# 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Viator. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

## Schedule

Louisiana–Monroe announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Warhawks hosted Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State, and traveled to Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State, and South Alabama
The Warhawks hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Southern Miss from Conference USA, and traveled to Auburn from the Southeastern Conference, Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | CBSSN | L 29–37 | 10,263 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | L 17–28 | 11,061 |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPN3 | W 56–50 $^{2OT}$ | 18,318 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 51–43 | 10,359 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 45–27 | 12,238 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | L 37–47 | 12,578 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN3 | L 23–33 | 16,495 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN3 | L 23–31 | 10,705 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 52–45 | 7,397 |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 6 Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 14–42 | 82,113 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | L 50–67 | 8,245 |
| December 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at Florida State* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 10–42 | 58,780 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
    The game between Florida State and Louisiana-Monroe set for September 9 was originally canceled due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma, but the two schools agreed on November 7 to reschedule the game for December 2.
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## Game summaries
### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Tigers | 7 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 37 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Warhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Louisiana–Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Warhawks | 9 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 56 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 50 |

### Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chanticleers | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Warhawks | 10 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 51 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 45 |
| Bobcats | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 |

### Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
| Warhawks | 10 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 37 |

### At South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Vandals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |

### Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Warhawks | 14 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 |

### At Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 6 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 7 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 67 |
| Warhawks | 14 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 50 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Seminoles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |