUB – John Franklin 80 yd run (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:09 (AUB 49-7)
  • AUB – Nate Craig-Myers 39 yd pass from John Franklin (Daniel Carlson kick), 1:08 (AUB 56-7)
Fourth quarter
  • AUB – Gary Walker safety, 0:31 (AUB 58-7)
Leading Passers
  • ULM – Garrett Smith – 19/33, 139 yards, TD, INT
  • AU – Sean White – 14/17, 239 yards, 2 TD
Leading Rushers
  • ULM – Ben Luckett – 11 carries, 31 yards
  • AU – Kerryon Johnson – 24 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD
Leading Receivers
  • ULM – Marcus Green – 7 receptions, 40 yards, TD
  • AU – Ryan Davis – 5 receptions, 56 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • ULM – Cortez Sisco – 12 tackles
  • AU – Tre' Williams – 9 tackles

Idaho

Week Six: Idaho Vandals at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vandals 16 8 7334
Warhawks 0 21 3731

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,524
  • Referee: Jason McArthur
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
  • IDHO – Austin Rehkow 28-yard field goal, 9:01. Vandals 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 5:59.
  • IDHO – Austin Rehkow 34-yard field goal, 6:56. Vandals 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:03.
  • IDHO – Austin Rehkow 32-yard field goal, 2:36. Vandals 9–0. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 3:33.
  • IDHO – Kendrick Trotter 19-yard blocked punt return (Austin Rehkow kick), 1:18. Vandals 16–0.
Second quarter
  • ULM – Ben Luckett 31-yard run (Craig Ford kick), 13:31. Vandals 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:47.
  • IDHO – Aaron Duckworth 2-yard run (Matt Linehan pass to David Ungerer), 10:59. Vandals 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:32.
  • ULM – Garrett Smith 6-yard run (Craig Ford kick), 7:42. Vandals 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17.
  • ULM – Xavier Brown 44-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), 1:25. Vandals 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 2:45.
Third quarter
  • ULM – Craig Ford 31-yard field goal, 6:40. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:34.
  • IDHO – Jordan Frysinger 71-yard pass from Matt Linehan (Austin Rehkow kick), 5:46. Vandals 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:54.
Fourth quarter
  • ULM – Ajalen Holley 30-yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), 2:28. Tied 31–31. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:52.
  • IDHO – Austin Rehkow 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Vandals 34–31. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:28.
Leading Passers
  • UI – Matt Linehan – 21/38, 211 yards, TD
  • ULM – Garrett Smith – 20/38, 302 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Leading Rushers
  • UI – Aaron Duckworth – 16 carries, 121 yards, TD
  • ULM – Garrett Smith – 13 carries, 88 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
  • UI – Jordan Frysinger – 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD
  • ULM – Xavier Brown – 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Leading Tacklers
  • UI – Tueni Lupeamanu – 8 tackles
  • ULM – Nick Ingram – 10 tackles

Texas State

Week Seven: Texas State Bobcats at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 14 0 71334
Warhawks 10 23 7040

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

Week Eight: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at New Mexico Lobos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 3 01417
Lobos 28 7 17759

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

Week Nine: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 0 3 7010
Red Wolves 14 28 9051

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

Week Ten: South Alabama Jaguars at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Jaguars 7 7 147035
Warhawks 7 7 714742

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

Week Eleven: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 2 7 21737
Panthers 0 7 13323

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 3 7 0717
Mountaineers 14 7 14742

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

Week Fourteen: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 17 6030
Warhawks 3 0 003

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); cloudy, rain
  • Game attendance: 4,007
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV: ESPN3
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Game information
First quarter
  • ULL - Elijah McGuire 1-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 8:53 (ULL 7-0)
  • ULM - Craig Ford 23-yard field goal, 5:22 (ULL 7-3)
Second quarter
  • ULL - Trev Miller 73-yard fumble return for TD, Artigue kick good, 10:28 (ULL 14-3)
  • ULL - Otha Peters 29-yard fumble return for TD, Artigue kick good, 5:10 (ULL 21-3)
  • ULL - Artigue 26-yard field goal, 0:00 (ULL 24-3)
Third quarter
  • ULL - Artigue 35-yard field goal, 7:08 (ULL 27-3)
  • ULL - Artigue 37-yard field goal, 0:23 (ULL 30-3)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Leading Passers
  • ULL – Anthony Jennings - 2/5, 0 yards, 2 INT
  • ULM – Caleb Evans - 3/14, 31 yards, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
  • ULL – Elijah McGuire - 28 carries, 110 yards, TD
  • ULM – Austin Vaughn - 11 carries, 61 yards
Leading Receivers
  • ULL – Al Riles - 1 reception, 0 yards
  • ULM – Nathan Meadors Jr. - 1 reception, 15 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • ULL – Karmichael Dunbar - 4 tackles
  • ULM – Wesley Thompson - 15 tackles

References

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


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