2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
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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 |
| West Division | |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Kubik (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Collins (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Malone Stadium |
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| Appalachian State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana xy | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
| 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 |
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]
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 |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Schedule
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.
| 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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Game summaries
Southeastern Louisiana
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
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At Southern Miss
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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At Texas A&M
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Aggies | 7 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
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)
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Troy
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Trojans | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
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At Georgia State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 14 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
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At Ole Miss
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rebels | 21 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
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
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At Coastal Carolina
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Chanticleers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
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Texas State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
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Georgia Southern
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| Warhawks | 13 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
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
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At South Alabama
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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At Arkansas State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
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Louisiana
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
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Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 6 | 203 | Marcus Green | RB | Atlanta Falcons |