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FIRST-AND-10 –• Saturday’s game marks the ninth meeting between ULM and Idaho. The Vandals lead the all-time series 5-3, including a 2-1 record in games played in the Kibbie Dome. Idaho has won two in a row and three of the last five meetings. Five of the previous eight meetings have been decided by a touchdown or less.

Last October, Austin Rehkow’s fourth field goal, a 27-yarder as time expired, gave Idaho a 34-31 win over ULM in Malone Stadium.

• Junior Marcus Green leads the Sun Belt in all-purpose yards (162.1 yards per game) and kickoff returns (29.1 avg.). Green ranks among the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision leaders in all-purpose yards (eighth), kick returns (eighth) and combined kick return yards (11th at 539).

The 5-foot-8, 191-pound Green leads the Warhawks in receptions (28), receiving yards (437) and touchdown receptions (3). He ranks fourth on the team in rushing, with seven carries for 159 yards (17.7 avg.).

He also leads the team with 24 explosive plays (20+ yards: 12 kickoff returns, 7 receptions, 3 rushes and 2 punt returns). Green has produced five scoring plays, covering 80 or more yards.

• Sophomore quarterback Caleb Evans has completed 63 percent (105 of 166) of his throws for 1,305 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. Evans also ranks as ULM’s second-leading rusher, with 76 carries for 359 yards (4.7 avg.). His nine rushing TDs lead the Sun Belt.

• Juniors Derrick Gore and Ben Luckett have combined to rush for 669 yards and 10 touchdowns. Gore leads the team in rushing with 102 carries for 370 yards and five scores, while Luckett has rushed 39 times for 299 yards and five TDs.

• Junior linebacker David Griffith leads ULM in tackles (58 total) and tackles for loss (8 for 23 yards). Griffith posted double figures in tackles for the third time this season and sixth time in his career, recording 10 stops (6 solos, 4 assists) at South Alabama.

• ULM leads the Sun Belt in rushing offense (205.3 yards per game) while ranking second in scoring of-fense (36.9 points per game), third in total offense (456.9 ypg.) and fifth in passing offense (251.6 ypg.). The Warhawks also rank among the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision leaders in scoring offense (No. 26), rushing offense (No. 31) and total offense (No. 33).

SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS

ULM (3-4, 3-2 Sun Belt)Aug. 31 at Memphis (CBSSN) L, 29-37 Sept. 9 at No. 9/10 Florida State (ACCN) CanceledSept. 16 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN3) L, 17-28Sept. 23 at Ragin’ Cajuns* (ESPN3) (2OT) W, 56-50Sept. 30 COASTAL CAROLINA* (ESPN3) W, 51-43Oct. 7 at Texas State* (ESPN3) W, 45-27Oct. 14 GEORGIA STATE* ESPN3) L, 37-47Oct. 21 at South Alabama* (ESPN3) L, 23-33Oct. 28 at Idaho* (ESPN3) 4:05 p.m.Nov. 4 APPALACHIAN STATE* 2 p.m.Nov. 18 at No. 19/19 Auburn TBANov. 25 ARKANSAS STATE* 2 p.m. IDAHO (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt)Aug. 31 SACRAMENTO STATE W, 28-6Sept. 9 UNLV L, 16-44Sept. 16 at Western Michigan L, 28-37Sept. 23 at South Alabama (2OT) W, 29-23Oct. 7 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE L, 16-21Oct. 14 APPALACHIAN STATE L, 20-23Oct. 21 at Missouri L, 21-68Oct. 28 ULM 4:05 p.m.Nov. 2 at Troy 8:15 p.m.Nov. 18 COASTAL CAROLINA 4 p.m.Nov. 25 at New Mexico State TBADec. 2 at Georgia State TBA• All times listed – CentralRankings – AP/Coaches.* Sun Belt Games

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ULM (3-4, 3-2 Sun Belt) vs.IDAHO (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt)

Date ............................................Saturday, Oct. 28Kickoff ........................ 4:05 p.m. CT/2:05 p.m. PTLocation ........................................ Moscow, IdahoStadium ....................................Kibbie Dome (16,000)Surface ..........................................RealGrass ProTV/Web ...................................................... ESPN3Tickets .......................................... GoVandals.comAll-Time Series .............................Idaho leads 5-3Last Meeting ....... Idaho 34, ULM 31 (Oct. 8, 2016)Current Series Streak ......... 2 by Idaho (2015-16)

Head Coach Matt ViatorULM Record 7-12 (2nd year)Overall Record 86-48 (12th year)Record vs. UI 0-1

Head Coach Paul PetrinoUI Record 17-38 (5th year)Overall Record 17-38 (5th year)Record vs. ULM 2-1

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2017 WARHAWK FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

2017 ULM FOOTBALL • GAME 8 VS. IDAHO

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ULM has produced four 200-yard rushing games, including a season-high 307 yards at South Alabama (41 rushing attempts). Earlier this season, ULM scored 50-plus points in back-to-back games (56 at Louisiana Lafayette and 51 vs. Coastal Carolina) for the first time since October 1992 (52 points each vs. Delta State and McNeese State).

• With only eight seniors on its 2017 roster, there’s no question ULM features one of the youngest teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. Saturday’s probable starting lineup against Texas State lists just five seniors, including two on the offensive side of the football and three on defense (offense: left guard Frank Sutton Jr. and wide receiver Brian Williams; defense: defensive end Caleb Tucker, free safety Roland Jenkins and field corner Juwan Offray).

• ULM’s 2017 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt, according to Rivals.com. The Warhawks signed four 3-star prospects, including cornerbacks JJ Dallas and Corey Straughter, running back Jakyle Holmes and offensive lineman Joquarius Savage. Dallas, a transfer from Southwestern College, won the starting assignment at boundary corner during preseason camp, and Straughter enters the season opener listed No. 2 on the depth chart at field corner.

• ULM’s 2017 opponents had a combined record of 87-66 (.568) last season, and nine of those 12 opponents played in postseason bowl games.

TEAM COMPARISONS – ULM IdahoBasic Offense One-Back Multiple SpreadBasic Defense 4-2-5 4-3Offensive Starters Returning 6 9Defensive Starters Returning 9 6Specialists Returning 1 0

AVERAGE HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS (STARTERS) – ULM Idaho Offensive Line & Tight End 6-4, 306 6-3, 290Offensive Backs & Wide Receivers 6-0, 207 6-0, 207Defensive Line 6-3, 258 6-3, 271Linebackers 6-1, 222 6-1, 228Defensive Backs 5-11, 185 5-11, 191

CLASS BREAKDOWN (STARTERS) –ULM Offense: 2 seniors, 2 juniors, 5 sophomores, 2 freshmenULM Defense: 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophomores, 2 freshmenIdaho Offense: 5 seniors, 5 sophomores, 1 freshmanIdaho Defense: 5 seniors, 4 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman

STAT LEADERS –ULM (after seven games):Rushing – Derrick Gore (102 carries for 370 yards, 3.6 avg., 5 TDs)Passing – Caleb Evans (105 of 166 for 1,305 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT)Receiving – Marcus Green (28 catches for 437 yards, 15.6 avg., 3 TDs)Tackles – David Griffith (58 tackles, 35 solos, 23 assists, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 QB hurries)

Idaho (after seven games):Rushing – Aaron Duckworth (107 carries for 626 yards, 5.9 avg., 2 TDs)Passing – Matt Linehan (122 of 205 for 1,414 yards, 11 TDs, 4 INTs)Receiving – Jacob Sannon (40 catches for 393 yards, 9.8 avg., 1 TD) Tackles – Tony Lashley (71 tackles, 50 solos, 21 assists, 7 TFL, 2 sacks)

TOP SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES

Duke Carter IV RushingYds. Opponent (Carries) Date104 Texas State (24) 10/15/16

Chase Day TacklesTotal Opponent (S-A) Date11 Georgia Southern (3-8) 9/17/16

Caleb Evans RushingYds. Opponent (Carries) Date129 Ragin’ Cajuns (16) 9/23/17

Caleb Evans PassingYds. Opponent (Comp.-Att.) Date433 Texas State (24-37) 10/7/17343 Ragin Cajuns (28-34) 9/23/17279 South Alabama (26-38) 11/5/16

Marcus Green ReceivingYds. Opponent (Rec.) Date149 Troy (12) 11/7/15118 Texas State (5) 10/7/17117 Ragin’ Cajuns (8) 9/23/17103 Hawaii (12) 11/28/15

David Griffith TacklesTotal Opponent (S-A) Date14 Southern (9-5) 9/3/1612 Georgia State (8-4) 10/14/1711 Ragin’ Cajuns (9-2) 9/23/1711 Georgia Southern (9-2) 9/17/1610 South Alabama (6-4) 10/21/1710 South Alabama (4-6) 11/5/16

Nick Ingram Tackles11 Georgia Southern (5-6) 9/17/1610 Idaho (9-1) 10/8/16

Roland Jenkins Tackles15 Georgia State (10-5) 10/14/17

Ben Luckett RushingYds. Opponent (Carries) Date149 Arkansas State (18) 11/14/15127 Coastal Carolina (7) 9/30/17110 Southern (18) 9/3/16100 Texas State (27) 10/15/16

Cortez Sisco Jr. Tackles12 Auburn (8-4) 10/1/16

Garrett Smith PassingYds. Opponent (Comp.-Att.) Date370 Nicholls (26-33) 9/12/15302 Idaho (20-38) 10/8/16283 Georgia Southern (17-33) 9/17/16265 Ragin’ Cajuns (16-35) 10/31/15257 Troy (23-39) 11/7/15251 Oklahoma (22-35) 9/10/16232 Georgia Southern (21-36) 10/3/15231 Tulsa (25-48) 10/10/15225 Georgia State (14-23) 10/14/17208 Southern (20-33) 9/3/16206 Georgia (23-29) 9/5/15

Garrett Smith RushingYds. Opponent (Carries) Date150 Southern (14) 9/3/16

Wesley Thompson Tackles15 Ragin’ Cajuns (8-7) 12/3/1611 Hawaii (8-3) 11/28/1510 South Alabama (7-3) 10/21/17

RJ Turner ReceivingYds. Opponent (Rec.) Date135 Oklahoma (7) 9/10/16


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STAT COMPARISON – ULM IdahoScoring 36.9 22.6First Downs 20.9 16.3Total Offense 456.9 347.3 Rushing Yards 205.3 137.0Passing Yards 251.6 210.3 Time of Possession 30:15 30:22Third Down Conversions .430 .314Points Allowed 37.9 31.7Total Offense Allowed 503.1 381.1Rushing Yards Allowed 226.1 174.1Passing Yards Allowed 277.0 207.0

ULM/IDAHO SERIES NOTES –Saturday’s game marks the ninth meeting between ULM and Idaho. The Vandals lead the all-time series 5-3, including a 2-1 record in games played in the Kibbie Dome. Idaho has won two in a row and three of the last five meetings. Five of the previous eight meetings have been decided by a touchdown or less.

Last October, Austin Rehkow’s fourth field goal, a 27-yarder as time expired, gave Idaho a 34-31 win over ULM in Malone Stadium.

Here’s a look at the ULM-Idaho all-time series scores:

All-Time Series Scores vs. Idaho Date ULM Result Score Site Oct. 8, 2016 L 31-34 Monroe Oct. 24, 2015 L 13-27 Moscow Sept. 6, 2014 W 38-31 Monroe Oct. 9, 2004 W 16-14 Moscow Nov. 15, 2003 L 20-58 Monroe Oct. 12, 2002 W 34-14 Monroe Nov. 3, 2001 L 38-42 Moscow Nov. 27, 1993 L 31-34 Monroe* * NCAA I-AA Play-off Game

2017 SUN BELT STANDINGS Conf. Games All Games Appalachian State 4-0 1.000 5-2 .714 Arkansas State 3-0 1.000 4-2 .667 Georgia State 3-1 .750 4-3 .571 Troy 2-1 .667 5-2 .714 ULM 3-2 .600 3-4 .429 Ragin’ Cajuns 2-2 .500 3-4 .429 South Alabama 2-2 .500 3-5 .375 New Mexico State 1-2 .333 3-4 .429 Idaho 1-2 .333 2-5 .286 Georgia Southern 0-2 .000 0-6 .000 Texas State 0-3 .000 1-6 .143 Coastal Carolina 0-4 .000 1-6 .143

AROUND THE SUN BELT

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULEThursday, Oct. 26Georgia State 21, South Alabama 13 (ESPNU)

Saturday, Oct. 28Appalachian State at UMass, 2:30 p.m. (Eleven Sports)Georgia Southern at Troy, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN3)ULM at Idaho, 4 p.m. (ESPN3)Texas State at Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m. (ESPN3)Arkansas State at New Mexico State, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

• All times listed – Central.

LAST WEEK’S SCORESArkansas State 47, Louisiana Lafayette 3Missouri 68, Idaho 21Troy 34, Georgia State 10UMass 55, Georgia Southern 20Appalachian State 37, Coastal Carolina 29South Alabama 33, ULM 23

WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNERMonday, Oct.

23Tuesday, Oct.

24Wednesday, Oct.

25Thursday, Oct.

26Friday, Oct.

27Saturday, Oct.

28Sunday, Oct.

2910 a.m.Coach Viator’s weekly press conference (Malone Stadium/Scogin Room).

11:19 a.m.Coach Viator’s weekly Sun Belt Teleconference.

12 p.m.Warhawk Quarterback Club Luncheon (Malone Stadium/Scogin Room).

No practice.

12 p.m.HawkTalk with Coach Viator at SQ’s on the Ouachita.

4 p.m.Open practice (first 15-20 minutes).

Approximately 6 p.m.Requested players avail-able for interviews.

4 p.m.Open practice (first 15-20 minutes).

Approximately 6 p.m.Requested players avail-able for interviews.

4 p.m.Closed practice.

2 p.m.Team charter departs for Lewiston, Idaho.

4:05 p.m.Kickoff at Idaho (ESPN3)

No practice.



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SUN BELT/NCAA STAT LEADERS – Here’s a glance at how ULM ranks among the Sun Belt and NCAA stat leaders in 2017:

Category Stat Avg. Sun Belt NCAARushing Offense 205.3 1st 31stPassing Offense 251.6 5th 50th Total Offense 456.9 3rd 33rd Scoring Offense 36.9 2nd 26thRushing Defense 226.1 11th 116th Passing Defense 277.0 12th 119thTotal Defense 503.1 12th 123rd Scoring Defense 37.9 9th 119thPassing Efficiency 144.2 2nd 37th Pass Efficiency Defense 151.7 10th 113th Turnover Margin +0.0 4th 64th Net Punting 39.1 3rd 48thPunt Returns 7.2 7th 65th Kickoff Returns 24.9 1st 12th

NCAA STAT LEADERS –Here’s a glance at how ULM ranks among the NCAA individual stat leaders in 2017:

Individual Statistics (Top 50 )Rushing Touchdowns: Caleb Evans (17th with 9 rushing touchdowns)Completion Percentage: Caleb Evans (36th with .633 completion percentage)Passing Efficiency: Caleb Evans (43rd with 140.0 passing efficiency rating)Yards Per Pass Attempt: Caleb Evans (36th at 7.86 yards per pass attempt)Yards Per Reception: RJ Turner (50th at 17.06 yards per reception)Points Responsible For: Caleb Evans (41st with 92 points)Points Responsible For Per Game: Caleb Evans (42nd with 13.1 points per game)Total Touchdowns: Caleb Evans (23rd with 9 total touchdowns)All-Purpose Yards: Marcus Green (8th at 162.1 all-purpose yards per game)Kickoff Returns: Marcus Green (8th with 29.1 avg.)Kickoff Returns For Touchdowns: Marcus Green (t-2nd with 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns)Punt Returns: Marcus Green (30th with 8.2 avg.)Combined Kick Return Yards: Marcus Green (11th with 539 combined kick return yards)Field-Goal Percentage: Craig Ford (42nd with .778 field-goal percentage)Punting: Harrison Heim (44th with 42.8 avg.)Solo Tackles: David Griffith (16th at 5.7 solo tackles per game)

GREEN PROVIDES HOME-RUN THREAT –Junior Marcus Green leads the Sun Belt in all-purpose yards (162.1 yards per game) and kickoff returns (29.1 avg.). Green ranks among the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision leaders in all-purpose yards (eighth), kick returns (eighth) and combined kick return yards (11th at 539).

The 5-foot-8, 191-pound Green leads the Warhawks in receptions (28), receiving yards (437) and touchdown receptions (3). He ranks fourth on the team in rushing, with seven carries for 159 yards (17.7 avg.).

He also leads the team with 24 explosive plays (20+ yards: 12 kickoff returns, 7 receptions, 3 rushes and 2 punt returns). Green has produced five scoring plays, covering 80 or more yards.

The Pontotoc, Mississippi, native was selected Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week after accounting for a career-best 271 all-purpose yards and two TDs in ULM’s 47-37 loss to Georgia State. Green returned four kickoffs for 162 yards (40.5 avg.), including a 93-yard runback for a TD in the first quarter. It marked the second-straight home game Green returned a kickoff for a score, as he had an 82-yard TD runback vs. Coastal Carolina. He also had two receptions for 98 yards against Georgia State, including an 80-yard TD grab from Garrett Smith in the third quarter. Green also added one rush for 11 yards. He averaged 38.7 yards per touch against the Panthers (11 touches for 271 yards).

Green recorded his second 100-yard receiving game of the season and fourth of his career, with five catches for 118 yards at Texas State. Green scored on a 67-yard pass from Caleb Evans early in the fourth quarter.

Green earned Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week honors for the first time this season after return-ing three kickoffs for 115 yards (38.3 avg.), including an 82-yard runback for a touchdown in ULM’s 51-43 win over Coastal Carolina. It marked ULM’s first kickoff return for a TD since Courtney Davis returned the

2017 HONORS & AWARDS

CALEB EVANS (So., Quarterback)• Manning Award one of eight “Stars of the Week” vs. Texas State• College Football Performance Awards National Performer of Week 4 vs. ULL• Manning Award one of eight “Stars of the Week” vs. ULL• Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” performer for Week 4 vs. ULL• Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week vs. ULL• Louisiana Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week vs. ULL

CRAIG FORD (Jr., Punter)• Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Athlon Sports (fourth team)

MARCUS GREEN (Jr., Wide Receiver)• Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Georgia State• Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Coastal Carolina• Louisiana Sports Writers Association Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Coastal Carolina• Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by College Sports Madness (third-team punt returner) and Athlon Sports (fourth-team receiver and punt returner)

DAVID GRIFFITH (Jr., Linebacker)• Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Athlon Sports (third team) and College Sports Madness (third team)

GARRETT SMITH (Jr., Quarterback)• Ranked among the Sun Belt’s Top 30 position players by CollegeFootballNews.com (No. 29)

FRANK SUTTON (Sr-5., Offensive Lineman)• Preseason All-Sun Belt selection (second team)• Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by College Sports Madness (first team) and Athlon Sports (second team)

CALEB TUCKER (Sr.-5, Defensive End)• Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by College Sports Madness (second team) and Athlon Sports (fourth team)



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opening kickoff 89 yards for a score against Grambling State in 2013. Green compiled 127 combined kick return yards (punts and kickoffs) vs. CCU and accounted for 181 all-purpose yards.

He had a season-high eight receptions for 117 yards at Louisiana Lafayette while accounting for a game-high 192 all-purpose yards.

NCAA FBS Leaders | Long All-Purpose Plays Rank Name, Team 30+ Yards 1. Bryce Love, Stanford 18 2. Saquon Barkley, Penn State 15 3. Marcus Green, ULM 12 James Washington, Ohio State 12

WARHAWK SINGLE-GAME BESTS UNDER VIATOR

Here’s a look at the top single-game totals produced by ULM during head coach Matt Viator’s tenure (2016-; 19 games):

Rushing Yards: 325 vs. Southern, 2016

Passing Yards: 433 vs. Texas State, 2017

Total Yards: 593 vs. ULL, 2017

First Downs: 31 vs. Texas State and Georgia State, 2016

Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: 42 yards by Georgia State, 2016

Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0 by Louisiana, 2016

Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 240 by Louisiana, 2016

Fewest First Downs Allowed: 16 by Memphis, 2017; by Georgia State, 2016

Sacks By: 5 vs. ULL, 2017

Turnovers Forced: 3 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2017; vs. Texas State and New Mexico, 2016

Points (Game): 56 vs. ULL, 2017

Points (Half): 33 (1) vs. Texas State, 2016

Points (Quarter): 23 (1) vs. Texas State, 2016

Victory Margin: 18 vs. Texas State, 2017

Fewest Points Allowed (Game): 21 by Southern, 2016

HAWKTALK WITH MATT VIATORHawkTalk with ULM head football coach Matt Viator airs Tuesdays from 12-1 p.m. on ESPN 97.7, live from SQ’s on the Ouachita (209 Walnut Street in Monroe). Warhawk announcers Nick White and Scott McDonald serve as co-hosts for this live show that features insight from Coach Viator, special guests and phone calls.

QUARTERBACK CLUB LUNCHEONSWeekly Warhawk Quarterback Club luncheons, featuring ULM head football coach Matt Viator, are scheduled for Mondays, beginning at 12 p.m., in the Scoggin Room, located inside Malone Stadium. The program includes opponent scouting reports provided by members of the coaching staff as well as guest appearances by former ULM players.

The annual membership fee for the Warhawk Quar-terback Club is $300. Guests are welcome for the weekly luncheon.

ULM/SOUTH ALABAMA POST-GAME NOTES –• ULM recorded its fourth 200-yard rushing game of the season, gaining a season-high 307 yards on 41 attempts at South Alabama. The Warhawks have rushed 40 or more times in five of its seven games.

• Junior Marcus Green accounted for more than 200 all-purpose yards for the second-straight game, ac-cumulating 206 yards at South Alabama. Green averaged 18.7 yards on 11 touches against the Jaguars. He had a team-high six receptions for 44 yards. His 74-yard run midway through the second quarter set up Ben Luckett’s 1-yard touchdown run. He also returned four kickoffs for 88 yards.

• Junior quarterback Caleb Evans’ streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception ended at 177 in the fourth quarter at South Alabama. It marked Evans’ first interception since throwing two picks in the first quarter of the 2016 season finale against Louisiana Lafayette.

Evans, who entered the South Alabama game as one of only two starting quarterbacks in the NCAA FBS without an interception, held the nation’s second-longest streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception. N.C. State red-shirt junior Ryan Finley has attempted 313 passes without throwing a pick.

• Junior linebacker David Griffith posted double figures in tackles for the third time this season and sixth time in his career, recording 10 stops (6 solos, 4 assists) at South Alabama.

• Junior safety Wesley Thompson reached double digits in tackles for the first time this season and third time in his career, producing 10 stops (7 solos, 3 assists) against the Jaguars.

• True freshman cornerback Corey Straughter recorded his team-leading second interception late in the sec-ond quarter at South Alabama. Straughter also contributed a season-high three tackles against the Jaguars.



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WARHAWK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

4 Brandius Batiste: BRAND-ee-us buh-TEEST

12 Jarell Brown: juh-RELL

17 Xavier Brown: ZAY-vee-er

91 David Elias Jr.: uh-LIE-us

68 T.J. Fiailoa: fee-OH-la

99 Derion Ford: DARE-ee-in

41 Semaj Franklin: suh-MAJ

10 D’Marius Gillespie: guh-LESS-pee

85 Reagan Heddins: RAY-gan

34 Luke Hedrick: HEAD-rick

18 Jonathan Hodoh: HOE-dough

66 Ben Moye: MOY (rhymes with BOY)

93 Mason Husmann: HUSS-man

1 Juwan Offray: OFF-ray

38 Korian Reynaud: CORE-ee-on RAY-nod

30 Darius Rodrigue: Rod-REEG

74 Joquarius Savage: Juh-KWARE-ee-us

21 Corey Straughter: STROD-der

37 Traveion Webster: TRAY-vee-on 25 Kayin White: kai-EEN

OPENING-DAY STARTING LINEUP FEATURED EIGHT FIRST-TIME STARTERS –ULM’s starting lineup for the 2017 season opener at Memphis featured eight first-time starters, including three on the offensive side of the football, four on defense and one specialist.

First-time starters on offense included: right guard T.J. Fiailoa (6-4, 360, R-Fr.), tight end Josh Pederson (6-5, 227, R-Fr.) and tailback Derrick Gore (5-10, 212, Jr.). First-time starters on defense included: defensive end Donald Louis (6-3, 270, So.), safeties Collin Turner (5-10, 174, Jr.) and Luke Hedrick (6-1, 198, So.) and cornerback JJ Dallas (6-0, 195, Jr.). Harrison Heim (5-8, 175, So.) also made his debut as the starting punter.

2017 OPPONENTS UPDATE –Date vs.ULM Opponent Last Game Result Next GameAug. 31 @ Memphis (6-1) @ Houston (W 42-28) vs. Tulane (Oct. 27)Sept. 9 @ Florida State (2-4) vs. Louisville (L 28-31) @ Boston College (Oct. 27)Sept. 16 vs. Southern Miss (5-2) @ Louisiana Tech (2OT: W 34-27) vs. UAB Sept. 23 @ Ragin’ Cajuns (3-4) @ Arkansas State (L 3-47) @ South Alabama (Nov. 4)Sept. 30 Coastal Carolina (1-6) @ Appalachian State (L 29-37) vs. Texas State Oct. 7 @ Texas State (1-6) @ Ragin’ Cajuns (L 7-24) @ Coastal CarolinaOct. 14 vs. Georgia State (4-3) vs. Troy (L 10-34) vs. South Alabama (W 21-13)Oct. 21 @ South Alabama (3-5) vs. ULM (W 33-23) @ Georgia State (L 13-21)Oct. 28 @ Idaho (2-5) @ Missouri (L 21-68) vs. ULMNov. 4 vs. App. State (5-2) vs. Coastal Carolina (W 37-29) @ UMassNov. 18 @ Auburn (6-2) @ Arkansas (W 52-20) @ Texas A&M (Nov. 4)Nov. 25 vs. Arkansas State (4-2) vs. Ragin’ Cajuns (W 47-3) @ New Mexico State

ULM’s 2017 opponents have a combined record of 38-39 (.494). [Note: Record doesn’t include games played against ULM.]

ULM’s 2017 opponents had a combined record of 87-66 (.568) last season, and nine of those 12 op-ponents played in postseason bowl games.



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2017 GAME CAPTAINS

Aug. 31 at Memphis DL Derion Ford WR D’Marius Gillespie WR Marcus Green LB Cortez Sisco Jr.

Sept. 16 vs. Southern Miss LB Jarred Dunn S Roland Jenkins OG Frank Sutton DE Caleb Tucker

Sept. 23 at Ragin’ Cajuns LB Chase Day LB David Griffith S Marcus Hubbard CB Juwan Offray

Sept. 30 vs. Coastal Carolina OT Devin Jackson NT Tyler Johnson DE Donald Louis Jr. C Bobby Reynolds

Oct. 7 at Texas State CB JJ Dallas SN Luke Hutchinson QB Garrett Smith K Matt Wylie

Oct. 14 vs. Georgia State DL David Elias Jr. OG Frank Sutton DE Caleb Tucker WR Brian Williams

Oct. 21 at South Alabama WR Xavier Brown RB Derrick Gore DT Howard Houston Jr. S Rhoy Williams

Oct. 28 at Idaho DL Mason Husmann SN Luke Hutchinson TE Josh Pederson RB Austin Vaughn

LONGEST TENURED FBSPLAY-BY-PLAY RADIO ANNOUNCERS

Rk. Name (School) Years1. Bob Robertson (Washington State) 512. Bill Hillgrove (Pittsburgh) 483. Don Fischer (Indiana) 454. Larry Zimmer (Colorado) 44 Tommy Suggs (South Carolina) 446. Joe Starkey (California) 43 Dave Nitz (Louisiana Tech) 438. Frank Hoffmann, ULM 42 9. George Blaha (Michigan State) 40 John Cox (Southern Miss) 40

WARHAWK TRENDS UNDER VIATOR –Here’s how ULM has fared during head coach Matt Viator’s tenure (2016-: 19 games):

2017 Overall Games played in Malone Stadium: 1-2 4-4Games played on the road/neutral site: 2-2 3-8

Games played in August: 0-1 0-1Games played in September: 2-1 3-3 Games played in October: 1-2 2-6Games played in November: 0-0 2-1Games played in December: 0-0 0-1

When leading at halftime: 3-0 6-1When trailing at halftime: 0-4 0-11When tied at halftime: 0-0 1-0

When scoring first: 3-0 6-1When opponent scores first: 0-4 1-11

When leading after first quarter: 1-0 3-1When trailing after first quarter: 2-3 3-10When tied after first quarter: 0-1 1-1

When leading after three quarters: 3-0 6-0When trailing after three quarters: 0-4 1-12When tied after three quarters: 0-0 0-0

Overtime games: 1-0 2-0

When gaining more first downs than opponent: 1-1 4-2When gaining fewer first downs than opponent: 2-3 3-10When gaining same number of first downs as opponent: 0-0 0-0

When gaining 200+ yards rushing: 2-2 5-4When opponent gains 200+ yards rushing: 0-5 1-12

When outrushing opponent: 2-1 5-3When being outrushed by opponent: 1-3 2-9

When gaining 200+ yards passing: 2-2 4-5When opponent gains 200+ yards passing: 4-2 6-7

When gaining more total yards than opponent: 2-1 4-2When gaining fewer total yards than opponent: 1-3 3-10

When leading in time of possession: 2-1 5-2When trailing in time of possession: 1-3 2-10When splitting in time of possession: 0-0 0-0

2017 ULM DEPTH CHART

2017 ULM FOOTBALL • GAME 8 VS. IDAHO8

WARHAWK OFFENSEX 2 RJ TURNER (6-2, 204, So.) 4 Brandius Batiste (6-0, 181, R-Fr.)LT 73 DEVIN JACKSON JR. (6-5, 354, So.) 77 Trace Ellison (6-5, 301, So.)LG 75 FRANK SUTTON JR. (6-4, 306, Sr.-5) 78 Brandon Jones (6-3, 332, So.)C 56 BOBBY REYNOLDS (6-2, 281, So.) 71 Noah Ramsey (6-3, 297, R-Fr.)RG 68 T.J. FIAILOA (6-4, 360, R-Fr.) 66 Ben Moye (6-4, 274, So.)RT 64 EASTWOOD THOMAS (6-5, 310, So.) 74 Joquarius Savage (6-6, 354, Jr.)TE 86 JOSH PEDERSON (6-5, 227, R-Fr.) 82 Sloan Spiller (6-1, 229, Jr.) 85 Reagan Heddins (6-4, 225, So.)Z 3 MARCUS GREEN (5-8, 191, Jr.) 30 Darius Rodrigue (5-8, 184, R-Fr.)Y 10 D’MARIUS GILLESPIE (6-1, 207, Jr.) 80 Brennen Bradley (6-4, 202, Jr.)QB 6 CALEB EVANS (6-2, 210, So.) 13 Garrett Smith (6-1, 203, Jr.) 9 Will Collins (6-1, 198, So.)TB 27 DERRICK GORE (5-10, 212, Jr.) 24 Ben Luckett (5-11, 229, Jr.) OR 26 Duke Carter IV (5-8, 197, So.) 25 Kayin White (5-11, 215, R-Fr.) 33 Austin Vaughn (5-8, 218, So.)W 1 BRIAN WILLIAMS (6-4, 218, Sr.) 80 Brennen Bradley (6-4, 202, Jr.)

WARHAWK DEFENSEDE 8 CALEB TUCKER (6-2, 230, Sr.-5) 5 Kerry Starks (6-2, 220, R-Fr.) 98 Sam Miller (6-3, 239, So.)NT 94 TYLER JOHNSON (6-2, 263, Jr.) OR 93 MASON HUSMANN (6-4, 270, R-Fr.) 92 Howard Houston Jr. (6-0, 286, Sr.-5)DT 90 JAYLEN VEASLEY (6-2, 278, So.) 99 Derion Ford (6-0, 291, Jr.)HANK 58 DONALD LOUIS JR. (6-3, 270, So.) 44 Ty Shelby (6-4, 239, R-Fr.) 45 Shaquille Warren (6-2, 243, Jr.)WILL 14 DAVID GRIFFITH (6-1, 209, Jr.) 7 Cortez Sisco Jr. (5-11, 211, So.)MIKE 32 CHASE DAY (6-1, 235, So.) 4 Rashaad Harding (5-11, 231, Fr.)BUCK 9 MARCUS HUBBARD (5-9, 174, Jr.) 29 Logan Latin (5-9, 172, R-Fr.)BC 20 KENDERICK MARBLES (5-9, 166, Fr.) OR 21 COREY STRAUGHTER (5-10, 165, Fr.)WS 13 RHOY WILLIAMS (6-1, 192, Jr.) 6 Wesley Thompson (6-1, 195, Jr.) 37 Traveion Webster (5-11, 207, Fr.)FS 2 ROLAND JENKINS (6-0, 204, Sr.-5) 15 Austin Hawley (6-0, 215, Fr.)FC 1 JUWAN OFFRAY (5-11, 188, Sr.) 12 Jarell Brown (5-9, 183, Jr.)

ULM DEPTH CHART (AS OF OCT. 26)

KO 83 MATT WYLIE (6-4, 185, Gr.) 16 Craig Ford (6-2, 157, Jr.)PK 16 CRAIG FORD (6-2, 157, Jr.) 83 Matt Wylie (6-4, 185, Gr.)P 39 HARRISON HEIM (5-8, 175, So.) 16 Craig Ford (6-2, 157, Jr.)SN 51 LUKE HUTCHINSON (6-1, 230, Gr.) 88 Tyler Lamm (6-5, 243, R-Fr.)

WARHAWK SPECIAL TEAMSHLD 86 JOSH PEDERSON (6-5, 227, R-Fr.) 39 Harrison Heim (5-8, 175, So.)KR 3 MARCUS GREEN (5-8, 191, Jr.) 26 DUKE CARTER IV (5-8, 197, So.) 27 Derrick Gore (5-10, 212, Jr.) 4 Brandius Batiste (6-0, 181, R-Fr.)PR 3 MARCUS GREEN (5-8, 191, Jr.) 20 Kenderick Marbles (5-9, 166, Fr.)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown (Previous School)1 Brian Williams WR 6-4 218 Sr. Bogalusa, La. (Bogalusa)1 Juwan Offray CB 5-11 188 Sr. New Orleans, La. (Holmes CC)2 Roland Jenkins S 6-0 204 Sr.-5 New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35)2 RJ Turner WR 6-2 204 So. Natchitoches, La. (Nachitoches Central)3 Marcus Green WR 5-8 191 Jr. Pontotoc, Miss. (North Pontotoc)4 Rashaad Harding LB 5-11 231 Fr. Lafayette, La. (Carencro)4 Brandius Batiste WR 6-0 181 R-Fr. Roanoke, La. (Welsh)5 Kerry Starks DE 6-2 220 R-Fr. Marrero, La. (John Ehret)6 Wesley Thompson S 6-1 195 Jr. Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill)6 CalebEvans QB 6-2 210 So. Mansfield,Texas(BishopDunne)7 Cortez Sisco Jr. LB 5-11 211 So. Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto Central)8 Caleb Tucker DE 6-2 230 Sr.-5 Monroe, La. (Houston)9 Marcus Hubbard CB 5-9 174 Jr. Rowlett, Texas (Sachse)9 Will Collins QB 6-1 198 So. Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur)10 D’Marius Gillespie WR 6-1 207 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Center Hill)12 Jarell Brown CB 5-9 183 Jr. Wylie, Texas (Texas Lutheran)13 Garrett Smith QB 6-1 203 Jr. Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley)13 Rhoy Williams S 6-1 192 Jr. Yazoo City, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)14 DavidGriffith LB 6-1 209 Jr. Plano,Texas(PlanoSenior)15 Austin Hawley S 6-0 215 Fr. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater)16 Craig Ford K 6-2 157 Jr. Paradis, La. (Hahnville)17 Xavier Brown WR 6-0 194 Jr. Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville)20 Kenderick Marbles CB 5-9 166 Fr. Monroe, La. (Neville)21 Corey Straughter CB 5-10 165 Fr. Monroe, La. (Neville)24 Ben Luckett RB 5-11 229 Jr. Palestine, Texas (Palestine)25 Kayin White RB 5-11 215 R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist)26 Duke Carter IV RB 5-8 197 So. Grand Prairie, Texas (Lake Ridge)27 Derrick Gore RB 5-10 212 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Alabama)29 Logan Latin DB 5-9 172 R-Fr. Houston, Texas (Lamar)30 Darius Rodrigue WR 5-8 184 R-Fr. New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross)32 Chase Day LB 6-1 235 So. Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School)33 Austin Vaughn RB 5-8 218 So. Alexandria, La. (Menard)37 Traveion Webster S 5-11 207 Fr. Longview, Texas (Longview)38 Korian Reynaud S 5-11 183 So. St. Rose, La. (Destrehan)39 Harrison Heim P 5-8 175 So. Tomball, Texas (Southeastern Louisiana)41 Semaj Franklin CB 5-9 171 R-Fr. Kenner, La. (Bonnabel)43 Jared Doyle CB 5-10 171 R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist)44 Ty Shelby DE 6-4 239 R-Fr. Houston, Texas (Friendswood)45 Shaquille Warren DE 6-2 243 Jr. Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill)51 Luke Hutchinson SN 6-1 230 Gr. Carnation, Wash. (Washington)53 Re’Lik Wilson LB 5-9 214 R-Fr. Franklinton, La. (Franklinton)54 Lee Marshall LB 6-0 218 So. Monroe, La. (Wossman)55 Re’Naz Wilson LB 5-8 215 R-Fr. Franklinton, La. (Franklinton)56 Bobby Reynolds OL 6-2 281 So. Keller, Texas (Keller)58 Donald Louis Jr. DE 6-3 270 So. Monroe, La. (Neville)64 Eastwood Thomas OL 6-5 310 So. Jackson, Ala. (Alabama)66 Ben Moye OL 6-4 274 So. Garland, Texas (Sachse)68 T.J. Fiailoa OL 6-4 360 R-Fr. Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur)71 NoahRamsey OL 6-3 297 R-Fr. Dalton,Ga.(SoutheastWhitfield)72 Samuel Williams OL 6-7 297 R-Fr. Fordyce, Ark. (Bearden)73 Devin Jackson Jr. OL 6-5 354 So. Marrero, La. (Edna Karr)74 Joquarius Savage OL 6-6 354 Jr. Monroe, La. (Neville)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown (Previous School) 75 Frank Sutton Jr. OL 6-4 306 Sr.-5 Jackson, Miss. (Forest Hill)77 Trace Ellison OL 6-5 301 So. Frisco, Texas (Texas Tech)78 Brandon Jones OL 6-3 332 So. Montgomery, Texas (Kilgore College)80 Brennen Bradley WR 6-4 202 Jr. Pass Christian, Miss. (St. Stanislaus)82 Sloan Spiller TE 6-1 229 Jr. Katy, Texas (Pearl River CC)83 Matt Wylie K 6-4 185 Gr. Dripping Springs, Texas (UT San Antonio)85 Reagan Heddins TE 6-4 225 So. Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie)86 Josh Pederson TE 6-5 227 R-Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North)88 Tyler Lamm TE 6-5 243 R-Fr. Metairie, La. (Holy Cross School)90 Jaylen Veasley DL 6-2 278 So. Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall)91 David Elias Jr. DL 6-2 283 Sr.-5 Prairieville, La. (Dutchtown)92 Howard Houston Jr. DT 6-0 286 Sr.-5 Riverside, Calif. (Foothill College)93 Mason Husmann DL 6-4 270 R-Fr. Aurora, Mo. (Aurora)94 Tyler Johnson DL 6-2 263 Jr. Red Bank, SC (Coffeyville CC)98 Sam Miller DE 6-3 239 So. Canton, Texas (Canton)99 Derion Ford DL 6-0 291 Jr. Starkville, Miss. (Starkville)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown (Previous School)4 Brandius Batiste WR 6-0 181 R-Fr. Roanoke, La. (Welsh)80 Brennen Bradley WR 6-4 202 Jr. Pass Christian, Miss. (St. Stanislaus)12 Jarell Brown CB 5-9 183 Jr. Wylie, Texas (Texas Lutheran)17 Xavier Brown WR 6-0 194 Jr. Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville)26 Duke Carter IV RB 5-8 197 So. Grand Prairie, Texas (Lake Ridge)9 Will Collins QB 6-1 198 So. Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur)32 Chase Day LB 6-1 235 So. Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School)43 Jared Doyle CB 5-10 171 R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist)91 David Elias Jr. DL 6-2 283 Sr.-5 Prairieville, La. (Dutchtown)77 Trace Ellison OL 6-5 301 So. Frisco, Texas (Texas Tech)6 CalebEvans QB 6-2 210 So. Mansfield,Texas(BishopDunne)68 T.J. Fiailoa OL 6-4 360 R-Fr. Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur)16 Craig Ford K 6-2 157 Jr. Paradis, La. (Hahnville)99 Derion Ford DL 6-0 291 Jr. Starkville, Miss. (Starkville) 41 Semaj Franklin CB 5-9 171 R-Fr. Kenner, La. (Bonnabel)10 D’Marius Gillespie WR 6-1 207 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Center Hill)27 Derrick Gore RB 5-10 212 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Alabama)3 Marcus Green WR 5-8 191 Jr. Pontotoc, Miss. (North Pontotoc)14 DavidGriffith LB 6-1 209 Jr. Plano,Texas(PlanoSenior)4 Rashaad Harding LB 5-11 231 Fr. Lafayette, La. (Carencro)15 Austin Hawley S 6-0 215 Fr. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater)85 Reagan Heddins TE 6-4 225 So. Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie)39 Harrison Heim P 5-8 175 So. Tomball, Texas (Southeastern Louisiana)92 Howard Houston Jr. DT 6-0 286 Sr.-5 Riverside, Calif. (Foothill College)9 Marcus Hubbard CB 5-9 174 Jr. Rowlett, Texas (Sachse)93 Mason Husmann DL 6-4 270 R-Fr. Aurora, Mo. (Aurora)51 Luke Hutchinson SN 6-1 230 Gr. Carnation, Wash. (Washington)73 Devin Jackson Jr. OL 6-5 354 So. Marrero, La. (Edna Karr)2 Roland Jenkins S 6-0 204 Sr.-5 New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35)94 Tyler Johnson DL 6-2 263 Jr. Red Bank, SC (Coffeyville CC)78 Brandon Jones OL 6-3 332 So. Montgomery, Texas (Kilgore College)88 Tyler Lamm TE 6-5 243 R-Fr. Metairie, La. (Holy Cross School)29 Logan Latin DB 5-9 172 R-Fr. Houston, Texas (Lamar)58 Donald Louis Jr. DE 6-3 270 So. Monroe, La. (Neville)24 Ben Luckett RB 5-11 229 Jr. Palestine, Texas (Palestine)20 Kenderick Marbles CB 5-9 166 Fr. Monroe, La. (Neville)54 Lee Marshall LB 6-0 218 So. Monroe, La. (Wossman)98 Sam Miller DE 6-3 239 So. Canton, Texas (Canton)66 Ben Moye OL 6-4 274 So. Garland, Texas (Sachse)1 Juwan Offray CB 5-11 188 Sr. New Orleans, La. (Holmes CC)86 Josh Pederson TE 6-5 227 R-Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North)71 NoahRamsey OL 6-3 297 R-Fr. Dalton,Ga.(SoutheastWhitfield)38 Korian Reynaud S 5-11 183 So. St. Rose, La. (Destrehan)56 Bobby Reynolds OL 6-2 281 So. Keller, Texas (Keller)30 Darius Rodrigue WR 5-8 184 R-Fr. New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross)74 Joquarius Savage OL 6-6 354 Jr. Monroe, La. (Neville) 44 Ty Shelby DE 6-4 239 R-Fr. Houston, Texas (Friendswood)7 Cortez Sisco Jr. LB 5-11 211 So. Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto Central)13 Garrett Smith QB 6-1 203 Jr. Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley)82 Sloan Spiller TE 6-1 229 Jr. Katy, Texas (Pearl River CC)5 Kerry Starks DE 6-2 220 R-Fr. Marrero, La. (John Ehret)21 Corey Straughter CB 5-10 165 Fr. Monroe, La. (Neville)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown (Previous School) 75 Frank Sutton Jr. OL 6-4 306 Sr.-5 Jackson, Miss. (Forest Hill)64 Eastwood Thomas OL 6-5 310 So. Jackson, Ala. (Alabama)6 Wesley Thompson S 6-1 195 Jr. Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill)8 Caleb Tucker DE 6-2 230 Sr.-5 Monroe, La. (Houston)2 RJ Turner WR 6-2 204 So. Natchitoches, La. (Nachitoches Central)33 Austin Vaughn RB 5-8 218 So. Alexandria, La. (Menard)90 Jaylen Veasley DL 6-2 278 So. Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall)45 Shaquille Warren DE 6-2 243 Jr. Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill)37 Traveion Webster S 5-11 207 Fr. Longview, Texas (Longview)25 Kayin White RB 5-11 215 R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist)1 Brian Williams WR 6-4 218 Sr. Bogalusa, La. (Bogalusa)13 Rhoy Williams S 6-1 192 Jr. Yazoo City, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)72 Samuel Williams OL 6-7 297 R-Fr. Fordyce, Ark. (Bearden)53 Re’Lik Wilson LB 5-9 214 R-Fr. Franklinton, La. (Franklinton)55 Re’Naz Wilson LB 5-8 215 R-Fr. Franklinton, La. (Franklinton)83 Matt Wylie K 6-4 185 Gr. Dripping Springs, Texas (UT San Antonio)

2017 ULM FOOTBALL

Louisiana Monroe Game Results (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend

Aug 31, 2017 at Memphis L 29-37 0-1 0-0 3:31 10263

Sep 16, 2017 USM L 17-28 0-2 0-0 3:13 11061

*Sep 23, 2017 at Louisiana Wo 56-50 1-2 1-0 3:42 18318

*Sep 30, 2017 COASTAL CAROLINA W 51-43 2-2 2-0 3:20 10359

*Oct 07, 2017 at Texas State W 45-27 3-2 3-0 3:13 12238

*Oct 14, 2017 GEORGIA STATE L 37-47 3-3 3-1 3:15 12578

*Oct 21, 2017 at South Alabama L 23-33 3-4 3-2 3:03 16495

2017 ULM FOOTBALL

Louisiana Monroe Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics ULM OPP

SCORING 258 265

Points Per Game 36.9 37.9

Points Off Turnovers 34 14

FIRST DOWNS 146 167

R u s h i n g 70 80

P a s s i n g 68 75

P e n a l t y 8 12

RUSHING YARDAGE 1437 1583

Yards gained rushing 1580 1732

Yards lost rushing 143 149

Rushing Attempts 290 287

Average Per Rush 5.0 5.5

Average Per Game 205.3 226.1

TDs Rushing 21 17

PASSING YARDAGE 1761 1939

C o m p - A t t - I n t 133-215-2 129-225-5

Average Per Pass 8.2 8.6

Average Per Catch 13.2 15.0


TDs Passing 10 18

TOTAL OFFENSE 3198 3522

Total Plays 505 512

Average Per Play 6.3 6.9


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-821 25-640

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-72 14-79

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-57 2-0

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.9 25.6

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.2 5.6

INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.4 0.0

FUMBLES-LOST 14-6 7-3

PENALTIES-Yards 40-329 56-512


PUNTS-Yards 37-1585 36-1515

Average Per Punt 42.8 42.1

Net punt average 39.1 39.5

KICKOFFS-Yards 41-2595 47-2735

Average Per Kick 63.3 58.2

Net kick average 38.5 35.4

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 1 5 2 9 : 4 5

3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/107 38/94

3rd-Down Pct 43% 40%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 3/5

4th-Down Pct 64% 60%

SACKS BY-Yards 15-93 12-88

MISC YARDS 0 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 36

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-9 6-7

ON-SIDE KICKS 1-4 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (30-35) 86% (26-29) 90%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-35) 69% (21-29) 72%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-29) 93% (27-31) 87%

ATTENDANCE 33998 57314

Games/Avg Per Game 3/11333 4/14328

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Louisiana Monroe 62 65 61 57 13 258

Opponents 76 70 61 51 7 265

2017 ULM FOOTBALL

Louisiana Monroe Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Gore, Derrick 7 102 388 18 370 3.6 5 26 52.9

Evans, Caleb 7 76 447 88 359 4.7 9 67 51.3

Luckett, Ben 6 39 301 2 299 7.7 5 56 49.8

Green, Marcus 7 9 162 3 159 17.7 0 74 22.7

White, Kayin 4 23 94 4 90 3.9 2 18 22.5

Smith, Garrett 3 22 94 26 68 3.1 0 32 22.7

Carter, Duke 7 12 43 0 43 3.6 0 16 6.1

McCray, Markis 6 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 37 6.2

Vaughn, Austin 5 5 14 0 14 2.8 0 5 2.8

TEAM 2 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0

Total 7 290 1580 143 1437 5.0 21 74 205.3

Opponents 7 287 1732 149 1583 5.5 17 66 226.1

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Evans, Caleb 7 140.01 105-166-1 63.3 1305 6 67 186.4

Smith, Garrett 3 158.17 28-49-1 57.1 456 4 80 152.0

Total 7 144.15 133-215-2 61.9 1761 10 80 251.6

Opponents 7 151.68 129-225-5 57.3 1939 18 86 277.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Green, Marcus 7 28 437 15.6 3 80 62.4

Williams, Brian 7 23 258 11.2 1 25 36.9

Turner, RJ 6 18 307 17.1 2 57 51.2

Brown, Xavier 7 15 196 13.1 2 64 28.0

McCray, Markis 6 10 139 13.9 0 46 23.2

Pederson, J. 7 10 91 9.1 0 29 13.0

Gore, Derrick 7 6 74 12.3 0 46 10.6

Hodoh, Jonathan 3 6 53 8.8 1 14 17.7

Gillespie, D. 6 4 91 22.8 0 35 15.2

Spiller, Sloan 6 4 36 9.0 1 20 6.0

Rodrique, D. 5 3 32 10.7 0 16 6.4

Carter, Duke 7 3 31 10.3 0 32 4.4

White, Kayin 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5

Batiste, B. 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5

Luckett, Ben 6 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.7

Total 7 133 1761 13.2 10 80 251.6

Opponents 7 129 1939 15.0 18 86 277.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Green, Marcus 9 74 8.2 0 30

Williams, Rhoy 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

Total 10 72 7.2 0 30

Opponents 14 79 5.6 0 25

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Straughter, C. 2 16 8.0 0 16

Jenkins, Roland 1 17 17.0 0 17

Day, Chase 1 6 6.0 0 6

Turner, Collin 1 18 18.0 0 18

Total 5 57 11.4 0 18

Opponents 2 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Green, Marcus 16 465 29.1 2 93

McCray, Markis 10 199 19.9 0 32

Batiste, B. 3 104 34.7 0 44

Carter, Duke 2 43 21.5 0 39

Warren, S. 1 8 8.0 0 8

Gore, Derrick 1 2 2.0 0 2

Total 33 821 24.9 2 93

Opponents 25 640 25.6 1 99

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Thompson, W. 1 6 6.0 0 6

Tucker, Caleb 1 15 15.0 1 15

Total 2 21 10.5 1 15

Opponents 1 92 92.0 0 92

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All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Evans, Caleb 9 - - - - 1-2 - - 54

Ford, Craig - 7-9 27-29 - - - - - 48

Gore, Derrick 5 - - - - - - - 30

Green, Marcus 5 - - - - - - - 30

Luckett, Ben 5 - - - - - - - 30

Turner, RJ 2 - - - - - - - 12

Brown, Xavier 2 - - - - - - - 12

White, Kayin 2 - - - - - - - 12

Williams, Brian 1 - - - 1 0-1 - - 8

Tucker, Caleb 1 - - - - - 1 - 8

Spiller, Sloan 1 - - - - - - - 6

Hodoh, Jonathan 1 - - - - - - - 6

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2

Total 34 7-9 27-29 - 1 1-3 1 1 258

Opponents 36 6-7 27-31 0-1 2 2-4 - - 265

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Evans, Caleb 7 242 359 1305 1664 237.7

Smith, Garrett 3 71 68 456 524 174.7

Gore, Derrick 7 102 370 0 370 52.9

Luckett, Ben 6 39 299 0 299 49.8

Green, Marcus 7 9 159 0 159 22.7

White, Kayin 4 23 90 0 90 22.5

Carter, Duke 7 12 43 0 43 6.1

McCray, Markis 6 1 37 0 37 6.2

Vaughn, Austin 5 5 14 0 14 2.8

TEAM 2 1 -2 0 -2 -1.0

Total 7 505 1437 1761 3198 456.9

Opponents 7 512 1583 1939 3522 503.1

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Ford, Craig 7-9 77.8 1-1 2-3 3-4 1-1 0-0 40 0

FG Sequence Louisiana Monroe Opponents

Memphis - (20)

USM (19) -

Louisiana - (20),39

COASTAL CAROLINA (40) -

Texas State (24),36,(35),(20) -

GEORGIA STATE (38) (27),(46)

South Alabama (32),24 (37),(32)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Heim, Harrison 37 1585 42.8 62 3 7 12 7 0

Total 37 1585 42.8 62 3 7 12 7 0

Opponents 36 1515 42.1 71 1 10 11 5 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Wylie, Matt 41 2595 63.3 15 1

Total 41 2595 63.3 15 1 25.6 38.5 26

Opponents 47 2735 58.2 10 4 24.9 35.4 29

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All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Green, Marcus 7 159 437 74 465 0 1135 162.1

Gore, Derrick 7 370 74 0 2 0 446 63.7

McCray, Markis 6 37 139 0 199 0 375 62.5

Evans, Caleb 7 359 0 0 0 0 359 51.3

Turner, RJ 6 0 307 0 0 0 307 51.2

Luckett, Ben 6 299 4 0 0 0 303 50.5

Williams, Brian 7 0 258 0 0 0 258 36.9

Brown, Xavier 7 0 196 0 0 0 196 28.0

Carter, Duke 7 43 31 0 43 0 117 16.7

Batiste, B. 4 0 6 0 104 0 110 27.5

White, Kayin 4 90 6 0 0 0 96 24.0

Gillespie, D. 6 0 91 0 0 0 91 15.2

Pederson, J. 7 0 91 0 0 0 91 13.0

Smith, Garrett 3 68 0 0 0 0 68 22.7

Hodoh, Jonatha 3 0 53 0 0 0 53 17.7

Spiller, Sloan 6 0 36 0 0 0 36 6.0

Rodrique, D. 5 0 32 0 0 0 32 6.4

Turner, Collin 4 0 0 0 0 18 18 4.5

Jenkins, Roland 7 0 0 0 0 17 17 2.4

Straughter, C. 7 0 0 0 0 16 16 2.3

Vaughn, Austin 5 14 0 0 0 0 14 2.8

Warren, S. 5 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.6

Day, Chase 7 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.9

TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0

Williams, Rhoy 7 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -0.3

Total 7 1437 1761 72 821 57 4148 592.6

Opponents 7 1583 1939 79 640 0 4241 605.9

2017 ULM FOOTBALL

Louisiana Monroe Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

14 Griffith, David 7 35 23 58 8.0-23 2.0-10 . . 3 . . 1 .

2 Jenkins, Roland 7 26 23 49 4.0-11 . 1-17 2 2 . . . .

6 Thompson, W. 7 24 18 42 1.5-2 . . . . 1-6 . . .

32 Day, Chase 7 16 16 32 1.5-6 1.5-6 1-6 1 . . . . .

8 Tucker, Caleb 7 13 16 29 5.5-26 3.0-21 . 1 5 1-15 . . .

7 Sisco, Cortez 7 14 13 27 1.5-4 0.5-2 . . . . . . .

93 Husmann, Mason 7 9 12 21 3.5-7 1.0-5 . . . . . . .

58 Louis, Donald 7 12 9 21 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 4 . . . .

13 Williams, Rhoy 7 9 11 20 . . . 1 1 . . . .

5 Starks, Kerry 6 13 6 19 5.5-27 2.5-19 . 1 2 . 1 . .

90 Veasley, Jalen 7 8 8 16 0.5-3 0.5-3 . 1 1 . . . .

10 Dallas, JJ 6 14 2 16 . . . 5 . . . . .

1 Offray, Juwan 7 10 2 12 . . . 5 . . . . .

34 Hedrick, Luke 2 11 . 11 . . . . . . . . .

20 Marbles, K. 7 8 3 11 . . . . . . . . .

99 Ford, Derion 6 6 4 10 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

94 Johnson, Tyler 4 8 1 9 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . .

43 Doyle, Jared 6 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .

9C Hubbard, Marcus 4 5 3 8 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .

23 Ingram, Nick 4 7 1 8 1.0-6 1.0-6 . 1 . . 1 . .

37 Webster, T. 6 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .

21 Straughter, C. 7 3 4 7 . . 2-16 1 . . . . .

38 Reynaud, Korian 4 3 4 7 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

92 Houston, Howard 7 3 3 6 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

29 Latin, Logan 5 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .

12 Brown, Jarell 7 4 1 5 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 . . . . .

44 Shelby, Ty 7 2 3 5 . 0.5-0 . . 2 . . . .

9 Collins, Will 4 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .

4 Harding, R. 4 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . .

98 Miller, Sam 6 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .

3 Turner, Collin 4 3 . 3 1.0-2 . 1-18 4 . . . . .

41 Franklin, Semaj 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

33 Vaughn, Austin 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

91 Elias, David 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

15 Hawley, Austin 4 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .

82 Spiller, Sloan 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

6Q Evans, Caleb 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

39 Heim, Harrison 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

5 Dunn, Jarred 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

51 Hutchinson, L. 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

TM TEAM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total 7 291 207 498 39-143 15-93 5-57 27 23 3-21 2 1 1

Opponents 7 300 237 537 29-123 12-88 2-0 27 17 6-92 6 . .

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Louisiana Monroe Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD MEM USM LA COASTA TXST GSU USA

Gore, Derrick 102-370/5 15-41/1 18-96/0 23-77/2 22-74/2 1-2/0 10-32/0 13-48/0

Evans, Caleb 76-359/9 9-8/0 11-90/2 16-129/5 8-7/0 7-23/1 12-12/0 13-90/1

Luckett, Ben 39-299/5 DNP 1-3/0 - 7-127/2 17-62/1 3-16/0 11-91/2

Green, Marcus 9-159/0 1-0/0 1-31/0 1--3/0 2-31/0 2-15/0 1-11/0 1-74/0

White, Kayin 23-90/2 10-39/1 2-0/0 DNP DNP 9-43/0 2-8/1 DNP

Smith, Garrett 22-68/0 12-48/0 3--2/0 DNP DNP DNP 7-22/0 DNP

Carter, Duke 12-43/0 2-10/0 1-0/0 2-4/0 1-4/0 4-9/0 2-16/0 -

McCray, Markis 1-37/0 - - 1-37/0 - - - DNP

Vaughn, Austin 5-14/0 DNP DNP 2-6/0 - 1-2/0 - 2-6/0

TEAM 1--2/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD MEM USM LA COASTA TXST GSU USA

Green, Marcus 28-437/3 4-35/1 1-2/0 8-117/0 2-23/0 5-118/1 2-98/1 6-44/0

Turner, RJ 18-307/2 2-57/0 DNP 4-47/1 - 4-81/1 4-43/0 4-79/0

Williams, Brian 23-258/1 3-59/0 - 5-38/0 1-14/0 8-96/1 5-46/0 1-5/0

Brown, Xavier 15-196/2 5-41/1 2-19/0 2-19/0 2-12/0 1-64/0 3-41/1 -

McCray, Markis 10-139/0 3-69/0 2-19/0 3-32/0 2-19/0 - - DNP

Pederson, J. 10-91/0 1-10/0 3-42/0 - 3-13/0 1-17/0 2-9/0 -

Gillespie, D. 4-91/0 - 1-17/0 DNP - 1-35/0 1-10/0 1-29/0

Gore, Derrick 6-74/0 - 1-7/0 2-49/0 1-0/0 1-2/0 - 1-16/0

Hodoh, Jonathan 6-53/1 1-0/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-10/0 4-43/1 DNP

Spiller, Sloan 4-36/1 - DNP 2-10/0 1-20/1 - - 1-6/0

Rodrique, D. 3-32/0 1-8/0 DNP - DNP - 2-24/0 -

Carter, Duke 3-31/0 1-0/0 - 2-31/0 - - - -

White, Kayin 1-6/0 - 1-6/0 DNP DNP - - DNP

Batiste, B. 1-6/0 - DNP DNP DNP 1-6/0 - -

Luckett, Ben 1-4/0 DNP - - - 1-4/0 - -

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Louisiana Monroe Passing Game-by-Game (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

#6Q Evans, Caleb Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

Memphis 11 20 0 55.0 108 1 25 2-23 116.86

USM 7 18 0 38.9 52 0 20 1-11 63.16

Louisiana 28 34 0 82.4 343 1 46 0-0 176.80

COASTAL CAROLINA 12 20 0 60.0 101 1 21 1-6 118.92

Texas State 24 37 0 64.9 433 3 67 1-7 189.92

GEORGIA STATE 9 14 0 64.3 89 0 18 3-28 117.69

South Alabama 14 23 1 60.9 179 0 57 0-0 117.55

TOTALS 105 166 1 63.3 1305 6 67 8-75 140.01

#3Q Smith, Garrett Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic

Memphis 10 17 1 58.8 171 1 46 0-0 150.96

USM 4 9 0 44.4 60 0 29 0-0 100.44

GEORGIA STATE 14 23 0 60.9 225 3 80 4-13 186.09

TOTALS 28 49 1 57.1 456 4 80 4-13 158.17

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Louisiana Monroe Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

Total Tackles UA-A Total MEM USM LA COASTA TXST GSU USA

Griffith, David 35-23 58 2 - 0 7 - 2 9 - 2 4 - 5 2 - 3 5 - 7 6 - 4

Jenkins, Roland 26-23 49 2 - 0 2 - 1 5 - 1 1 - 6 4 - 3 8 - 7 4 - 5

Thompson, W. 24-18 42 3 - 0 4 - 3 1 - 2 3 - 5 3 - 0 3 - 5 7 - 3

Day, Chase 16-16 32 1 - 0 4 - 2 1 - 1 3 - 4 3 - 3 3 - 1 1 - 5

Tucker, Caleb 13-16 29 3 - 0 4 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 4 2 - 1 1 - 6 1 - 1

Sisco, Cortez 14-13 27 3 - 0 2 - 1 3 - 5 1 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 3 2 - 1

Louis, Donald 12-9 21 1 - 0 5 - 1 - 2 - 3 2 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 3

Husmann, Mason 9-12 21 1 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 2 3 - 5

Williams, Rhoy 9-11 20 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 4 1 - 1 3 - 4 0 - 1

Starks, Kerry 13-6 19 D N P 3 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 1 4 - 1 0 - 1 3 - 0

Veasley, Jalen 8-8 16 3 - 0 0 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 1 -

Dallas, JJ 14-2 16 4 - 0 4 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 1 D N P

Offray, Juwan 10-2 12 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1

Hedrick, Luke 11-0 11 6 - 0 5 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Marbles, K. 8-3 11 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 0

Ford, Derion 6-4 10 1 - 0 2 - 0 D N P 1 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Johnson, Tyler 8-1 9 5 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 0 D N P - D N P D N P

Hubbard, Marcus 5-3 8 D N P D N P 1 - 1 D N P 3 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0

Ingram, Nick 7-1 8 1 - 0 3 - 1 3 - 0 D N P D N P - D N P

Doyle, Jared 6-2 8 D N P 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 0 - 2 - 0

Webster, T. 4-3 7 - D N P 1 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 - 1

Reynaud, Korian 3-4 7 D N P D N P 3 - 4 D N P - - -

Straughter, C. 3-4 7 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 1 - 2

Houston, Howard 3-3 6 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 - 1

Latin, Logan 3-2 5 D N P D N P 2 - 1 - - 0 - 1 1 - 0

Brown, Jarell 4-1 5 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 - -

Shelby, Ty 2-3 5 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 0

Collins, Will 3-1 4 D N P 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - D N P D N P

Miller, Sam 1-3 4 - D N P - 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0

Harding, R. 1-3 4 D N P D N P - D N P - 1 - 2 0 - 1

Turner, Collin 3-0 3 1 - 0 2 - 0 - D N P - D N P D N P

Vaughn, Austin 2-0 2 D N P D N P - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - -

Spiller, Sloan 1-1 2 1 - 0 D N P - - - 0 - 1 -

Franklin, Semaj 1-1 2 D N P D N P - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 -

Hawley, Austin 0-2 2 D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 - - 0 - 1

Elias, David 1-1 2 D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P

Dunn, Jarred 1-0 1 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

Evans, Caleb 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1 - 0

Heim, Harrison 0-1 1 - - 0 - 1 - - - -

Hutchinson, L. 0-1 1 D N P D N P - D N P - 0 - 1 -

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Louisiana Monroe Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Aug 31 at Memphis 49 146 2 20 21 279 2 46 21-37-1 279 2 46 7 117 0 32 0 0 0 0 425

Sep 16 USM 37 218 2 67 11 112 0 29 11-27-0 112 0 29 1 19 0 19 4 34 0 30 330

Sep 23 at Louisiana 45 250 7 38 28 343 1 46 28-34-0 343 1 46 6 111 0 34 1 0 0 0 593

Sep 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 40 243 4 56 12 101 1 21 12-20-0 101 1 21 6 159 1 82 3 10 0 13 344

Oct 07 at Texas State 41 156 2 18 24 433 3 67 24-37-0 433 3 67 1 22 0 22 2 28 0 29 589

Oct 14 GEORGIA STATE 37 117 1 32 23 314 3 80 23-37-0 314 3 80 8 305 1 93 0 0 0 0 431

Oct 21 at South Alabama 41 307 3 74 14 179 0 57 14-23-1 179 0 57 4 88 0 33 0 0 0 0 486

Louisiana Monroe 290 1437 21 74 133 1761 10 80 133-215-2 1761 10 80 33 821 2 93 10 72 0 30 3198

Opponents 287 1583 17 66 129 1939 18 86 129-225-5 1939 18 86 25 640 1 99 14 79 0 25 3522

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 5.0 • Avg/catch: 13.2 • Pass effic: 144.15 • KR avg: 24.9 • PR avg: 7.2 • All purpose avg/game: 592.6 • Total offense avg/gm: 456.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Aug 31 at Memphis 42 0 42 2.0-7 1.0-6 0 1-0 1-18 1 6 0 3-3 0 1 0 8 29

Sep 16 USM 59 25 84 9.0-31 3.0-20 0 0-0 1-0 6 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17

Sep 23 at Louisiana 45 28 73 10.0-35 5.0-25 1 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 6-7 0 0 1 0 56

Sep 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 28 49 77 5.0-24 3.0-19 0 1-15 2-23 4 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 20 51

Oct 07 at Texas State 41 22 63 5.0-25 2.0-18 1 1-6 0-0 6 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 6 45

Oct 14 GEORGIA STATE 38 47 85 2.5-6 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 37

Oct 21 at South Alabama 38 36 74 6.0-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-16 3 2 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 23

Louisiana Monroe 291 207 498 39.5-143 15.5-93 2 3-21 5-57 23 27 1 27-29 0 1 1 34 258

Opponents 300 237 537 29.0-123 12.5-88 6 6-92 2-0 17 27 0 27-31 0 2 0 14 265

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Aug 31 at Memphis 6 223 37.2 46 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 179 59.7 0 0

Sep 16 USM 10 439 43.9 62 0 1 3 1 3 1-1 19 0 4 252 63.0 0 0

Sep 23 at Louisiana 5 220 44.0 60 0 1 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 7 442 63.1 3 0

Sep 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 7 275 39.3 52 0 0 1 1 3 1-1 40 0 8 502 62.8 3 0

Oct 07 at Texas State 3 127 42.3 45 0 0 1 0 1 3-4 35 0 9 576 64.0 3 1

Oct 14 GEORGIA STATE 4 205 51.2 56 0 0 0 3 1 1-1 38 0 5 325 65.0 4 0

Oct 21 at South Alabama 2 96 48.0 55 0 1 1 1 1 1-2 32 0 5 319 63.8 2 0

Louisiana Monroe 37 1585 42.8 62 0 3 7 7 12 7-9 40 0 41 2595 63.3 15 1

Opponents 36 1515 42.1 71 0 1 10 5 11 6-7 46 0 47 2735 58.2 10 4

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Louisiana Monroe Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot

Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off

Aug 31 at Memphis 39 319 4 66 10 97 0 23 10-25-1 97 0 23 3 166 1 99 2 22 0 23 416

Sep 16 USM 48 284 1 44 17 250 3 42 17-32-1 250 3 42 4 87 0 25 3 10 0 22 534

Sep 23 at Louisiana 47 231 5 36 24 295 2 32 24-43-0 295 2 32 4 59 0 20 2 29 0 25 526

Sep 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 38 112 2 15 18 329 4 86 18-32-2 329 4 86 5 159 0 88 2 -6 0 0 441

Oct 07 at Texas State 39 181 2 26 14 205 2 47 14-25-0 205 2 47 5 98 0 27 2 22 0 19 386

Oct 14 GEORGIA STATE 41 224 2 20 26 446 4 69 26-35-0 446 4 69 1 10 0 10 3 2 0 5 670

Oct 21 at South Alabama 35 232 1 33 20 317 3 47 20-33-1 317 3 47 3 61 0 23 0 0 0 0 549

Opponents 287 1583 17 66 129 1939 18 86 129-225-5 1939 18 86 25 640 1 99 14 79 0 25 3522

Louisiana Monroe 290 1437 21 74 133 1761 10 80 133-215-2 1761 10 80 33 821 2 93 10 72 0 30 3198

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 5.5 • Avg/catch: 15.0 • Pass effic: 151.68 • KR avg: 25.6 • PR avg: 5.6 • All purpose avg/game: 605.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 503.1

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off

Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts

Aug 31 at Memphis 61 8 69 6.0-29 2.0-23 3 3-0 1-0 4 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 37

Sep 16 USM 45 21 66 6.0-18 1.0-11 0 1-0 0-0 1 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28

Sep 23 at Louisiana 40 42 82 3.0-11 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 5-7 0 0 0 0 50

Sep 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 29 56 85 4.0-13 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 3-3 0 2 0 0 43

Oct 07 at Texas State 46 34 80 2.0-8 1.0-7 1 0-0 0-0 5 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27

Oct 14 GEORGIA STATE 36 48 84 7.0-41 7.0-41 0 1-0 0-0 2 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 47

Oct 21 at South Alabama 43 28 71 1.0-3 0.0-0 2 1-92 1-0 2 4 0 3-4 0 0 0 7 33

Opponents 300 237 537 29.0-123 12.5-88 6 6-92 2-0 17 27 0 27-31 0 2 0 14 265

Louisiana Monroe 291 207 498 39.5-143 15.5-93 2 3-21 5-57 23 27 1 27-29 0 1 1 34 258

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob

Aug 31 at Memphis 5 204 40.8 53 0 0 2 1 3 1-1 20 0 7 353 50.4 0 0

Sep 16 USM 9 354 39.3 46 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 323 64.6 4 0

Sep 23 at Louisiana 4 181 45.2 56 0 0 2 1 2 1-2 20 0 8 453 56.6 0 2

Sep 30 COASTAL CAROLINA 5 222 44.4 59 0 1 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 7 411 58.7 1 0

Oct 07 at Texas State 7 281 40.1 49 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 321 64.2 3 1

Oct 14 GEORGIA STATE 4 190 47.5 71 0 0 0 1 4 2-2 46 0 8 487 60.9 0 0

Oct 21 at South Alabama 2 83 41.5 43 0 0 2 0 0 2-2 37 0 7 387 55.3 2 1

Opponents 36 1515 42.1 71 0 1 10 5 11 6-7 46 0 47 2735 58.2 10 4

Louisiana Monroe 37 1585 42.8 62 0 3 7 7 12 7-9 40 0 41 2595 63.3 15 1

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Louisiana Monroe Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn-

Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs

Memphis 29 - 37 25 / 16 10 / 10 13 / 4 2 / 2 49-146 / 39-319 21-37-1 / 10-25-1 279 / 97 86-425 / 64-416 135 / 188 4 / 2

USM 17 - 28 15 / 23 9 / 12 5 / 8 1 / 3 37-218 / 48-284 11-27-0 / 17-32-1 112 / 250 64-330 / 80-534 53 / 97 1 / 1

Louisiana 56 - 50 27 / 32 12 / 14 14 / 15 1 / 3 45-250 / 47-231 28-34-0 / 24-43-0 343 / 295 79-593 / 90-526 111 / 88 0 / 0

COASTAL CAROLINA 51 - 43 16 / 21 9 / 8 5 / 11 2 / 2 40-243 / 38-112 12-20-0 / 18-32-2 101 / 329 60-344 / 70-441 207 / 153 0 / 3

Texas State 45 - 27 24 / 18 9 / 9 15 / 7 0 / 2 41-156 / 39-181 24-37-0 / 14-25-0 433 / 205 78-589 / 64-386 56 / 120 0 / 1

GEORGIA STATE 37 - 47 19 / 31 8 / 13 10 / 18 1 / 0 37-117 / 41-224 23-37-0 / 26-35-0 314 / 446 74-431 / 76-670 305 / 12 1 / 0

South Alabama 23 - 33 20 / 26 13 / 14 6 / 12 1 / 0 41-307 / 35-232 14-23-1 / 20-33-1 179 / 317 64-486 / 68-549 104 / 153 2 / 1

Totals 258 - 265 146 / 167 70 / 80 68 / 75 8 / 12 290-1437 / 287-1583 133-215-2 / 129-225-5 1761 / 1939 505-3198 / 512-3522 971 / 811 8 / 8

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties

Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks

Memphis 10-18 / 7-15 2-2 / 0-0 37:42 / 22:18 1 5 : 2 4 3.0 / 8.2 7.5 / 3.9 4.9 / 6.5 6-37.2 / 5-40.8 8-53 / 10-96 1 / 2

USM 3-16 / 5-17 1-2 / 1-1 26:23 / 33:37 -7:14 5.9 / 5.9 4.1 / 7.8 5.2 / 6.7 10-43.9 / 9-39.3 5-54 / 12-125 3 / 1

Louisiana 10-16 / 4-13 0-1 / 1-1 31:08 / 28:52 2 : 1 6 5.6 / 4.9 10.1 / 6.9 7.5 / 5.8 5-44.0 / 4-45.2 9-87 / 5-35 5 / 0

COASTAL CAROLINA 2-11 / 8-14 1-1 / 0-0 26:39 / 33:21 -6:42 6.1 / 2.9 5.1 / 10.3 5.7 / 6.3 7-39.3 / 5-44.4 4-35 / 7-80 3 / 1

Texas State 7-16 / 3-13 1-2 / 0-1 33:34 / 26:26 7 : 0 8 3.8 / 4.6 11.7 / 8.2 7.6 / 6.0 3-42.3 / 7-40.1 6-57 / 7-39 2 / 1

GEORGIA STATE 7-17 / 4-10 3-4 / 1-1 28:59 / 31:01 -2:02 3.2 / 5.5 8.5 / 12.7 5.8 / 8.8 4-51.2 / 4-47.5 4-25 / 8-72 1 / 7

South Alabama 7-13 / 7-12 1-2 / 0-1 27:18 / 32:42 -5:24 7.5 / 6.6 7.8 / 9.6 7.6 / 8.1 2-48.0 / 2-41.5 4-18 / 7-65 0 / 0

Totals 46-107 / 38-94 9-14 / 3-5 211:43 / 208:17 3 : 2 6 5.0 / 5.5 8.2 / 8.6 6.3 / 6.9 37-42.8 / 36-42.1 40-329 / 56-512 15 / 12

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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Louisiana Monroe Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

Louisiana Monroe Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Aug 31, 2017 at Memphis L 29-37 5 4 29 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Sep 16, 2017 USM L 17-28 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 23, 2017 at Louisiana W 56-50 7 7 47 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 30, 2017 COASTAL CAROLINA W 51-43 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 07, 2017 at Texas State W 45-27 7 6 29 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 14, 2017 GEORGIA STATE L 37-47 4 4 23 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 21, 2017 at South Alabama L 23-33 6 3 16 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0

Totals 35 30 182 24 17 7 6 2 1 0 2 0 0

30 of 35 (85.7%)

Opponents Inside Louisiana Monroe Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Aug 31, 2017 at Memphis L 29-37 2 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 16, 2017 USM L 17-28 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Sep 23, 2017 at Louisiana W 56-50 8 8 50 7 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 30, 2017 COASTAL CAROLINA W 51-43 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 07, 2017 at Texas State W 45-27 2 2 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 14, 2017 GEORGIA STATE L 37-47 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 21, 2017 at South Alabama L 23-33 7 5 26 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0

Totals 29 26 157 21 13 8 5 0 1 0 0 2 0

26 of 29 (89.7%)

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Louisiana Monroe Game Superlatives (as of Oct 22, 2017)

All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 23 Gore, Derrick at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Rushing 129 Evans, Caleb at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

TD Rushes 5 Evans, Caleb at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Long Rush 74 Green, Marcus at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

Pass attempts 37 Evans, Caleb at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

Pass completions 28 Evans, Caleb at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Passing 433 Evans, Caleb at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

TD Passes 3 Evans, Caleb at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

3 Smith, Garrett vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Pass 80 Smith, Garrett vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Receptions 8 Green, Marcus at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

8 Williams, Brian at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

Yards Receiving 118 Green, Marcus at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

TD Receptions 1 Green, Marcus at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

1 Brown, Xavier at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

1 Turner, RJ at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

1 Spiller, Sloan vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

1 Williams, Brian at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

1 Green, Marcus at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

1 Turner, RJ at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

1 Hodoh, Jonathan vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

1 Brown, Xavier vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

1 Green, Marcus vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Reception 80 Green, Marcus vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Field Goals 3 Ford, Craig at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

Long Field Goal 40 Ford, Craig vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Punts 10 Heim, Harrison vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Punting Avg 51.2 Heim, Harrison vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Punt 62 Heim, Harrison vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Punts inside 20 3 Heim, Harrison vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

3 Heim, Harrison vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Long Punt Return 30 Green, Marcus vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Long Kickoff Return 93 Green, Marcus vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Tackles 15 Jenkins, Roland vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Sacks 1.0 Johnson, Tyler at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

1.0 Tucker, Caleb vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

1.0 Day, Chase vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

1.0 Starks, Kerry vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

1.0 Tucker, Caleb at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

1.0 Griffith, David at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

1.0 Ingram, Nick at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

1.0 Husmann, Mason at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

1.0 Tucker, Caleb vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

1.0 Griffith, David vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

1.0 Starks, Kerry at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

1.0 Brown, Jarell at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

1.0 Louis, Donald vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 2.0 Tucker, Caleb vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

2.0 Griffith, David vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

2.0 Tucker, Caleb at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

2.0 Griffith, David at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

2.0 Griffith, David vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

2.0 Starks, Kerry at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

2.0 Starks, Kerry at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

Interceptions 1 Turner, Collin at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

1 Straughter, C. vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

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1 Jenkins, Roland vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

1 Day, Chase vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

1 Straughter, C. at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 49 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

Yards Rushing 307 at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

Yards Per Rush 7.5 at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

TD Rushes 7 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass attempts 37 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

37 at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

37 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Pass completions 28 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Passing 433 at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

Yards Per Pass 11.7 at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

TD Passes 3 at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)


Total Plays 86 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

Total Offense 593 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Yards Per Play 7.6 at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

Points 56 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Sacks By 5 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

First Downs 27 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Penalties 9 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Penalty Yards 87 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Turnovers 4 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

Interceptions By 2 vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Punts 10 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Punting Avg 51.2 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Punt 62 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Punts inside 20 3 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

3 vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Long Punt Return 30 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 27 SMITH, Ito, vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Rushing 219 SMITH, Ito, vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

TD Rushes 2 HENDERSON, D., at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

2 Mitchell, E., at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

2 Williams, D., at Texas State (Oct 07, 2017)

Long Rush 66 TAYLOR, Patrick, at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

Pass attempts 37 Nunez, Andre, at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass completions 26 Manning, Conner, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Yards Passing 446 Manning, Conner, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

TD Passes 4 Keane, Tyler, vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

4 Manning, Conner, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Pass 86 Keane, Tyler, vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Receptions 11 Hart, Penny, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Yards Receiving 266 Williams, M., vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

TD Receptions 3 Hart, Penny, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Reception 86 Williams, M., vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Field Goals 2 Wright, Brandon, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

2 Patterson,Gavin, at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

Long Field Goal 46 Wright, Brandon, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Punts 9 EVERETT, Zac, vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Punting Avg 56.0 Wright, Brandon, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Punt 71 Wright, Brandon, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Punts inside 20 2 Geraci, Sam, at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

2 Holdenson, O., vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

2 Wright, Brandon, vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Punt Return 25 Malone, Ryheem, at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Long Kickoff Return 99 POLLARD, Tony, at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

Tackles 11 Thomas, Simeon, at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

11 Kelly, Silas, vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Sacks 3.0 Allen, M., vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Tackles For Loss 3.0 Allen, M., vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Interceptions 1 HALL, Austin, at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

1 Reaves, Jeremy, at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Yards Rushing 319 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

Yards Per Rush 8.2 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

TD Rushes 5 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass attempts 43 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Pass completions 26 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Yards Passing 446 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Yards Per Pass 12.7 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

TD Passes 4 vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)


Total Plays 90 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Total Offense 670 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Yards Per Play 8.8 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Points 50 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Sacks By 7 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

First Downs 32 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

Penalties 12 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Penalty Yards 125 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Turnovers 3 vs COASTAL CAROLINA (Sep 30, 2017)

Interceptions By 1 at Memphis (Aug 31, 2017)

1 at South Alabama (Oct 21, 2017)

Punts 9 vs USM (Sep 16, 2017)

Punting Avg 47.5 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Punt 71 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Punts inside 20 4 vs GEORGIA STATE (Oct 14, 2017)

Long Punt Return 25 at Louisiana (Sep 23, 2017)

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Louisiana Monroe Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2017)

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Team Statistics ULM OPP

SCORING 212 200

Points Per Game 42.4 40.0

Points Off Turnovers 26 14

FIRST DOWNS 106 128

R u s h i n g 51 58

P a s s i n g 50 63

P e n a l t y 5 7

RUSHING YARDAGE 1073 980

Yards gained rushing 1157 1078

Yards lost rushing 84 98

Rushing Attempts 204 200

Average Per Rush 5.3 4.9


TDs Rushing 17 12

PASSING YARDAGE 1370 1592

C o m p - A t t - I n t 101-151-1 102-168-3

Average Per Pass 9.1 9.5

Average Per Catch 13.6 15.6


TDs Passing 8 15

TOTAL OFFENSE 2443 2572

Total Plays 355 368

Average Per Play 6.9 7.0


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-685 18-387

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-38 9-47

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-39 1-0

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.4 21.5

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.3 5.2

INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.0 0.0

FUMBLES-LOST 7-2 5-2

PENALTIES-Yards 27-222 34-291


PUNTS-Yards 21-923 22-957

Average Per Punt 44.0 43.5

Net punt average 39.8 40.9

KICKOFFS-Yards 34-2164 35-2059

Average Per Kick 63.6 58.8

Net kick average 41.2 35.0

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 2 3 0 : 2 8

3RD-DOWN Conversions 33/73 26/62

3rd-Down Pct 45% 42%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/10 2/4

4th-Down Pct 60% 50%

SACKS BY-Yards 11-67 9-54

MISC YARDS 0 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 28 27

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-8 5-6

ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-0

RED-ZONE SCORES (24-28) 86% (22-24) 92%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (19-28) 68% (18-24) 75%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (22-24) 92% (19-23) 83%

ATTENDANCE 22937 47051

Games/Avg Per Game 2/11468 3/15684

Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Louisiana Monroe 55 55 47 42 13 212

Opponents 62 43 37 51 7 200

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Luckett, Ben 5 38 298 2 296 7.8 5 56 59.2

Evans, Caleb 5 56 311 50 261 4.7 7 38 52.2

Gore, Derrick 5 69 246 13 233 3.4 4 17 46.6

Green, Marcus 5 7 131 3 128 18.3 0 74 25.6

White, Kayin 2 11 52 1 51 4.6 1 18 25.5

McCray, Markis 4 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 37 9.2

Carter, Duke 5 9 33 0 33 3.7 0 16 6.6

Smith, Garrett 1 7 35 13 22 3.1 0 32 22.0

Vaughn, Austin 5 5 14 0 14 2.8 0 5 2.8

TEAM 2 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0

Total 5 204 1157 84 1073 5.3 17 74 214.6

Opponents 5 200 1078 98 980 4.9 12 36 196.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Evans, Caleb 5 154.44 87-128-1 68.0 1145 5 67 229.0

Smith, Garrett 1 186.09 14-23-0 60.9 225 3 80 225.0

Total 5 159.26 101-151-1 66.9 1370 8 80 274.0

Opponents 5 166.21 102-168-3 60.7 1592 15 86 318.4

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Green, Marcus 5 23 400 17.4 2 80 80.0

Williams, Brian 5 20 199 9.9 1 21 39.8

Turner, RJ 5 16 250 15.6 2 57 50.0

Brown, Xavier 5 8 136 17.0 1 64 27.2

Pederson, J. 5 6 39 6.5 0 17 7.8

Gore, Derrick 5 5 67 13.4 0 46 13.4

Hodoh, Jonathan 2 5 53 10.6 1 14 26.5

McCray, Markis 4 5 51 10.2 0 22 12.8

Spiller, Sloan 5 4 36 9.0 1 20 7.2

Gillespie, D. 4 3 74 24.7 0 35 18.5

Carter, Duke 5 2 31 15.5 0 32 6.2

Rodrique, D. 4 2 24 12.0 0 16 6.0

Batiste, B. 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0

Luckett, Ben 5 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8

Total 5 101 1370 13.6 8 80 274.0

Opponents 5 102 1592 15.6 15 86 318.4

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Green, Marcus 5 40 8.0 0 29

Williams, Rhoy 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

Total 6 38 6.3 0 29

Opponents 9 47 5.2 0 25

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Jenkins, Roland 1 17 17.0 0 17

Straughter, C. 1 16 16.0 0 16

Day, Chase 1 6 6.0 0 6

Total 3 39 13.0 0 17

Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Green, Marcus 16 465 29.1 2 93

McCray, Markis 5 77 15.4 0 23

Batiste, B. 3 104 34.7 0 44

Carter, Duke 1 39 39.0 0 39

Total 25 685 27.4 2 93

Opponents 18 387 21.5 0 88

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Tucker, Caleb 1 15 15.0 1 15

Thompson, W. 1 6 6.0 0 6

Total 2 21 10.5 1 15

Opponents 1 92 92.0 0 92

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PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Evans, Caleb 7 - - - - 0-1 - - 42

Ford, Craig - 6-8 22-24 - - - - - 40

Luckett, Ben 5 - - - - - - - 30

Green, Marcus 4 - - - - - - - 24

Gore, Derrick 4 - - - - - - - 24

Turner, RJ 2 - - - - - - - 12

Tucker, Caleb 1 - - - - - 1 - 8

Brown, Xavier 1 - - - - - - - 6

Spiller, Sloan 1 - - - - - - - 6

White, Kayin 1 - - - - - - - 6

Hodoh, Jonathan 1 - - - - - - - 6

Williams, Brian 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6

TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2

Total 28 6-8 22-24 - - 0-2 1 1 212

Opponents 27 5-6 19-23 - 2 2-4 - - 200

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Evans, Caleb 5 184 261 1145 1406 281.2

Luckett, Ben 5 38 296 0 296 59.2

Smith, Garrett 1 30 22 225 247 247.0

Gore, Derrick 5 69 233 0 233 46.6

Green, Marcus 5 7 128 0 128 25.6

White, Kayin 2 11 51 0 51 25.5

McCray, Markis 4 1 37 0 37 9.2

Carter, Duke 5 9 33 0 33 6.6

Vaughn, Austin 5 5 14 0 14 2.8

TEAM 2 1 -2 0 -2 -1.0

Total 5 355 1073 1370 2443 488.6

Opponents 5 368 980 1592 2572 514.4

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Ford, Craig 6-8 75.0 0-0 2-3 3-4 1-1 0-0 40 0

FG Sequence Louisiana Monroe Opponents

Louisiana - (20),39

COASTAL CAROLINA (40) -

Texas State (24),36,(35),(20) -

GEORGIA STATE (38) (27),(46)

South Alabama (32),24 (37),(32)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Heim, Harrison 21 923 44.0 60 2 4 8 6 0

Total 21 923 44.0 60 2 4 8 6 0

Opponents 22 957 43.5 71 1 6 7 4 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Wylie, Matt 34 2164 63.6 15 1

Total 34 2164 63.6 15 1 21.5 41.2 23

Opponents 35 2059 58.8 6 4 27.4 35.0 30

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Green, Marcus 5 128 400 40 465 0 1033 206.6

Gore, Derrick 5 233 67 0 0 0 300 60.0

Luckett, Ben 5 296 4 0 0 0 300 60.0

Evans, Caleb 5 261 0 0 0 0 261 52.2

Turner, RJ 5 0 250 0 0 0 250 50.0

Williams, Brian 5 0 199 0 0 0 199 39.8

McCray, Markis 4 37 51 0 77 0 165 41.2

Brown, Xavier 5 0 136 0 0 0 136 27.2

Batiste, B. 3 0 6 0 104 0 110 36.7

Carter, Duke 5 33 31 0 39 0 103 20.6

Gillespie, D. 4 0 74 0 0 0 74 18.5

Hodoh, Jonatha 2 0 53 0 0 0 53 26.5

White, Kayin 2 51 0 0 0 0 51 25.5

Pederson, J. 5 0 39 0 0 0 39 7.8

Spiller, Sloan 5 0 36 0 0 0 36 7.2

Rodrique, D. 4 0 24 0 0 0 24 6.0

Smith, Garrett 1 22 0 0 0 0 22 22.0

Jenkins, Roland 5 0 0 0 0 17 17 3.4

Straughter, C. 5 0 0 0 0 16 16 3.2

Vaughn, Austin 5 14 0 0 0 0 14 2.8

Day, Chase 5 0 0 0 0 6 6 1.2

TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0

Williams, Rhoy 5 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -0.4

Total 5 1073 1370 38 685 39 3205 641.0

Opponents 5 980 1592 47 387 0 3006 601.2

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Louisiana Monroe Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2017)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

14 Griffith, David 5 26 21 47 6.0-20 2.0-10 . . 1 . . 1 .

2 Jenkins, Roland 5 22 22 44 3.0-10 . 1-17 2 . . . . .

6 Thompson, W. 5 17 15 32 0.5-1 . . . . 1-6 . . .

32 Day, Chase 5 11 14 25 0.5-3 0.5-3 1-6 1 . . . . .

7 Sisco, Cortez 5 9 12 21 1.5-4 0.5-2 . . . . . . .

8 Tucker, Caleb 5 6 15 21 3.5-12 2.0-11 . 1 5 1-15 . . .

93 Husmann, Mason 5 6 11 17 2.5-6 1.0-5 . . . . . . .

13 Williams, Rhoy 5 6 10 16 . . . . 1 . . . .

5 Starks, Kerry 5 10 4 14 4.5-20 1.5-12 . 1 1 . 1 . .

58 Louis, Donald 5 6 8 14 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 4 . . . .

90 Veasley, Jalen 5 5 5 10 0.5-3 0.5-3 . 1 1 . . . .

1 Offray, Juwan 5 8 2 10 . . . 3 . . . . .

20 Marbles, K. 5 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .

9C Hubbard, Marcus 4 5 3 8 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . .

37 Webster, T. 5 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .

99 Ford, Derion 4 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .

43 Doyle, Jared 5 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .

38 Reynaud, Korian 4 3 4 7 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

10 Dallas, JJ 4 6 1 7 . . . 3 . . . . .

21 Straughter, C. 5 3 3 6 . . 1-16 1 . . . . .

29 Latin, Logan 5 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .

92 Houston, Howard 5 2 3 5 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

44 Shelby, Ty 5 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .

12 Brown, Jarell 5 3 1 4 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 . . . . .

98 Miller, Sam 5 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .

4 Harding, R. 4 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . .

23 Ingram, Nick 2 3 . 3 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . .

33 Vaughn, Austin 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

41 Franklin, Semaj 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

15 Hawley, Austin 4 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .

91 Elias, David 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

9 Collins, Will 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

51 Hutchinson, L. 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

94 Johnson, Tyler 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

39 Heim, Harrison 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

6Q Evans, Caleb 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

82 Spiller, Sloan 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

TM TEAM 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total 5 190 182 372 28-105 11-67 3-39 17 16 2-21 2 1 1

Opponents 5 194 208 402 17-76 9-54 1-0 13 12 2-92 3 . .

A 1987 RETROSPECTIVE


Team of Destiny: A 1987 Retrospective

By Paul Letlow

This season ULM’s unforgettable “Team of Destiny” cel-ebrates the 30th anniversary of its 1987 National Cham-pionship.

“It was just a great season and so unifying,” former head coach Pat Collins said. “Not only for our football team and our school but also for the whole community. It was unbe-lievable how people rallied around that football team. It just made you so proud. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime deal.”

The former Northeast Louisiana University football team finished13-2overallandcappedthatmemorableseasonwith a 43-42 win over Marshall in the I-AA title game. The campaign featured last-second victories, high-scoring shootoutsandlegendaryfigureslikeCollinsandquarter-back Stan Humphries, who remain a major part of school lore.

“It became a point where we just didn’t give up when games looked out of reach,” former All-America offensive lineman John Clement said. “We worked that much harder and we actually knew we were going to win a lot of these games. You look back and there were probably seven games where we could have quit, but we knew we were going to win and we did it. The further I get away from it and look back, the less I believe what we did. It’s just amazing.”

ULM is still the only university from Louisiana to win the I-AA championship.

As they have in past milestone years, members of that team will reunite this fall on the University of Louisiana Monroe campus to celebrate battles won, reminisce and catch up on the years since their time together. The most recent reunion came in 2012 when ULM’s L Club inducted the entire 1987 team into the school’s Hall of Fame. “We’ve kept all these guys together over the years,” said former offensive lineman Blair Michel. “They are like, ‘I can’t wait to bring my kids back to show them. This is what we talk about all of the time. This is what I tell them.’”Much has changed in the past three decades on campus.

Beyond the university name change and switch in mascots from Indians to Warhawks, the football program now com-petes in the Football Bowl Subdivision or what was known as Division I-A. The campus itself has been transformed too -- old landmarks like Olin Hall are gone, replaced by updated living quarters. The impressive library, opened in 1999, stands tall along the bayou.

These former players are older too of course, but still bound together across time by the memories and lessons of their heroic season. Their accomplishments are a huge part of ULM’s tradition.

“I’ve yet to come across anything in life other than immedi-ate family that had that family relationship like we had in that locker room,” Michel said.

Collins, a member of the Louisiana Sports Halls of Fame, was the dynamic coach who stirred all the ingredients to-gether.

“He knew what kind of players he needed to go recruit,” Humphries said. “He was a guy you loved to play for. He could motivate you to play. He wasn’t afraid to have a good time together, but when it came time to practice we had to get it right.”

“We believed in our coach,” said former defensive back Richard Green. “Pat Collins had that heart. He was that type of person. He kept everybody thinking the same way that he did.”

Humphries was the triggerman in an offense that was nearly unstoppable. ULM averaged 414.9 yards and 30.4 points per game that season. Humphries threw for 2,622 yards and 22 touchdowns during the regular season and added another 1,397 yards and 11 touchdowns in four playoff victories.

“He had some monster games in the playoffs,” Collins said. “It was unreal.”

The defense was the best in the Southland Conference during the regular season, allowing 303.8 yards and 19.9 points per game. Games were higher scoring in the play-offs but the defense made plenty of timely plays when needed.

“We always liked to say that we bent but didn’t break,” said former linebacker Duke Marcus. “Yeah, we gave up some points but we came up with some plays when we needed to.”

FAST START AND THEN A LULLThe opening chapter to 1987 was satisfying enough.

The team rolled to 44-7 routs in each of the first two

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games, crushing rival Louisiana Tech before the biggest crowdinTechhistory(24,975)—thefifthconsecutivewinover the Bulldogs—and then slamming Southwest Texas (now known as Texas State).

Those road victories were followed by a 26-14 triumph overNichollsStateinthefirsthomegamebeforeacrowdof 19,683, as fullback Tommy Minvielle burst 55 yards for a touchdown on fourth down andCyril Crutchfield inter-cepted two passes.

Thefourthgame,withthemostamazingandexcitingfin-ish in school history, provided evidence that this team was special and started the whispers of destiny. With 16 sec-onds to play and no timeouts in Natchitoches, ULM went 87 yards and scored on a 48-yard pass from Humphries to tight end Jackie Harris for a 33-31 victory over Northwest-ern State.

“We were already halfway to the bus when the last couple of plays happened,” Clement said. “The ball bounced off four people and Jackie Harris caught it. It really taught me not to give up and think that you can’t do it.”

ULMflirtedwithdangeratNorthwesternbutthatwasn’tthewakeup call the team needed. A week after winning on a “Hail Mary” pass, the team endured a crushing 48-28 loss toLamar,ateamthatwouldfinish3-8.Thelosswouldalsocost Humphries his starting job for three games as back-up Walter Phythian came in and threw for 209 yards and ran for 102.

“We had some tough times,” Collins said. “We were number one in the nation when we went to Lamar and got beat. We came back and were all down in the dumps. That’s when we made a change and it proved to be a good change for that particular ballgame.”

Phythian would start against defending I-AA champion Georgia Southern the next week and direct a 26-17 vic-tory.HumphriesneversawthefieldasULMutilizedfourfieldgoalsbystarkickerTeddyGarcia.

ULM fell again the next week as Southwestern Louisi-ana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) won at Malone Stadium, 17-7. Humphries and Phythian alternat-ed at quarterback, a plan that failed as ULM gained just 226 yards.

“We stunk it up,” Collins said after the game as his team slipped to 5-2. “Sloppy wasn’t the word for it. I don’t know if there is a word for it.”

Collins had a knack for pushing the right buttons on a team though, and he was prepared to make the necessary ad-justments.

“We split time with them and got beat by USL,” Collins

said.“Wemadethefirmdecisionthatweweregoingtogowith Stan and Walt understood that. He didn’t like it but he understood. All of a sudden, boom! It all worked itself out.”

“Coach Collins and his coaching staff were good with just giving youenough to figure it outwithoutdoing it all foryou,” Michel said.

After the loss, Collins made the change back to Humphries at quarterback, igniting the offense that would overwhelm opponents for the rest of the season.

“He knew how to push at the right time and when to pick you up and give you a pat on the backside when you were down,” Clement said.

In the next game Humphries passed for 388 yards and three TDs to beat McNeese 37-10. These eventual cham-pions would not lose again.

BACK ON TRACKThe ninth game brought a 34-24 win over Division I-A Southern Miss, led by future NFL quarterback Brett Favre. ULM was the only I-AA school to beat a I-A team with a winningrecordthatyearasSouthernMissfinished6-5.

ULM claimed a share of the Southland Conference title in Week 10 by beating North Texas, 24-23, in the “South-land Showdown,” as Humphries threw for 310 yards. The gamewasanotherexampleoftheteam’sincreasingflairfor heart-stopping performances.

After leading 21-0, ULM faltered and allowed North Texas to come back. A North Texas touchdown with 1:23 remain-ing narrowed the score to 24-23. Good fortune intervened again for ULM, as North Texas coach Corky Nelson elect-ed to kick the extra point instead of trying for two and the win. Shockingly, Keith Chapman’s kick hit the right upright and bounced back. Chapman, perfect on PAT’s all season, had missed and ULM had won.

“Even when things got bad, there was always that feeling thatwewould findaway to comebackandwina foot-ball game,” Collins said. “We had a great kicker and an outstanding quarterback with Stan, outstanding receivers and running backs and we played great defense when we needed to.”

Even as a co-conference champion, ULM needed a Week 11 win over Arkansas State to claim one of the 16 I-AA playoff spots. Arkansas State wasn’t even in the Southland anymore after leaving in 1986. But because ULM couldn’t schedule all three of the new teams in the Southland, the Arkansas State game was a designated conference game.

Afterfallingbehind21-0inthefirsthalf,ULMralliedtowin31-21. Humphries threw for 351 yards and a touchdown to carry the team into its postseason for the ages.

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“Lord-a-mercy, what a game,” Collins declared when it was over.

POSTSEASON DRAMAULM enjoyed the good fortune to play host to three play-off games at Malone Stadium, which certainly helped the cause and built momentum for the team.

“It was wild and it was crazy,” Humphries said. “People were excited about what was going on. They kept talking about how close the games were and how much scoring was going on. It was during the holidays so we didn’t have the huge, huge crowds. But the people who were there were into it.”

Thefirst-roundplayoffgameonNov.28wasthecalmbe-fore the storm for ULM. The team had a dangerous re-match with North Texas, but took care of business with a 30-9 win at Malone Stadium. Linebacker Duke Marcus recorded 16 tackles and an interception, as the defense delivered its best performance of the playoffs.

Here’s where it really got interesting. Back at Malone Stadiumthenextweekend,ULM’s33-32quarterfinalwinover Eastern Kentucky is the stuff of legends. Humphries passed for 486 yards and gained 521 yards of total of-fense.Garcia, whomissed two field goals earlier in thegame, boomed a 48-yarder with 14 seconds remaining to win it for ULM. Collins called it the most exciting game he’d ever coached.

“The loudest I ever heard that stadium was when Teddy kickedthat48-yardfieldgoal,”Collinssaid.“Idon’t thinkI’ve ever heard a crowd that loud. It was unbelievable. I haven’t forgotten it to this day.”

Incredibly, ULM would top that performance for excitement with a double-overtime thriller the next week to advance to thechampionshipgame. In the44-41semifinalwinoverNorthern Iowa at Malone Stadium, ULM squandered a 21-0 lead, then let Northern Iowa tie the game at 41-41 on a touchdown and two-point conversion.

In the first overtime,Northern Iowa lost a fumble at theULM3whileGarciamissedapotentialgame-winningfieldgoal.

In the second overtime, Garcia found redemption with a 41-yardfieldgoal.NorthernIowa’skickermissedhis38-yard attempt and ULM – despite giving up 547 yards – was headed to the title game in Pocatello, Idaho.

“Whenwewon it, thosepotatoescameflyingoutof thestands,” Collins said. “I told those players to put their hel-mets back on. Those things were like rocks.”

THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEThe I-AA season concluded that year in the Minidome, the quirky indoor home of Idaho State. ULM and the Thunder-ing Herd from Marshall put on a show in a nationally-tele-vised game that produced more than 1,000 yards of total offense. Humphries tossed three touchdowns and passed for 436 yards. His quarterback counterpart Tony Peterson threw for 474 yards.

ULM needed its own comeback this time after trailing by 14 points in the fourth quarter. Humphries directed the game-winning drive and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 7:19 remaining.

“I remember the talk that I gave to the offensive line and the players on the sideline when it was looking real rough,” Collinssaid.“Isaid,‘Arewereallyjustsatisfiedjusttogettothisgame?Orarewegoingtobesatisfiedifwewinthisgame?’”

Garcia’s PAT stood as the winning margin, thanks to a few timely plays from a ULM defense that had drawn criticism by allowing more than 400 yards per game through the playoffs.

“You had to be a big-play defense,” Collins said. “You had to come up with a big play every so often to keep you in the ballgame. That’s what we did.”

The beleaguered unit, which gave up 576 yards in the championship game, contributed a fumble recovery by Richard Green at the ULM 7 with three minutes left and a 14-yard sack by Troy Brown. Finally closing the door on Marshall, safety Perry Harper intercepted a pass with 56 seconds remaining to seal the win.

“Something I took from it was you never give up,” Green said. “There’s always a better outcome to a bad situation. When you think you’re totally out of it, you’ve got a team-mate or somebody that can do something big.”

“Once or twice is lucky,” Clement said. “But when you do itfive,six,seventimesthroughoutaseason,it’snotluckanymore. It’s just the way the guys played together and the way we fought.”

BACK TO THE FUTUREFast forward to the present, when these men still take great pride in all that they accomplished in 1987. ULM and the community that thrilled in their season then is always proud to welcome them back.

“All of us were kids back then,” Michel said. “I went to Northeast as a 17-year-old freshman in college. The big-gest thing that stuck out to us after years of thinking about it was, what a great way to learn to grow up with a leader like Pat Collins and the rest of his coaching staff. We all think that what molded us into the people we are today are

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the lessons that we learned there.”

Since banding together in 1987, players and coaches have enjoyed continued successes in life too. A few like Humphries and tight end Jackie Harris played pro football but they also own businesses, work in law enforcement, farming, sales, banking, coaching and other professions.

“I’m proud to have been associated with those guys,” Col-lins said. “It was a special group. We emphasized the aca-demic part of it so much to get it right. I’m not surprised at all at the successes these guys have had in whatever fieldsthattheychosetogointo.” Sure, they won the title at the end. Yet they also learned lessons for a lifetime while giving ULM and its fans an amazing thrill ride along the way.

Said Marcus: “We learned things like teamwork, coming to-gether for a common goal, hard work and working through adversity. All of that is so true in what I do every day.”

“It taught me throughout life not to quit anything,” Clement said. “You can go forth and there’s no limit.”

“Whatwedidthen,saidMichel,“reflectsonwhatalotofus are now.”

TO THE VICTORS …In addition to the 1987 NCAA I-AA Championship trophy, ULM also won the Kennedy Cup, awarded annually by the National Football Foundation and the Timmie, the champi-onship trophy presented by the Washington (D.C.) Touch-down Club. Each player also won his personal champion-ship trophy, a $285, 10-karat gold ring, crested by a garnet stone and big “1” in synthetic diamonds. Head coach Pat Collins won the Chevrolet (voted by CBS Sports) and Football News Coach of the Year Awards, while defensive tackleClaudeBrumfieldandoffensivetackleJohnClementwerenamedconsensusfirst-teamAll-Americans;quarter-backStanHumphriesandkickerTeddyGarciawerefirst-teamers on at least one All-America squad; and defensive backCyrilCrutchfieldwasasecond-teamselection.

– Honors compiled by Bob Anderson

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