2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe as a member of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Bowden, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fifth in the Sun Belt's West Division. Louisiana–Monroe played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Vic Koenning (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–3–5
Home stadium	Malone Stadium

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 25, 2022. The Warhawks were picked to finish last in the West Division.

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana	95 (12)
2	South Alabama	79 (2)
3	Troy	76
4	Texas State	41
5	Southern Miss	40
6	Arkansas State	37
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

2nd team

• Boogie Knight – Wide Receiver, GS

Special teams

2nd team

• Calum Sutherland – Kicker, 6th YR

Schedule

Louisiana-Monroe has announced the dates for all non-conference games. All conference games were announced in early March 2022.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 10–52	94,873
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 35–7	13,536
September 17	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama*	Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 7–63	98,433
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	W 21–17	19,077
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 28–45	18,172
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 21–28	18,448
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	NFLN	L 34–41	15,459
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 24–48	30,132
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN3	W 31–30	11,376
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 31–28	12,241
November 19	2:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 16–34	23,864
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana	ESPN+	L 10–20	4,465
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

At Texas

See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team

1 2 3 4 Total ULM 3 0 0 7 10 • Texas 14 10 21 7 52 Date: September 3 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX) Game start: 7:00 p.m. Game attendance: 94,873 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Chris Tallent TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Sam Acho (color), and Alex Chappell (sideline) Sources:Stats

Pregame line	Over/under
TEXAS -37.5	64.5

Statistics	ULM	Texas
First downs	12	22
Total yards	259	383
Rushing yards	92	134
Passing yards	167	249
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	35:26	24:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	14–19, 108 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zach Martin	4 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jevin Frett	4 receptions, 61 yards, 0 TD
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	16–24, 225 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD

Nicholls

See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team

1 2 3 4 Total Nicholls 7 0 0 0 7 • ULM 0 21 7 7 35 Date: September 10 Location: Malone Stadium (Monroe, LA) Game start: 7:00 p.m. Game attendance: 13,536 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 8 MPH Referee: Chris Tallent Television network: ESPN3

Statistics	ULM	Nicholls
First downs	14	23
Total yards	306	424
Rushing yards	75	167
Passing yards	231	257
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	20–25, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Malik Jackson	12 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Alred Luke	3 receptions, 72 yards
Nicholls	Passing	Kohen Granier	26–42, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Julien Gums	9 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Lee Negrotto	2 receptions, 43 yards

At No. 2 Alabama

See also: 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1 2 3 4 Total ULM 0 7 0 0 7 • No. 2 Alabama 28 7 14 14 63 Date: September 17 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 3:01 p.m. Game attendance: 98,433 Game weather: 85, Sunny, Wind E @ 4 mph TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Coley Harvey (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−49.5	61.5

Statistics	ULM	Alabama
First downs	11	23
Total yards	169	509
Rushing yards	78	273
Passing yards	91	236
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	36:23	23:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	11/21, 96 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Malik Jackson	13 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Zach Rasmussen	4 receptions, 39 yards
Alabama	Passing	Bryce Young	13/18, 236 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Roydell Williams	8 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jahmyr Gibbs	4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ULM ALA 1st 13:12 4 75 ALA Traeshon Holden (#11) 33-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 0 7 1st 10:52 2 -3 0:35 ALA Interception returned 25 yards for touchdown by Will Anderson Jr. (#31), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 0 14 1st 8:50 3 -1 2:02 ALA Malachi Moore (#13) 3 yrd block punt return 0 21 1st 4:21 4 41 1:45 ALA Bryce Young (#9) 7-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 0 28 2nd 10:11 8 57 4:50 ULM Malik Jackson (#2) 11-yard touchdown run, Calum Sutherland (#31) kick good 7 28 2nd 0:52 6 93 1:05 ALA Amari Niblack (#84) 15-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 35 3rd 8:41 4 53 1:23 ALA Jahmyr Gibbs (#1) 37-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 42 3rd 4:30 5 55 1:56 ALA Roydell Williams (#5) 10-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 49 4th 12:36 3 8 2:17 ALA Punt returned 68 yards for touchdown by Brian Branch (#14), Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 56 4th 7:36 10 49 3:17 ALA Trey Sanders (#6) 6-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick good 7 63 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ULM 7 ALA 63

Louisiana

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Battle on the Bayou

Louisiana at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total Ragin' Cajuns 14 3 0 0 17 • ULM 7 0 0 14 21 Date: September 24, 2022 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 19,077 Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 7 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick White (play–by–play) and Desmond Lighten (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:56 LA Chandler Fields 9-yard rush (Preston Stafford kick) (6 plays, 76 yards, 2:18) LA 7–0 07:02 ULM Andrew Henry 75-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (2 plays, 79 yards, 0:47) TIE 7–7 05:11 LA Michael Jefferson 50-yard pass from Chandler Fields (Preston Stafford kick) (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:51) LA 14–7 2 07:25 LA Preston Stafford 28-yard field goal (4 plays, 9 yards, 2:15) LA 17–7 3 11:07 ULM Chandler Rogers 5-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (2 plays, 8 yards, 0:39) LA 17–14 06:51 ULM Malik Jackson 2-yard rush (Calum Sutherland kick) (3 plays, 90 yards, 1:20) ULM 21–17

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –9.5	51

Statistics	ULM	ULL
First downs	18	15
Total yards	354	419
Rushing yards	86	227
Passing yards	268	192
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:45	27:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ULM	Passing	Chandler Rogers	14/26, 192 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Andrew Henry	11 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Howell	3 receptions, 124 yards
ULL	Passing	Chandler Fields	20/34, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Smith	10 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Michael Jefferson	5 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	7	7	28
Red Wolves	10	14	14	7	45

See also: 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	14	14	0	0	28
Warhawks	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

At South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	13	0	14	34
Jaguars	10	7	17	7	41

See also: 2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team

At Army

See also: 2022 Army Black Knights football team

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Army Black Knights

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	14	0	7	24
Black Knights	7	7	17	17	48

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: October 22, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: N 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 30,132
• Referee: Marcus Woods
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
• ESPN – Jones scores 3 TDs in Army's 48–24 victory over ULM /// Box Score, Louisiana–Monroe at Army /// Army Pregame Notes /// Louisiana–Monroe Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes

Game information

First quarter (09:19) ULM FG – Calum Sutherland 22-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:41; Louisiana–Monroe 3–0 (06:02) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 31-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; Army 7–3 Second quarter (12:49) ULM TD – Boogie Knight 12-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Calum Sutherland kick Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:06; Louisiana–Monroe 10–7 (05:43) ULM TD – Andrew Henry 10-yard rush, Calum Sutherland kick Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 2:33; Louisiana–Monroe 17–7 (00:38) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 2-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Louisiana–Monroe 17–14 Third quarter (09:23) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 38-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:24; Tied 17–17 (03:40) ARMY TD – Jemel Jones 6-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:12; Army 24–17 (00:12) ARMY TD – Tyson Riley 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:12; Army 31–17 Fourth quarter (06:35) ARMY TD – Jakobi Buchanan 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:07; Army 38–17 (05:03) ULM TD – Jevin Frett 23-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Calum Sutherland kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Army 38–24 (03:48) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 37-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:13; Army 41–24 (01:22) ARMY TD – Bryson Daily 64-yard rush, Trey Gronotte kick Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:54; Army 48–24 Passing ULM – Chandler Rogers: 21/28, 164 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT ARMY – Jemel Jones: 2/4, 41 yards Rushing ULM – Bugs Mortimer: 2 carries, 75 yards ARMY – Jemel Jones: 17 carries, 96 yards, 3 TD Receiving ULM – Jevin Frett: 3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD ARMY – Ay'Jaun Marshall: 1 reception, 36 yards Defense ULM – Quae Drake: 9 total tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted) ARMY – Leo Lowin: 11 total tackles (6 solo, 5 assisted), 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception

Statistics	ULM	ARMY
First downs	20	24
3rd down efficiency	4–11	3–8
4th down efficiency	0–2	1–2
Plays–yards	57–349	66–482
Rushes–yards	29–185	62–441
Passing yards	164	41
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–28–1	2–4–0
Penalties–yards	4–26	6–59
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	24:39	35:21

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	3	3	3	30
Warhawks	0	17	7	7	31

See also: 2022 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	17	0	11	31
Panthers	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	3	7	6	16
Trojans	3	17	7	7	34

See also: 2022 Troy Trojans football team

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	10	0	0	10	20
Warhawks	0	7	3	0	10

See also: 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team