# 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Maxwell Award | Caleb Evans | QB | JR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Marcus Green | WR | SR |
| John Mackey Award | Josh Pederson | TE | SO |
| Paul Hornung Award | Marcus Green | WR/KR | JR |
| Manning Award | Caleb Evans | QB | JR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | 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.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 49 (9) |
| 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 37 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 26 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana | 25 |
| 5 | Texas State | 13 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Warhawks had three players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.

## 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 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 10,137 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN3 | W 21–20 | 19,579 |
| September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | L 10–48 | 96,727 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN+ | L 27–35 | 15,722 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | Georgia State StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN+ | L 14–46 | 14,368 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | SECN | L 21–70 | 52,875 |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN+ | W 45–20 | 11,506 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 20–14 | 13,235 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 44–25 | 13,787 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 14,096 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 20,012 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 18,167 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 91° · Wind – SW 3 · Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 10,137
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
ULM - Derrick Gore 2-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:41 (ULM 7-0)
SELA - Austin Mitchell 9-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 5:16 (TIE 7-7)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 17-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 3:40 (SELA 14-7)
Second quarter
ULM - Ford 22-yard field goal, 13:02 (SELA 14-10)
ULM - Marcus Green 3-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick no good, 7:21 (ULM 16-14)
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 59-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 5:56 (SELA 21-16)
Third quarter
ULM - Green 79-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 12:56 (ULM 23-21)
ULM - Ford 28-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULM 26-21)
Fourth quarter
SELA - Tatum 34-yard field goal, 14:55 (ULM 26-24)
SELA - Petit-Frere 34-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 8:23 (SELA 31-26)
ULM - Evans 11-yard TD run, Evans two-point conversion run good, 0:37 (ULM 34-31)
Leading Passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 35/53, 346 yards, 2 TD, INT
SELA - Chason Virgil - 28/39, 358 yards, 4 TD, INT
Leading Rushers
ULM - Derrick Gore - 21 carries, 104 yards, TD
SELA - Devonte Williams - 6 carries, 27 yards
Leading Receivers
ULM - Marcus Green - 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD :

### At Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 87° · Partly Cloudy · SSW – 7 mph.
* Game attendance: 19,579
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
USM - Jaylond Adams 75-yard TD pass from Jack Abraham, Parker Shaunfield kick good, 14:47 (USM 7-0)
ULM - Sam Miller 0-yard fumble return for TD, Craig Ford kick good, 12:05 (TIE 7-7)
ULM - Marcus Green 49-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 4:37 (ULM 14-7)
USM - Shaunfield 42-yard field goal, 2:01 (ULM 14-10)
Second quarter
USM - Quez Watkins 5-yard TD pass from Abraham, Shaunfield kick good, 6:36 (USM 14-17)
Third quarter
ULM - Green 4-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 14:03 (ULM 21-17)
USM - Shaunfield 47-yard field goal, 6:51 (ULM 21-20)
Leading Passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 15/28, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT
USM - Jack Abraham - 31/46, 378 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
ULM - Austin Vaughn - 9 carries, 85 yards
USM - Tez Parks - 17 carries, 42 yards
Leading Receivers
ULM - Marcus Green - 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
USM - Jaylond Adams - 9 receptions, 158 yards, TD :

### At Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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)
Game information :
First quarter
TAMU - Trayveon Williams 2-yard TD run, Seth Small kick good, 8:56 (TAMU 7-0)
ULM - Craig Ford 27-yard field goal, 1:08 (TAMU 7-3)
Second quarter
TAMU - Kellen Mond 7-yard TD run, Small kick good, 10:17 (TAMU 14-3)
TAMU - Small 40-yard field goal, 5:33 (TAMU 17-3)
TAMU - Tyrel Dodson 78-yard blocked field goal returned for TD, Small kick good, 1:21 (TAMU 24-3)
ULM - R. J. Turner 2-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 0:04 (TAMU 24-10)
Third quarter
TAMU - Mond 9-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 6:05 (TAMM 31-10)
TAMU - Small 36-yard field goal, 0:11 (TAMU 34-10)
Fourth quarter
TAMU - Jace Sternberger 20-yard TD pass from Mond, Small kick good, 8:05 (TAMU 41-10)
TAMU - Jashuan Corbin 2-yard TD run, Small kick good, 0:39 (TAMU 48-10)
Leading Passers
TAMU - Kellen Mond - 16/24, 210 yards, TD
ULM - Caleb Evans - 15/28, 225 yards, TD, INT
Leading Rushers
TAMU - Trayveon Williams - 22 carries, 128 yards, TD
ULM - Austin Vaughn - 8 carries, 33 yards
Leading Receivers
TAMU - Jhamon Ausbon - 4 receptions, 59 yards
ULM - Marcus Green - 4 receptions, 75 yards :

### Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 75° · Cloudy; light rain · ENE – 3 mph.
* Game attendance: 15,722
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
ULM - Derrick Gore 1-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 8:32 (ULM 7-0)
TROY - Kaleb Barker 19-yard TD run, Tyler Sumpter kick good, 7:00 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
TROY - Barker 2-yard TD run, Sumpter kick good, 13:51 (TROY 14-7)
TROY - Damion Willis 26-yard TD pass from Sawyer Smith, Sumpter kick good, 10:23 (TROY 21-7)
TROY - Willis 4-yard TD pass from Barker, Sumpter kick good, 2:20 (TROY 28-7)
TROY - Sidney Davis 22-yard TD pass from Barker, Sumpter kick good, 0:42 (TROY 35-7)
Third quarter
ULM - Kayin White 2-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 5:17 (TROY 35-14)
Fourth quarter
ULM - Slaon Spiller 4-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 14:22 (TROY 35-21)
ULM - Josh Pederson 23-yard TD pass from Evan, Ford kick no good, 6:18 (TROY 35-27)
Leading Passers
TROY - Kaleb Barker - 23/28, 273 yards, 2 TD
ULM - Caleb Evans - 29/48, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT
Leading Rushers
TROY - B. J. Smith - 16 carries, 63 yards
ULM - Caleb Evans - 15 carries, 101 yards
Leading Receivers
TROY - Sloan Davis - 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD
ULM - Xavier Brown - 2 receptions, 59 yards :

### At Georgia State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 14 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 46 |
at Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 83° · Partly Sunny · WNW – 5 mph.
* Game attendance: 14,368
* Referee: Ted Pitts
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
GSU - Dan Ellington 1-yard TD run, Brandon Wright kick good, 11:55 (GSU 7-0)
GSU - Tra Barnett 23-yard TD run, Wright kick good, 7:18 (GSU 14-0)
ULM - Caleb Evans 21-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 4:26 (GSU 14-7)
Second quarter
GSU - Roger Carter 4-yard TD pass from Ellington, Wright kick no good, 13:00 (GSU 20-7)
GSU - Seth Paige 82-yard TD run, Wright kick good, 11:48 (GSU 27-7)
ULM - Evans 12-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 9:34 (GSU 27-14)
GSU - Wright 42-yard field goal, 1:51 (GSU 30-14)
Third quarter
GSU - Paige 1-yard TD run, Wright kick no good, 6:19 (GSU 36-14)
Fourth quarter
GSU - Wright 35-yard field goal, 14:13 (GSU 39-14)
GSU - Penny Hart 49-yard punt returned for TD, Wright kick good, 12:36 (GSU 46-14)
Leading Passers
GSU - Dan Ellington - 15/18, 179 yards, TD
ULM - Caleb Evans - 19/32, 136 yards, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
GSU - Seth Paige - 9 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
ULM - Kayn White - carry, 46 yards
Leading Receivers
GSU - Sam Pinckney - 2 receptions, 74 yards
ULM - Marcus Green - 2 receptions, 33 yards :

### At Ole Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
MISS - Scottie Phillips 2-yard TD run, Luke Logan kick good, 10:58 (MISS 7-0)
MISS - A. J. Brown 20-yard TD pass from Jordan Ta'amu, Logan kick good, 7:49 (MISS 14-0)
MISS - Ta'amu 1-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 1:18 (MISS 21-0)
Second quarter
MISS - Ta'amu 39-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 12:13 (MISS 28-0)
ULM - Derrick Gore 11-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:35 (MISS 28-7)
MISS - Phillips 1-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 7:07 (MISS 35-7)
MISS - D. K. Metcalf 62-yard TD pass from Ta'amu, Logan kick good, 1:43 (MISS 42-7)
MISS - DaMarkus Lodge 16-yard TD pass from Ta'amu, Logan kick good, 0:04 (MISS 49-7)
Third quarter
MISS - Phillips 11-yard TD pass from Matt Corral, Logan kick good, 13:51 (MISS 56-7)
MISS - Corral 62-yard TD run, Logan kick good, 10:04 (MISS 63-7)
ULM - Marcus Green 71-yard punt returned for TD, Ford kick good, 4:59 (MISS 63-14)
Fourth quarter
MISS - Elijah Moore 24-yard TD pass from Corral, Logan kick good, 12:38 (MISS 70-14)
ULM - Zachari Jackson 8-yard TD pass from Colby Suits, Ford kick good, 1:25 (MISS 70-21)
Leading Passers
MISS - Jordan Ta'amu - 21/24, 374 yards, 3 TD
ULM - Caleb Evans - 17/28, 206 yards
Leading Rushers
MISS - Matt Corral - 6 carries, 78 yards, TD
ULM - Derrick Gore - 10 carries, 52 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
MISS - DaMarkus Lodge - 9 receptions, 179 yards, TD
ULM - R. J. Turner - 5 receptions, 112 yards :

### At Coastal Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Chanticleers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 76° · Sunny; clear skies · SSE – 2 mph.
* Game attendance: 11,506
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
ULM - Austin Vaughn 4-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 12:48 (ULM 7-0)
ULM - Derrick Gore 10-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 8:35 (ULM 14-0)
CCU - Massimo Biscardi 29-yard field goal, 1:07 (ULM 14-3)
Second quarter
CCU - Malcolm Williams 4-yard TD run, Biscardi kick good, 9:10 (ULM 14-10)
ULM - Marcus Green 37-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 7:38 (ULM 21-10)
ULM - Ford 20-yard field goal, 0:50 (ULM 24-10)
CCU - Biscardi 40-yard field goal, 0:02 (ULM 24-13)
Third quarter
CCU - Marcus Outlaw 6-yard TD run, Biscardi kick good, 6:56 (ULM 24-20)
ULM - Evans 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 3:45 (ULM 31-20)
Fourth quarter
ULM - Evans 20-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 4:07 (ULM 38-20)
ULM - Gore 46-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 0:31 (ULM 45-20)
Leading Passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 16/22, 224 yards, TD
CCU - Bryce Carpenter - 9/19, 133 yards, INT
Leading Rushers
ULM - Derrick Gore - 16 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD
CCU - Marcus Outlaw - 15 carries, 104 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
ULM - Marcus Green - 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD
CCU - Malcolm Williams - 4 receptions, 87 yards :

### Texas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Warhawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 65° · Partly Cloudy · N – 12 mph.
* Game attendance: 13,235
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
TXST - Tyler Vitt 7-yard TD run, Clayton Stewart kick good, 8:38 (TXST 7-0)
ULM - Austin Vaughn 2-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 6:47 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
ULM - Ford 43-yard field goal, 11:10 (ULM 10-7)
ULM - Brandius Batiste 27-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 4:41 (ULM 17-7)
Third quarter
ULM - Ford 30-yard field goal, 0:44 (ULM 20-7)
Fourth quarter
TXST - Robert Brown Jr., 4-yard TD run, Stewart kick good, 7:18 (ULM 20-14)
Leading Passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 13/29, 124 yards, TD
TXST - Tyler Vitt - 15/25, 115 yards
Leading Rushers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 14 carries, 85 yards
TXST - Robert Brown Jr. - 10 carries, 46 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
ULM - Marcus Green - 3 receptions, 36 yards
TXST - Keenen Brown - 4 receptions, 50 yards :

### Georgia Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
ULM - Caleb Evans 5-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick no good, 12:26 (ULM 6-0)
ULM - Marcus Green 80-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 6:43 (ULM 13-0)
Second quarter
ULM - Green 69-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 13:58 (ULM 20-0)
GASO - Tyler Bass 38-yard field goal, 5:40 (ULM 20-3)
ULM - Josh Johnson 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 2:49 (ULM 27-3)
GASO - Mark Michaud 22-yard TD pass from Shai Werts, Bass kick good, 1:02 (ULM 27-10)
Third quarter
ULM - Derrick Gore 1-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 6:31 (ULM 34-10)
GASO - Jessie Liptrot 57-yard interception returned for TD, Wesley Field two-point conversion run good, 3:15 (ULM 34-18)
ULM - Evans 2-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 0:14 (ULM 41-18)
Fourth quarter
GASO - Benz Josue 5-yard returned block punt for TD, Bass kick good, 10:37 (ULM 41-25)
ULM - Ford 32-yard field goal, 4:16 (ULM 44-25)
Leading Passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 13/22, 337 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
GASO - Shai Werts - 8/15, 78 yards, TD
Leading Rushers
ULM - Derrick Gore - 19 carries, 114 yards, TD
GASO - Wesley Fields - 17 carries, 73 yards
Leading Receivers
ULM - Marcus Green - 2 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
GASO - Davarius Bargnare - 3 receptions, 23 yards :

### At South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 74° · Sunny · SW – 11 mph.
* Game attendance: 14,096
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
USA - Jordan McCray 34-yard TD pass from Cephus Johnson, Gavin Patterson kick good, 10:58 (USA 7-0)
ULM - Craig Ford 21-yard field goal, 7:27 (USA 7-3)
ULM - Caleb Evans 4-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 0:36 (ULM 10-7)
Second quarter
USA - Gavin Patterson 31-yard field goal, 9:34 (TIE 10-10)
ULM - Jonathan Hodoh 29-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 6:24 (ULM 17-10)
ULM - D'Marius Gillespie 5-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 0:22 (ULM 24-10)
Third quarter
ULM - Marcus Green 10-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 12:34 (ULM 31-10)
ULM - Evans 15-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 5:50 (ULM 38-10)
Leading Passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 27/32, 367 yards, 2 TD
USA - Cole Garvin - 13/19, 95 yards
Leading Rushers
ULM - Marcus Green - 2 carries, 68 yards, TD
USA - Tra Minter - 12 carries, 61 yards
Leading Receivers
ULM - D'Marcus Gillespie - 7 receptions, 159 yards, TD
USA - Jordan McCray - 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD :

### At Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 66° · Sunny · S – 9 mph.
* Game attendance: 20,012
* Referee: Jeremy Parker
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
ARST - Kirk Merritt 49-yard TD pass from Justice Hansen, Blake Grupe kick good, 4:41 (ARST 7-0)
Second quarter
ARST - Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal, 7:58 (ARST 10-0)
ULM - Josh Pederson 34-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Craig Ford kick good, 5:25 (ARST 10-7)
ARST - Merritt 7-yard TD pass from Hansen, Blake Grupe kick good, 0:31 (ARST 17-7)
Third quarter
ARST - Justin Clifton 43-yard interception returned for TD, Blake Grupe kick good, 11:58 (ARST 24-7)
ULM - Caleb Evans 1-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:31 (ARST 24-14)
ULM - Craig Ford 37-yard field goal, 5:23 (ARST 24-17)
ARST - Justin McInnis 10-yard TD pass from Hansen, Blake Grupe kick good, 0:40 (ARST 31-17)
Leading Passers
ARST - Justice Hansen - 21/27, 246 yards, 3 TD
ULM - Caleb Evans - 17/28, 218 yards, TD, 3 INT
Leading Rushers
ARST - Marcel Murray - 17 carries, 94 yards
ULM - Caleb Evans - 14 carries, 34 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
ARST - Kirk Merritt - 6 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD
ULM - Marcus Green - 5 receptions, 69 yards :

### Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 67° · Partly Cloudy · SSE – 6 mph.
* Game attendance: 18,167
* Referee: Ted Pitts
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
LA - Ryheem Malone 40-yard TD pass from Andre Nunez, Kyle Pfau kick good, 13:32 (LA 7-0)
LA - Ja'Marcus Bradley 20-yard TD pass from Nunez, Pfau kick good, 4:41 (LA 14-0)
Second quarter
ULM - Austin Vaughn 13-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Craig Ford kick good, 14:25 (LA 14-7)
LA - Trey Ragas 6-yard TD pass from Nunez, Pfau kick good, 11:40 (LA 21-7)
ULM - Kayin White 5-yard TD run, Ford kick good, 9:14 (LA 21-14)
LA - Pfau 37-yard field goal, 4:22 (LA 24-14)
ULM - Corey Straughter 66-yard interception returned for TD, Ford kick good, 2:25 (LA 24-21)
Third quarter
LA - Elijah Mitchell 40-yard TD pass from Levi Lewis, Pfau kick good, 11:49 (LA 31-21)
ULM - Marcus Green 30-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick good, 4:47 (LA 31-28)
Fourth quarter
Leading Passers
LA - Andre Nunez - 11/15, 148 yards, 3 TD, INT
ULM - Caleb Evans - 15/24, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
Leading Rushers
LA - Trey Ragas - 23 carries, 115 yards
ULM - Derrick Gore - 11 carries, 79 yards
Leading Receivers
LA - Ryheem Malone - 6 receptions, 91 yards, TD
ULM - Marcus Green - 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD :

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 203 | Marcus Green | RB | Atlanta Falcons |