# 2016 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Southern* | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 24,718 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | L 17–59 | 87,037 |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | ESPN3 | L 21–23 | 25,735 |
| October 1 | 2:30 pm | at Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | SECN Alt | L 7–58 | 84,243 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | Idaho | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 9,524 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | Texas State | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 40–34 | 12,735 |
| October 22 | 8:00 pm | at New Mexico* | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTSW | L 17–59 | 18,099 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | L 10–51 | 20,170 |
| November 5 | 4:00 pm | South Alabama | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 42–35 $^{OT}$ | 16,073 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia State | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | W 37–23 | 13,106 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | at Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN3 | L 17–42 | 18,699 |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPN3 | L 3–30 | 4,007 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| #14 Sooners | 21 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 59 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
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
ULM – David Griffith, 11 tackles
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles :

### @ Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 58 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Warhawks | 10 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Lobos | 28 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 59 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 51 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 2 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 37 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Warhawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
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 :