2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
The 2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Louisiana–Monroe competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games at Malone Stadium. The Warhawks were led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie. ULM finished the season with a 4–8 record (3–4).[1]
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
2008 record | 4–8 (3–4 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | Charlie Weatherbie (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Phil Elmassian (1st season) |
Home stadium | Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy $ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Warhawks' season started with a fumble on the first play, which 10th-ranked Auburn returned for a touchdown. The Tigers eventually won that game, 34–0. The following week at Arkansas, ULM led in both the third quarter, 24–6, and fourth quarter, 27–14, but eventually lost, 28–27, after missing a 45-yard field goal attempt. Against Louisiana-Lafayette, ULM surrendered a school record of 728 yards. ULM had led Florida Atlantic, 21–10, at half time, but ultimately lost, 29–28, when the Owls scored on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 0:20 remaining to play. The next week, however, ULM upset eventual Sun Belt champions Troy, 31–30. The Warhawks were shut out by Ole Miss, 59–0, but won their season finale against Florida International, 31–27. ULM finished the season tied for fifth (second-to-last) in the Sun Belt Conference.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | at No. 10 Auburn* | L 34–0 | 87,451[2] | |
September 6 | at Arkansas* | L 28–27 | 55,048[2] | |
September 12 | Alabama A&M* |
| W 37–15 | 9,717[2] |
September 20 | at Tulane* |
| L 24–10 | 23,419[2] |
October 4 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| L 44–35 | 21,929[2] |
October 11 | at Arkansas State |
| L 37–29 | 22,745[2] |
October 18 | North Texas |
| W 35–23 | 10,388[2] |
October 25 | Florida Atlantic |
| L 29–28 | 9,922[2] |
November 1 | Troy |
| W 31–30 | 10,112[2] |
November 8 | at Middle Tennessee State | L 24–21 | 16,150[2] | |
November 15 | at Mississippi* | L 59–0 | 43,665[2] | |
November 22 | at FIU |
| W 31–27 | 12,925[2] |
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References
- Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 284, 2009.
- "Combined Team Statistics". University of Louisiana-Monroe. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-21.