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U L M WA R H AW K FOOTBALL Date Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 28
Opponent (AP / Coaches) Time/Result $ vs. (8/10) Arkansas (ESPNU) W, 34-31 (OT) at Auburn (SEC Network / ESPN3) L, 28-31 (OT) (RV / RV) Baylor (ESPN) L, 42-47 at Tulane (CST) W, 63-10 * at Middle Tenn. (Sun Belt Net. / ESPN 3) W, 31-17 * Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt Net. / ESPN3) W, 35-14 * (NR/RV) at WKU (ESPN3) W, 43-42 (OT) * South Alabama W, 38-24 * UL-Lafayette (Sun Belt Net. / ESPN3) L, 24-40 * at Arkansas State (ESPNU) L, 23-45 * North Texas W, 42-16 * at FIU W, 23-17 # vs. Ohio 1 p.m.
$ Little Rock, Ark. * Sun Belt Conference Game # AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) All Times Central
2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl ULM (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt) vs. Ohio (8-4, 4-4 Mid-American) • Fri., Dec. 28, 2012 • 1 p.m. • • Shreveport, La. • Independence Stadium (48,975) • • Audio: 104.1 FM (Monroe) / 710 AM (Shreveport) / ULMWarhawks.com • • TV: ESPN / ESPN3.com • • Live Stats: IndependenceBowl.org • • Twitter: @ULMWarhawks / #WarhawkFB / #ReadyToBowl •
Ta l e o f the Tap e Offense
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Points 426 367 Average 35.5 30.6 First Downs/Game 285/23.8 281/23.4 Total Offense 5312 5226 Average 442.7 435.5 Net Rushing 1752 2424 Average 146.0 202.0 Net Passing 3560 2802 Average 296.7 233.5 Pass Attempts 499 379 Pass Completions 322 235 Interceptions 12 4 Fumbles/Lost 12/4 10/4 3rd Down 93/194 (48%) 82/193 (42%) 4th Down 23/32 (72%) 10/19 (53%) FG/Att. 5/8 22/30 Avg. TOP 30:11 30:53 Penalties/Yds 67/539 62/572 Average 44.9 47.7 Points 334 308 Average 27.8 25.7 First Downs/Game 258/21.5 253/21.1 Total Defense 4888 4740 Average 407.3 395.0 Net Rushing 1630 1982 Average 135.8 165.2 Net Passing 3258 2758 Average 271.5 229.8 Pass Attempts 434 434 Pass Completions 271 246 Interceptions 15 10 Avg. per return 9.1 5.1 Fumble/Rec. 17/9 15/12 3rd Down 75/176 (43%) 85/190 (45%) Sacks/Yds. 24/163 20/107
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By t he Numbers 0 • ULM and Ohio have never met on the gridiron... It is also the first meeting between the two schools in any sport. 1 • ULM will be making its first bowl appearance since moving up to the FBS ranks beginning with the 1994 campaign. 2 • Brent Leonard needs just two receptions to become ULM’s all-time leading receiver... The former walk-on has 202 career catches and trails on Mack Vincent who totaled 203 receptions from 2000-03. 2 • The attacking Warhawk defense scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in the 63-10 win at Tulane... It was the first time since the 1999 season that ULM scored multiple defensive TDs in one game... ULM recorded returned three interceptions for scores against Northwestern State on Sept. 25, 1999. 4 • Isaiah Newsome leads the Warhawks with four interceptions in 2012... Newsome is tied for third in the Sun Belt this season. 5 • ULM posted a five-game win streak from Sept. 29 - Oct. 27... It was the program’s longest win streak since a five-game win streak during the 1993 season (Oct. 16 - Nov. 13) 8 • ULM’s eight wins are an FBS-era (1994-pres.) high and the most since the Warhawks posted nine wins in the final season at the FCS (1-AA) level (9-3; 1993). 10 • ULM earned a total of 10 postseason honors from the Sun Belt Conference following a strong 2012 campaign... Head coach Todd Berry was named the league’s coach of the year, while Kolton Browning was tabbed the conference’s offensive player of the year... In all, the squad had eight all-conference selections (1 first team selection, 5 second team picks and two honorable mention team members). 44 • There have been 44 overtime games this season, an all-time high... ULM has played in a season-high four overtime games and posted a 3-1 record in those games. 59 • The Warhawks have set a new school record with 59 touchdowns this season... Of ULM’s 59 TDs -- 31 passing TDs, 24 rushing TDs and four defensive scores (1 INT Return; 3 Fumble Returns)... The previous school record for TDs was 56 during the 1993 campaign. 90 • R.J. Young leads the Warhawk defense with 90 tackles in 2012... He has also recorded 10.5 tackles for loss. 97 • Brent Leonard has tallied 97 receptions this season... He is the first ULM receiver to tally 80 or more receptions in a single season and he currently ranks third in the Sun Belt single season record books. 98.2 • Justin Manton has connected on 55 of his 56 PATs this season for a success rate of 98.2 percent... His 55 makes and 56 attempts are both league highs. 297.36 • Kolton Browning ranks second in the Sun Belt and 21st nationally with 297.36 yards of total offense per contest.
Ar ou nd t he Sun B elt
Sun B elt Stand i n g s
R&L Carrier’s New Orleans Bowl - Dec. 22 UL-Lafayette vs. East Carolina, 11 a.m.
Arkansas State ULM UL-Lafayette Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Troy North Texas Florida International Florida Atlantic South Alabama
Little Caesers Pizza Bowl - Dec. 26 Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl - Dec. 28 ULM vs. Ohio, 1 p.m. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Jan. 6 Arkansas State vs. Kent State, 8 p.m.
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2012 Opponents
ULM By The Numbers Overall Record_ ___________________ 8-4 At Home_ ________________________ 3-2 On the Road______________________ 4-2 At Neutral Sites____________________ 1-0 vs. Ranked Teams__________________ 1-0 vs. Sun Belt Conference_ ____________ 6-2 Sun Belt Conference Home_ _________ 3-1 Sun Belt Conference Away___________ 3-1 vs. Big XII Conference_______________ 0-1 vs. Conference USA________________ 1-0 vs. Mid-American Conference_ _______ 0-0 vs. Southeastern Conference_________ 1-1 In September_ ____________________ 2-2 In October________________________ 4-0 In November______________________ 2-2 In December______________________ 0-0 In January________________________ 0-0 When Leading after 1 Quarter________ 5-2 When Trailing after 1 Quarter_ _______ 2-1 When Tied after 1 Quarter___________ 1-1 When Leading at Halftime___________ 6-0 When Trailing at Halftime___________ 2-4 When Tied at Halftime______________ 0-0 When Leading after 3 Quarters_______ 6-0 When Trailing after 3 Quarters________ 2-4 When Tied after 3 Quarters_ _________ 0-0 In Overtime Games_ _______________ 3-1 When ULM Scores First______________ 5-3 When Opponent Scores First_________ 3-1 In Games Decided by 3 Pts or Less_ ___ 2-1 In Games Decided by 4-10 Pts________ 2-1 When Scoring 20 or Fewer Points_ ____ 0-0 When Scoring 20-29 Points_ _________ 1-3 When Scoring 30+ Points____________ 7-1 When Allowing 20 or Fewer Points____ 5-0 When Allowing 20-29 Points_________ 1-0 When Allowing 30+ Points___________ 2-4 Rushing for 100 Yards or Less_________ 2-2 Rushing for Over 100 Yards_ _________ 6-1 Rushing for Over 200 Yards_ _________ 2-1 Passing for Over 200 Yards___________ 6-3 Passing for Over 300 Yards___________ 4-2 Totaling 300 Yards or Fewer__________ 1-0 Totaling 300+ Yards of Total Offense___ 7-4 Totaling 400+ Yards of Total Offense___ 5-4 Allowing Less than 100 Rush. Yds._____ 4-0 Allowing 100+ Rush. Yds.____________ 4-4 Allowing Less than 300 Yds. Tot. Off.___ 1-0 Allowing 300+ Yds. of Total Offense_ __ 7-4 ULM Player Rushes for 100+ Yards_____ 1-1 Opp. Player Rushes for 100+ Yards____ 2-2 No Turnovers_____________________ 1-1 Less than 3 Turnovers_______________ 7-2 3 or More Turnovers________________ 0-1 No Takeaways_____________________ 0-0 Less than Three Takeaways_ _________ 6-4 3 or More Takeaways_ ______________ 2-0 More than 30:00 of Possession_ ______ 4-3 Less than 30:00 of Possession_ _______ 4-1
Warhawk Radio Network Longtime “Voice of the Warhawks” Frank Hoffmann returns to the booth for his 37th season as the play-by-play voice for ULM football. Former ULM athletics director Bruce Hanks will serve as Hoffmann’s color analyst for the season.
Broadcast Information
Stations_____________104.1 FM (Monroe) _________________ 710 AM (Shreveport) Airtime_ ___________________ 12:30 p.m. Online Broadcast_ ____ulmwarhawks.com Play-by-Play_ __________ Frank Hoffmann Color Analyst_ ____________ Bruce Hanks Sideline_________________ Joey Trappey
vs. (8/10) Arkansas Sept. 8 Little Rock, Ark. W, 34-31 (OT) ESPNU
After ULM scored on its opening possession, Arkansas scored 28 unanswered points to take a 28-7 lead with 9:42 left in the third quarter... ULM responded and evened the game at 28-all with just 47 seconds remaining... In overtime, Arkansas kicked a field goal on its possession to move in front 31-28... Facing 4th and 1 at the 16, Kolton Browning raced toward the endzone and dove across the goal line along the right pylon to give ULM the upset victory over Arkansas.
at Auburn Sept. 15 Auburn, Ala. L, 28-31 (OT) SEC Network / ESPN3
ULM took a 14-7 advantage on Kolton Browning’s 39-yard TD run with 3:52 to play in the 2nd quarter... Auburn responded with two touchdowns in the final 2:18 of the half to take a 21-14 lead into the lockeroom at intermission... With Auburn in front 28-14, the Warhawks rallied to tie the contest at 28-all with 1:18 to play... Like the week before, ULM took an SEC team to overtime; however, this time the Warhawks fell 31-28 as Cody Parkey connected on a 35-yard FG in OT to give the Tigers the win.
Baylor Sept. 21 Monroe, La. L, 42-47 ESPN
ULM took an early 14-0 lead thanks in part to back-to-back turnovers by Baylor... The Bears responded and took a 24-21 lead into the lockerroom at halftime... The two teams battled back-and-forth in the second half and ULM held a 35-34 lead with 10:54 to play... Baylor regained the lead, 40-35, with 7:10 to play... An untimely fumble by ULM proved to be the difference as Baylor pushed the lead to 12 with 2:25 to play... ULM scored late in the game, but was unsuccessful on the on-side attempt.
at Tulane Sept. 29 New Orleans, La. W, 63-10 CST
ULM scored a touchdown on five of its first six possessions as the Warhawks cruised to a 63-10 win at Tulane... ULM scored two defensive TDs in the contest... The 63 points scored were the most of the FBS era (1994-pres.)... Kolton Browning completed 15-of-21 passes for 253 yards and rushed for 13 yards (five attempts) as he went over the 6,000 career passing yard mark and the 7,000 career total offense mark... Jyruss Edwards had two rushing TDs and moved into tie for 5th in school history.
at Middle Tennessee Oct. 6 Murfreesboro, Tenn. W, 31-17 Sun Belt Network ESPN3
After falling behind 3-0 with 8:36 to play in the first quarter, ULM scored 24 consecutive points to take a 24-3 lead with 10:33 to play in the third quarter... Isaiah Newsome intercepted Middle Tennessee’s Logan Kilgore with 8:25 to play and ULM was able to run out the clock with a 16-play, 70 yard drive allowing the Warhawks to claim a 31-17 road victory... The win was just the third victory in a Sun Belt opener for the Warhawks... It also marks the first two-game winstreak in the series for ULM.
Florida Atlantic Oct. 13 Monroe, La. W, 35-14 Sun Belt Net. / ESPN3 Warhawks All*Access
Monterrell Washington rushed for two touchdowns and the attacking ULM defense recorded one score as well as 11 tackles for loss and five sacks in the 35-14 win over Florida Atlantic on Hall of Fame night... Washington’s two scores marked the second time this season the junior found the endzone multiple times (other occurance, Baylor)... With the win, ULM picked up its third straight win and improved to 2-0 in Sun Belt play... The last time ULM accomplished either feat was during the 2009 season.
at Western Kentucky Oct. 20 Bowling Green, Ky. W, 43-42 (OT) ESPN3
ULM overcame a slow start and rallied for a thrilling 43-42 win in OT... After falling behind 28-7, the Warhawks outscored the Hilltoppers 36-14... Kolton Browning threw for 308 yards and rushed for 69 yards as he accounted for all six touchdowns Saturday (4 pass, 2 rush)... After scoring a TD in OT, Browning hit Rashon Ceaser on the two-point conversion for the win... The 5-2 start for ULM is the first since joining the FBS ranks (1994) and it is just the third 3-0 start in the Sun Belt (2005; 2009).
South Alabama Oct. 27 Monroe, La. W, 38-24 Warhawks All*Access
ULM scored three third quarter touchdowns to take a 21-14 lead into the locker room at halftime... ULM went on to claim the 38-24 win over South Alabama for its first five-game win streak of the FBS-era and first since 1993 (final year of FCS [1-AA] play)... Brent Leonard tied the single-game school record as he finished with four TD receptions... He finished with nine catches for 126 yards... ULM improved to 4-0 in Sun Belt play for the first time since joining the league in 2001.
UL-Lafayette Nov. 3 Monroe, La. L, 24-40 Sun Belt Net. / ESPN3 Warhawks All*Access
ULM owned a 10-7 lead after the first quarter and held a 7:56-7:04 advantage in time of possession... However, the Warhawks managed just 14 points over the final three quarters as UL-Lafayette claimed a 40-24 win, snapping ULM’s FBS-era (1994pres.) five-game winning streak...ULL won the time of possession battle 40:35-19:25 as ULM finished 2-of-11 on third down... The attendance mark of 20,203 was the second-highest attendance total for a Sun Belt game at Malone Stadium.
at Arkansas State Nov. 8 Jonesboro, Ark. L, 23-45 ESPNU
After ULM evened the contest at 17-all early in the third quarter, Arkansas State responded with a 70-yard TD pass from Ryan Aplin to Taylor Stockemer to push the home team back in front by seven... The Red Wolves added two more scores to push the lead to 38-17... Cody Wells set new career highs in completions (37), attempts (53) and passing yards (357)... Brent Leonard became just the second player in program history to record 14 or more receptions in a single game.
North Texas Nov. 17 Monroe, La. 42-16 Warhawks All*Access
Kolton Browning made his first appearance since leaving the ULL game (1st qtr - lower body injury) and guided the Warhawks to a 42-16 win over North Texas... Browning finished 25-of-34 for 324 yards and three touchdowns... He became the all-time leader in passing touchdowns... He now has 57 career TD passes and has surpassed Steven Jyles (55, 2002-05)... Je’Ron Hamm recorded a career-high with 119 receiving yards... ULM finished the 2012 home slate with a 3-2 record.
at FIU Nov. 24 Miami, Fla. W, 23-17 (OT) FIUSports.com
The Warhawks used a 15-yard Kolton Browning touchdown pass to Brent Leonard on their first possession of overtime to get past FIU after giving up a game-tying touchdown pass with 14 seconds remaining in regulation... The Warhawks were led on offense by senior wide receiver Leonard, who caught 13 passes for 98 yards and the game-winning touchdown... Freshman wide receiver Tony Cook blocked FIU’s field goal attempt in overtime to set up the game-winning drive for ULM.
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Series Information
Team Notes The Series
The Dec. 28 match-up between the Warhawks and the Bobcats will be the first-ever meeting in any sport between the two schools.
Overall: First Meeting At ULM: N/A At Ohio: N/A At Neutral Sites: First Meeting At Shreveport, La.: First Meeting Current Streak: N/A Todd Berry vs. Ohio: First Meeting Frank Solich vs. ULM: First Meeting First Meeting: N/A Last Meeting: N/A
Series Results First Meeting ULM vs. Mid-American Conference Opponent GP W L T Eastern Michigan 5 2 2 1 Kent State 1 0 1 0 Northern Illinois 1 1 0 0 Western Michigan 2 0 2 0 Total 9 3 5 1
ULM owns a 3-5-1 record all-time against current members of the Mid-American Conference. ULM’s last meeting against a MAC team came on Oct. 3, 1998 at Western Michigan (L, 14-27). Head Coach Todd Berry owns a 1-2 mark against teams currently in the MAC and holds a 3-3 record against teams from the state of Ohio (3-1 vs. Youngstown State; 0-2 vs. Cincinnati). Ohio, meanwhile, owns a 4-2 mark against current Sun Belt teams (2-0 vs. UL-Lafayette; 1-0 vs. North Texas; 1-1 vs. Western Kentucky; 0-1 vs. Troy). Ohio played a pair of Sun Belt schools during the 2010 campaign. The Bobcats defeated UL-Lafayette, 3831, on Oct. 30, but dropped the New Orleans Bowl to Troy (L, 21-48, Dec. 18). Head coach Frank Solich owns a 6-1 mark against teams from the SBC (2-0 vs. UL-Lafayette; 1-0 vs. North Texas, 3-1 vs. Troy). Solich is also 3-0 all-time against teams from the state of Louisiana (2-0 vs. ULLafayette; 1-0 vs. Louisiana Tech).
The Warhawk Eight
For the first time since joining the FBS ranks in 1994, ULM posted eight wins in a season. After starting the season 1-2, ULM won five straight contests to reach bowl eligibility with a 6-2 mark at the end of October. Following two losses in early November, the Warhawks won their final two games to secure Berry vs. Mid-American Conference its first winning season with an 8-4 record. It is ULM’s Opponent GP W L first winning season since a 9-3 mark in 1993 (the Buffalo 3 1 2 final season of FCS [1-AA] play). Total 3 1 2
500+ yards of total offense. Sept. 8 - vs. Arkansas - 550 yards - W, 34-31 (OT) Sept. 21 - Baylor - 560 yards - L, 42-47 Sept. 29 - at Tulane - 553 yards - W, 63-10 Oct. 6 - at Middle Tennessee - 500 yards - W, 31-17 Nov. 17 - North Texas - 518 yards - W, 42-16
FBS-era Firsts
With the ULM’s 38-24 win over South Alabama on Homecoming (October 27), the Warhawks improved to 6-2 overall. It is the first time since joining the FBS ranks at the start of the 1994 season that ULM is 6-2 after its first eight games. The last time the Warhawks were 6-2 after their first eight games was in 1993 (its final season of FCS [1-AA] play). The Warhawks also posted a five-game win streak from Sept. 29 - Oct. 27; it is the first five-game win streak since moving up to the FBS-level. The last time the team won five games in a row was in 1993 (October 16 - November 13).
Eerily Similar
The second half of the ULM season began almost the exact same way as the season began. Against Arkansas, ULM trailed 28-7. At Western Kentucky, ULM trailed 28-7. ULM rallied to tie the contest at 28-all with less than a minute to play against the Razorbacks. At Western Kentucky, ULM evened the contest at 28 and tied the game at 35 with less than a minute to play. Both games went into overtime. ULM went on defense first against Arkansas, ULM held the Razorbacks to a FG and on 4th-and-1 at the 16 yardline, Browning raced to the pylon to give ULM the 34-31 victory over nationally-ranked Arkansas.
A Long December
At Western Kentucky, ULM again started on defense, this time they surrendered a touchdown. Kolton Browning closed the gap to one with a three-yard TD rush. Browning this time threw for the win as he hit Rashon Ceaser for the game-winning two point conversion.
That season, ULM won four postseason games en route to the title in 1987 (North Texas, W, 30-9, Nov. 28; Eastern Kentucky, W, 33-32, Dec. 5; Northern Iowa, W, 44-41 [2OT], Dec. 12; Marshall, W, 43-42, Dec. 19 [Pocatello, Idaho]).
Sun Belt Crowds
When ULM lines up against Ohio at Independence Stadium on Dec. 28, it will be the first game beyond the first weekend in December that ULM has played a game since claiming the FCS (1-AA) National Championship 25 years ago.
Bowling for Bragging Rights
ULM vs. Ohio is one of three bowl match-ups that feature a team from the Sun Belt against a team from the MAC. Prior to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl featuring ULM vs. Ohio on Dec. 28 - Western Kentucky will battle Central Michigan in the Little Ceasers Pizza Bowl. The Hilltoppers and Chippewas will square off at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 26. In the final bowl game featuring the SBC and the MAC, Sun Belt Champion Arkansas State will battle Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. The Red Wolves and the Golden Flashes will battle at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. on Jan. 6.
Warhawk 500
ULM tallied 518 yards of total offense in the 42-16 win over North Texas. It marked the fifth time this season that the Warhawks totaled 500 or more yards of offense. ULM is 4-1 this season when amassing ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Below is a breakdown of the 10 largest crowds to visit Malone Stadium for a Sun Belt Conference game. Rk. 1. 2.
Crowd 21,929 20,203
Final Result ULL 44, ULM 35 ULL 40, ULM 24
Date Oct. 4, 2008 Nov. 3, 2012
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
19.980 18,809 17,610 16,782 16,513 16,225 16,208 15,505
ULM 28, Troy 14 Ark. State 28, ULM 21 ULM 48, FIU 35 ULM 35, FAU ULM 20, FAU 17 ULM 21, WKU 18 ULM 32, Utah St. 25 ULL 54, ULM 21
Oct. 30, 2010 Sept. 25, 2004 Oct. 3, 2009 Oct. 13, 2012 Oct. 9, 2010 Nov. 14, 2009 Nov. 6, 2004 Oct. 26, 2005
Warhawk Captains
Each week the Warhawks will select team captains from the offense, defense and special teams. At the end of the season, the squad will select its permanent captains. 2012 Captains: Arkansas: QB Kolton Browning, LB R.J. Young, S Brandon Hardy Auburn: QB Kolton Browning, LB DaCorris Ford, WR/ PR Brent Leonard Baylor: WR Je’Ron Hamm, CB Vincent Eddie, LB Ray Stovall Tulane: QB Kolton Browning, S Isaiah Newsome, S Roland Veal Middle Tennessee: OL Jonathon Gill, DE/NT Kentarius Caldwell, Henry Mitchell Florida Atlantic: TE Keavon Milton, LB Ray Stovall Western Kentucky: RB Jyruss Edwards, LB R.J. Young, S Brandon Hardy South Alabama: QB Kolton Browning, LB DaCorris Ford, WR/KR Cortney Davis UL-Lafayette: WR Brent Leonard, NT Gerrand Johnson, CB Preston Coleman Arkansas State: WR Brent Leonard, DE Joey Gautney, S Brandon Hardy
South Alabama Game Week: Nate Meadors, Diontre Thomas UL-Lafayette Game Week: Carl Elie, Justin Backus Arkansas State Game Week: Kenzee Jackson, Lenzy Pipkins North Texas Game Week: Carl Elie, Tevyn Cagins (Offensive player listed first, Defensive player second)
Controlling the Clock
The ULM football team set a new program best under Coach Berry when they held the ball for 39:54 in the 31-17 win at Middle Tennessee. It is 35 seconds higher than the previous mark of 39:19 in the win over Arkansas (Sept. 8, 2012). Below is a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of each team’s time of possession: Quarter ULM MT 1st 8:41 6:19 2nd 10:32 4:28 3rd 8:51 6:09 4th 11:50 3:10 Total 39:54 20:06
New ULM FBS Record
The 63 points scored by ULM in its contest at Tulane (September 29) were the most ever by the Warhawks since moving up to the FBS level in 1994. It surpassed the previous high of 62 points against Weber State in 1994. Overall, the 63 points are thirdmost in program history.
On Sunday evening (Nov. 11), head coach Todd Berry announced the team’s 2012 permanent captains and they are as follows:
The margin of victory (53 points) was the second largest during the FBS-era and it ranks as the third largest in program history.
Offense Co-Captains: Kolton Browning, Brent Leonard Defensive Captain: DaCorris Ford Special Teams Captain: Brandon Hardy
New Sun Belt Record
2011 Permanent Captains: RB Jyruss Edwards DE Ken Dorsey KR Luther Ambrose 2010 Permanent Captains: QB Kolton Browning RB/KR Jyruss Edwards RB Rodney Lovett DE Ken Dorsey
Scout Team Players of the Week
Each week the ULM coaching staff selects one offensive player and one defensive player as the Scout Team Player of the Week. Arkansas Game Week: Alec Osborne, Tevyn Cagins Auburn Game Week: Nico Talbert, Nick Cheesman Baylor Game Week: Dillon Jordan, Lorenzo Jackson Tulane Game Week: Ian McCoig, Alex Johnson Middle Tennessee Game Week: Braxton Moore, Brandon Savone Florida Atlantic Game Week: Ajalen Holley, Tevyn Cagins Western Kentucky Game Week: Alec Osborne, Nick Cheesman
The ULM vs. Baylor football game that was televised live on ESPN Friday, September 21, 2012 was watched by a record number of viewers for the Sun Belt Conference. The game was watched by over 12.7 million people with a rating of 1.8 - the highest rated in history for a game involving a Sun Belt Conference team. The previous highest rated game in Sun Belt history was the FIU at Louisville game a season ago that earned a 1.4 rating.
31,000 Strong
ULM welcomed 31,175 fans through the gates for its 2012 home opener against Baylor. It is the largest crowd to ever fill Malone Stadium and marks just the second time in program history that the Malone Stadium attendance figure topped 30,000 (Grambling, 30,101, November 20, 2007).
Another Fourth Quarter Rally
With Auburn leading 28-14 midway through the 4th quarter, the Warhawks rallied and scored two touchdowns in a span of 4:57 to even the game at 28-all. In overtime, ULM’s field goal attempt was tipped and Auburn’s Cody Parkey hit the game-winning field goal (35 yards) to lift Auburn to the 31-28 win in overtime. The crowd of 85,214 at Jordan-Hare Stadium is the 10th largest crowd for a ULM game.
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Season / Career Starts Current Offense____________________ 2012_____ Streak_ Career Jonathan Gill, OL_____________ 12________ 23_ _____ 47 Kolton Browning, QB_ _________ 11________ 2_______ 35 Josh Allen, OL________________ 12________ 12_ _____ 29 Brent Leonard, WR_ ___________ 11________ 4_______ 29 Tavarese Maye, WR____________ 11________ 1_______ 29 Keavon Milton, TE______________7_ _______ 1_______27* Jyruss Edwards, RB_____________8_ ________-_______ 23 Joseph Treadwell, OL__________ 12________ 24_ _____ 24 Jon Fisher, OL_ _______________ 12________ 12_ _____ 13 Colby Harper, WR_ _____________4_ ________-_______ 13 Demiere Burkett, OL___________ 12________ 12_ _____ 12 Je’Ron Hamm, WR_____________ 10________ 9_______ 12 Kevin Steed, TE________________ -__________-_________7 Ben Risenhoover, OL_ __________ -__________-_________5 Cody Wells, QB_ _______________1_ ________-_________3 Rashon Ceasar, WR_____________2_ ________-_________2 Cortney Davis, WR_ ____________2_ _______ 1_________2 Harley Scioneaux, TE_ __________2_ ________-_________2 Monterrell Washington, RB_ _____2_ ________-_________2 Mitchell Bailey, RB______________ -__________-_________1 Tony Cook____________________1_ ________-_________1 * 10 of Keavon Milton’s starts came at DE Current Defense___________________ 2012_____ Streak_ Career Isaiah Newsome, S_ ___________ 12________ 12_ _____ 30 Cameron Blakes, LB_ ___________3_ ________-_______ 27 Vincent Eddie, CB_____________ 12________ 24_ _____ 24 R.J. Young, LB_ _______________ 12________ 24_ _____ 24 Kentarius Caldwell, NT/DE_______5_ ________-_______ 17 DaCorris Ford, LB_ ____________ 12________ 12_ _____ 12 Joey Gautney, DE_ ____________ 12________ 12_ _____ 12 Rob’Donovan Lewis, CB________ 11________ 11_ _____ 12 Cordero Smith, S______________ 12________ 12_ _____ 12 Gerrand Johnson, NT__________ 10________ 7_______ 10 Otis Peterson, CB_ _____________1_ ________-_______ 10 Khairi Usher, S_________________ -__________-_________9 Malcolm Edmond______________8_ _______ 1_________8 Mitch Lane, S__________________7_ ________-_________7 Ray Stovall____________________9_ _______ 9_________9 Emanuel Jefferies, NT___________1_ ________-_________5 Henry Mitchell_ _______________4_ _______ 1_________4 Hunter Kissinger_______________1_ ________-_________1 Current Specialist __________________ 2012_____ Streak_ Career Madison Tharp, DS____________ 12________ 36_ _____ 36 Justin Manton, PK_____________ 12________ 24_ _____ 24 Conner Fryoux, P_ _____________1_ ________-_________3 Ben Risenhoover, SS___________ 12________ 12_ _____ 12 Justin Manton, P______________ 11________ 11_ _____ 11 Longest Active Streak: Madison Tharp, DS____________ 36 Vincent Eddie, CB_____________ 24 Justin Manton, PK_____________ 24 Joseph Treadwell, OL__________ 24 R.J. Young, LB_ _______________ 24 Most Career Starts: Jonathan Gill, OL_____________ 47 Madison Tharp_ ______________ 36 Kolton Browning, QB_ _________ 35 Isaiah Newsome, S_ ___________ 30 Brent Leonard, WR_ ___________ 29 Tavarese Maye, WR____________ 29 Cameron Blakes, LB_ __________ 27
Back-to-Back SEC Wins?
ULM entered the contest at Auburn looking to become the first team from a non-automatic qualifier conference to knock off back-to-back SEC foes since the 1988 season when Tulane knocked off Ole Miss and Mississippi State in consecutive weeks. ULM defeated then-No. 8 Arkansas, 34-31 in overtime (Sept. 8); however, the Warhawks were unable to defeat their second straight SEC foe as they fell in overtime, 31-28 (Sept. 15).
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National Polls Associated Press - Dec. 2, 2012 Rk. School (1st) Record Pts. 1 Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1500 2 Alabama 12-1 1424 3 Ohio State 12-0 1302 4 Florida 11-1 1279 5 Oregon 11-1 1250 6 Georgia 11-2 1213 7 Kansas State 11-1 1129 8 Stanford 11-2 1094 9 LSU 10-2 1051 10 Texas A&M 10-2 1025 11 South Carolina 10-2 907 12 Oklahoma 10-2 851 13 Florida State 11-2 789 14 Clemson 10-2 691 15 Oregon State 9-3 638 16 Northern Illinois 12-1 534 17 UCLA 9-4 440 18 Utah State 10-2 379 19 Michigan 8-4 306 20 Boise State 10-2 276 21 Northwestern 9-3 266 22 Louisville 10-2 248 23 Nebraska 10-3 227 24 San Jose State 10-2 157 25 Kent State 11-2 117 Dropped from rankings: Texas 23, Oklahoma State 24 Others receiving votes: Penn State 83, Vanderbilt 67, Wisconsin 62, Texas 51, San Diego State 22, Fresno State 20, Baylor 15, Cincinnati 15, Oklahoma State 15, TCU 14, Arkansas State 13, USC 11, Tulsa 9, Rutgers 6, Ball State 2, North Carolina 1, West Virginia 1 USA Today / Coaches - Dec. 2, 2012 Rk. School (1st) Record Pts. 1 Notre Dame (56) 12-0 1470 2 Alabama (3) 12-1 1417 3 Oregon 11-1 1313 4 Florida 11-1 1287 5 Georgia 11-2 1216 6 Kansas State 11-1 1190 7 LSU 10-2 1111 8 Stanford 11-2 1047 9 Texas A&M 10-2 1039 10 South Carolina 10-2 947 11 Oklahoma 10-2 890 12 Florida State 11-2 853 13 Clemson 10-2 769 14 Oregon State 9-3 663 15 Boise State 10-2 569 16 Northern Illinois 12-1 495 17 Northwestern 9-3 444 18 Louisville 10-2 409 19 UCLA 9-4 408 20 Utah State 10-2 334 21 Nebraska 10-3 328 22 Michigan 8-4 278 23 Wisconsin 8-5 115 24 San Jose State 10-2 110 25 Texas 8-4 97 Dropped from rankings: Kent State 19, Rutgers 25 Others receiving votes: Kent State 84, Vanderbilt 75, Cincinnati 46, Tulsa 32, Fresno State 31, Rutgers 29, San Diego State 23, Arkansas State 20, Oklahoma State 15, Mississippi State 9, Arizona State 8, Louisiana Tech 2, USC 2
Taking Down Number Eight
ULM pulled off the biggest upset of the team’s FBSera with a come-from-behind win over then-No. 8 Arkansas in Little Rock (Sept. 8). ULM found itself down by 21 points (28-7) with 9:42 to play in the third quarter. The Warhawks then began the comeback as Jyruss Edwards scored from three yards out (3rd; 5:41) and Kolton Browning connected with Kevin Steed on 4th-and-1 to close the gap to seven (28-21) with 14:08 to play. Late in the fourth quarter, Kolton Browning hit Brent Leonard for a 23-yard touchdown with just 47 seconds to play. In the extra session, ULM deflected three consecutive passes in the endzone and Arkansas was forced to settle for the field goal. Trailing 31-28 and facing 4th-and-1 at the 16, Kolton Browning picked up the first down and more as he dove inside the right pylon to lift ULM to the 34-31 win. ULM finished 6-for-7 on 4th down and the squads final three touchdowns of the game were scored on 4th down. The victory over Arkansas was the first-ever win over the Razorbacks and it was the first win over a ranked opponent by the Warhawks. It was also the first-ever win over a top-10 team by a member of the Sun Belt Conference and ULM becomes just the second Sun Belt team to defeat a ranked foe (Troy def. Missouri, 2004).
Warhawks in the Extra Session
ULM owns an 8-3 record in overtime games and the Warhawks are 3-1 in the extra session in 2012. Date Nov. 22, 1996 Oct. 25, 1997 Nov. 22, 1997 Oct. 26, 2002 Oct. 27, 2007 Nov. 6, 2010 Oct. 29, 2011 Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 15, 2012 Oct. 20, 2012 Nov. 24, 2012
Opponent Final Score Jacksonville State W, 31-28 (2OT) at UL-Lafayette W, 28-21 (OT) at Hawaii W, 23-20 (OT) Utah State W, 51-48 (2OT) at Florida Atlantic W, 33-30 (3OT) at FIU L, 35-42 (2OT) Western Kentucky L, 28-31(OT) vs. Arkansas W, 34-31 (OT) at Auburn L, 28-31 (OT) at Western Kentucky W, 43-42 (OT) at FIU W, 23-17 (OT)
ULM in Season Openers
The Warhawks are 16-22-1 in season openers since joining the NCAA in 1975. Since joining the FBS ranks in 1994, ULM is 6-13.
Malone Stadium Openers
ULM has traditionally been tough on opponents in its home openers, posting a 27-8 (.771) record in contests over its 35 seasons at Malone Stadium. ULM picked up victories in its home opener in 23 of the first 24 years at Malone Stadium.
Warhawks vs. Ranked Foes
ULM is 1-23 all-time against ranked opponents in the FBS era and the squad is 1-7 in season openers against a ranked club. The Warhawks have played nine ranked teams over the past five seasons. In 2007, ULM played No. 25 Clemson and No. 15 Texas A&M in back-to-back weeks. In 2008, the Warhawks opened the season at No. 10 Auburn. ULM opened the 2009 season at
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No. 2 Texas and opened the 2010 season against No. 14 Arkansas. The Warhawks also played at No. 10 Auburn and at No. 5 LSU in 2010. In 2011, ULM faced No. 5 Florida State and No. 23 TCU. The Warhawks have played the No. 2 team in the country twice -- Florida in 2001 and Texas in 2009. The Warhawks have opened the season seven times against a ranked foe: 1994 at #8 Colorado (L, 13-48), 2003 at #13 LSU (L, 7-49), 2004 at #17 Auburn (L, 0-31), 2008 at #10 Auburn (L, 0-34), 2009 at #2 Texas (L, 20-59), 2010 vs. #14 Arkansas (L, 7-31), 2011 at #5 Florida State (L, 0-34), 2012 vs. #8 Arkansas (W, 3431, OT).
ULM Against 2012 Opponents
Arkansas________________________________ 1-9 Auburn_ ________________________________ 0-9 Baylor_ _________________________________ 0-1 Tulane__________________________________ 1-2 Middle Tennessee_________________________ 4-9 Florida Atlantic___________________________ 7-2 Western Kentucky________________________ 4-4 South Alabama___________________________ 1-0 UL-Lafayette___________________________ 23-25 Arkansas State_ ________________________ 14-20 North Texas____________________________ 16-13 FIU____________________________________ 6-3% Ohio_ __________________________ First Meeting %The 2005 win by FIU was later vacated.
Warhawks With A Degree
Five Warhawks have already earned their undergraduate degree, eight are on track to graduate in December and nine others are on track to graduate during the spring/summer 2013. Graduates: Keavon Milton, Carl Elie, Jonathon Gill, Cody Wells, R.J. Young Players that graduated in December: DaCorris Ford, Julian Griffin, Brand Hardy, Emanuel Jefferies, Brent Leonard, Henry Mitchell, Madison Tharp
The 27-Point Plateau
Since the 2005 campaign, the Warhawks are 31-12 when scoring 27 points or more. When scoring fewer than 27 points, ULM is 10-40 27+ Point Games (31-12) Date Opponent Final Score Sept. 22, 2005 at Florida Atlantic W, 28-21 Oct. 1, 2005 Arkansas State W, 31-27 Oct. 15, 2005 Troy W, 27-3 Nov. 5, 2005 FIU L, 29-31 Nov. 12, 2005 at Middle Tennessee W, 34-31 Nov. 11, 2006 at FIU W, 35-0 Nov. 18, 2006 at Kentucky L, 40-42 Dec. 2, 2006 at UL-Lafayette W, 39-20 Oct. 6, 2007 Arkansas State W, 30-13 Oct. 20, 2007 FIU W, 28-14 Oct. 27, 2007 at Florida Atlantic W, 33-30 Nov. 3, 2007 Middle Tennessee L, 40-43 Nov. 10, 2007 Grambling State W, 28-14 Sept. 6, 2008 Arkansas L, 27-28 Sept. 12, 2008 Alabama A&M W, 37-15 Oct. 4, 2008 UL-Lafayette L, 35-44 Oct. 11, 2008 at Arkansas State L, 29-37 Oct. 18, 2008 North Texas W, 35-23 Oct. 24, 2008 Florida Atlantic L, 28-29 ULMWarhawks.com
Nov. 1, 2008 Nov. 22, 2008 Sept. 12, 2009 Sept. 26, 2009 Oct. 3, 2009 Nov. 7, 2009 Oct. 16, 2010 Oct. 30, 2010 Nov. 6, 2010 Nov. 20, 2010 Sept. 10, 2011 Oct. 15, 2011 Oct. 29, 2011 Nov. 5, 2011 Nov. 12, 2011 Sept. 8, 2012 Sept. 15, 2012 Sept. 21, 2012 Sept. 29, 2012 Oct. 6, 2012 Oct. 13, 2012 Oct. 20, 2012 Oct. 27, 2012 Nov. 17, 2012
Troy W, 31-30 at FIU W, 31-27 Texas Southern W, 58-0 at Florida Atlantic W, 27-25 FIU W, 48-35 at North Texas W, 33-6 at Western Kentucky W, 35-30 Troy W, 28-14 at FIU L, 35-42 North Texas W, 49-37 Grambling State W, 35-7 at Troy W, 38-10 Western Kentucky L, 28-31 at UL-Lafayette L, 35-36 Middle Tennessee W, 42-14 vs. Arkansas W, 34-31 (OT) at Auburn L, 28-31 (OT) Baylor L, 42-47 at Tulane W, 63-10 at Middle Tennessee W, 31-17 Florida Atlantic W, 35-14 at WKU W, 43-42 (OT) South Alabama W, 38-24 North Texas W, 42-16
Largest Crowds
Largest Malone Stadium Crowds (20,000+) 1. !31,175 Baylor 47, ULM 42 9/21/12 2. 30,101 ULM 28, Grambling State 14 11/10/07 3. 28,725 Louisiana Tech 44, ULM 14 10/10/98 4. 26,532 ULM 35, Grambling State 7 9/10/11 5. 24,842 Minnesota 30, ULM 3 9/7/96 6. *23,900 Louisiana Tech 17, ULM 10 10/9/82 7. #23,452 ULM 12, Louisiana Tech 10 11/3/84 8. 22,022 Tulsa 35, ULM 17 8/30/07 9. 21,929 UL-Lafayette 44, ULM 35 10/4/08 10. 21,752 Louisiana Tech 31, ULM 7 11/3/90 11. 21,726 Northwestern St. 27, ULM 23 9/1/05 12. 20,978 ULM 47, Nicholls State27 10/15/83 13. 20,500 ULM 40, Eastern Kentucky 9/11/93 14. 20,451 ULM 31, UL-Lafayette 6 9/10/83 15. 20,381 ULM 20, Louisiana Tech 6 11/8/86 16. 20,348 ULM 10, McNeese State 10 10/12/91 17. 20,222 ULM 30, Southeastern La. 15 10/13/84 18. 20,203 UL-Lafayette 40, ULM 24 11/3/12 19. 20,194 ULM 17, Mississippi College 7 9/15/90 20. 20,180 ULM 38, Sam Houston State 10 10/17/93 * - 3,900 over capacity ! - 748 over capacity # - 175 over capacity Largest Crowds for a ULM Game 1. 107,327 at Tennessee 2. 101,096 at Texas 3. 92,518 at LSU 4. 92,476 at Georgia 5. 92,138 at Alabama 92,138 at Alabama 7. 89,148 at LSU 8. 87,451 at Auburn 9. 85,228 at Florida 10. 85,214 at Auburn 11. 85,011 at Florida 12. 84,618 at Auburn 13. 81,061 at Auburn 14. 80,759 at Auburn 15. 80,663 at Auburn 16. 78,437 at Auburn 17. 78,149 at Auburn 18. 77,309 at Texas A&M 19. 77,000 at Clemson 20. 74,113 at Georgia
2000 2009 2010 2005 2007 2006 2003 2008 1998 2012 2001 2002 2003 2010 2004 1994 1995 2007 2007 1997
35 Years and Counting
The 2012 season marks the 35th consecutive year that the Warhawks have called Malone Stadium on the campus of ULM home. Dedicated to legendary football head coach James L. Malone (1934-52) on Sept. 27, 1980, Malone Stadium has seen ULM teams post a combined 113-60-1 (.652) record. The grounds of Malone Stadium have been the home to ULM’s National Championship team in 1987, four Southland Conference Championships, and most recently a Sun Belt Conference Championship in 2005. ULM’s Home Record Year-by-Year (Sr. College Era): 1951 4-2 1982 4-2 1952 4-1 1983 4-1 1953 1-5 1984 4-2 1954 1-3-1 1985 3-2 1955 4-3 1986 4-1 1956 4-1 1987 8-1 1957 2-3 1988 3-2 1958 1-2 1989 3-2 1959 2-4 1990 5-1 1960 3-1 1991 3-1-1 1961 2-4 1992 6-1 1962 1-2 1993 4-2 1963 3-3 1994 2-2 1964 0-4 1995 1-3 1965 0-4 1996 4-1 1966 4-1 1997 3-1 1967 4-1 1998 5-1 1968 3-2 1999 3-1 1969 1-4 2000 1-4 1970 3-2 2001 1-4 1971 2-2-1 2002 3-3 1972 1-3 2003 0-5 1973 2-2-1 2004 3-1 1974 3-1 2005 2-3 1975 4-4-1 2006 2-2 1976 2-4 2007 3-2 1977 2-3 2008 3-2 1978 5-1 2009 4-1 1979 2-2 2010 4-1 1980 4-2 2011 2-3 1981 3-3 2012 3-2
Warhawks in High Definition
The second-largest on-campus high definition videoboard in the Pelican State was installed at ULM’s Malone Stadium during the summer of 2010. In addition, a state-of-the-art sound system was also installed. The videoboard features nearly 1,600 square feet of total video space, including a 23’ x 49’ area dedicated to video on a board with 15-millimeter pixel spacing.
State-of-the-Art Playing Surface
One of the latest additions to Malone Stadium is a ProPlay monofiliment fiber “grass” with a shock and drain pad and Envirofill clear coated sand infill. In addition to looking more like natural grass, ULM’s playing surface has measures in place to help prevent injuries and drain water at a rate of 10 inches per hour. The clear-coated sand used has obvious benefits over its predecessor (ground-up black rubber) in that it does not absorb as much heat, does not compact over time and does not migrate during use. The first game played on the ProPlay surface was the 2007 season opener against Tulsa on ESPN2.
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2012 HONORS / AWARDS JOSH ALLEN • Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Third Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 TODD BERRY •Sun Belt Coach of the Year - Dec. 5 KOLTON BROWNING • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention QB of the Week - Sept. 9 • ESPN Player of the Week - Sept. 9 • Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week - Sept. 9 • AT&T All-America Player of the Week Finalist - Sept. 10 • Davey O’Brien QB of the Week - Sept. 10 • Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association) - Sept. 10 • Manning Award Player of the Week Candidate - Sept. 10 • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week - Sept. 10 • Maxwell Award Watch List - Sept. 27 • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention QB of the Week - Sept. 30 • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week - Oct. 8 • Louisiana Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association) - Oct. 8 • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention QB of the Week - Oct. 21 • Manning Award Player of the Week Candidate - Oct. 22 • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week - Oct. 22 •Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year - Dec. 5 •Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 CORTNEY DAVIS • Louisiana Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association) - Oct. 22 DACORRIS FORD • Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Third Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 JONATHON GILL • Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 JE’RON HAMM • Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 GERRAND JOHNSON • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention DL of the Week - Oct. 21 BRENT LEONARD • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention WR of the Week - Oct. 28 • Louisiana Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association) - Nov. 12 • First Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele First Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 • Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt (Spec. Teams) - Dec. 11 JUSTIN MANTON • Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association) - Sept. 17 • Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association) - Oct. 15 • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Punter of the Week - Nov. 4 KEAVON MILTON • Phil Steele Third Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 ISAIAH NEWSOME • Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 R.J. YOUNG • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention LB of the Week - Oct. 7 • Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 5 • Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt - Dec. 11 TEAM • ESPNU Game of the Week - Sept. 10 • Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week - Sept. 10 ULMWarhawks.com
Sun Belt / NCAA Rankings TEAM STATS (As of December 8, 2012) Offense Stat SBC NCAA Passing 296.67 2nd 26th Pass Efficiency 140.12 5th 48th Rushing 146.00 7th 80th Sacks Allowed 1.83 6th 56th Scoring 35.50 2nd 25th Total 442.67 4th 34th Defense Stat Passing 271.50 Pass Efficiency 139.08 Rushing 135.83 Sacks Per Game 1.83 Scoring 27.83 TFLs Per Game 6.25 Total 407.33
SBC 8th 6th 1st 4th 4th 3rd 5th
NCAA 104th 87th 30th 69th T-62nd 41st 71st
Miscellaneous Stat Kickoff Returns 21.63 Net Punting 36.66 Punt Returns 6.86 Turnover Margin 0.67
SBC 4th 3rd 4th 2nd
NCAA 59th 63rd 81st T-25th
Kolton Browning Stat Pass Efficiency 145.20 Rushing 40.09 Scoring Per Gm 4.00 Total Offense 297.36
SBC 4th 13th T-19th 2nd
NCAA 32nd --21st
Cortney Davis Stat All-Purp. Runners 61.75 Kickoff Returns 21.73
SBC 24th 5th
NCAA -73rd
SBC T-6th T-15th T-7th
NCAA T-70th ---
Je’Ron Hamm Stat All-Purp. Runners 71.83 Rec. Per Game 4.83 Rec. Yds. Per Gm 71.83
SBC 20th 8th 6th
NCAA -T-81st 59th
Gerrand Johnson Stat Sacks Per Gm 0.33 TFLs Per Game 0.58
SBC T-9th 21st
NCAA ---
Hunter Kissinger Stat Sacks Per Gm 0.17
SBC T-25th
NCAA --
Brent Leonard Stat All-Purp. Runners 100.17 Punt Returns 8.18 Rec. Per Game 8.08 Rec. Yds. Per Gm 86.83 Scoring Per Gm 5.00
SBC 5th 2nd 1st 2nd T-10th
NCAA 99th 39th 6th 30th --
R. Lewis INTs Per Game
Stat 0.17
SBC T-16th
NCAA --
Justin Manton FGs Per Gm Scoring Per Gm
Stat 0.42 5.83
SBC 9th 8th
NCAA ---
Tavarese Maye Stat Rec. Per Game 4.33 Rec. Yds. Per Gm 46.17
SBC 10th 16th
NCAA ---
Isaiah Newsome Stat INTs Per Game 0.33
SBC T-3rd
NCAA T-26th
Ray Stovall Sacks Per Gm TFLs Per Gm
Stat 0.25 1.13
SBC T-15th 4th
NCAA -T-43rd
M. Washington Stat Rushing 29.33 Scoring Per Gm 3.50
SBC 19th T-21st
NCAA ---
DaCorris Ford INTs Per Game Sacks Per Gm TFLs Per Game
Stat 0.25 0.25 0.88
Cody Wells Total Offense
Stat 59.08
SBC 19th
NCAA --
R.J. Young Tackles Per Gm TFLs Per Game
Stat 7.50 0.83
SBC T-9th T-9th
NCAA ---
Offense Notes Postseason Honors
ULM earned a pair of postseason awards and a total of five offensive players earned All-Sun Belt honors following the Warhawks 8-4 regular season. 2012 Sun Belt Conference Awards: Todd Berry -- Coach of the Year Kolton Browning -- Offensive Player of the Year, Second Team All-Sun Belt Brent Leonard -- First Team All-Sun Belt Josh Allen -- Second Team All-Sun Belt Jonathon Gill -- Second Team All-Sun Belt Je’Ron Hamm -- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt
Knocking on the Door
Brent Leonard recorded a career-high 14 receptions at Arkansas State to catapult him from one reception outside the career top-five to sole possession of second place. Leonard caught 21 passes over a span of two games (North Texas [8]; FIU [13]) to move within one reception shy of tying the ULM record. The former walkon has 202 career receptions and trails only Mack Vincent who caught 203 passes during his four year career from 2000-03.
One Record Set, Chasing Another
Kolton Browning’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Je’Ron Hamm with 13:36 to play against North Texas gave Browning his 56th career touchdown pass. He replaced Steven Jyles (55; 2002-05) atop the ULM record books. Browning added another TD in the 4th quarter (61 yards to Hamm) for number 57. He threw one touchdown pass in the win at FIU to push his career total to 58. Despite missing seven quarters of action (UL-Lafayette and at Arkansas State), Browning is just two passing TDs shy of tying the single-season schoolrecord. Browning has 27 TD passes in 2012. Robert Cobb owns the record with 29 passing TDs during the 1993 campaign.
Browning Back Under Center
Kolton Browning returned to action against North Texas and didn’t miss a beat as the junior finished 25-of-34 for 324 yards with three touchdowns. Browning missed the final three quarters of the ULLafayette game and the entire Arkansas State game.
Career-Mark for Hamm
For the second consecutive week, Je’Ron Hamm set a new-career high in receiving yards. Against North Texas, Hamm finished with 119 receiving yards on seven receptions. Nine days earlier at Arkansas State (Nov. 8), Hamm recorded his first career 100yard receiving game with 102 yards on nine grabs.
Filling In
Against UL-Lafayette, Cody Wells took over signal calling duties on ULM’s third offensive series as he replaced an injured Kolton Browning. Wells finished the game 18-of-31 for 209 yards with two TDs and two interceptions. At Arkansas State, Wells was under center for the Warhawks and the Hoover, Ala., native set career highs in completions (37), attempts (53) and passing yards (357).
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15+8=81
On ULM’s second offense series against UL-Lafayette, Kolton Browning (#15) hooked up with Tavarese Maye (#8) for an 81-yard TD to even the game at 7-all with 7:40 to play in the first quarter. The 81-yard pass play is the longest play from scrimmage for the Warhawks this season. It is tied for the second longest pass play in the conference this season and is tied for the ninth longest pass play in school history.
Leonard Ties Single-Game Record
Brent Leonard caught touchdowns in the first half and finished with a total of four in the 38-24 win over South Alabama. Leonard’s four-touchdown game tied the single-game school-record. Stepfret Williams is the only other player in ULM history to have four touchdown receptions in one game (at Nevada, October 14, 1995). Leonard finished with nine catches for 126 yards.
Four More
Kolton Browning tossed four touchdown passes in the 14 point win over South Alabama. It marked the second consecutive week that Browning tossed four TDs in a game (at Western Kentucky, October 20).
Davis Collects Number One
Not only did redshirt-freshman Cortney Davis record his first career catch count as his 30-yard TD reception at the end of the first half pulled ULM within seven points at Western Kentucky.
King Ceaser
Redshirt-freshman Rashon Ceaser came through in the clutch, twice, at Western Kentucky. Ceaser’s 12yard TD reception with 31 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter helped ULM even the contest at 35. Ceasar’s biggest catch of the night came in OT as his reception on a successful two-point conversion gave ULM the 43-42 win.
Browning’s Third Sun Belt Honor
After leading ULM to a thrilling 43-42 overtime win at Western Kentucky Saturday, junior quarterback Kolton Browning was named the Sun Belt Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week. It is the third Sun Belt honor of the season for Browning. After falling behind 28-7, Browning helped guide the Warhawks to the win as they scored 36 of the final 50 points in Saturday’s game. Browning finished the game with 22 completions (41 attempts) for 308 yards and four touchdown passes. He also rushed 17 times for 69 yards and two scores.
Washington Goes for Two
Junior Monterrell Washington made the most of his time on the field as he finished with 45 yards on four carries and two touchdowns. It is Washington’s second multiple score game of the season. He also had two rushing touchdowns in the 2012 home opener against Baylor.
Streak Snapped
The ULM ground attack was held under 200 total rushing yards against Florida Atlantic as it finished with 194 net rushing yards. It broke the team’s three-game streak of rushing for 200 or more yards ULMWarhawks.com
(Baylor, 262; at Tulane, 222; at Middle Tennessee, 204).
Another Back, Another Big Day
In reserve action at Tulane, RS-Freshman RB DeVontae McNeal recorded his first career carry. McNeal finished the contest with 10 carries for 114 yards and a career-best 42 yard TD run with 2:51 to play. McNeal’s 100+ yard performance marked the second consecutive week that a ULM RB topped the 100 rushing yard plateau (Jyruss Edwards, 124 yards, vs. Baylor).
Hello Mr. Washington
Entering the contest against Baylor, junior RB Monterrell Washington had just 18 career carries for 36 yards with a long run of nine yards. He had just one carry for no gain in 2012. However, Washington made the most of his seven rushing attempts against the Bears. Washington finished with 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns (9 yards; 48 yards). On his first rush of the night, Washington raced 22 yards down to the Baylor 9. He followed with a nineyard TD run on the next play as he stretch the ball across the goal line to give ULM a 14-0 lead with 1:33 remaining in the first. On his next carry, Washington raced up the middle for a 48-yard TD to give ULM a 21-7 advantage with 12 minutes to play in the 2nd quarter. Washington finished the night with a 12.3 yards per carry average.
Fourth Down Success
Offense Year-by-Year
Below is a year-by-year comparison of the ULM offense (since joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2001): Year Overall Sun Belt Games 2012 442.7 404.9 2011 390.6 422.0 2010 347.0 394.1 2009 392.3 397.4 2008 337.2 388.3 2007 385.7 415.9 2006 347.8 354.0 2005 349.4 382.0 2004 353.0 377.0 2003 319.8 356.4 2002 342.7 361.2 2001 244.7 279.3
Putting Points on the Board
Since the Warhawks joined the Sun Belt Conference to begin the 2001 season, the club has scored in 127 of its 136 games (dating back to Sept. 1, 2001 vs. Sam Houston State). ULM was shutout 34-0 in the 2008 season opener at No. 10 Auburn [August 30], snapping a streak of 32 consecutive games of recording at least one score. A 59-0 loss to Ole Miss later that season marked the first time that ULM had been shutout multiple times in the same season since 2000 (Memphis, 28-0; Middle Tennessee, 38-0; Central Florida, 55-0).
Defense Notes Postseason Honors
Three different defensive players earned All-Sun Belt honors following the Warhawks 8-4 regular season.
Special Night
Henry Mitchell made his first career start against South Alabama as he filled in at the hawk position for Mitch Lane. Mitchell finished the contest with six tackles (two solo, four asst). It was also a special night for Mitchell as the senior was selected as ULM’s homecoming king.
Tackles All Around
At Western Kentucky, three different ULM players set new career-highs in tackles. Vincent Eddie led the way with 14 tackles, while Malcolm Edmond and Gerrand Johnson added 12 and 10, respectively. Johnson also recorded a career-high with two sacks.
Racking Up the Sacks
After the first five games on the year, the ULM defense had recorded just five sacks, but the defense increased that total with several strong performances. Against Florida Atlantic, ULM recorded a total of five sacks (four solo and one dual-assisted) in the 35-14 win. In the 43-42 overtime win at Western Kentucky, ULM again recorded five sacks, pushing the season total to 15. Gerrand Johnson and DaCorris Ford each recorded two sacks, while Joey Gautney and Henry Mitchell combined on the other sack. Against South Alabama, Malcolm Edmond and Darius Lively combined for the only sack of the contest for ULM. Last week, ULM recorded a pair of sacks against ULLafayette as Malcolm Edmond and Hunter Kissinger each recorded sacks. In the win at FIU, Emanuel Jefferies led the way with 1.5 sacks as ULM totaled six sacks in the overtime win at FIU to push the season total to 24.
To open the season, ULM finished 6 of 7 on fourth down in the win against then-No. 8 Arkansas. During the regular season, ULM was 23 of 32 on 4th down (71.9%). In 2011, ULM finished 12 of 27 on 4th down (44.4%)
2012 Sun Belt Conference Awards: Isaiah Newsome -- Second Team All-Sun Belt R.J. Young -- Second Team All-Sun Belt DaCorris Ford -- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt
Defending the Run
Record Setting Performance
Spending Time in the Backfield
In ULM’s 23-17 overtime win at FIU, the Warhawk defense totaled 17 tackles for loss including six sacks. They also recovered two fumbles including R.J. Young’s 36 yard return for a touchdown.
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Strong Linebacker Trio
In 2011, the ULM defense set a new Sun Belt Record as they surrendered just 100.0 yards per game on the ground.
Kolton Browning was the easy choice as ESPN’s Player of the Game in the upset victory over thenNo. 8 Arkansas. The junior set new career highs in attempts (67), completions (42), passing yards (412) and total offense (481). Browning accounted for four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) including three in the fourth quarter/overtime. Browning’s 23-yard completion to Brent Leonard tied the game at 28-all with 47 seconds left. In overtime, Browning scored from 16 yards out to lift the Warhawks to the 34-31 win over the Razorbacks. Browning’s 42 completions were the most by a Warhawk since Doug Pederson completed 46 passes at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 11, 1989). Pederson’s 46 completions came just under 11 months before Browning was born (Oct. 17, 1990).
Leonard’s Leap
Facing 4th-and-10 at the Arkansas 23 yard line, Kolton Browning connected with Brent Leonard at the one yard line and Leonard dove into the endzone as he tied the contest at 28. The two squads went into overtime with ULM coming out on top, 34-31. Leonard finished the contest with 11 catches for 112 yards and one score.
Ray Stovall, R.J. Young and DaCorris Ford rank first and tied for second on the team with 13.5, 10.5 and 10.5 TFLs, respectively. With 34.5 combined TFLs, the trio has accounted for 46.0% of ULM’s 75 TFLs this season.
Young Again
R.J. Young tied a career high with 14 tackles in ULM’s 42-16 win over North Texas. Young finished with 7 solo stops and 7 assisted tackles including assisting on a fourth-and-goal stop with Cordero Smith in the fourth quarter. Earlier this season, Young posted 14 tackles (7 solo, 7 asst) in the 47-42 loss in the home opener to Baylor.
Mitchell Sets Career High
Making just his second career start, Henry Mitchell recorded a career-best 16 tackles against UL-Lafayette. He finished with 11 solo stops and five assisted tackles, while recording one quarterback hurry and his first career forced fumble.
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ULM has limited its opponents to less than 100 rushing yards on four different occasions. On the year, ULM is allowing 135.8 rushing yards per game Opp. vs. Arkansas at Tulane at Middle Tenn. Florida Atlantic
Att./Total Result 26/96 W, 34-31 (OT) 21/(-9) W, 63-10 19/69 W, 31-17 37/46 W, 35-14
Attacking Defense... Part One
In ULM’s 31-17 win over Middle Tennessee (Oct. 6), the squad registered four tackles for loss, forced and recovered two fumbles, and had one interception. R.J. Young finished with five solo tackles (two for loss) and recovered the fumble he forced. Cordero Smith forced the other Blue Raider fumble and Rob’Donovan Lewis jumped on the loose ball. Ray Stovall and Isaiah Newsome each had one TFL. Newsome also intercepted Middle Tennessee’s Logan Kilgore in the endzone with just over eight minutes to play and the Warhawks were able to run out the clock with a 16-play, 70-yard drive.
Attacking Defense... Part Two
In ULM’s 35-14 win over Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13), the defense tallied 11 tackles for loss, including five sacks, one fumble recovery and one defensive score. ULMWarhawks.com
Mitch Lane had two TFLs and one sack, while DaCorris Ford and R.J. Young recorded two TFLs each to lead the Warhawk defense. Gerrand Johnson, Austin Moss and Ray Stovall each recorded a sack while Jackson Randle and Cody Robinson combined for a sack. Mitch Bailey scored the third defensive touchdown of the season as he recovered FAU punter, Sean Kelly’s fumble in the endzone to give ULM a 21-0 lead with 5:35 to play in the second quarter.
Party Like it’s 1999
In ULM’s 63-10 win at Tulane, the Warhawks scored a pair of defensive touchdowns. The two defense scores marked the first time ULM scored two or more defensive touchdowns in a game since the 1999 season. ULM intercepted Northwestern State QB Brad Spangler three times and returned all three for touchdowns as ULM cruised to a 38-7 win (Sept. 25, 1999). In the first quarter, R.J. Young returned an interception 49 yards to the Tulane 6-yard line before fumbling into the endzone where it was recovered by Ray Stovall. Young was credited with 55 return yards on the play. In the third quarter, Darius Lively snagged Ponder’s pass attempted out of the air and returned it six yards for a touchdown. Preston Coleman also intercepted Ponder in the final non-conference game of 2012.
Making the Most of the Opportunity
RS-Freshman LB Hunter Kissinger made the most of his playing time at Tulane. After replacing R.J. Young at the Middle LB position (as a precautionary measure), Kissinger tallied a career-best six tackles while recording his first career sack and first career fumble recovery. He also set new career-highs in tackles for loss (2) and quarterback hurries (3).
Reffett’s Regime
In Defensive Coordinator Troy Reffett’s 48 games in charge of the defense, the Warhawks have forced 88 turnovers and at least one in 44 of the 48 contests. The attacking defense has also recorded 99 sacks and 271 tackles for loss -- At one point, ULM had a sack in 23 straight games under Reffett. In 2011, the Warhawk defense finished ranked number one in the Sun Belt in both rushing defense (100.0 ypg) and total defense (326.2 ypg). The 100.0 rushing yards per game was a new Sun Belt record and it marked the third season in a row that ULM led the conference in rush defense. The club finished tied for third in the conference in sacks with 28. In the final NCAA rankings the Warhawk defense finished eighth in rushing defense and 21st in total defense (326.2 ypg). The squad also finished 47th in total sacks (2.08 per game). A total of four defensive players (Ken Dorsey, Darius Prelow, Jason Edwards and Troy Evans) earned All-Sun Belt honors.
Quarterback Hunters
This season, the Warhawk defense has tallied 24 sacks and it marks the fourth straight season ULM posted 24 or more sacks. Below is a year-by-year total since the Warhawks joined the Sun Belt Conference (2001 season):
Season Sacks 2012_ ___________________________________24 2011_ ___________________________________25 2010_ ___________________________________24 2009_ ___________________________________27 2008_ ___________________________________13 2007_ ___________________________________20 2006_ ___________________________________19 2005_ ___________________________________18 2004_ ___________________________________18 2003_ ___________________________________21 2002_ ___________________________________12 2001_ ___________________________________25
Season Finale Shutout
In the 2011 finale at Florida Atlantic, ULM held the Owls scoreless in a 26-0 Warhawk win, for the first shutout since the 2009 season. ULM’s previous shutout came on Sept. 12, 2009 in a 58-0 victory over Texas Southern. It was just the third shutout by ULM since Nov. 6, 1999 and 15th of the NCAA-era (1975-pres.).
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Justin Manton kicked a career-long 47 yard field goal with one second remaining in the first half at FIU. Manton’s previous high was a 43-yarder at Iowa on Sept. 24, 2011.
Roll Ball Roll
Justin Manton set a new career best with a 66-yard punt at FIU. Manton’s kick rolled inside the FIU oneyard line where it was downed by the Warhawk special teams unit. The 66-yard punt by Manton is tied for the 10th longest punt in program history.
He surpassed the school record he set a season ago. As a true freshman, Manton set a new consecutive PAT single season mark by hitting 32 consecutive PATs. He finished the season 34-of-36 on PATs.
Block that Kick
Preston Coleman recorded ULM’s first block punt of the season in the contest against South Alabama. It was the second time this season that the Jaguars had a punt blocked.
Flipping the Field
Cortney Davis registered a career-long kickoff return with a 51-yard return in the second quarter at Western Kentucky. Davis’ explosive return helped spark the ULM offense as it scored its first TD of the day (16 yard pass from Browning to Hamm). Davis finished the contest with three returns for 85 yards.
Jump Around
With ULM facing a 4th-and-8 at its on 33 yard line in the 4th quarter at Middle Tennessee, Justin Manton lined up for a punt but instead of kicking the ball away, Manton took a few steps and then jumped into the air. Manton connected with TE Keavon Milton on a jump pass and Milton picked up 11 yards to give the Warhawks a 1st-and-10 at the Warhawk 44-yard line.
Gammel’s Sprint
RS-Freshman Caleb Gammel lined up for his first career punt in the 3rd quarter at Auburn. Instead of punting on 4th-and-3 at the ULM 32, Gammel rushed for 14 yards as the Warhawks kept the drive alive and received a new set of downs just four yards shy of midfield.
Field Goal Declined
In the extra session at FIU, Tony Cook blocked FIU’s 41-yard field goal attempt to set up the game winning drive for the Warhawks as the squad improved to 8-4 overall. The squad also claimed a share of second place in the Sun Belt with a 6-2 league record.
Pair of Returns
Cortney Davis and Mitch Bailey recorded a kickoff return against North Texas. Davis recorded a 29-yard return on his second quarter kickoff return. Bailey, meanwhile, totaled 20 yards on his third quarter return.
49 And Counting
Prior to missing his final attempt at Arkansas State, ULM’s Justin Manton had connected on 49 consecutive PATs. He slipped on his final attempt and it was blocked by the Red Wolves to halt Manton’s run at the record. He was just six shy of tying the career record. The ULM career record for consecutive PATs is 55. Rob Tallent hit 55 straight PATs from 1989-91 (16 over 10 games in 1989, 22 over 11 games in 1990 and 17 over 10 games in 1991). In 2012 he is 55-for-56 (vs. Arkansas, 4-for-4; at Auburn, 4-for-4; Baylor, 6-for-6; at Tulane, 9-for-9; at Middle Tennessee, 4-for-4; Florida Atlantic, 5-for-5; at Western Kentucky, 5-for-5; South Alabama, 5-for5; UL-Lafayette, 3-for-3; at Arkansas State, 2-for-3; North Texas, 6-for-6; at FIU, 2-for-2).
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ULM in the Record Books Single-Game Pass Attempts Rk. No. Player, Opponent, Year 1. 71 Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 2. 67 Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 3. 65 John Holman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1982 4. 59 Kolton Browning vs. WKU, 2011 59 Kolton Browning vs. FIU, 2011 Single-Game Pass Completions Rk. No. Player, Opponent, Year 1. 46 Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 2. 42 Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 3. 37 Cody Wells vs. Arkansas State, 2012 4. 33 Stan Humphries vs. E. Kentucky, 1987 33 Kolton Browning at UL-Lafayette, 2011 Single-Game Receptions Rk. No. Player, Opponent, Year 1. 16 Jackie Harris, Lamar, 1988 2. 14 Brent Leonard, Arkansas State, 2012 3. 13 Brent Leonard, FIU, 2012 13 Brent Leonard, TCU, 2011 5. 12 Stepfret Williams, Mississippi State, 1995 12 Chris Jones, Northwestern State, 1981 Single Game Total Offense Rk. Tot. Player, Opponent, Year 1. 595 Doug Pederson, at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Rush: 7-(-24) Pass: 46-71-619 2. 521 Stan Humphries, Eastern Kentucky, 1987 Rush: 12-35 Pass: 33-51-486 3. 495 Steven Jyles, Utah State, 2002 Rush: 8-25 Pass: 26-43-470 4. 487 Raymond Philyaw, at Nevada, 1995 Rush: 7-(-27) Pass: 26-55-486 5. 481 Kolton Browning, vs. Arkansas, 2012 Rush: 16-69 Pass: 42-67-412 Most TD Receptions (Single-Game): Player: 4, Brent Leonard (vs. S. Alabama, 2012) 4, Stepfret Williams (at Nevada, 1995) Most Plays (Single-Game): Player: 84 (59 pass, 25 rush), Kolton Browning vs. FIU, 2011 Team: 103 (68 pass, 35 rush), vs. Arkansas, 2012 Scoring Margin (Game Highs): 1. 66 vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1951 (W, 66-0) 2. 58 vs. Texas Southern, 2009 (W, 58-0) 3. 53 at Tulane, 2012 (W, 63-10) 4. 51 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 (W, 78-27) 51 vs. SE Oklahoma, 1951 (W, 51-0) Scoring Offense (Game Highs) Total Points: 1. 78 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 2. 66 vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1951 3. 63 at Tulane, 2012 (FBS-era high; 1994-pres.) 4. 62 vs. Weber State, 1994 5. 61 vs. North Texas, 1993 Scoring Offense (Single Season) Total Points: 431 points - 1993 season (426 points - 2012 season) Total TDs (Single Season): 59 TDs (2012) **For full list of updated records, please flip to the history and records section following the gameby-game recaps.
Single-Season Receiving Yards 1. 1,198 Mack Vincent (2002) 2. 1,168 Marty Booker (1998) 3. 1,106 Stepfret Williams (1994) 4. 1,056 Stepfret Williams (1995) 5. 1,050 Vincent Brisby (1992) ----- 1,042 Brent Leonard (2012) Single-Season Receptions 1. 97 Brent Leonard (2012) 2. 79 Mack Vincent (2002) 3. 78 Marty Booker (1998) 4. 69 Brent Leonard (2011) 5. 66 Stepfret Williams (1995) Single-Season Scoring 1. 94 Teddy Garcia (1987) 2. 89 Roger Miller (1993) 3. 84 Irving Spikes (1993) 84 Greg Robinson (1992) 5. 78 Frank Goodin (2009) ----- 70 Justin Manton (2012) 60 Brent Leonard (2012) Single-Season Touchdown Passes Rk. No. Player (Year) 1. 29 Robert Cobb (1993) 2. 27 Kolton Browning (2012) 3. 22 Raymond Philyaw (1993) 4. 20 John Holman, 1982 5. 18 Kolton Browning (2010) 18 Kinsmon Lancaster (2008) 18 Stan Humphries (1987) Career Rushing Yards Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 3,378 Calvin Dawson (2004-07) 2. 3,061 Roosevilet Potts (1990-92) 3. 2,943 Frank Goodin (2007-10) 4. 2,818 Joe Profit (1967-70) 5. 2,330 Nathan Johnson (1977-80) ----- 1,480 Jyruss Edwards (2010-Pres.) Career Rushing Touchdowns Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 30 Calvin Dawson (2004-07) 2. 25 Frank Goodin (2007-10) 3. 22 Greg Robinson (1991-92) 4. 21 Steven Jyles (2002-05) 21 Jyruss Edwards (2010-Pres.) Career Passing Yards Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 8,987 Steven Jyles (2002-05) 2. 7,865 Kolton Browning (2010-Pres.) 3. 7,827 John Holman (1979-82) 4. 7,061 Raymond Philyaw (1993-96) 5. 6,315 Doug Pederson (1987-90) Career Pass Attempts Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 1,473 Steven Jyles (2002-05) 2. 1,201 John Holman (1979-82) 3. 1,186 Kolton Browning (2010-Pres.) 4. 1,006 Doug Pederson (1987-90) 5. 924 Raymond Philyaw (1993-96) Career Pass Completions Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 795 Steven Jyles (2002-05) 2. 730 Kolton Browning (2010-pres.)
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Career Receiving Yards Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 3,177 Stepfret Williams (1992-95) 2. 2,784 Marty Booker (1995-98) 3. 2,673 Mack Vincent (2000-03) 4. 2,238 John Floyd (1975-78) 5. 2,216 Brent Leonard (2009-pres.) ----- 1,676 Tavarese Maye (2010-pres.) Career Receptions Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 203 Mack Vincent (2000-03) 2. 202 Brent Leonard (2009-pres.) 3. 179 Cisco Richard (1987-90) 4. 178 Marty Booker (1995-98) 5. 168 Stepfret Williams (1992-95) 168 Darrell McNeal (2006-09) ----- 145 Tavarese Maye (2010-pres.) Career Total Offense Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 10,234 Steven Jyles (2002-05) Rush: 1,247 Pass: 8,987 2. 9,134 Kolton Browning (2010-pres.) Rush: 1,269 Pass: 7,865 3. 7,802 John Holman (1979-82) Rush: -25 Pass: 7,827 4. 7,306 Kinsmon Lancaster (2005-08) Rush: 1,557 Pass: 5,749 5. 7,019 Raymond Philyaw (1993-96) Rush: -42 Pass: 7,061 Career Touchdown Passes Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 58 Kolton Browning (2010-pres.) 2. 55 Steven Jyles (2002-05) 3. 52 Raymond Philyaw (1993-96) 4. 51 John Holman (1979-82) 5. 38 Kinsmon Lancaster (2005-08) Career Touchdown Receptions Rk. No. Player (Years) 1. 33 Stepfret Williams (1992-95) 2. 23 Marty Booker (1995-98) 3. 19 Drouzon Quillen (2002, 04-05) 4. 18 Mack Vincent (2000-03) 5. 17 Brent Leonard (2009-pres.) 17 Vincent Brisby (1990-92) ----- 9 Tavarese Maye (2010-pres.) 8 Je’Ron Hamm (2010-pres.) Consecutive PATs in a Season Record: 47, Justin Manton (2012 - Manton started the season 47-of-47 before missing his final attempt at Arkansas State) Previous Record: 32, Justin Manton (2011 - Finished season 34-of-36) Consecutive PATs in a Career Record: 55, Rob Tallent (16 over 10 games in 1989, 22 over 11 games in 1990 and 17 over 10 games in 1991) -----2011-12: Justin Manton connected on 49 consecutive PATs (dating back to last season) before missing his final attempt at Arkansas State. ULMWarhawks.com
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TOP 15 MALONE STADIUM CROWDS Date Sept. 21, 2012 Nov. 20, 2007 Oct. 10, 1998 Sept. 10, 2011 Sept. 7, 1996 Oct. 9, 1982 Nov. 3, 1984 Aug. 30, 2007 Oct. 4, 2008 Nov. 3, 1990 Sept. 1, 2005 Oct. 15, 1983 Sept. 11, 1993 Sept. 10, 1983 Nov. 8, 1986
Opponent Attendance Baylor & 31,175 Grambling State 30,101 Louisiana Tech 28,725 Grambling State 26,532 Minnesota 24,842 Louisiana Tech % 23,900 Louisiana Tech # 23,900 Tulsa 22,022 UL-Lafayette 21,929 Louisiana Tech 21,752 Northwestern State 21,726 Nicholls State 20,978 Eastern Kentucky 20,500 UL-Lafayette 20,451 Louisiana Tech 20,381
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Head Coach Todd Berry Tulsa, 1983 46-79, 11th Season Overall 17-19, 3rd Season at ULM Todd Berry, a 29-year coaching veteran, is in his third season as the head coach of the Warhawk football Team. Berry, who served as the offensive coordinator from 2004-05, returned to Monroe in December 2009 as he was hired as the program’s 14th head coach. Berry was honored as the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Warhawks to an FBS-era best eight wins. Kolton Browning was named the league’s offensive player of the year, while Brent Leonard highlighted a group of eight all-conference selections as he was tabbed first team all-conference. In three seasons under Berry, the Warhawks have had 19 players named to the All-Sun Belt team. The Warhawks burst onto the national scene with a 34-31 overtime win over then-No. 8 Arkansas. ULM trailed 28-7 in the third quarter before rallying for the win. The Warhawks continued to have the eyes of the country on them with close losses at Auburn and against Baylor. ULM opened the conference season 4-0 to improve to 6-2 overall and reach bowl eligibility for the first time since 2009. The Warhawks earned their firstever bowl bid after finishing the regular season 8-4 overall and tied for second in the Sun Belt at 6-2. In 2011, Berry tutored sophomore quarterback Kolton Browning to another record-setting season for the Warhawks in 2011. Browning finished just 39 yards shy of the school record for total offense with 2,926 yards. Browning set new single-season records for completions (244) and plays (554). ULM landed six players on the All-Sun Belt team following the 2011 campaign, including first-team selections Ken Dorsey and Darius Prelow. In his first season in charge of the program, Berry led a team that saw 17 freshmen and sophomores start games and featured 23 freshmen and sophomores on the offensive and defensive depth chart. Berry’s Warhawks faced one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the nation; ULM faced Auburn (BCS National Champion), Arkansas (Sugar Bowl) and LSU (Cotton Bowl). One of nine head coaches in the NCAA to also coach an individual position, Berry made the difficult decision to give the reigns of the offense to redshirt freshman Kolton Browning. The decision paid off. Under Berry’s guidance, Browning was named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year in addition to earning Freshman All-America honors from College Football News. Browning finished third in the NCAA among all freshmen after averaging 247.4 yards of total offense per game in addition to tying the ULM records for touchdown passes in a game (5) and consecutive 200-yard passing games (8). Browning led the Sun Belt with a 61.9 completion percentage and tallied the second most yards of total offense in ULM history (2,937).
program. The day he was named the Redbirds’ head football coach in 1996, he began talking about ISU teams playing for national championships. This for an institution that had experienced little success on the gridiron and had been on the verge of dropping the sport due to its checkered past. Just four years later, Berry had completed one of the most amazing turnarounds in Division I-AA history, guiding his revamped Illinois State program all the way to the national semifinals in 1999. During a three-year tenure as the offensive coordinator at UNLV, Berry developed the top quarterback duo in the Mountain West Conference with record-setters Omar Clayton and Mike Clausen. The pair combined to throw for 2,693 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2009. Clayton is UNLV’s career leader in completion percentage and is the only player in Rebel history to have thrown for over 300 yards and rushed for over 100 yards in a game. Clausen set a UNLV freshman record with 119 consecutive pass attempts without an interception in 2008 - a mark that fell just 19 attempts short of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision record. Clayton threw 18 touchdown passes in 2008 - the fourth most in UNLV history and most since 1996 - and set the UNLV school record by attempting 173 passes without an interception. The duo combined for just six interceptions during the 2008 season to tie the school record. Despite coaching in Nevada, Berry continued to recruit two areas that ULM relies heavily on every year - Florida and Texas. Berry split his stints at ULM and UNLV with one season as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Miami in 2006. His first stop in Monroe followed a four-year run, 2000-03, as the head coach at Army. Berry’s teams set 25 Academy records during his tenure and he is the last Army coach to defeat Navy (26-17, 2001). He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association from 2001-03. His tenure at Army followed a four-year stint at Illinois State (1996-99) where Berry presided over one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) history. The team had not won a conference title since 1950, but under Berry the Redbirds advanced to the NCAA FCS Playoffs in his third season and finished in FCS top 20. The following year, ISU became just the third team to run through its Gateway Conference schedule unblemished and advanced to the FCS semifinals. Berry was a semifinalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in both 1998 and 1999. Under Berry’s direction, Illinois State established or equaled 100 individual and team records on a game, season, and career levels. The Redbirds were listed in the top 25 ranking for 19 consecutive weeks. In addition his players captured 73 postseason awards including four Academic All-America citations and six All-America certificates. He was a finalist for the 1998 Eddie Robinson Award, presented annually to the top
Defensive end Ken Dorsey, safety Darius Prelow, wide receiver Luther Ambrose, linebacker Cameron Blakes and Browning were all named All-Sun Belt in Berry’s first season. Berry’s first season at the helm of the Warhawks included a 28-14 victory over Troy. The Warhawks held the Trojans to their lowest offensive output in a Sun Belt game since 2006 as they snapped the Trojans 13-game Sun Belt win streak. He was reappointed to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees in 2010. The Board, which consists of 18 head coaches, formulates policy and provides direction for the organization, which was founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others. The AFCA has more than 11,000 members from all levels of the profession. Berry was ULM’s offensive coordinator from 2004-05, where he helped guide the Warhawks to the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Championship and quarterback Steven Jyles to Sun Belt Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors. “Todd Berry is the right man at the right time for ULM,” ULM Director of Athletics Bobby Staub said at Berry’s introductory press conference in December 2009. “He’s here to build a winning program both on and off the field and with the support of the entire Warhawk family, I’m quite confident he’ll be successful in doing just that.” Berry has diligently displayed a “championship” mentality and approach he has infused into his players, staff, administrators and supporters, all with an eye for competing for a Sun Belt Conference championship as soon as possible. In fact it was that same mentality that Berry used to resurrect Illinois State’s football
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collegiate head coach at the Division I-AA level, each of his last two years. In addition, he A was a two-time Gateway Conference Coach of the Year honoree and the 1999 GTE Region 4 Coach of the Year. Before arriving at ISU, Berry spent four seasons as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University under head coach Steve Logan. He played a vital role on the Pirate teams that reached the Liberty Bowl in 1994 and 1995. “I want to be aggressive in all facets of the game” Berry has said in the past. “I know that you win with defense first and I appreciate that. Most of my background is on offense, but to be an effective offensive coordinator you have to understand defense.” A 1983 graduate of the University of Tulsa, Berry has worked for some well-known head coaches during his accent, holding down assistant positions on the staffs of Logan at East Carolina, John Cooper at the University of Tulsa, and Johnny Majors at the University of Tennessee. While in high school, Berry was an all-state selection at football (quarterback) and track and field at Miami (Okla.) High School. At Tulsa, he played quarterback for the Golden Hurricane from 1979 to 1981 before suffering a career-ending knee injury. “Coming out of high school, football was significant to me, but I also wanted to attend a school that possessed a good mix of academics-that was the reason I was going to college, first and foremost. I turned down some more traditional ‘Top 10 football’ programs in order to attend a school with a nice blend of academics and athletics.” Berry began his coaching career as an undergraduate at Tulsa with Cooper before moving to Tennessee as a graduate assistant and tight ends coach in 1983 when the Volunteers advanced to the Florida Citrus Bowl at years end. Following a one-year return to his alma mater as receivers coach in 1984, Berry headed to Oklahoma State University in 1985, where he worked with the likes of future National Football League standout Thurman Thomas. He then served a three-year stint as the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee-Martin, holding that position from 1986 through 1988. While at UT-Martin, Berry coached the Pacers to a top-five finish in Division II passing offense, total offense, and scoring offense. In his final season, all four receivers, the running back and quarterback signed professional contracts. He also enjoyed a two-year tour at Mississippi State University, coaching wide receivers, and one campaign with at Southeast Missouri State University, as offensive coordinator, before joining Logan’s staff at ECU. Berry is the son of the late Rueben Berry, a former Canadian Football League head coach and longtime mentor Saskatchewan Rough Riders. Berry is married to the former Lisa Grimes and the couple has two daughters, Jordan (25) and Ryleigh (10).
Todd Berry vs All Opponents Opponent________________________ Career Record Record at ULM Air Force_ ______________________________0-3______________________ 0-0 Arkansas______________________________1-1______________________1-1 Arkansas State_________________________0-3______________________0-3 Auburn________________________________0-2______________________0-2 Baylor_________________________________0-1______________________0-1 Boston College__________________________0-2 _ ____________________ 0-0 Buffalo_________________________________1-2______________________ 0-0 Central Florida_ _________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Cincinnati______________________________0-2______________________ 0-0 Connecticut_ ___________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Colgate________________________________1-0______________________ 0-0 East Carolina____________________________0-4______________________ 0-0 Eastern Illinois___________________________2-1______________________ 0-0 Florida Atlantic_________________________3-0______________________3-0 FIU____________________________________1-2______________________1-2 Florida State____________________________0-1______________________ 0-1 Georgia Southern________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Grambling State_________________________1-0______________________ 1-0 Hofstra_ _______________________________1-0______________________ 0-0 Holy Cross______________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Houston_ ______________________________1-2______________________ 0-0 Indiana State____________________________2-2______________________ 0-0 Iowa___________________________________0-1______________________ 0-1 Kansas_________________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Kentucky State__________________________1-0______________________ 0-0 UL-Lafayette___________________________0-3______________________0-3 Louisville_______________________________0-3______________________ 0-0 LSU_ __________________________________0-1______________________ 0-1 Memphis_______________________________0-3______________________ 0-0 Middle Tennessee_______________________2-1______________________2-1 Minnesota______________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Missouri State___________________________1-3______________________ 0-0 Navy_ _________________________________1-2______________________ 0-0 New Mexico State________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 North Texas____________________________2-2______________________2-1 Northern Iowa_ _________________________2-2______________________ 0-0 Northwestern State_ _____________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Ohio__________________________________0-0______________________0-0 Rutgers________________________________0-2______________________ 0-0 South Alabama_________________________1-0______________________1-0 South Florida_ __________________________0-2______________________ 0-0 Southeast Missouri State__________________3-0______________________ 0-0 Southern Illinois_________________________2-2______________________ 0-0 Southern Miss___________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Southern Utah_ _________________________1-1______________________ 0-0 Southeastern Louisiana___________________1-0______________________ 1-0 St. Francis_ _____________________________1-0______________________ 0-0 TCU___________________________________0-4______________________ 0-1 Tennessee Tech _ ________________________1-0______________________ 0-0 Troy___________________________________2-0______________________ 2-0 Truman State_ __________________________1-0______________________ 0-0 Tulane_________________________________4-1______________________1-0 Western Illinois__________________________1-3______________________ 0-0 Western Kentucky______________________2-1______________________2-1 UAB___________________________________0-3______________________ 0-0 UNLV__________________________________0-1______________________ 0-0 Youngstown State_ ______________________3-1______________________ 0-0 2012 opponents in bold
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Superlatives During Todd Berry Era ULM Team Superlatives
Opponents Team Superlatives
Points Scored_ ___________________________________ 63 at Tulane (9/29/12) Low_________________________________________ 0 at LSU (11/13/10) 0 at Florida State (9/3/11) First Downs______________________________________ 31 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) Low____________________________________ 10 vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) 10 at LSU (11/13/10) Rushing Plays_________________________ 54 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Low_________________________________ 20 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) Net Rushing Yards________________________________262 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) Low_____________________________ -4 at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) Passes Attempted_______________________________ 68 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) Low____________________________________ 19 vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) 19 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Passes Completed_ _____________________________ 42 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) Low_____________________________________ 8 vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) Net Passing Yards______________________________________ 412 vs. (9/8/12) Low________________________________________ 67 at LSU (11/13/10) Total Offensive Plays____________________________ 103 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) Low____________________________________ 56 vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) 56 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) Total Net Yards_ _________________________________560 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) Low___________________________________ 188 vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) Penalties_________________________ 15 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) Low___________________________________1 at North Texas (10/22/11) Penalty Yards_____________________ 121 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) Low___________________________________5 at North Texas (10/22/11) 5 at Tulane (9/29/12)
Points Scored_ __________________________________ 52 at Auburn (10/2/10) Low________________________________ 0 vs. Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) First Downs______________________________________ 32 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) Low_______________________________ 4 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) Rushing Plays__________________________55 at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) Low__________________________________ 17 at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) Net Rushing Yards_______________________________ 255 at Auburn (9/15/12) Low_______________________________________ -14 at Troy (10/15/11) Passes Attempted____________________________ 51 at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) Low_____________________________19 at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) 19 at Auburn (9/15/12) Passes Completed_ __________________________ 31 at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) Low_________________________________________ 8 at LSU (11/13/10) Net Passing Yards_____________________________ 400 vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) Low________________________________ 79 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) Total Offensive Plays____________________ 90 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Low______________________________ 51 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) Total Net Yards_ ___________________________ 607 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) Low______________________________________ 126 at Troy (10/15/11) Penalties_________________________________ 13 vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) Low_________________________________________ 1 at Iowa (9/24/11) Penalty Yards_____________________________ 130 vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) Low________________________________________ 10 at Iowa (9/24/11)
ULM Player Superlatives
Opponent Player Superlatives
Rushing Attempts_______27 by Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Net Rushing Yards______191 by Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Rushing TDs_ _________________3 by Jyruss Edwards at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) 3 by Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Pass Attempts__________________67 by Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) Pass Completions_______________42 by Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) Net Passing Yards______________412 by Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) Passing TDs________________ 5 by Kolton Browning vs. North Texas (11/20/10) Receptions_ ________________14 by Brent Leonard at Arkansas State (11/8/12) Receiving Yards______________ 168 by Brent Leonard vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) TD Receptions_____________ 4 by Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama (10/27/12) Punts _________________ 10 by Aaron Munoz at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) Punt Average_ _____________ 46.2 by Justin Manton vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) FG Made______________________ 3 by Radi Jabour vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/10) Interceptions_ _________________________________________ 1 by 35 Players Tackles_____________________ 16 by Henry Mitchell vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12)
Rushing Attempts________ 32 by Bobby Rainey at Western Kentucky (10/16/10) Net Rushing Yards_______ 169 by Bobby Rainey at Western Kentucky (10/16/10) Rushing TDs_ _____________________ 3 David Oku at Arkansas State (11/8/12) Pass Attempts________________ 47 by Blaine Gautier at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) Pass Completions_____________ 30 by Blaine Gautier at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) Net Passing Yards________________ 400 by Ryan Mallett vs. Arkansas (9/11/10) Passing TDs___________________ 4 by Blaine Gautier at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) 4 by Nick Florence vs. Baylor (9/21/12) 4 by Kawaun Jakes at Western Kentucky (10/20/12) 4 by Terrance Broadway vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) Receptions_ ___________ 13 by Dwayne Frampton vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) 13 by Ladarius Green at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) Receiving Yards____________ 153 by Jamal Robinson vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) TD Receptions__ 2 Nine Times, last by Jamal Robinson vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) Punts ____________________ 9 by Fabian Carter vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 9 by Josh Brisk vs. FIU (11/19/11) 9 by Peter Picerelli at Tulane (9/29/12) Punt Average_ ____________51.7 by Josh Davis at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) FG Made______________________________ 3 by Josh Jasper at LSU (11/13/10) 3 by Zach Olen vs. North Texas (11/20/10) 3 by Brett Baer vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/10) Interceptions_ _______________ 2 by M.D. Jennings at Arkansas State (9/18/10) 2 by Kelcie McCray vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) Tackles______________17 by Mark Newbill vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) 17 by Grant Fleming vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/10)
ULM Individual Long Plays
Rushing__________________ 67 by Jyruss Edwards at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) Passing_ __________________________ 82 by Kolton Browning at FIU (11/6/10) Receiving_ __________________________ 82 by Tavarese Maye at FIU (11/6/10) Field Goal_ _________________________ 47 by Justin Manton at FIU (11/24/12) Punt _____________________________ 66 by Justin Manton at FIU (11/24/12) Punt Return______________ 22 by Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama (10/27/12) Kickoff Return_____________ 100 by Luther Ambrose at North Texas (10/22/11)
Opponent Individual Long Plays
Rushing_____________________83 by Lance Dunbar vs. North Texas (11/20/10) Passing_ _________________________ 94 by Cam Newton at Auburn (10/2/10) Receiving_ ________________________ 94 by Emory Blake at Auburn (10/2/10) Field Goal_ _________________________ 54 by Cairo Santos at Tulane (9/29/12) Punt ____________________64 by Ryan Wilbourn vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) 64 by Josh Davis at Middle Tennessee (10/6/12) Punt Return_______________________ 30 by Greg Reid at Florida State (9/3/11) 30 by Micah Hyde at Iowa (9/24/11) Kickoff Return____________________________ 95 by T.Y. Hilton at FIU (11/6/10)
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Superlatives During Todd Berry Era Most Points 1. 63 at Tulane (9/29/12) 2. 49 vs. North Texas (11/20/10) 3. 43 at Western Kentucky (10/20/12) 4. 42 vs. North Texas (11/17/12) 42 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) 42 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) Fewest Points Allowed: 1. 0 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) 2. 7 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 3. 10 at Troy (10/15/11) 10 at Tulane (9/29/12) 5. 14 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) 14 vs. Troy (10/30/10) 14 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) Most First Downs 1. 31 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) 2. 30 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) 30 vs. Western Kentucky (10/29/11) 4. 28 at Tulane (9/29/12) 5. 27 at Auburn (9/15/12) 27 at Middle Tennessee (10/6/12) Fewest First Downs Allowed 1. 4 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 2. 9 at Troy (10/15/11) 3. 10 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) 4. 11 at Tulane (9/29/12) 5. 16 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/10) 16 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) 16 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/9/10) 16 vs. North Texas (11/20/10) 16 vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) 16 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) Most Rushing Attempts 1. 54 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) 2. 52 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) 52 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) 4. 51 vs. North Texas (11/20/10) 51 at Middle Tennessee (10/6/12) Fewest Rushing Attempts - Opponent 1. 17 at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) 2. 19 at Middle Tennessee (10/6/12) 3. 21 at Troy (10/15/11) 21 at Tulane (9/29/12) 5. 24 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/10) 24 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) Most Rushing Yards 1. 262 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) 2. 260 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/11) 3. 248 at Troy (10/15/11) 4. 247 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 5. 233 vs. North Texas (11/20/10) Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 1. -14 at Troy (10/15/11) 2. -9 at Tulane (9/29/12) 3. 26 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 4. 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) 5. 48 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/27/10)
Most Passes Completed 1. 42 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) 2. 37 at Arkansas State (11/8/12) 3. 33 at UL-Lafayette (11/5/11) 4. 32 at FIU (11/24/12) 4. 30 vs. North Texas (11/17/12) Fewest Passes Attempted - Opponent 1. 19 at Auburn (9/15/12) 19 at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) 2. 21 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 3. 22 vs. Western Kentucky (10/29/11) 22 at LSU (11/13/10) 5. 23 at TCU (9/17/11) Fewest Passes Completed - Opponent 1. 8 at LSU (11/13/10) 2. 10 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 3. 11 at Auburn (9/15/12) 11 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) 11 at Middle Tennessee (10/23/10) Most Passing Yards 1. 412 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) 2. 366 at FIU (11/6/10) 3. 365 vs. Western Kentucky (10/29/11) 4. 357 vs. North Texas (11/17/12) 357 at Arkansas State (11/8/12) Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 1. 79 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11) 2. 95 at LSU (11/13/10) 3. 118 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 4. 140 at Troy (10/15/11) 5. 141 vs. Florida Atlantic (10/9/10) Most Total Offense 1. 560 vs. Baylor (9/21/12) 2. 553 at Tulane (9/29/12) 3. 550 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) 4. 523 at Troy (10/15/11) 5. 518 vs. North Texas (11/17/12) Fewest Total Yards Allowed 1. 126 at Troy (10/15/11) 2. 144 vs. Grambling State (9/10/11) 3. 148 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/12) 4. 151 at Tulane (9/29/12) 5. 251 at LSU (11/13/10) Punting Average (Min. 4 Punts) 1. 46.4 at TCU (9/17/11) 2. 46.2 vs. UL-Lafayette (11/3/12) 3. 46.0 at FIU (11/6/10) 4. 43.2 at Auburn (9/15/12) 5. 42.8 at FIU (11/24/12) Highest Time of Possession 1. 39:54 at Middle Tennessee (10/6/12) 2. 39:19 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) 3. 38:11 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/25/10) 4. 36:52 at Auburn (10/2/10) 5. 36:50 at Florida Atlantic (12/3/11)
Most Passes Attempted 1. 68 vs. Arkansas (9/8/12) 2. 59 vs. FIU (11/19/11) 59 vs. Western Kentucky (10/29/11) 4. 55 vs. Arkansas State (10/8/11) 5. 53 at Arkansas State (11/8/12) ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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2012 ULM Football Alphabetical Roster No. 66 23 32 29 35 12 15 75 67 52 19 91 33 6 81 54 55 37 85 73 22 5 24 98 7 20 78 45 27 26 99 56 84 86 43 30 13 57 58 21 41 93 21 90 49 76 34 74 48 38 18 4 95 17 8 16 28 72 80 68 31 44 59 25 83 89 9 29 92 77
Name Josh Allen Justin Backus Mitchell Bailey Felix Blade Cameron Blakes Brayle Brown Kolton Browning Demiere Burkett Jeremy Burton Tevyn Cagins Tyler Cain Kentarius Caldwell Trey Caldwell Earnest Carrington Rashon Ceaser Nick Cheesman Jimmy Chung Preston Coleman Tony Cook Jamal Danley Cortney Davis Centarius Donald Vincent Eddie Malcolm Edmond Jyruss Edwards Carl Elie Jon Fisher DaCorris Ford Conner Fryoux Caleb Gammel Joey Gautney Jonathan Gill Julian Griffin Je’Ron Hamm Quincy Hardwell Brandon Hardy Colby Harper Wesley Hicks Elliot Hilliard Ajalen Holley Tre Hunter Lorenzo Jackson Oliver Jackson Emanuel Jefferies Alex Johnson Gerrand Johnson Michael Johnson Dillon Jordan Hunter Kissinger Mitch Lane Brent Leonard Rob’Donovan Lewis Darius Lively Justin Manton Tavarese Maye Ian McCoig DeVontae McNeal Jack Mervin Keavon Milton Colby Mitchell Henry Mitchell Austin Moss John Nard Isaiah Newsome Cameron Oliver Alec Osborne Otis Peterson Lenzy Pipkins Jackson Randle Ben Risenhoover
Pos. OL CB RB CB LB QB QB OL OL LB WR DE DB QB WR LB OL CB WR OL WR RB CB DE RB RB OL LB P P DE OL WR WR S S WR OL OL WR S LB S NT S NT LB OL LB S WR CB DE K WR QB RB OL TE OL S LB NT S WR TE CB CB DE OL
Ht. 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-8 6-4 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-8 6-1 5-11 5-8 6-3 6-1 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2
Wt. 302 170 221 186 233 182 194 296 317 195 189 265 180 226 182 207 272 168 180 287 179 219 161 272 200 193 301 223 177 192 240 291 205 222 168 201 180 275 266 189 175 211 194 281 188 292 218 294 224 208 186 175 245 185 179 216 208 274 293 278 189 240 281 201 175 215 163 186 238 286
Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Jr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) Fr. Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS) Sr. Broken Bow, Okla. (Arkansas) Fr. Monroe, La. (Neville HS) Sr. Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) RFr. Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee HS) Jr. Mabank, Texas (Mabank HS) So. Balch Springs, Texas (West Mesquite HS) So. Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) Fr. Lafitte, La. (Fisher HS) So. West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) Jr. Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS) Fr. Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS) RFr. Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) RFr. Clinton, La. (East Feliciana HS) So. Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) Fr. Irving, Texas (Irving HS) Jr. Bastrop, La. (Louisiana College) Fr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Byhalia HS) RFr. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater HS) Jr. Columbia, La. (Caldwell Parish HS) Jr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) So. Texarkana, Texas (Liberty-Eylau HS) Jr. White Castle, La. (White Castle HS) Sr. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) Jr. Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS) Sr. Longview, Texas (Longview HS) So. Gonzales, La. (Dutchtown HS) RFr. Pineville, La. (Buckeye HS) So. Whitehouse, Texas (Whitehouse HS) Sr. South Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) Sr. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater HS) Jr. Leesville, La. (Leesville HS) Fr. El Dorado, Ark. (El Dorado HS) Sr. Delhi, La. (Delhi Charter HS) So. Wylie, Texas (Wylie HS) Fr. Minden, La. (Glenbrook School) So. Killeen, Texas (Shoemaker HS) Fr. Hot Springs, Ark. (Lakeside HS) Fr. Monroe, La. (Richwood HS) RFr. Monroe, La. (Richwood HS) Jr. Amite, La. (Amite HS) Jr. Jackson, Miss. (Forest Hill HS) Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS) RFr. Rayville, La. (Missouri) RFr. Maumelle, Ark. (Parkview HS) RFr. Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) RFr. Springdale, Ark. (Har-Ber HS) RFr. Pine Bluff, Ark. (Watson Chapel HS) Sr. Keller, Texas (Keller HS) So. Jonesboro, La. (Memphis) So. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) So. Prairieville, La. (St. Amant HS) Jr. Petal, Miss. (Petal HS) So. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) RFr. Quitman, Texas (Quitman HS) Fr. New Orleans, La. (De La Salle HS) Sr. Canton, Texas (Canton HS) RFr. Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville HS) Sr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) Jr. Rockwall, Texas (Navarro College) So. Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) Jr. Petal, Miss. (Petal HS) Fr. Richardson, Texas (Canyon Creek Christan Academy) Fr. Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) Jr. Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse HS) Fr. Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) RFr. Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS) So. Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS)
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Numerical Roster No. Name 2 Monterrell Washington 3 Khairi Usher 4 Rob’Donovan Lewis 5 Centarius Donald 6 Earnest Carrrington 7 Jyruss Edwards 8 Tavarse Maye 9 Otis Peterson 10 Cordero Smith 12 Brayle Brown 13 Colby Harper 14 Cody Wells 15 Kolton Browning 16 Ian McCoig 17 Justin Manton 18 Brent Leonard 19 Tyler Cain 20 Carl Elie 21 Ajalen Holley 21 Oliver Jackson 22 Cortney Davis 23 Justin Backus 23 Allen Tatum 24 Vincent Eddie 25 Isaiah Newsome 26 Caleb Gammel 27 Conner Fryoux 28 DeVontae McNeal 29 Felix Blade 29 Lenzy Pipkins 30 Brandon Hardy 31 Henry Mitchell 32 Mitchell Bailey 33 Trey Caldwell 34 Michael Johnson 35 Cameron Blakes 36 Cody Robinson 37 Preston Coleman 38 Mitch Lane 39 Ray Stovall 41 Tre Hunter 42 Roland Veal 43 Quincy Hardwell 44 Austin Moss 45 DaCorris Ford 46 Madison Tharp 47 Devon White 48 Hunter Kissinger 49 Alex Johnson 50 Jeff Savage 51 R.J. Young 52 Tevyn Cagins 53 Brandon Savone 54 Nick Cheesman 55 Jimmy Chung 56 Jonathon Gill 57 Wesley Hicks 58 Elliot Hilliard 59 John Nard 65 Joseph Treadwell 66 Josh Allen 67 Jeremy Burton 68 Colby Mitchell 72 Jack Mervin 73 Jamal Danley 74 Dillon Jordan 75 Demiere Burkett 76 Gerrand Johnson 77 Ben Risenhoover 78 Jon Fisher 80 Keavon Milton 81 Rashon Ceaser 82 Kevin Steed 83 Cameron Oliver 83 Nico Talbert 84 Julian Griffin 85 Tony Cook 86 Je’Ron Hamm 88 Harley Scioneaux 89 Alec Osborne 90 Emanuel Jefferies 91 Kentarius Caldwell 92 Jackson Randle 93 Lorenzo Jackson 95 Darius Lively 97 Diontre Thomas 98 Malcolm Edmond 99 Joey Gautney
Pos. RB S CB RB QB RB WR CB S QB WR QB QB QB K WR WR RB WR S WR CB S CB S P P RB CB CB S S RB DB LB LB LB CB S LB S S S LB LB DS S LB S DE LB LB LB LB OL OL OL OL NT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL NT OL OL TE WR TE WR WR WR WR WR TE TE NT DE DE LB DE DE DE DE
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2012 ULM Football Alphabetical Roster 36 50 53 88 10 82 39 83 23 46 97 65 3 42 2 14 47 51
Cody Robinson Jeff Savage Brandon Savone Harley Scioneaux Cordero Smith Kevin Steed Ray Stovall Nico Talbert Allen Tatum Madison Tharp Diontre Thomas Joseph Treadwell Khairi Usher Roland Veal Monterrell Washington Cody Wells Devon White R.J. Young
LB DE LB TE S TE LB WR S DS DE OL S S RB QB S LB
6-0 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-6 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-5 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-11
215 267 206 238 190 230 230 161 217 210 221 312 204 194 205 196 194 240
RFr. Fr. Fr. RFr. So. Jr. RSo. RFr. RFr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. RSo. Jr. Sr. RFr. Sr.
Des Arc, Ark. (Des Arc HS) Smackover, Ark. (Smackover HS) Harvey, Texas (Thomas Jefferson HS) Reserve, La. (St. Charles Catholic HS) Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) Lithia Springs, Ga. (Lithia Springs HS) Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist HS) Warren, Ark. (Warren HS) Albertville, Ala. (Albertville HS) Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) Pine Bluff, Ark. (Pine Bluff HS) Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) Houston, Texas (Cesar Chavez HS) Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS) Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS) DeSoto, Texas (Arizona)
Coaching Staff Head Coach / Quarterbacks: Todd Berry Asst. Head Coach / Off. Coord. / OL: Steve Farmer Def. Coordinator / LBs / CBs: Troy Reffett Running Backs: Bryan Applewhite Wide Receivers: Jason Nichols Special Teams / Tight Ends: Travis Niekamp Defensive Line: Everett Todd Safeties: Adam Waugh Offense GA: Mario Price Offense GA: Alex Washington Defense GA: Nate Brown Defense GA: James Truxillo Strength & Conditioning: Joe Girardi Director of Operations: Vince Logan
2012 ULM Football Coaching Staff Game Day Location - Field (F) or Press Box (PB)
Todd Berry (F) Head Coach Quarterbacks
Travis Niekamp (F) Special Teams Tight Ends
Steve Farmer (PB) Asst. Head Coach Off. Coord / O-Line
Everett Todd (F) Defensive Line
Troy Reffett (F) Defensive Coord. LBs / CBs
Adam Waugh (PB) Safeties
Bryan Applewhite (F) Running Backs
Nate Brown (PB*) Defense GA
Jason Nichols (F) Wide Receivers
Mario Price (PB*) Offense GA
* Graduate Assistants may coach from the field as their specific location will vary for road contests. James Truxillo (PB*) Alex Washington (PB*) Defense GA Offense GA
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2012 ULM Football Numerical Roster No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 65 66 67 68 72 73 74 75 76 77 78
Name Monterrell Washington Khairi Usher Rob’Donovan Lewis Centarius Donald Earnest Carrington Jyruss Edwards Tavarese Maye Otis Peterson Cordero Smith Brayle Brown Colby Harper Cody Wells Kolton Browning Ian McCoig Justin Manton Brent Leonard Tyler Cain Carl Elie Ajalen Holley Oliver Jackson Cortney Davis Justin Backus Allen Tatum Vincent Eddie Isaiah Newsome Caleb Gammel Conner Fryoux DeVontae McNeal Felix Blade Lenzy Pipkins Brandon Hardy Henry Mitchell Mitchell Bailey Trey Caldwell Michael Johnson Cameron Blakes Cody Robinson Preston Coleman Mitch Lane Ray Stovall Tre Hunter Roland Veal Quincy Hardwell Austin Moss DaCorris Ford Madison Tharp Devon White Hunter Kissinger Alex Johnson Jeff Savage R.J. Young Tevyn Cagins Brandon Savone Nick Cheesman Jimmy Chung Jonathan Gill Wesley Hicks Elliot Hilliard John Nard Joseph Treadwell Josh Allen Jeremy Burton Colby Mitchell Jack Mervin Jamal Danley Dillon Jordan Demiere Burkett Gerrand Johnson Ben Risenhoover Jon Fisher
Pos. RB S CB RB QB RB WR CB S QB WR QB QB QB K WR WR RB WR S WR CB S CB S P P RB CB CB S S RB DB LB LB LB CB S LB S S S LB LB DS S LB S DE LB LB LB LB OL OL OL OL NT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL NT OL OL
Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3
Wt. 205 204 175 219 226 200 179 163 190 182 180 196 194 216 185 186 189 193 189 194 179 170 217 161 201 192 177 208 186 186 201 189 221 180 218 233 215 168 208 230 175 194 168 240 223 210 194 224 188 267 240 195 206 207 272 291 275 266 281 312 302 317 278 274 287 294 296 292 286 301
Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Jr. Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS) Sr. Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) So. Jonesboro, La. (Memphis) Jr. Columbia, La. (Caldwell Parish HS) RFr. Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) Jr. White Castle, La. (White Castle HS) Jr. Petal, Miss. (Petal HS) Jr. Belle Chasse, La. (Belle Chasse HS) So. Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) RFr. Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee HS) So. Wylie, Texas (Wylie HS) Sr. Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) Jr. Mabank, Texas (Mabank HS) So. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) So. Prairieville, La. (St. Amant HS) Sr. Keller, Texas (Keller HS) So. West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) Sr. Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS) Fr. Hot Springs, Ark. (Lakeside HS) Jr. Amite, La. (Amite HS) RFr. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater HS) Fr. Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite HS) RFr. Warren, Ark. (Warren HS) Jr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Jr. Petal, Miss. (Petal HS) RFr. Pineville, La. (Buckeye HS) So. Gonzales, La. (Dutchtown HS) RFr. Quitman, Texas (Quitman HS) Fr. Monroe, La. (Neville HS) Fr. Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) Sr. Delhi, La. (Delhi Charter HS) Sr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) Sr. Broken Bow, Okla. (Arkansas) Fr. Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS) RFr. Maumelle, Ark. (Parkview HS) Sr. Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish HS) RFr. Des Arc, Ark. (Des Arc HS) Jr. Bastrop, La. (Louisiana College) RFr. Pine Bluff, Ark. (Watson Chapel HS) RSo. Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington HS) Fr. Monroe, La. (Richwood HS) RSo. Houston, Texas (Cesar Chavez HS) Fr. El Dorado, Ark. (El Dorado HS) Jr. Rockwall, Texas (Navarro College) Sr. Longview, Texas (Longview HS) Jr. Albertville, Ala. (Albertville HS) RFr. New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35 HS) RFr. Springdale, Ark. (Har-Ber HS) Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS) Fr. Smackover, Ark. (Smackover HS) Sr. DeSoto, Texas (Arizona) Fr. Lafitte, La. (Fisher HS) Fr. Harvey, Texas (Thomas Jefferson HS) So. Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) Fr. Irving, Texas (Irving HS) Sr. South Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) Fr. Minden, La. (Glenbrook School) So. Killeen, Texas (Shoemaker HS) So. Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) So. Pine Bluff, Ark. (Pine Bluff HS) Jr. Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) So. Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) RFr. Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville HS) Fr. New Orleans, La. (De La Salle HS) Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Byhalia HS) RFr. Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) So. Balch Springs, Texas (West Mesquite HS) RFr. Rayville, La. (Missouri) So. Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS) Jr. Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS)
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Alphabetical Roster No. Name 66 Josh Allen 23 Justin Backus 32 Mitchell Bailey 29 Felix Blade 35 Cameron Blakes 12 Brayle Brown 15 Kolton Browning 75 Demiere Burkett 67 Jeremy Burton 52 Tevyn Cagins 19 Tyler Cain 91 Kentarius Caldwell 33 Trey Caldwell 6 Earnest Carrrington 81 Rashon Ceaser 54 Nick Cheesman 55 Jimmy Chung 37 Preston Coleman 85 Tony Cook 73 Jamal Danley 22 Cortney Davis 5 Centarius Donald 24 Vincent Eddie 98 Malcolm Edmond 7 Jyruss Edwards 20 Carl Elie 78 Jon Fisher 45 DaCorris Ford 27 Conner Fryoux 26 Caleb Gammel 99 Joey Gautney 56 Jonathon Gill 84 Julian Griffin 86 Je’Ron Hamm 43 Quincy Hardwell 30 Brandon Hardy 13 Colby Harper 57 Wesley Hicks 58 Elliot Hilliard 21 Ajalen Holley 41 Tre Hunter 93 Lorenzo Jackson 21 Oliver Jackson 90 Emanuel Jefferies 49 Alex Johnson 76 Gerrand Johnson 34 Michael Johnson 74 Dillon Jordan 48 Hunter Kissinger 38 Mitch Lane 18 Brent Leonard 4 Rob’Donovan Lewis 95 Darius Lively 17 Justin Manton 8 Tavarse Maye 16 Ian McCoig 28 DeVontae McNeal 72 Jack Mervin 80 Keavon Milton 68 Colby Mitchell 31 Henry Mitchell 44 Austin Moss 59 John Nard 25 Isaiah Newsome 83 Cameron Oliver 89 Alec Osborne 9 Otis Peterson 29 Lenzy Pipkins 92 Jackson Randle 77 Ben Risenhoover 36 Cody Robinson 50 Jeff Savage 53 Brandon Savone 88 Harley Scioneaux 10 Cordero Smith 82 Kevin Steed 39 Ray Stovall 83 Nico Talbert 23 Allen Tatum 46 Madison Tharp 97 Diontre Thomas 65 Joseph Treadwell 3 Khairi Usher 42 Roland Veal 2 Monterrell Washington 14 Cody Wells 47 Devon White 51 R.J. Young
Pos. OL CB RB CB LB QB QB OL OL LB WR DE DB QB WR LB OL CB WR OL WR RB CB DE RB RB OL LB P P DE OL WR WR S S WR OL OL WR S LB S NT S NT LB OL LB S WR CB DE K WR QB RB OL TE OL S LB NT S WR TE CB CB DE OL LB DE LB TE S TE LB WR S DS DE OL S S RB QB S LB
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2012 ULM Football Numerical Roster 80 81 82 83 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 97 98 99
Keavon Milton Rashon Ceaser Kevin Steed Cameron Oliver Nico Talbert Julian Griffin Tony Cook Je’Ron Hamm Harley Scioneaux Alec Osborne Emanuel Jefferies Kentarius Caldwell Jackson Randle Lorenzo Jackson Darius Lively Diontre Thomas Malcolm Edmond Joey Gautney
TE WR TE WR WR WR WR WR TE TE NT DE DE LB DE DE DE DE
6-4 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1
293 182 230 175 161 205 180 222 238 215 281 265 238 211 245 221 272 240
Sr. Canton, Texas (Canton HS) RFr. Clinton, La. (East Feliciana HS) Jr. Lithia Springs, Ga. (Lithia Springs HS) Fr. Richardson, Texas (Canyon Creek Christan Academy) RFr. Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist HS) Sr. Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater HS) Fr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Jr. Leesville, La. (Leesville HS) RFr. Reserve, La. (St. Charles Catholic HS) Fr. Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) Jr. Jackson, Miss. (Forest Hill HS) Jr. Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS) RFr. Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS) RFr. Monroe, La. (Richwood HS) So. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) Fr. Denton, Texas (Guyer HS) So. Texarkana, Texas (Liberty-Eylau HS) So. Whitehouse, Texas (Whitehouse HS)
Pronunciation Guide BRAYLE Brown Bray-lee Justin BACKUS bah-cuss DEMIERE Burkett duh-mear bur-ket KENTARIUS Caldwell ken-TARE-eous TEVYN CAGINS Tevin Cay-gins Carl ELIE L-E Conner FRYOUX Free-ew Joey GAUTNEY Got-knee GERRAND Johnson Jer-ann AJALEN Holley Uh-jay-lin Hunter KISSINGER Kiss-in-ger TAVARESE Maye Ta-VAR-us KEAVON Milton KEY-VAUGHN Ian McCOIG Mc-COY-gh Travis NIEKAMP KNEE-CAMP Troy REFFETT REF-IT Harley SCIONEAUX c-IN-o KHAIRI Usher Kuh-HARR-E MONTERRELL Washington Mon-TEAR-ull
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ULM Depth Chart
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OFFENSE QB RB WR
15 Kolton Browning (6-1, 194, Jr., Mabank, Texas) 14 Cody Wells (5-11, 196, Sr., Hoover, Ala.) 2 Monterrell Washington (5-10, 205, Jr., Bryan, Texas) 32 Mitchell Bailey (6-0, 221, Sr., Broken Bow, Okla.) 86 Je’Ron Hamm (6-3, 222, Jr., Leesville, La.) 85 Tony Cook (6-4, 180, Fr., DeSoto, Texas)
WR 18 Brent Leonard (6-2, 186, Sr., Keller, Texas) 19 Tyler Cain (5-8, 189, So., West Monroe, La.) WR 8 Tavarese Maye (6-0, 179, Jr., Petal, Miss.) 81 Rashon Ceaser (5-11, 182, R-Fr., Clinton, La.) TE 80 Keavon Milton (6-4, 293, Sr., Canton, Texas) 88 Harley Scioneaux (6-5, 238, R-Fr., Reserve, La.) LT 65 Joseph Treadwell (6-5, 312, So., Pine Bluff, Ark.) 67 Jeremy Burton (6-2, 317, So., Muskogee, Okla.) LG 78 Jon Fisher (6-3, 301, Jr., Oxford, Miss.) 77 Ben Risenhoover (6-2, 286, So., Jenks, Okla.) C 66 Josh Allen (6-3, 302, Jr., Cedar Hill, Texas) 68 Colby Mitchell (6-1, 278, R-Fr., Douglasville, Ga.) RG
56 Jonathan Gill (6-3, 291, Sr., South Grand Prairie, Texas) 58 Elliot Hilliard (6-3, 266, So., Killeen, Texas)
RT 75 Demiere Burkett (6-2, 296, So., Balch Springs, Texas) 73 Jamal Danley (6-2, 287, Fr., Olive Branch, Miss.)
DEFENSE DE 98 Malcolm Edmond (6-1, 272, So., Texarkana, Texas) 90 Emanuel Jefferies (6-3, 281, Jr., Jackson, Miss.) NT 76 Gerrand Johnson (6-0, 292, R-Fr., Rayville, La.) 59 John Nard (6-0, 281, So., Shreveport, La.) DE 99 Joey Gautney (6-1, 240, So., Whitehouse, Texas) 95 Darius Lively (6-3, 245, So., Lancaster, Texas) LB 45 DaCorris Ford (6-1, 223, Sr., Longview, Texas) 34 Michael Johnson (6-1, 218, R-Fr., Maumelle, Ark.) LB 51 R.J. Young (5-11, 240, Sr., DeSoto, Texas) 48 Hunter Kissinger (6-2, 224, RFr., Springdale, Ark.) LB 39 Ray Stovall (6-2, 230, R-So., Tulsa, Okla.) 36 Cody Robinson (6-0, 215, R-Fr., Des Arc, Ark.) CB S
4 9
H S
38 Mitch Lane (6-0, 208, R-Fr., Pine Bluff, Ark.) 31 Henry Mitchell (5-11, 189, Sr., Douglasville, Ga.)
CB
24 Vincent Eddie (5-8, 161, Jr., DeSoto, Texas) 33 Trey Caldwell (5-9, 180, Fr., Richardson, Texas)
Rob’Donovan Lewis (5-10, 175, So., Jonesboro, La.) Otis Peterson (5-11, 163, Jr., Belle Chasse, La.)
10 Cordero Smith (5-11, 190, So., Garland, Texas) 3 Khari Usher (5-10, 204, Sr., Meridian, Miss.)
25 Isaiah Newsome (5-11, 201, Jr., Petal, Miss.) 37 Preston Coleman (5-8, 168, Jr., Bastrop, La.)
SPECIAL TEAMS K
17 Justin Manton (6-2, 185, So., Prairieville, La.) 26 Caleb Gammel (6-3, 192, R-Fr., Pineville, La.)
P LS
17 Justin Manton (6-2, 185, So., Prairieville, La.) 26 Caleb Gammel (6-3, 192, R-Fr., Pineville, La.)
SS
77 Ben Risenhoover (6-2, 286, So., Jenks, Okla.) 46 Madison Tharp (6-0, 210, Jr., Albertville, Ala.)
H
14 Cody Wells (5-11, 196, Sr., Hoover, Ala.) 12 Brayle Brown (6-1, 182, RFr., Shawnee, Okla.)
KR PR
22 19 18 19
46 Madison Tharp (6-0, 210, Jr., Albertville, Ala.) 77 Ben Risenhoover (6-2, 286, So., Jenks, Okla.)
Cortney Davis (5-9, 179, R-Fr., Gladewater, Texas) Tyler Cain (5-8, 189, So., West Monroe, La.) Brent Leonard (6-2, 186, Sr., Keller, Texas) Tyler Cain (5-8, 189, So., West Monroe, La.)
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Season Stats
2012 Stats Date Opponent Sept. 8 ULM 34, (8/10) Arkansas 31 (OT) Sept. 15 Auburn 31, ULM 28 (OT) Sept. 21 Baylor 47, ULM 42 Sept. 29 ULM 63, Tulane 10 Oct. 6 ULM 31, Middle Tennessee 17 Oct. 13 ULM 35, Florida Atlantic 14 Oct. 20 ULM 43, Western Kentucky 42 (OT) Oct. 27 ULM 38, South Alabama 24 Nov. 3 UL-Lafayette 40, ULM 24 Nov. 8 Arkansas State 45, ULM 23 Nov. 17 ULM 42, North Texas 16 Nov. 24 ULM 23, FIU 17 (OT)
Site Little Rock, Ark. Auburn, Ala. Malone Stadium New Orleans, La. Murfressboro, Tenn. Malone Stadium Bowling Green, Ky. Malone Stadium Malone Stadium Jonesboro, Ark. Malone Stadium Miami, Fla.
Team Stats TEAM STATISTICS ULM OPP SCORING 426 334 Points Per Game 35.5 27.8 FIRST DOWNS 285 258 Rushing 88 106 Passing 168 135 Penalty 29 17 RUSHING YARDAGE 1752 1630 Yards gained rushing 1993 1966 Yards lost rushing 241 336 Rushing Attempts 412 429 Average Per Rush 4.3 3.8 Average Per Game 146.0 135.8 TDs Rushing 24 17 PASSING YARDAGE 3560 3258 Comp-Att-Int 322-499-12 271-434-15 Average Per Pass 7.1 7.5 Average Per Catch 11.1 12.0 Average Per Game 296.7 271.5 TDs Passing 31 27 TOTAL OFFENSE 5312 4888 Total Plays 911 863 Average Per Play 5.8 5.7 Average Per Game 442.7 407.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-822 47-977 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 22-151 12-72 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-137 12-194 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 20.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.9 6.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 16.2 FUMBLES-LOST 12-4 17-9 PENALTIES-Yards 67-539 78-682 Average Per Game 44.9 56.8 PUNTS-Yards 50-1965 60-2420 Average Per Punt 39.3 40.3 Net punt average 36.7 35.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 69-4114 58-3607 Average Per Kick 59.6 62.2 Net kick average 51.3 39.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:11 29:49 3RD-DOWN Conversions 93/194 75/176 3rd-Down Pct 48% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 23/32 18/27 4th-Down Pct 72% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 24-163 22-139 MISC YARDS 0 1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 59 44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-8 10-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-3 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (39-47) 83% (35-45) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (35-47) 74% (28-45) 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS (55-56) 98% (40-41) 98% ATTENDANCE 149884 189025 Games/Avg Per Game 6/24981 6/31504 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS ULM Opponents
Attend. 53,089 85,214 31,175 18,063 21,067 16,782 22,323 14,556 20,203 30,243 14,079 12,115
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Browning, K 11 122 583 142 441 3.6 7 39 40.1 Edwards, Jyruss 8 99 446 8 438 4.4 6 58 54.8 Washington, M 12 79 379 27 352 4.5 6 48 29.3 McNeal, D 12 19 200 2 198 10.4 2 54 16.5 Donald, C 4 26 136 1 135 5.2 1 22 33.8 Bailey, M 10 27 125 0 125 4.6 2 32 12.5 Maye, Tavarese 12 3 31 0 31 10.3 0 22 2.6 Brown, Brayle 4 4 23 0 23 5.8 0 12 5.8 Leonard, Brent 12 4 21 0 21 5.2 0 9 1.8 Gammel, Caleb 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 Wells, Cody 12 12 34 25 9 0.8 0 13 0.8 Davis, Cortney 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Carrington, E 2 3 1 16 -15 -5.0 0 1 -7.5 TEAM 8 12 0 20 -20 -1.7 0 0 -2.5 Total.......... 12 412 1993 241 1752 4.3 24 58 146.0 Opponents...... 12 429 1966 336 1630 3.8 17 61 135.8 PASSING Browning, K Wells, Cody Brown, Brayle Manton, Justin Carrington, E TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int 11 145.20 252-389-7 12 126.21 66-103-4 4 25.20 2-4-1 12 192.40 1-1-0 2 158.80 1-1-0 8 0.00 0-1-0 12 140.15 322-499-12 12 139.12 271-434-15
RECEIVING Leonard, Brent Hamm, Je’Ron Maye, Tavarese Harper, Colby Ceaser, Rashon Milton, Keavon Edwards, Jyruss Davis, Cortney Washington, M Bailey, M Cook, Tony Steed, Kevin Scioneaux, H Donald, C Cain, Tyler McNeal, D Fisher, Jon Total.......... Opponents......
G No. 12 97 12 58 12 52 7 29 12 18 12 14 8 12 12 10 12 6 10 6 11 5 12 5 11 4 4 3 9 1 12 1 12 1 12 322 12 271
Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 64.8 2830 27 81 257.3 64.1 700 4 59 58.3 50.0 12 0 7 3.0 100.0 11 0 11 0.9 100.0 7 0 7 3.5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 64.5 3560 31 81 296.7 62.4 3258 27 81 271.5
Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 1042 10.7 10 39 86.8 862 14.9 6 61 71.8 554 10.7 3 81 46.2 303 10.4 2 41 43.3 239 13.3 2 59 19.9 146 10.4 0 29 12.2 157 13.1 0 44 19.6 87 8.7 1 30 7.2 56 9.3 1 27 4.7 18 3.0 0 18 1.8 29 5.8 0 7 2.6 13 2.6 2 5 1.1 16 4.0 3 9 1.5 21 7.0 1 9 5.2 8 8.0 0 8 0.9 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 3560 11.1 31 81 296.7 3258 12.0 27 81 271.5
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Manton, Justin 5-8 62.5 0-0 1-1 3-5 1-2 0-0 47 2 FG SEQUENCE ULM OPPONENTS Arkansas - (37) Auburn 31,37 (35) Baylor - (34), (21) Tulane - (54) Middle Tennessee (32) (44) Florida Atlantic - Western Kentucky - South Alabama (35) (27) UL-Lafayette 45, (23) Arkansas State (37) (37) North Texas - (29) FIU (47) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PUNT RETURNS Leonard, Brent Cain, Tyler Steed, Kevin Davis, Cortney Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds 17 139 3 5 1 5 1 2 22 151 12 72
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Newsome, Isaiah 4 33 Ford, DaCorris 3 10 Lewis, R 2 4 Coleman, P 1 0 Eddie, Vincent 1 0 Lane, Mitch 1 11 Young, R.J. 1 55 Lively, Darius 1 6 Mitchell, Henry 1 18 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot Total.......... 15 137 94 114 84 114 20 426 Opponents...... 12 194 52 117 76 76 13 334 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Davis, Cortney 30 652
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Avg 8.2 1.7 5.0 2.0 6.9 6.0
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long 22 12 5 2 22 21
Avg TD 8.2 0 3.3 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 11.0 0 55.0 0 6.0 1 18.0 0 9.1 1 16.2 0
Long 14 10 4 0 0 11 49 6 18 49 36
Avg 21.7
Long 51
TD 0
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2012 Stats Bailey, M Cain, Tyler McNeal, D Total.......... Opponents......
4 77 2 61 2 32 38 822 47 977
19.2 0 30.5 0 16.0 0 21.6 0 20.8 0
|------ PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Hamm, Je’Ron 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Scioneaux, H 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Bailey, M 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Maye, Tavarese 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Ceaser, Rashon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Steed, Kevin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Harper, Colby 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 McNeal, D 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Donald, C 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Davis, Cortney 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Stovall, Ray 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Lively, Darius 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Young, R.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Gautney, Joey 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Total.......... 59 5-8 55-56 0-0 1 Opponents...... 44 10-11 40-41 0-1 0
30 38 16 51 58
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Young, R.J. 1 36 36.0 1 36 Newsome, Isaiah 1 6 6.0 0 6 Lane, Mitch 1 4 4.0 0 4 Stovall, Ray 0 0 0.0 1 0 Bailey, M 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total.......... 3 46 15.3 3 36 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Manton, Justin 43 1728 40.2 66 3 16 18 0 Fryoux, Conner 6 202 33.7 43 0 2 3 0 Gammel, Caleb 1 35 35.0 35 0 1 0 0 Total.......... 50 1965 39.3 66 3 19 21 0 Opponents...... 60 2420 40.3 64 7 16 13 1 KICKOFFS Manton, Justin Fryoux, Conner Total.......... Opponents......
No. 68 1 69 58
Yds 4066 48 4114 3607
TOTAL OFFENSE Browning, K Wells, Cody Edwards, Jyruss Washington, M McNeal, D Donald, C Bailey, M Brown, Brayle Maye, Tavarese Leonard, Brent Gammel, Caleb Manton, Justin Carrington, E TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
G Plays 11 511 12 115 8 99 12 79 12 19 4 26 10 27 4 8 12 3 12 4 2 1 12 1 2 4 8 13 12 911 12 863
SCORING TD FGs Manton, Justin 0 5-8 Leonard, Brent 10 0-0 Washington, M 7 0-0 Browning, K 7 0-0 Edwards, Jyruss 6 0-0
Avg 59.8 48.0 59.6 62.2
TB 20 0 20 19
Rush 441 9 438 352 198 135 125 23 31 21 14 0 -15 -20 1752 1630
Pass Total Avg/G 2830 3271 297.4 700 709 59.1 0 438 54.8 0 352 29.3 0 198 16.5 0 135 33.8 0 125 12.5 12 35 8.8 0 31 2.6 0 21 1.8 0 14 7.0 11 11 0.9 7 -8 -4.0 0 -20 -2.5 3560 5312 442.7 3258 4888 407.3 Pass DXP 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0-0 0
Saf Points 0 36 0 18 0 18 0 18 0 14 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 426 0 334
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Leonard, Brent 12 21 1042 139 0 0 1202 100.2 Hamm, Je’Ron 12 0 862 0 0 0 862 71.8 Davis, Cortney 12 0 87 2 652 0 741 61.8 Edwards, Jyruss 8 438 157 0 0 0 595 74.4 Maye, Tavarese 12 31 554 0 0 0 585 48.8 Browning, K 11 441 0 0 0 0 441 40.1 Washington, M 12 352 56 0 0 0 408 34.0 Harper, Colby 7 0 303 0 0 0 303 43.3 Ceaser, Rashon 12 0 239 0 0 0 239 19.9 McNeal, D 12 198 7 0 32 0 237 19.8 Bailey, M 10 125 18 0 77 0 220 22.0 Donald, C 4 135 21 0 0 0 156 39.0 Milton, Keavon 12 0 146 0 0 0 146 12.2 Cain, Tyler 9 0 8 5 61 0 74 8.2 Young, R.J. 12 0 0 0 0 55 55 4.6 Newsome, Isaiah 12 0 0 0 0 33 33 2.8 Cook, Tony 11 0 29 0 0 0 29 2.6 Brown, Brayle 4 23 0 0 0 0 23 5.8 Steed, Kevin 12 0 13 5 0 0 18 1.5 Mitchell, Henry 12 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.5 Scioneaux, H 11 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.5 Gammel, Caleb 2 14 0 0 0 0 14 7.0 Lane, Mitch 7 0 0 0 0 11 11 1.6 Ford, DaCorris 12 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8 Wells, Cody 12 9 0 0 0 0 9 0.8 Lively, Darius 12 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.5 Lewis, R 12 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3 Fisher, Jon 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 Carrington, E 2 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -7.5 TEAM 8 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -2.5 Total.......... 12 1752 3560 151 822 137 6422 535.2 Opponents...... 12 1630 3258 72 977 194 6131 510.9
OB Retn Net YdLn 1 0 1 977 38.2 26 1 822 39.8 25
|------ PATs ------| Kick Rush Rcv 55-56 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0
Pass DXP 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0-1 0
Saf Points 0 70 0 60 0 42 0 42 0 36
2 0 1 2 G ame - b y - game O ffensive S tarters Game Arkansas Auburn Baylor Tulane Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic Western Kentucky South Alabama UL-Lafayette Arkansas State North Texas FIU
WR Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Hamm Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard
WR Maye Maye Maye Maye Maye Maye Maye Maye Maye Maye Cook Maye
WR / TE WR / TE RT Milton Scioneaux Burkett Hamm Harper Burkett Milton Harper Burkett Hamm Harper Burkett Hamm Harper Burkett Hamm Milton Burkett Hamm Milton Burkett Milton Scioneaux Burkett Hamm Ceasar Burkett Hamm Milton Burkett Hamm Ceaser Burkett Hamm Milton Burkett
RG Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill Gill
C Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen
LG Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher Fisher
LT QB RB Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Edwards Treadwell Browning Davis Treadwell Wells Washington Treadwell Browning Washington Treadwell Browning Davis
2 0 1 2 G ame - b y - game D efensive S tarters Game DE Arkansas K. Caldwell Auburn K. Caldwell Baylor K. Caldwell Tulane Edmond Middle Tennessee Edmond Florida Atlantic Edmond Western Kentucky Edmond South Alabama Edmond UL-Lafayette Edmond Arkansas State Edmond North Texas Jefferies FIU Edmond
NT G. Johnson G. Johnson G. Johnson K. Caldwell K. Caldwell G. Johnson G. Johnson G. Johnson G. Johnson G. Johnson G. Johnson G. Johnson
DE Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney Gautney
LB Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford
LB Young Young Young Young Young Young Young Young Young Young Young Young
LB H / LB S Blakes Lane Peterson Blakes Lane Lewis Blakes Lane Lewis Stovall Lane Lewis Stovall Lane Lewis Stovall Lane Lewis Stovall Lane Lewis Stovall Mitchell Lewis Stovall Mitchell Lewis Stovall Mitchell Lewis Stovall Kissinger (LB) Lewis Stovall Mitchell Lewis
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2012 Defensive Stats
|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Young, R.J. 12-12 46 44 90 10.5-20 . 1-55 2 2 3-36 1 . . Lewis, R 12-11 43 22 65 0.5-1 . 2-4 6 . 2-0 . . . Eddie, Vincent 12-12 49 16 65 2.0-4 . 1-0 3 . . . . . Smith, Cordero 12-12 41 22 63 . . . 3 . . 2 . . Stovall, Ray 12-9 39 20 59 13.5-51 3.0-30 . 1 4 . . . . Mitchell, Henry 12-4 40 17 57 2.0-6 1.0-5 1-18 2 1 . 1 . . Newsome, Isaiah 12-12 34 21 55 1.5-2 . 4-33 5 . 1-6 . . . Johnson, G 12-10 26 24 50 6.0-24 4.0-17 . . 3 . 2 . . Ford, DaCorris 12-12 34 13 47 10.5-37 3.0-20 3-10 2 5 . . . . Edmond, Malcolm 12-8 22 22 44 4.5-17 1.5-11 . . 1 . . . . Lane, Mitch 7-7 18 21 39 2.0-6 1.0-2 1-11 4 . 1-4 . . . Gautney, Joey 12-12 23 13 36 5.0-23 1.5-12 . 2 2 . . . . Blakes, Cameron 3-3 12 6 18 2.0-6 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . Johnson, M 12-0 12 6 18 2.5-5 . . . . . . . . Kissinger, H 12-1 7 8 15 4.0-22 2.0-18 . . 4 1-0 . . . Peterson, Otis 12-1 8 5 13 . . . 2 . . . . . Caldwell, Trey 12-0 11 1 12 . . . . . . . . . Robinson, Cody 12-0 8 3 11 1.5-1 0.5-0 . . . . . . . Hardy, Brandon 12-0 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . . McNeal, D 12-0 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . . Jefferies, E 12-1 6 3 9 2.5-13 1.5-12 . 1 . . . . . Caldwell, K 5-5 3 6 9 . . . 2 1 . . . . Lively, Darius 12-0 4 4 8 1.5-11 1.5-11 1-6 . 6 . 1 . . Coleman, P 12-0 6 2 8 . . 1-0 3 . . . 1 . Veal, Roland 12-0 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . . Davis, Cortney 12-2 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . Usher, Khairi 8-0 1 5 6 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . Moss, Austin 8-0 1 4 5 . 1.0-0 . . 1 . . . . Manton, Justin 12-0 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . . Randle, Jackson 2-0 1 1 2 1.5-12 1.5-12 . . . . 1 . . Bailey, M 10-0 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . Washington, M 12-2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Treadwell, J 12-12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Fisher, Jon 12-12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Maye, Tavarese 12-11 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . Wells, Cody 12-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Jackson, L 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . Harper, Colby 7-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Hilliard, E 9-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Cook, Tony 11-1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 12-0 532 324 856 75-266 24-163 15-137 39 32 9-46 9 2 . Opponents...... 12-0 558 286 844 55.0-207 22-139 12-194 45 40 4-0 7 3 .
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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2012 Game-by-Game Team Stats GAME
FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOT OFF PUNTS FUM PENALTIES 3DN TIME OF SCORE TOT RU-PA-PE NO-YDS-TD C-A-I YDS TD PL-YDS NO-AVG F-L NO-YDS DNS POSS
ULM______________ 34 vs Arkansas________ 31
30 21
5-22-3 8-11-2
35-138-2 26-96-1
42-68-1 17-40-2
412 281
3 3
103-550 66-337
7-32.6 7-46.4
2-0 1-0
6-49 9-70
8-of-23 3-of-11
39:19 20:41
ULM______________ 28 at Auburn__________ 31
27 19
6-16-5 12-6-1
41-165-1 42-255-2
29-48-0 11-19-1
245 163
3 2
89-410 61-418
5-43.2 6-40.2
0-0 1-1
2-20 7-65
9-of-21 6-of-13
34:45 25:15
ULM______________ 42 Baylor____________ 47
31 32
13-16-2 14-18-0
43-262-4 47-169-2
28-42-1 28-41-2
298 380
2 4
85-560 88-549
1-44.0 2-47.5
2-2 0-0
8-44 6-60
12-of-17 7-of-14
31:53 28:07
ULM______________ 63 at Tulane__________ 10
28 11
14-12-2 2-9-0
41-222-4 21-(-9)-0
19-28-2 21-45-3
331 160
3 1
69-553 66-151
3-30.0 9-41.2
1-0 2-1
2-5 6-62
6-of-10 5-of-18
30:11 29:49
ULM______________ 31 at Middle Tennessee_ 17
27 17
12-13-2 5-9-3
51-204-3 19-69-2
27-39-1 23-34-1
296 238
1 0
90-500 53-307
3-41.3 4-47.5
0-0 2-2
8-80 10-70
13-of-21 3-of-9
39:54 20:06
ULM______________ 35 Florida Atlantic______ 14
17 16
8-5-4 4-12-0
34-192-2 37-46-1
10-24-0 26-39-0
147 261
2 1
56-341 76-307
6-40.5 8-38.2
0-0 2-1
7-59 11-87
4-of-12 9-of-20
24:05 35:55
ULM______________ 43 at Western Kentucky_ 42
19 26
4-13-2 9-14-3
22-77-2 45-141-2
22-42-2 25-32-1
308 308
4 4
64-385 77-449
4-41.8 2-40.0
1-0 1-1
5-57 9-75
5-of-14 11-of-17
20:52 39:08
ULM______________ 38 South Alabama_____ 24
22 19
7-13-2 6-10-3
42-170-1 28-149-1
23-35-1 21-41-1
250 211
4 2
77-420 69-360
4-35.5 6-33.5
1-0 0-0
9-78 6-74
12-of-19 3-of-13
34:00 26:00
ULM______________ 24 UL-Lafayette_______ 40
19 28
3-14-2 13-14-1
20-74-0 49-234-2
23-38-2 23-32-1
333 373
3 4
58-407 81-607
5-46.2 3-43.3
1-0 2-1
6-40 4-32
2-of-11 6-of-14
19:25 40:35
ULM______________ 23 at Arkansas State___ 45
24 22
4-17-3 11-9-2
27-76-1 34-200-4
37-53-1 26-34-1
357 334
2 2
80-433 68-534
2-36.5 3-34.0
1-1 1-0
5-35 5-36
7-of-16 6-of-13
32:30 27:30
ULM______________ 42 North Texas________ 16
26 30
8-16-2 12-17-1
31-161-3 36-144-0
30-40-1 28-46-2
357 323
3 2
71-518 82-467
2-30.5 4-41.2
2-0 0-0
5-37 3-31
9-of-14 7-of-15
27:09 32:51
ULM______________ 23 at FIU_____________ 17
15 17
4-11-0 10-6-1
27-9-1 45-136-0
32-42-0 22-31-0
226 226
1 2
59-235 76-362
8-42.8 6-35.7
1-1 5-2
4-35 2-20
6-of-16 9-of-19
28:41 31:19
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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2012 Plays of 20+ Yards Yards 81 61 59 58 54 53 52 48 47 44 42 41 39 39 38 37 36 33 32 32 31 30 30 29 29 29 29 28 27 27 27 26 26 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20
Type Pass Pass Pass Run Run Pass Pass Run Pass Pass Run Pass Run Pass Pass Pass Run Pass Pass Run Pass Pass Rush Run Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Run Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Run Run Run Pass Run Pass Pass Run Pass Pass Pass
Player(s) Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye (TD) Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm (TD) Cody Wells to Rashon Ceaser Jyruss Edwards (TD) DeVontae McNeal (TD) Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Monterrell Washington (TD) Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Kolton Browning to Jyruss Edwards DeVontae McNeal (TD) Kolton Browning to Colby Harper Kolton Browning (TD) Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye (TD) Cody Wells to Rashon Ceaser (TD) Monterrell Washington (TD) Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye Mitchell Bailey Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Kolton Browning to Cortney Davis (TD) Monterrell Washington Jyruss Edwards Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm (TD) Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning to Keavon Milton Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Cody Wells to Monterrell Washington (TD) Cody Wells to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Kolton Browning Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning to Keavon Milton Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard (TD) Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm (TD) Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard (TD) Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Cody Wells to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye (TD) Centarius Donald Monterrell Washington DeVontae McNeal Cody Wells to Brent Leonard (TD) Tavarese Maye Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Kolton Browning to Brent Leonard Kolton Browning (TD) Kolton Browning to Rashon Ceaser Kolton Browning to Je’Ron Hamm Cody Wells to Je’Ron Hamm
Opponent UL-Lafayette North Texas Tulane Baylor North Texas Florida Atlantic Tulane Baylor Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Tulane Baylor Auburn South Alabama Tulane Arkansas State Florida Atlantic UL-Lafayette Auburn South Alabama Baylor Western Kentucky Arkansas State Auburn Tulane Florida Atlantic North Texas Middle Tennessee Arkansas Arkansas State Arkansas State Arkansas UL-Lafayette Tulane Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee South Alabama North Texas Arkansas Middle Tennessee UL-Lafayette Baylor Middle Tennessee Baylor Tulane UL-Lafayette North Texas Arkansas Baylor Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Arkansas State
Type Passing ____________________________________________________ 34 Rushing____________________________________________________ 14 Passing Kolton Browning____________________________________________ 31 Cody Wells__________________________________________________ 3 Receiving Brent Leonard_______________________________________________ 11 Je’Ron Hamm_______________________________________________ 10 Tavarese Maye_ ______________________________________________ 6 Rashon Ceaser_ ______________________________________________ 2 Cortney Davis________________________________________________ 1 Jyruss Edwards_______________________________________________ 1 Colby Harper_________________________________________________ 1 Keavon Milton_ ______________________________________________ 2 Rushing Kolton Browning_____________________________________________ 3 DeVontae McNeal_____________________________________________ 3 Monterrell Washington_ _______________________________________ 3 Jyruss Edwards_______________________________________________ 2 Mitchell Bailey_ ______________________________________________ 1 Centarius Donald_____________________________________________ 1 Tavarese Maye_ ______________________________________________ 1 By Game Arkansas________________________________________ Auburn_ ________________________________________ Baylor_ _________________________________________ Tulane__________________________________________ Middle Tennessee_________________________________ Florida Atlantic___________________________________ Western Kentucky________________________________ South Alabama___________________________________ UL-Lafayette_____________________________________ Arkansas State_ __________________________________ North Texas______________________________________ FIU_____________________________________________
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4 (4 pass, 0 run) 3 (1 pass, 2 run) 7 (4 pass, 3 run) 7 (5 pass, 2 run) 6 (5 pass, 1 run) 3 (2 pass, 1 run) 5 (4 pass, 1 run) 3 (2 pass, 1 run) 5 (4 pass, 1 run) 5 (4 pass, 1 run) 5 (3 pass, 2 run) 0 (0 pass, 0 run)
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2012 Individual Game-by-Game RUSHING Rush-Yds/TD Arkansas Auburn Baylor Tulane MT FAU WKU USA ULL ASU NT FIU Bailey 1-2/0 6-13/0 No Att. DNP DNP 1-1/0 No Att. 2-44/1 2-15/0 3-1/0 9-46/1 3-3/0 Brown DNP DNP DNP 2-14/0 DNP 1-0/0 DNP No Att. DNP 1-9/0 DNP DNP Browning 16-69/1 14-58/1 13-49/1 5-13/0 10-44/0 10-59/0 17-69/2 10-49/0 2-24/0 DNP 8-13/1 17-2/1 Carrington DNP DNP DNP 3-(-15)/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Davis No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. 1-0/0 No Att. No Att. Donald 2-22/0 DNP DNP 1-1/0 20-71/1 3-41/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Edwards 15-38/1 17-76/0 21-120/1 11-56/2 17-87/2 6-30/0 3-9/0 9-26/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Gammel DNP 1-14/0 DNP No Att. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Leonard 1-9/0 1-5/0 No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. 1-2/0 No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. Maye No Att. No Att. 1-2/0 No Att. 1-7/0 No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. 1-22/0 No Att. McNeal No Att. No Att. No Att. 10-114/1 No Att. 5-20/0 No Att. No Att. No Att. 3-10/0 1-54/1 No Att. Washington No Att. 1-0/0 7-86/2 7-37/1 No Att. 4-45/2 2-(-1)/0 19-59/0 12-41/0 12-62/1 10-20/0 5-7/0 Wells No Att. No Att. No Att. 1-13/0 No Att. No Att. No Att. No Att. 4-(-6)/0 6-(-5)/0 1-7/0 No Att. RECEIVING Rec-Yds/TD Arkansas Auburn Baylor Tulane MT FAU WKU USA ULL ASU NT FIU Bailey 1-18/0 1-(-1)/0 No Rec. DNP DNP No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 2-1/0 No Rec. 2-0/0 Cain No Rec. 1-8/8 No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. DNP DNP DNP No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. Ceaser No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 2-66/0 No Rec. No Rec. 3-36/1 3-15/0 4-43/0 3-63/1 2-14/0 1-2/0 Cook No Rec. 2-11/0 No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 3-18/0 No Rec. Davis No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 1-30/1 3-31/0 1-3/0 1-(-1)/0 2-13/0 2-11/0 Donald 2-12/1 DNP DNP 1-9/0 No Rec. No Rec. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Edwards 3-14/0 1-20/0 1-7/0 No Rec. 4-30/0 1-14/0 2-72/0 No Rec. DNP DNP DNP DNP Hamm 6-92/0 5-57/0 3-49/0 3-86/1 3-62/1 3-69/0 6-78/1 3-41/0 3-29/1 9-102/0 7-119/2 7-78/0 Harper 6-61/0 5-40/1 5-82/0 2-27/0 2-11/0 2-20/0 7-62/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Leonard 11-112/1 7-53/0 8-72/1 4-63/0 8-73/0 2-32/1 2-18/0 9-126/4 11-168/1 14-134/0 8-93/1 13-98/1 Maye 9-76/0 4-45/0 9-76/1 3-48/1 6-77/0 1-3/0 1-12/0 2-16/0 2-86/1 3-10/0 7-71/0 5-34/0 McNeal No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 1-7/0 No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. Milton 2-24/0 1-7/0 1-4/0 1-17/0 4-43/0 No Rec. No Rec. 2-19/0 1-2/0 No Rec. 1-29/0 1-1/0 Scioneaux No Rec. 2-5/2 No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 1-9/1 No Rec. No Rec. 1-2/0 No Rec. No Rec. DNP Steed 2-3/1 No Rec. No Rec. 2-8/1 No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 1-2/0 No Rec. No Rec. Washington No Rec. No Rec. 1-8/0 No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. No Rec. 4-46/1 No Rec. 1-2/0 PASSING C-A-I-Yds/TD Browning Wells Brown Arkansas 42-67-1-412/3 0-1-0-0/0 DNP Auburn 28-46-0-237/3 1-2-0-8/0 DNP Baylor 25-39-1-272/2 3-3-0-26/0 DNP Tulane 15-21-0-253/2 1-2-1-59/0 2-4-1-12/0 Middle Tenn. 26-31-1-285/1 No Att. DNP FAU 10-23-0-147/2 0-1-0/0 No Att. WKU 22-41-2-308/4 0-1-0/0 DNP So. Alabama 23-35-1-250/4 No Att. No Att. UL-Lafayette 5-7-0-124/1 18-31-2-209/2 DNP Arkansas State DNP 37-53-1-357/2 No Att. North Texas 25-34-1-324/3 5-6-0-33/0 DNP FIU 31-38-0-218/1 1-3-0-8/0 DNP
Carrington DNP DNP DNP 1-1-0-7/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
FIELD GOALS PUNTING Made, Missed, Blocked Manton No.-Avg./I20 Arkansas No Att. Arkansas Auburn 31, 37 Auburn Baylor No Att. Baylor Tulane No Att. Tulane Middle Tennesee 32 Middle Tennesee Florida Atlantic No Att. Florida Atlantic Western Kentucky No Att. Western Kentucky South Alabama 35 South Alabama UL-Lafayette 45, 23 UL-Lafayette Arkansas State 37 Arkansas State North Texas No Att. North Texas FIU 47 FIU
Fryoux Gammel Manton 5-35.4/3 DNP 2-25.5/0 DNP No Att. 5-43.2/3 DNP DNP 1-44.0/0 1-25.0/0 1-35.0/0 1-30/1 DNP DNP 3-41.3/1 DNP DNP 6-40.5/1 DNP DNP 4-41.5/1 DNP DNP 4-36.5/3 DNP DNP 5-46.2/4 DNP DNP 2-36.5/2 DNP DNP 2-30.5/0 DNP DNP 8-42.8/2
TACKLES UT-AT-TT Arkansas Auburn Baylor Tulane MT FAU WKU USA ULL ASU NT FIU Bailey No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks DNP DNP No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks No Tcks Blakes 3-3-6 4-2-6 6-0-6 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP K. Caldwell 1-0-1 1-2-3 2-2-4 No Tcks 1-0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T. Caldwell No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 6-0-6 No Tcks 3-0-3 No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks 1-0-1 Coleman No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks 1-0-1 1-2-3 Davis No Tcks 0-1-1 0-1-1 No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 0-1-1 1-0-1 Eddie 2-2-4 3-1-4 7-0-7 4-0-4 2-0-2 5-2-7 9-5-14 1-0-1 5-3-8 3-4-7 0-2-2 3-2-5 Edmond No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 1-1-2 1-0-1 3-3-6 5-7-12 5-2-7 2-5-7 0-5-5 No Tcks 3-0-3 Fisher No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-1-2 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks Ford 4-1-5 3-2-5 3-0-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 4-2-6 4-3-7 1-2-3 2-4-6 1-1-2 1-1-2 4-2-6 Gautney 0-2-2 1-0-1 3-1-4 No Tcks 3-0-3 2-0-2 3-2-5 1-2-3 0-2-2 1-4-5 3-2-5 3-1-4 Hardy No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks 3-0-3 No Tcks 3-0-3 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-1-2 0-1-1 Harper No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Hilliard DNP DNP DNP No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks L. Jackson DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP No Tcks DNP Jefferies No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 0-4-4 No Tcks No Tcks 4-1-5 G. Johnson No Tcks 3-0-3 2-0-2 2-0-2 1-1-2 2-2-4 3-7-10 2-6-8 1-3-4 1-6-7 0-2-2 5-1-6 M. Johnson No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 2-1-3 No Tcks 2-2-4 0-1-1 1-0-1 4-1-5 No Tcks 2-1-3 1-0-1 Kissinger 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks 5-1-6 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 1-5-6 0-1-1 No Tcks Lane 2-7-9 2-3-5 6-3-9 1-1-2 1-4-5 3-3-6 2-1-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Lewis 1-0-1 7-3-10 1-0-1 2-1-3 5-1-6 3-2-5 3-2-5 4-0-4 6-3-9 2-7-9 5-5-10 1-1-2 Lively 1-0-1 1-0-1 4-0-4 No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 0-1-0 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 Manton No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 2-0-2 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks Maye No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks McNeal 1-0-1 No Tcks 3-0-3 2-0-2 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 1-1-2 No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks Mitchell 1-0-1 2-1-3 4-1-5 3-0-3 2-0-2 2-1-3 No Tcks 2-4-6 11-5-16 2-2-4 4-2-6 5-1-6 Moss DNP DNP DNP DNP No Tcks 1-0-1 0-3-3 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks Newsome 2-3-5 1-3-4 5-1-6 1-0-1 4-1-5 2-1-3 3-3-6 5-2-7 2-1-3 1-3-4 3-4-7 4-0-4 Peterson 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-2-3 1-0-1 No Tcks 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 Randle No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Robinson No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks 0-2-2 1-1-2 No Tcks 1-0-1 1-1-2 2-0-2 No Tcks Smith 2-2-4 4-2-6 6-0-6 1-0-1 6-0-6 2-2-4 3-2-5 2-1-3 3-2-5 4-8-12 4-2-6 3-2-5 Stovall 2-0-2 No Tcks 6-3-9 3-0-3 5-0-5 1-2-3 1-3-4 4-2-6 3-2-5 3-4-7 6-3-9 5-1-6 Treadwell No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks Usher DNP DNP DNP DNP No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 0-1-1 0-2-2 1-1-2 Veal No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks 0-1-1 No Tcks 2-1-3 No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks 1-1-2 No Tcks Washington No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks Wells No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks 1-0-1 No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks No Tcks Young 3-5-8 2-3-5 7-7-14 1-1-2 4-1-5 5-3-8 0-4-4 3-2-5 3-5-8 0-7-7 7-7-14 7-3-10
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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2012 Stats Individual Game Highs Rushes..............................................21 Yards Rushing................................120 TD Rushes........................................2 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ Long Rush.......................................58 Pass attempts.................................67 Pass completions..........................42 Yards Passing..................................412 TD Passes.........................................4 ............................................................ Long Pass.........................................81 Receptions......................................14 Yards Receiving.............................168 TD Receptions................................4 Long Reception.............................81 Field Goals.......................................1 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ Long Field Goal.............................47 Punts.................................................8 Punting Avg....................................46.2 Long Punt........................................66 Punts inside 20..............................4 Long Punt Return.........................22 Long Kickoff Return.....................51 Tackles..............................................16 Sacks.................................................2.0 ............................................................ Tackles For Loss.............................3.0 ............................................................ Interceptions..................................1 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
Edwards, Jyruss vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Edwards, Jyruss vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Washington, M vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Edwards, Jyruss at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Edwards, Jyruss at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Washington, M vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) Browning, K at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Edwards, Jyruss vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Browning, K vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Browning, K vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Browning, K vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Browning, K at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Browning, K vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Browning, K vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Leonard, Brent at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Leonard, Brent vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Leonard, Brent vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Maye, Tavarese vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Manton, Justin at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Manton, Justin vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Manton, Justin vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Manton, Justin at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Leonard, Brent vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Davis, Cortney at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Mitchell, Henry vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Ford, DaCorris at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Johnson, G at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Stovall, Ray at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Ford, DaCorris at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Eddie, Vincent vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Ford, DaCorris vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Lane, Mitch at Auburn (Sep 15, 2012) Lewis, R vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Ford, DaCorris vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Coleman, P at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Young, R.J. at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Lively, Darius at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah at Middle Tenn. (Oct 06, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Ford, DaCorris vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Mitchell, Henry at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Lewis, R vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012)
Team Game Highs Rushes..............................................51 Yards Rushing................................262 Yards Per Rush...............................6.1 TD Rushes........................................4 ............................................................ Pass attempts.................................68 Pass completions..........................42 Yards Passing..................................412 Yards Per Pass.................................11.8 TD Passes.........................................4 ............................................................ Total Plays........................................103 Total Offense..................................560 Yards Per Play.................................8.0 Points................................................63 Sacks By...........................................6 First Downs.....................................31 Penalties..........................................9 Penalty Yards..................................80 Turnovers.........................................3 Interceptions By............................3 Punts.................................................8 Punting Avg....................................46.2 Long Punt........................................66 Punts inside 20..............................4 Long Punt Return.........................22
at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012)
Opponent Individual Game Highs Rushes................................................ 22 .............................................................. Yards Rushing.................................. 131 TD Rushes.......................................... 3 Long Rush......................................... 61 Pass attempts................................... 46 Pass completions............................ 28 Yards Passing.................................... 373 TD Passes........................................... 4 .............................................................. .............................................................. Long Pass........................................... 81 Receptions........................................ 12 Yards Receiving............................... 153 TD Receptions.................................. 2 .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. Long Reception............................... 81 Field Goals......................................... 2 Long Field Goal............................... 54 Punts................................................... 9 Punting Avg...................................... 47.5 .............................................................. Long Punt.......................................... 64 Punts inside 20................................ 3 Long Punt Return........................... 21 Long Kickoff Return....................... 58 Tackles................................................ 15 .............................................................. Sacks................................................... 1.5 Tackles For Loss............................... 2.0 .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. Interceptions.................................... 1 .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. ..............................................................
Tre Mason, at Auburn (Sep 15, 2012) Oku, David, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Oku, David, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Oku, David, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Baker, Demetre, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Thompson, Derek, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Thompson, Derek, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Broadway, Terra, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Florence, Nick, vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Jakes, Kawaun, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Broadway, Terra, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Broadway, Terra, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) McKissic, J.D., at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Robinson, Jamal, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Williams, T., vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Reese, Tevin, vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Doyle, Jack, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Jones, Jereme, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Robinson, Jamal, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Robinson, Jamal, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Jones, Aaron, vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) SANTOS, Cairo, at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) PICERELLI, P., at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Roth, Spencer, vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Davis, Josh, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Davis, Josh, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Dylan Breeding, vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Wayne Times, at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Andrews, A., at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Hager, Bryce, vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) Allen, Craig, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Starson, Tim, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Robert Thomas, vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) DAVIS, Zach, at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Boyd, Xavius, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Scott, B.J., vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Crews, Clifton, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Johnson, Jake, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Starson, Tim, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Ross Rasner, vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) Dixon, Ahmad, vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) DOSS, Lorenzo, at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) DAVIS, Zach, at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) Blunt, Roderic, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Dowling, J., at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Thomas, Cam, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Brigham, Terrel, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Moten, Jermarlo, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Gillis, Rodney, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Herrold, Nathan, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Whitfield, Zac, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012)
Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes................................................ 49 Yards Rushing.................................. 255 Yards Per Rush................................. 6.1 TD Rushes.......................................... 4 Pass attempts................................... 46 Pass completions............................ 28 .............................................................. Yards Passing.................................... 380 Yards Per Pass................................... 11.7 TD Passes........................................... 4 .............................................................. .............................................................. Total Plays.......................................... 88 Total Offense.................................... 607 Yards Per Play................................... 7.9 Points.................................................. 47 Sacks By............................................. 4 First Downs....................................... 32 Penalties............................................ 11 Penalty Yards.................................... 87 Turnovers........................................... 4 Interceptions By.............................. 2 .............................................................. .............................................................. Punts................................................... 9 Punting Avg...................................... 47.5 .............................................................. Long Punt.......................................... 64 Punts inside 20................................ 3 Long Punt Return........................... 21
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at Auburn (Sep 15, 2012) at Auburn (Sep 15, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at Tulane (Sep 29, 2012) vs Baylor (Sep 21, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs Arkansas (Sep 08, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012)
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2012 Sun Belt Stats Date Opponent Oct. 6 ULM 31, Middle Tennessee 17 Oct. 13 ULM 35, Florida Atlantic 14 Oct. 20 ULM 43, Western Kentucky 42 (OT) Oct. 27 ULM 38, South Alabama 24 Nov. 3 UL-Lafayette 40, ULM 24 Nov. 8 Arkansas State 45, ULM 23 Nov. 17 ULM 42, North Texas 16 Nov. 24 ULM 23, FIU 17 (OT)
Site Murfressboro, Tenn. Malone Stadium Bowling Green, Ky. Malone Stadium Malone Stadium Jonesboro, Ark. Malone Stadium Miami, Fla.
Team Stats TEAM STATISTICS ULM OPP SCORING 259 215 Points Per Game 32.4 26.9 FIRST DOWNS 169 175 Rushing 50 70 Passing 102 91 Penalty 17 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 965 1119 Yards gained rushing 1110 1377 Yards lost rushing 145 258 Rushing Attempts 252 293 Average Per Rush 3.8 3.8 Average Per Game 120.6 139.9 TDs Rushing 13 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2274 2274 Comp-Att-Int 204-313-8 194-289-7 Average Per Pass 7.3 7.9 Average Per Catch 11.1 11.7 Average Per Game 284.2 284.2 TDs Passing 20 17 TOTAL OFFENSE 3239 3393 Total Plays 565 582 Average Per Play 5.7 5.8 Average Per Game 404.9 424.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-665 32-701 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-103 9-48 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-51 8-83 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 21.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.4 5.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.3 10.4 FUMBLES-LOST 7-2 13-7 PENALTIES-Yards 49-421 50-425 Average Per Game 52.6 53.1 PUNTS-Yards 34-1387 36-1388 Average Per Punt 40.8 38.6 Net punt average 37.6 32.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 43-2524 38-2284 Average Per Kick 58.7 60.1 Net kick average 51.2 36.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:16 31:44 3RD-DOWN Conversions 58/123 54/120 3rd-Down Pct 47% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/18 11/20 4th-Down Pct 72% 55% SACKS BY-Yards 19-115 14-85 MISC YARDS 0 -6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 5-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-2 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (26-29) 90% (25-32) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-29) 76% (21-32) 66% PAT-ATTEMPTS (32-33) 97% (26-27) 96% ATTENDANCE 65620 85748 Games/Avg Per Game 4/16405 4/21437 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS ULM Opponents
Attend. 21,067 16,782 22,323 14,556 20,203 30,243 14,079 12,115
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Browning, K 7 74 332 80 252 3.4 4 26 36.0 Washington, M 8 64 256 23 233 3.6 3 36 29.1 Edwards, Jyruss 4 35 152 1 151 4.3 2 16 37.8 Donald, C 2 23 113 1 112 4.9 1 22 56.0 Bailey, M 7 20 110 0 110 5.5 2 32 15.7 McNeal, D 8 9 86 2 84 9.3 1 54 10.5 Maye, Tavarese 8 2 29 0 29 14.5 0 22 3.6 Brown, Brayle 3 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 9 3.0 Leonard, Brent 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Davis, Cortney 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Wells, Cody 8 11 21 25 -4 -0.4 0 7 -0.5 TEAM 6 10 0 13 -13 -1.3 0 0 -2.2 Total.......... 8 252 1110 145 965 3.8 13 54 120.6 Opponents...... 8 293 1377 258 1119 3.8 12 61 139.9 PASSING Browning, K Wells, Cody Manton, Justin TEAM Total.......... Opponents......
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int 7 149.96 142-216-5 8 125.46 61-95-3 8 192.40 1-1-0 6 0.00 0-1-0 8 142.18 204-313-8 8 147.79 194-289-7
Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 65.7 1656 16 81 236.6 64.2 607 4 37 75.9 100.0 11 0 11 1.4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 65.2 2274 20 81 284.2 67.1 2274 17 81 284.2
RECEIVING G No. Leonard, Brent 8 67 Hamm, Je’Ron 8 41 Maye, Tavarese 8 27 Ceaser, Rashon 8 16 Harper, Colby 3 11 Davis, Cortney 8 10 Milton, Keavon 8 9 Edwards, Jyruss 4 7 Washington, M 8 5 Bailey, M 7 4 Cook, Tony 7 3 Scioneaux, H 7 2 Fisher, Jon 8 1 Steed, Kevin 8 1 Total.......... 8 204 Opponents...... 8 194
Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 742 11.1 8 39 92.8 578 14.1 5 61 72.2 309 11.4 1 81 38.6 173 10.8 2 37 21.6 93 8.5 1 16 31.0 87 8.7 1 30 10.9 94 10.4 0 29 11.8 116 16.6 0 44 29.0 48 9.6 1 27 6.0 1 0.2 0 5 0.1 18 6.0 0 7 2.6 11 5.5 1 9 1.6 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 2274 11.1 20 81 284.2 2274 11.7 17 81 284.2
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Leonard, Brent 12 86 Cain, Tyler 1 12 Steed, Kevin 1 5 Total.......... 14 103 Opponents...... 9 48
Avg TD 7.2 0 12.0 0 5.0 0 7.4 0 5.3 0
Long 22 12 5 22 21
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Newsome, Isaiah 4 33 Ford, DaCorris 1 0 Lewis, R 1 0 Mitchell, Henry 1 18 Total.......... 7 51 Opponents...... 8 83
Avg TD 8.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 18.0 0 7.3 0 10.4 0
Long 14 0 0 18 18 36
KICK RETURNS Davis, Cortney Bailey, M Cain, Tyler McNeal, D Total.......... Opponents......
Avg TD 24.8 0 19.2 0 30.5 0 16.0 0 23.8 0 21.9 0
Long 51 30 38 16 51 58
No. Yds 20 495 4 77 2 61 2 32 28 665 32 701
FUMBLE RETURNS Young, R.J. Newsome, Isaiah Bailey, M Total.......... Opponents......
No. 1 1 0 2 0
Yds 36 6 0 42 0
Avg TD 36.0 1 6.0 0 0.0 1 21.0 2 0.0 0
Long 36 6 0 36 0
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Manton, Justin 5-6 83.3 0-0 1-2 3-3 1-2 0-0 47 0 FG SEQUENCE ULM OPPONENTS Middle Tennessee (32) (44) Florida Atlantic - Western Kentucky - South Alabama (35) (27) UL-Lafayette 45, (23) Arkansas State (37) (37) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot North Texas - (29) 45 86 49 65 14 259 FIU (47) (22), 41 38 62 52 56 7 215 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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2012 Sun Belt Stats SCORING TD FGs Leonard, Brent 8 0-0 Manton, Justin 0 5-6 Hamm, Je’Ron 5 0-0 Browning, K 4 0-0 Washington, M 4 0-0 Bailey, M 3 0-0 Ceaser, Rashon 2 0-0 Edwards, Jyruss 2 0-0 Donald, C 1 0-0 Davis, Cortney 1 0-0 Maye, Tavarese 1 0-0 Scioneaux, H 1 0-0 Harper, Colby 1 0-0 McNeal, D 1 0-0 Young, R.J. 1 0-0 Total.......... 35 5-6 Opponents...... 29 5-6
|------ PATs ------| Kick Rush Rcv 0-0 0-0 0 32-33 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 32-33 0-0 1 26-27 0-0 0
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Br owning, K 7 290 Wells, Cody 8 106 Washington, M 8 64 Edwards, Jyruss 4 35 Donald, C 2 23 Bailey, M 7 20 McNeal, D 8 9 Maye, Tavarese 8 2 Manton, Justin 8 1 Brown, Brayle 3 2 Leonard, Brent 8 1 TEAM 6 11 Total.......... 8 565 Opponents...... 8 582
Rush 252 -4 233 151 112 110 84 29 0 9 2 -13 965 1119
Pass DXP 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0-1 0
Pass Total Avg/G 1656 1908 272.6 607 603 75.4 0 233 29.1 0 151 37.8 0 112 56.0 0 110 15.7 0 84 10.5 0 29 3.6 11 11 1.4 0 9 3.0 0 2 0.2 0 -13 -2.2 2274 3239 404.9 2274 3393 424.1
Saf Points 0 48 0 47 0 30 0 24 0 24 0 18 0 14 0 12 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 259 0 215
PUNTING Manton, Justin Total.......... Opponents......
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 34 1387 40.8 66 3 12 14 0 34 1387 40.8 66 3 12 14 0 36 1388 38.6 64 6 10 7 1
KICKOFFS Manton, Justin Total.......... Opponents......
No. 43 43 38
Yds 2524 2524 2284
Avg 58.7 58.7 60.1
TB 11 11 9
OB Retn Net YdLn 0 0 701 36.0 29 1 665 36.7 28
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Leonard, Brent 8 2 742 86 0 0 830 103.8 Davis, Cortney 8 0 87 0 495 0 582 72.8 Hamm, Je’Ron 8 0 578 0 0 0 578 72.2 Maye, Tavarese 8 29 309 0 0 0 338 42.2 Washington, M 8 233 48 0 0 0 281 35.1 Edwards, Jyruss 4 151 116 0 0 0 267 66.8 Browning, K 7 252 0 0 0 0 252 36.0 Bailey, M 7 110 1 0 77 0 188 26.9 Ceaser, Rashon 8 0 173 0 0 0 173 21.6 McNeal, D 8 84 0 0 32 0 116 14.5 Donald, C 2 112 0 0 0 0 112 56.0 Milton, Keavon 8 0 94 0 0 0 94 11.8 Harper, Colby 3 0 93 0 0 0 93 31.0 Cain, Tyler 5 0 0 12 61 0 73 14.6 Newsome, Isaiah 8 0 0 0 0 33 33 4.1 Mitchell, Henry 8 0 0 0 0 18 18 2.2 Cook, Tony 7 0 18 0 0 0 18 2.6 Scioneaux, H 7 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.6 Brown, Brayle 3 9 0 0 0 0 9 3.0 Steed, Kevin 8 0 2 5 0 0 7 0.9 Fisher, Jon 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 Wells, Cody 8 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.5 TEAM 6 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -2.2 Total.......... 8 965 2274 103 665 51 4058 507.2 Opponents...... 8 1119 2274 48 701 83 4225 528.1
2012 Sun Belt Defensive Stats
|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Young, R.J. 8-8 36 25 61 9.5-18 . . 2 2 3-36 1 . . Lewis, R 8-8 32 18 50 0.5-1 . 1-0 4 . 2-0 . . . Smith, Cordero 8-8 29 17 46 . . . 1 . . 1 . . Eddie, Vincent 8-8 33 13 46 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . Stovall, Ray 8-8 30 15 45 10.5-30 2.0-14 . 1 3 . . . . Mitchell, Henry 8-4 32 13 45 1.0-5 1.0-5 1-18 2 1 . 1 . . Johnson, G 8-7 21 22 43 5.0-22 4.0-17 . . 2 . 2 . . Edmond, Malcolm 8-7 20 21 41 4.0-16 1.5-11 . . 1 . . . . Newsome, Isaiah 8-8 27 12 39 1.5-2 . 4-33 4 . 1-6 . . . Ford, DaCorris 8-8 24 9 33 9.5-36 3.0-20 1-0 . 4 . . . . Gautney, Joey 8-8 19 10 29 4.0-20 1.5-12 . 1 1 . . . . Johnson, M 8-0 10 5 15 2.0-4 . . . . . . . . Lane, Mitch 3-3 7 7 14 2.0-6 1.0-2 . . . . . . . Jefferies, E 8-1 6 3 9 2.5-13 1.5-12 . 1 . . . . . Robinson, Cody 8-0 6 3 9 1.5-1 0.5-0 . . . . . . . Coleman, P 8-0 6 2 8 . . . 2 . . . 1 . Kissinger, H 8-1 2 6 8 2.0-13 1.0-10 . . 1 . . . . Peterson, Otis 8-0 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . Usher, Khairi 8-0 1 5 6 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . Caldwell, Trey 8-0 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . . Veal, Roland 8-0 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . Hardy, Brandon 8-0 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . Moss, Austin 8-0 1 4 5 . 1.0-0 . . 1 . . . . Davis, Cortney 8-2 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . Manton, Justin 8-0 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . . McNeal, D 8-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Lively, Darius 8-0 2 1 3 1.5-11 1.5-11 . . 3 . 1 . . Bailey, M 7-0 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . Treadwell, J 8-8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Washington, M 8-2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Fisher, Jon 8-8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Maye, Tavarese 8-7 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . Caldwell, K 1-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Jackson, L 2-0 1 . 1 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . Randle, Jackson 1-0 . 1 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . Hilliard, E 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Cook, Tony 7-1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 8-0 381 224 605 60-206 19-115 7-51 20 19 7-42 7 2 . Opponents...... 8-0 375 140 515 38.0-137 14-85 8-83 30 17 2-0 3 1 .
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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2012 Sun Belt Stats Individual Game Highs Rushes..............................................20 Yards Rushing................................87 TD Rushes........................................2 ............................................................ ............................................................ Long Rush.......................................54 Pass attempts.................................53 Pass completions..........................37 Yards Passing..................................357 TD Passes.........................................4 ............................................................ Long Pass.........................................81 Receptions......................................14 Yards Receiving.............................168 TD Receptions................................4 Long Reception.............................81 Field Goals.......................................1 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ Long Field Goal.............................47 Punts.................................................8 Punting Avg....................................46.2 Long Punt........................................66 Punts inside 20..............................4 Long Punt Return.........................22 Long Kickoff Return.....................51 Tackles..............................................16 Sacks.................................................2.0 ............................................................ Tackles For Loss.............................3.0 ............................................................ Interceptions..................................1 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
Donald, C at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Edwards, Jyruss at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Edwards, Jyruss at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Washington, M vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) Browning, K at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) McNeal, D vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Wells, Cody at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Wells, Cody at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Wells, Cody at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Browning, K at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Browning, K vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Browning, K vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Leonard, Brent at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Leonard, Brent vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Leonard, Brent vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Maye, Tavarese vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Manton, Justin at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Manton, Justin vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Manton, Justin vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Manton, Justin at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Manton, Justin at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Manton, Justin vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Leonard, Brent vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Davis, Cortney at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Mitchell, Henry vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Ford, DaCorris at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Johnson, G at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Stovall, Ray at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Ford, DaCorris at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah at Middle Tenn. (Oct 06, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Ford, DaCorris vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Mitchell, Henry at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Lewis, R vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Newsome, Isaiah vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012)
Team Game Highs Rushes..............................................51 Yards Rushing................................204 Yards Per Rush...............................6.1 TD Rushes........................................3 ............................................................ Pass attempts.................................53 Pass completions..........................37 Yards Passing..................................357 ............................................................ Yards Per Pass.................................8.9 TD Passes.........................................4 ............................................................ Total Plays........................................90 Total Offense..................................518 Yards Per Play.................................7.3 Points................................................43 Sacks By...........................................6 First Downs.....................................27 Penalties..........................................9 Penalty Yards..................................80 Turnovers.........................................2 ............................................................ ............................................................ Interceptions By............................2 Punts.................................................8 Punting Avg....................................46.2 Long Punt........................................66 Punts inside 20..............................4 Long Punt Return.........................22
at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012)
Opponent Individual Game Highs Rushes................................................ 22 Yards Rushing.................................. 131 TD Rushes.......................................... 3 Long Rush......................................... 61 Pass attempts................................... 46 Pass completions............................ 28 Yards Passing.................................... 373 TD Passes........................................... 4 .............................................................. Long Pass........................................... 81 Receptions........................................ 12 Yards Receiving............................... 153 TD Receptions.................................. 2 .............................................................. .............................................................. Long Reception............................... 81 Field Goals......................................... 1 .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. Long Field Goal............................... 44 Punts................................................... 8 Punting Avg...................................... 47.5 Long Punt.......................................... 64 Punts inside 20................................ 2 Long Punt Return........................... 21 Long Kickoff Return....................... 58 Tackles................................................ 15 Sacks................................................... 1.5 Tackles For Loss............................... 2.0 .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. Interceptions.................................... 1 .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. .............................................................. ..............................................................
Oku, David, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Oku, David, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Oku, David, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Baker, Demetre, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Thompson, Derek, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Thompson, Derek, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Broadway, Terra, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Jakes, Kawaun, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Broadway, Terra, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Broadway, Terra, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) McKissic, J.D., at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Robinson, Jamal, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Doyle, Jack, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Jones, Jereme, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Robinson, Jamal, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Robinson, Jamal, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Lopez, Carlos, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Chapuseaux, M., vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Davis, Brian, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Olen, Zach, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) Jack Griffin, at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Lopez, Carlos, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Kelly, Sean, vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) Davis, Josh, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Davis, Josh, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Davis, Josh, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Wayne Times, at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) Andrews, A., at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Allen, Craig, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Starson, Tim, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Boyd, Xavius, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Scott, B.J., vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Crews, Clifton, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Johnson, Jake, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Starson, Tim, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Blunt, Roderic, at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) Dowling, J., at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Thomas, Cam, at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) Brigham, Terrel, vs South Alabama (Oct 27, 2012) Moten, Jermarlo, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Gillis, Rodney, vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) Herrold, Nathan, at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) Whitfield, Zac, vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012)
Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes................................................ 49 Yards Rushing.................................. 234 Yards Per Rush................................. 5.9 TD Rushes.......................................... 4 Pass attempts................................... 46 Pass completions............................ 28 Yards Passing.................................... 373 Yards Per Pass................................... 11.7 TD Passes........................................... 4 .............................................................. Total Plays.......................................... 82 Total Offense.................................... 607 Yards Per Play................................... 7.9 Points.................................................. 45 Sacks By............................................. 4 First Downs....................................... 30 Penalties............................................ 11 Penalty Yards.................................... 87 Turnovers........................................... 3 Interceptions By.............................. 2 .............................................................. Punts................................................... 8 Punting Avg...................................... 47.5 Long Punt.......................................... 64 Punts inside 20................................ 2 Long Punt Return........................... 21
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vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) at Arkansas State (Nov 08, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012) vs North Texas (Nov 17, 2012) vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at WKU (Oct 20, 2012) vs UL-Lafayette (Nov 03, 2012) vs Florida Atlantic (Oct 13, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at Middle Tennessee (Oct 06, 2012) at FIU (Nov 24, 2012)
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Scoring Scored 30 or more points_______________________________________________________________________________________42 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Scored 40 or more points_______________________________________________________________________________________42 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Scored 50 or more points___________________________________________________________________________________________ 63 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Scored 60 or more points___________________________________________________________________________________________ 63 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Scored 70 or more points______________________________________________________________________________________ 78 vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 21, 1992) Total Offense Had more than 400 total yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________518 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had more than 450 total yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________518 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had more than 500 total yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________518 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had more than 550 total yards_ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 553 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Had more than 600 total yards_ ___________________________________________________________________________ 624 vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 3, 2007) Had more than 650 total yards_ _________________________________________________________________________________ 654 vs. Utah State (Oct. 26, 2002) Had more than 700 total yards_ _______________________________________________________________________________ 742 vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 21, 1992) Rushing Offense Rushed for 150 or more yards_ _________________________________________________________________________________161 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Rushed for 200 or more yards_ _____________________________________________________________________________ 204 at Middle Tennessee (Oct. 6, 2012) Rushed for 250 or more yards_ _____________________________________________________________________________________262 vs. Baylor (Sept. 21, 2012) Rushed for 300 or more yards_ ___________________________________________________________________________ 304 vs. Florida International (Oct. 3, 2009) Rushed for 350 or more yards_ ____________________________________________________________________________ 360 vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 3, 2007) Rushed for 400 or more yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________ 502 vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 21, 1992) Rushed for 450 or more yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________ 502 vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 21, 1992) Rushed for 500 or more yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________ 502 vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 21, 1992) Passing Offense Passed for 250 or more yards___________________________________________________________________________________357 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Passed for 300 or more yards___________________________________________________________________________________357 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Passed for 350 or more yards___________________________________________________________________________________357 vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Passed for 400 or more yards_____________________________________________________________________________________ 412 vs. Arkansas (Sept. 8, 2012) Passed for 450 or more yards____________________________________________________________________________________ 470 vs. Utah State (Oct. 26, 2002) Passed for 500 or more yards______________________________________________________________________________ 619 at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 11, 1989) Scoring Defense Allowed 0 points_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 0 at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3, 2011) Allowed 3 or fewer points_ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 0 at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3, 2011) Allowed 7 or fewer points_ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 0 at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3, 2011) Allowed 10 or fewer points_ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 14 or fewer points_ _________________________________________________________________________________ 14 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) Total Defense Allowed fewer than 75 total yards__________________________________________________________________________ 63 vs Northwestern State (Sept. 1, 2005) Allowed fewer than 100 total yards_________________________________________________________________________ 63 vs Northwestern State (Sept. 1, 2005) Allowed fewer than 125 total yards__________________________________________________________________________ 103 vs. Texas Southern (Sept. 12, 2009) Allowed fewer than 150 total yards____________________________________________________________________________ 148 at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3, 2011) Allowed fewer than 175 total yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 151 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed fewer than 200 total yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 151 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed fewer than 225 total yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 151 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed fewer than 250 total yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 151 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed fewer than 275 total yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 151 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed fewer than 300 total yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 151 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Rushing Defense Allowed 0 or fewer yards___________________________________________________________________________________________ -9 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 10 or fewer yards__________________________________________________________________________________________ -9 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 20 or fewer yards__________________________________________________________________________________________ -9 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 30 or fewer yards__________________________________________________________________________________________ -9 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 40 or fewer yards__________________________________________________________________________________________ -9 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 50 or fewer yards___________________________________________________________________________________ 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) Allowed 60 or fewer yards___________________________________________________________________________________ 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) Allowed 70 or fewer yards___________________________________________________________________________________ 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) Allowed 80 or fewer yards___________________________________________________________________________________ 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) Allowed 90 or fewer yards___________________________________________________________________________________ 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) Allowed 100 or fewer yards__________________________________________________________________________________ 46 vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 13, 2012) ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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Passing Defense Allowed 0 passing yards_______________________________________________________________________________________0 vs. Nicholls State (Sept. 16, 2000) Allowed 50 or fewer passing yards_ ______________________________________________________________________________ 24 at North Texas (Nov. 21, 2002) Allowed 100 or fewer passing yards_ ___________________________________________________________________________ 79 at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3, 2011) Allowed 150 or fewer passing yards_ ___________________________________________________________________________ 79 at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3, 2011) Allowed 175 or fewer passing yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________ 160 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Allowed 200 or fewer passing yards_ ________________________________________________________________________________ 160 at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Individual Rushing Had a player rush for 100 or more yards____________________________________________________________ 114 by DeVontae McNeal at Tulane (Sept. 29, 2012) Had a player rush for 150 or more yards_____________________________________________________ 191 by Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov 12, 2011) Had a player rush for 200 or more yards_________________________________________________________________ 231 by Irving Spikes vs. Idaho (Nov. 20, 1993) Had a player rush for 225 or more yards_________________________________________________________________ 231 by Irving Spikes vs. Idaho (Nov. 20, 1993) Had a player rush for 2 or more touchdowns__________________________________________________ 2 by Kolton Browning at Western Kentucky (Oct. 20, 2012) Had a player rush for 3 or more touchdowns___________________________________________________ 3 by Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov 12, 2011) Had a player rush for 4 or more touchdowns_______________________________________________________ 4 by Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette (Oct. 25, 1997) Had a player rush for 5 or more touchdowns_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Never Individual Passing Had a player pass for 200 or more yards________________________________________________________________ 218 by Kolton Browning at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player pass for 250 or more yards_________________________________________________________324 by Kolton Browning vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had a player pass for 300 or more yards_________________________________________________________324 by Kolton Browning vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had a player pass for 350 or more yards_____________________________________________________________ 357 by Cody Wells at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012) Had a player pass for 400 or more yards___________________________________________________________ 412 by Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas (Sept. 8, 2012) Had a player pass for 450 or more yards______________________________________________________________ 470 by Steven Jyles vs. Utah State (Oct. 26, 2002) Had a player pass for 500 or more yards______________________________________________________619 by Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 11, 1989) Had a player pass for 2 or more touchdowns_______________________________________________________3 by Kolton Browning vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had a player pass for 3 or more touchdowns_______________________________________________________3 by Kolton Browning vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had a player pass for 4 or more touchdowns____________________________________________________ 4 by Kolton Browning vs. South Alabama (Oct. 27, 2012) Had a player pass for 5 or more touchdowns_______________________________________________________5 by Kolton Browning vs. North Texas (Nov. 20, 2010) Had a player complete 20 passes_ _____________________________________________________________________ 31 by Kolton Browning at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player complete 25 passes_ _____________________________________________________________________ 31 by Kolton Browning at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player complete 30 passes_ _____________________________________________________________________ 31 by Kolton Browning at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player complete 35 or more passes_ ___________________________________________________________ 37 by Cody Wells at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012) Had a player complete 15 straight passes_____________________ 15 by Trey Revell vs. Texas (Sept. 5, 2009) & vs. Texas Southern (Sept. 12, 2009) -- 3 vs. UT & 12 vs. TSU Had a player throw 30 passes_ ________________________________________________________________________ 38 by Kolton Browning at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player throw 35 passes_ ________________________________________________________________________ 38 by Kolton Browning at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player throw 40 passes_ _____________________________________________________________________ 53 by Cody Wells at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012) Had a player throw 45 passes_ _____________________________________________________________________ 53 by Cody Wells at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012) Had a player throw 50 or more passes_ ______________________________________________________________ 53 by Cody Wells at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012) Individual Receiving Had a player with 10 or more receptions in a game__________________________________________________________ 13 by Brent Leonard at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player with 11 or more receptions in a game__________________________________________________________ 13 by Brent Leonard at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player with 12 or more receptions in a game__________________________________________________________ 13 by Brent Leonard at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player with 13 or more receptions in a game__________________________________________________________ 13 by Brent Leonard at FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Had a player with 14 or more receptions in a game__________________________________________________ 14 by Brent Leonard at Arkansas State (Nov. 8, 2012) Had a player with 15 or more receptions in a game_________________________________________________________ 16 by Jackie Harris vs. Lamar (Oct. 29, 1988) Had a player with 100 or more yards______________________________________________________________ 119 by Je’Ron Hamm vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had a player receive 150 or more yards___________________________________________________________ 168 by Brent Leonard vs. UL-Lafayette (Nov. 3, 2012) Had a player receive 200 or more yards_ _________________________________________________________ 218 by Marty Booker at Central Florida (Oct. 12, 1996) Had a player receive 250 or more yards_ ____________________________________________________________ 264 by Stepfret Williams at Nevada (Oct. 14, 1995) Had a player receive for 2 or more touchdowns__________________________________________________________ 2 Je’Ron Hamm vs. North Texas (Nov. 17, 2012) Had a player receive for 3 or more touchdowns____________________________________________________ 4 by Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama (Oct. 27, 2012) Had a player receive for 4 or more touchdowns____________________________________________________ 4 by Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama (Oct. 27, 2012) Had a player receive for 5 or more touchdowns___________________________________________________________________________________________ Never
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GAME 1 • September 8, 2012 ULM 34, #8/10 Arkansas 31 (OT) Little Rock, Ark. • War Memorial Stadium Att: 53,089 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- ULM (1-0) scored first and last in a 34-31 overtime victory over No. 8 Arkansas (1-1) on Saturday night in front of 53,089 inside War Memorial Stadium. The Warhawks held the Razorbacks to a field goal to begin overtime, and on ULM’s possession, junior quarterback Kolton Browning sprinted 16 yards and dove headlong into the endzone for the win - ULM’s first over an FBS ranked program in school history. In addition, it is the first time a Sun Belt team beat has beaten a top-10 team and just the second time ever that a Sun Belt school has defeated a ranked opponent. The Warhawks improved to 1-9 all-time against Arkansas. ULM battled back from a 28-7 deficit in the third quarter. Browning led the Warhawks all night, finishing 42-of-67 for 412 yards through the air with three touchdown passes. He also added 69 yards rushing with another touchdown. His 481 yards of total offense is the fifth-best mark in school history. Browning’s stellar performance earned him ESPN College Football Player of the Day. Browning’s favorite target during his record setting day was senior wide receiver Brent Leonard, who caught 11 passes for 112 yards. The ULM defense dominated the highly-touted Razorback offense in the second half, holding them to 108 total yards and 10 points after halftime. Junior running back Jyruss Edwards capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive (4:01) with a three-yard touchdown run to bring ULM back within 14 at 28-14 with 5:41 remaining in the third quarter. The drive included a 19-yard run from Browning on fourth down and a defensive pass interference call. On Arkansas’ ensuing drive, ULM’s defense forced a punt from the Razorbacks’ twoyard line after a three-and-out, which was highlighted by sophomore linebacker Ray Stovall’s sack for an 18-yard loss. Browning completed a 13-yard pass to junior wide receiver Tavarese Maye on a fourth and 11 to keep the Warhawks driving. Senior tight end Keavon Milton collected his first reception of the night for 10 yards to make it first and goal. The teams flipped endzones as the fourth quarter began with a third-and-three play. On fourth down, Browning found junior tight end Kevin Steed with a one-yard touchdown pass, bringing ULM within a touchdown, 28-21, with just less than 15 minutes to play. Both teams traded punts for the majority of the fourth quarter. ULM forced a threeand-out and an Arkansas punt. ULM took possession with 2:59 to play from its own 10-yard line. Browning hit sophomore wide receiver Colby Harper across the middle for a first down and Leonard down the sideline for 27 yards. Browning completed two more passes to Harper for first downs, advancing ULM to the Razorback 23-yard line. On fourth-and-10, with 55 seconds to play, Browning found Leonard down the seam for a 23-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 28-28 with 47 seconds left in regulation. With all three timeouts remaining, Arkansas drove the ball but a tipped pass resulted in a DaCorris Ford interception for ULM along its own sideline. The Warhawks took over with 20 seconds left in regulation on its own 43-yard line. The game headed to overtime after a penalty resulted in a 10-second run off.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT F Arkansas 7 14 7 0 3 31 ULM 7 0 7 14 6 34 Scoring Summary: ULM - Browning 1st - 09:19 - ULM - Donald, C 4 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 12-67 5:03, AR 0 - ULM 7 1st - 06:45 - AR - Julian Horton 20 yd pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick), 9-75 2:34, AR 7 - ULM 7 2nd - 11:08 - AR - Cobi Hamilton 39 yd pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick), 7-80 3:02, AR 14 - ULM 7 2nd - 02:25 - AR - Knile Davis 3 yd run (Zach Hocker kick), 3-87 1:00, AR 21 - ULM 7 3rd - 09:42 - AR - Mekale McKay 13 yd pass from Brandon Allen (Zach Hocker kick), 8-66 2:59, AR 28 - ULM 7 3rd - 05:41 - ULM - Edwards, Jyruss 3 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 9-75 4:01, AR 28 - ULM 14 4th - 14:08 - ULM - Steed, Kevin 1 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 11-39 5:34, AR 28 - ULM 21 4th - 00:47 - ULM - Leonard, B 23 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 10-90 2:12, AR 28 - ULM 28 OT - 15:00 - AR - Zach Hocker 37 yd field goal, 12-0 0:20, AR 31 - ULM 28 OT - 15:00 - ULM - Browning, K 16 yd run, 12-0 0:20, AR 31 - ULM 34 AR ULM FIRST DOWNS 21 30 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-96 35-138 PASSING YDS (NET) 281 412 Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-17-2 68-42-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-377 103-550 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-31 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-40 1-9 Interception Returns-Yards 1-33 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-46.4 7-32.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 9-70 6-49 Possession Time 20:41 39:19 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 8 of 23 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 6 of 7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-24 1-16 RUSHING: Arkansas-Knile Davis 16-62; Dennis Johnson 7-50; R. Wingo Jr. 1-4; Brandon Allen 2-minus 20. ULM-Browning, K 16-69; Edwards, Jyruss 15-36; Donald, C 2-22; Leonard, Brent 1-9; Bailey, M 1-2. PASSING: Arkansas-Tyler Wilson 11-20-1-196; Brandon Allen 6-20-1-85. ULM-Browning, K 42-67-1-412; Wells, Cody 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Arkansas-Chris Gragg 7-83; Cobi Hamilton 6-99; Mekale McKay 2-74; Julian Horton 1-20; Kody Walker 1-5. ULM-Leonard, Brent 11-112; Maye, Tavarese 9-76; Hamm, Je’Ron 6-92; Harper, Colby 6-61; Edwards, Jyruss 3-14; Milton, Keavon 2-24; Donald, C 2-12; Steed, Kevin 2-3; Bailey, M 1-18. INTERCEPTIONS: Arkansas-Ross Rasner 1-33. ULM-Ford, DaCorris 1-0; Eddie, Vincent 1-0. FUMBLES: Arkansas-Brandon Allen 1-0. ULM-Cain, Tyler 2-0. SACKS (UA-A): Arkansas-A. Highsmith 1-0; Chris Smith 1-0; Robert Thomas 1-0. ULM-Stovall, Ray 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Arkansas-Rohan Gaines 5-5; Tenarius Wright 3-8; Tevin Mitchel 5-3; A. Highsmith 5-3; Ross Rasner 4-5; K. Kelleybrew 3-2; Robert Thomas 3-2; Eric Bennett 2-4; Alfred Davis 3-1; Darius Winston 3-0; Byran Jones 0-6; Will Hines 2-0; Jared Green 1-2; Chris Smith 1-2; Trey Flowers 1-1; C. Miles-Nash 0-3; DeQuinta Jones 0-3; Austin Tate 1-0; Alan Turner 0-1; Cameron Bryan 0-1; Austin Flynn 0-1; Austin Jones 0-1. ULM-Young, R.J. 3-5; Lane, Mitch 2-7; Ford, DaCorris 4-1; Blakes, Cameron 3-3; Newsome, Isaiah 2-3; Smith, Cordero 2-2; Eddie, Vincent 2-2; Stovall, Ray 2-0; Peterson, Otis 1-2; Lewis, R 1-0; Caldwell, K 1-0; Mitchell, Henry 1-0; McNeal, D 1-0; Gautney, Joey 0-2; Kissinger, H 0-1.
Arkansas started overtime with the ball but ULM’s defense forced the Razorbacks to take a 37-yard field goal, which was good giving Arkansas a 31-28 lead. The defensive stand was highlighted by several pass break ups in the endzone and a quarterback fumble, which was recovered by the quarterback and resulted in an incomplete pass. The Warhawks were faced with a fourth-and-one on their only possession in overtime, and instead of trying a game-tying field goal from 33 yards out, Browning scrambled for 16 yards and dove head-first into the endzone to give ULM its first season-opening victory since 2006.
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GAME 2 • September 15, 2012 Auburn 31, ULM 28 (OT) Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium Att: 85,214 AUBURN, Ala. -- For the second consecutive week, ULM lined up against an SEC West foe and it came down to the wire. Auburn (1-2) defeated ULM (1-1) on a 35-yard field goal from Cody Parkey in overtime to sneak out a Tiger victory, 31-28. Junior quarterback Kolton Browning led the game-tying drive, which started with 4:37 left in the game and covered 65 yards. Browning found sophomore wide receiver Colby Harper for the six-yard score and sophomore Justin Manton converted the extra point to tie the game at 28-28. Auburn won the toss to begin overtime and chose defense. The Tigers held the Warhawk offense in check and tipped a Manton field-goal attempt that fell just short. Auburn ran two plays and kicked the game-winning field goal on second down to secure its first victory of the season. Browning finished 28-for-46 for 237 yards and three touchdowns. The reigning National Player of the Week also ran 14 times for 58 yards and a touchdown. The Warhawks opened the game with a strong drive, which was capped by a fourth and goal touchdown toss from Browning to Harley Scioneaux, his first career touchdown, to give ULM a 7-0 advantage with 8:22 left in the opening quarter. Je’Ron Hamm, Keavon Milton, Tony Cook all made catches on the drive while junior running back Jyruss Edwards had the big play with a 29-yard run. In addition, a pass interference call in the endzone on junior wide receiver Tavarese Maye gave the Warhawks new life. Auburn answered with a five play, 76 yard scoring drive. Onterio McCalebb ran in from 27 yards to finish the drive, which lasted 2:16. The Warhawks were up to the task and covered 80 yards in six plays and Browning sprinted in from 39 yards to give ULM a 14-7 advantage. Auburn finished the first half with a flurry. First, scoring on a pass back to Auburn quarterback Kiehl Frazier from Quan Bray for a 33-yard score. After the Auburn defense stuffed the Warhawks on three plays, Frazier launched a hail mary into the endzone to Sammie Coates for a touchdown, giving the Tigers a 21-14 advantage at intermission, its first lead of the day. At the break, Auburn was outgaining ULM 232 to 206 while Auburn collected 11 first downs to ULM’s 10. The Warhawks outgained the Tigers 101 to 85. Both teams were called for two penalties for 20 yards. Auburn scored on its opening possession of the second half with a drive of 11 plays, 65 yards and eating 4:20 of clock. Tre Mason capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. A 31-yard ULM field goal attempt was blocked by Auburn defensive end Corey Lemonier to leave ULM with no points after a 16 play, 61 yard and 6:48 drive on its ensuing possession. Redshirt freshman safety Mitch Lane recovered a fumble on its own one-yard line and advanced to the five to stop a strong Auburn drive with 1:40 left in the third quarter. The turnover came after a 19-yard run from Mike Blakely. The ensuing drive stalled for the Warhawks but Justin Manton delivered a 45-yard punt down to Auburn’s seven-yard line. Lane picked off Frazier and retuned it to ULM’s 41-yard line with 8:39 left in the game for his second takeaway of the day to give the Warhawks the momentum. Back-to-back penalties on Auburn jump-started the ULM offense. Browning found Scioneaux for his second touchdown of the game to pull the Warhawks within one score, 28-21, with 6:15 left in the game.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT F ULM 7 7 0 14 0 28 Auburn 7 14 7 0 3 31 Scoring Summary: 1st - 08:22 - ULM - Scioneaux, H 1 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 12-89 6:38, ULM 7 - AU 0 1st - 06:06 - AU - O. McCalebb 27 yd run (Cody Parkey kick), 5-76 2:16, ULM 7 - AU 7 2nd - 03:52 - ULM - Browning, K 39 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 6-80 2:54, ULM 14 - AU 7 2nd - 02:18 - AU - Kiehl Frazier 33 yd pass from Quan Bray (Cody Parkey kick), 4-75 1:34, ULM 14 - AU 14 2nd - 00:00 - AU - Sammie Coates 33 yd pass from Kiehl Frazier (Cody Parkey kick), 3-38 0:22, ULM 14 - AU 21 3rd - 10:40 - AU - Tre Mason 1 yd run (Cody Parkey kick), 11-65 4:20, ULM 14 - AU 28 4th - 06:15 - ULM - Scioneaux, H 4 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 9-59 2:24, ULM 21 - AU 28 4th - 01:18 - ULM - Harper, Colby 6 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 9-65 3:19, ULM 28 - AU 28 OT - 15:00 - AU - Cody Parkey 35 yd field goal, 3-7 0:00, ULM 28 - AU 31 ULM AU FIRST DOWNS 27 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-165 42-255 PASSING YDS (NET) 245 163 Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-29-0 19-11-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 89-410 61-418 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-4 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-29 1-24 Interception Returns-Yards 1-11 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-43.2 6-40.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-20 7-65 Possession Time 34:45 25:15 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 21 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 4 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 2-13 RUSHING: ULM-Edwards, Jyruss 17-76; Browning, K 14-58; Gammel, Caleb 1-14; Bailey, M 6-13; Leonard, Brent 1-5; Washington, M 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1. Auburn-O. McCalebb 11-128; Tre Mason 22-90; Mike Blakely 3-32; Kiehl Frazier 5-8; TEAM 1-minus 3. PASSING: ULM-Browning, K 28-46-0-237; Wells, Cody 1-2-0-8. Auburn-Kiehl Frazier 10-18-1-130; Quan Bray 1-1-0-33. RECEIVING: ULM-Leonard, Brent 7-53; Hamm, Je’Ron 5-57; Harper, Colby 5-40; Maye, Tavarese 4-45; Cook, Tony 2-11; Scioneaux, H 2-5; Edwards, Jyruss 1-20; Cain, Tyler 1-8; Milton, Keavon 1-7; Bailey, M 1-minus 1. Auburn-Sammie Coates 2-34; Emory Blake 2-26; Quan Bray 2-14; O. McCalebb 2-6; Tre Mason 1-34; Kiehl Frazier 1-33; Lutzenkirchen 1-16. INTERCEPTIONS: ULM-Lane, Mitch 1-11. Auburn-None. FUMBLES: ULM-None. Auburn-Mike Blakely 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): ULM-Blakes, Cameron 1-0. Auburn-J. Whitehead 1-0; Dee Ford 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): ULM-Lewis, R 7-3; Smith, Cordero 4-2; Blakes, Cameron 4-2; Ford, DaCorris 3-2; Young, R.J. 2-3; Lane, Mitch 2-3; Eddie, Vincent 3-1; Newsome, Isaiah 1-3; G Johnson 3-0; Mitchell, Henry 2-1; Caldwell, K 1-2; Edmond, Malcolm 1-0; Lively, Darius 1-0; Robinson, Cody 1-0; Gautney, Joey 1-0; Brandon Hardy 0-1; Davis, Cortney 0-1; Veal, Roland 0-1; Peterson, Otis 0-1. Auburn-Daren Bates 5-9; D. McNeal 9-2; Jake Holland 5-5; J. Whitehead 6-2; Jonathon Mincy 5-2; Chris Davis 4-2; Corey Lemonier 1-4; Dee Ford 3-1; Nosa Eguae 2-1; Ricardo Louis 2-0; J. Whitaker 1-1; Trent Fisher 1-1; T’Sharvan Bell 1-1; O. McCalebb 1-0; Angelo Blackson 1-0; Craig Sanders 1-0; Joshua Holsey 1-0; Jonathan Jones 1-0; Justin Garrett 0-1; LaDarius Owens 0-1; Kenneth Carter 0-1.
ULM took a knee to end regulation and send the game into overtime. ULM’s drive stalled and a field goal attempt from Manton was tipped. Auburn took advantage after two rushing plays and kicked the game-winning field goal on second down. To compliment Browning’s offense, Edwards rushed 17 times for 76 yards. Hamm led the team in receiving with five catches and 57 yard. Scioneaux pulled in two touchdown catches, while Harper caught a touchdown pass as well. Leonard finished the game with seven grabs and 53 yards. Lane had one interception and a fumble recovery to go with his five tackles for the Warhawks’ defense. Leading the ULM defense in tackles was sophomore cornerback Rob’Donovan Lewis with nine.
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GAME 3 • September 21, 2012 Baylor 47, ULM 42 Monroe, La. • Malone Stadium Att: 31,175 MONROE, La. -- On a historic night inside Malone Stadium, a record crowd of 31,175 fans witnessed a back-and-forth contest in Friday night’s home-opener, which Baylor (3-0) came out on top, 47-42, over ULM (1-2). An untimely fumble did the Warhawks in and the lost possession proved to be the difference in the fastbreak affair that featured only three combined punts, five lead changes and one tie. A solid rushing attack led by junior Jyruss Edwards who collected his second-career 100-yard game as he finished with 120 yards and a touchdown to pace ULM. Monterrell Washington collected his first carries of the season to finish with 86 yards and two touchdowns. Kolton Browning finished 25-for-39 for 272 yards, two touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 49 yards and another score. Behind a 351 yard, four-touchdown performance by Nick Florence Baylor extended its winning-streak to nine games, second longest in the country behind TCU’s 10game streak. Baylor did its damage throught the air as four pass-catchers finished with at least 50 yards receiving led by Tevin Reese who caught eight passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Baylor took the ball to begin the game but were forced to punt bringing ULM’s offense onto the Malone Stadium field for the first time in 2012. Browning and crew drove inside Baylor territory after a successful fourth down conversion but a second fourth down attempt fell incomplete. DaCorris Ford intercepted a Nick Florence pass and gave the Warhawks excellent field position. A pass interference call prefaced a 22-yard touchdown pass from Browning to Tavarese Maye, giving ULM a 7-0 advantage with 7:43 left in the first quarter. Baylor’s next drive included a double pass to bring the Bears inside Warhawk territory before Ford brought pressure and got a hand on Florence’s pass and the ball fluttered into Rob’Donovan Lewis’ hands for the second pick of the night for ULM. A personal foul on Baylor at the end of the play gave the Warhawks possession on its own 24-yard line with 4:19 left in the first quarter. Both quarterbacks entered the game for the ensuing drive as Cody Wells and Browning were handling the ball. Browning handed the ball to Wells who completed two passes to advance the ball. Washington carried the ball on back-to-back plays. The first went for 22 yards and the second for nine and a touchdown putting ULM up 14-0 with 1:33 remaining in the opening quarter. It was the first two carries for Washington on the season. Reese snuck behind the ULM secondary and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Florence to put the Bears on the board, 14-7, with 14:22 left in the first half. On the next drive, Browning was flushed out of the pocket and scrambled for 15 yards and a first down. Washington broke free and sprinted 48 yards and his second touchdown of the night, upping the Warhawk lead to 21-7 with 12:00 on the clock. Florence found room around the right side for 16 yards and followed with a nineyard rush bringing Baylor to ULM’s 10-yard line. A few short carries were met by several ULM defenders including a spectacular tackle from Mitch Lane on an endaround to save a Baylor touchdown. On the following play, Glasco Martin carried for a one-yard touchdown to cap the 11-play drive. With 7:51 left in the first half, ULM led Baylor 21-14. A promising-looking drive ended with a fumble recovered by Baylor safety Sam Holl and Florence found Terrance Williams on the very next play for a 48-yard touchdown to tie the game at 21-21. A pass interference on a throw intended for Je’Ron Hamm from Browning brought ULM inside Baylor territory at the 21-yard line. Maye nearly pulled down his second touchdown of the night but was knocked away by Joe Williams at the last second. On 4th & 7, the ULM offense came onto the field and Browning was sacked for a loss of 11 yards and a turnover on downs with 1:55 left in the half. An offsides penalty on ULM kept the Baylor drive alive but on the following play Cameron Blakes stuffed Jarred Salubi just short of the first down marker. On 4th & 2, backup quarterback Bryce Petty carried for the first down. Petty completed a pass to Lanear Sampson with just two seconds left in the half. Baylor’s all-time leading scorer, Aaron Jones converted a 34-yard field goal as time expired, giving Baylor a 24-21 advantage. At the break, Baylor held the advantage in first downs (18 to 17), total yards (308 to 257) and passing yards (217 to 122). ULM did hold the rushing advantage 135 to 91. The Bears ended the half with 17-straight points. On the opening drive of the second half, Edwards gashed the Baylor defense again for a long run, this time for 58 yards and a touchdown to give ULM the lead, 28-24, with 13:10 left in the third quarter. Baylor’s quick-strike offense scored again on a 46-yard touchdown pass from Florence to Reese giving Baylor the 31-28 lead with 8:13 left in the third quarter. Ahmad Dixon jumped a Colby Harper route and picked Browning off, setting the Bears up with good field position at ULM’s 29-yard line. An offsides penalty on ULM aided Baylor but following a short run, the Bears opted to go for it on fourth down. Martin picked up the first down with one-yard carry. The Warhawk defense held serve and forced a field goal inside its own red zone. Jones converted the 21-yard field goal to extend Baylor’s lead to 34-28 with 1:48 left in the third quarter.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Baylor 0 24 10 13 47 ULM 14 7 7 14 42 Scoring Summary: 1st - 07:43 - ULM - Maye, Tavarese 22 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 4-44 1:11, BU 0 - ULM 7 1st - 01:33 - ULM - Washington, M 9 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 7-76 2:46, BU 0 - ULM 14 2nd - 14:22 - BU - Reese, Tevin 43 yd pass from Florence, Nick (Jones, Aaron kick), 7-75 2:11, BU 7 - ULM 14 2nd - 12:00 - ULM - Washington, M 48 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 5-75 2:22, BU 7 - ULM 21 2nd - 07:51 - BU - Martin, Glasco 1 yd run (Jones, Aaron kick), 11-68 4:09, BU 14 - ULM 21 2nd - 05:25 - BU - Williams, T. 48 yd pass from Florence, Nick (Jones, Aaron kick), 1-48 0:07, BU 21 - ULM 21 2nd - 00:00 - BU - Jones, Aaron 34 yd field goal, 12-51 1:55, BU 24 - ULM 21 3rd - 13:10 - ULM - Edwards, Jyruss 58 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 5-75 1:50, BU 24 - ULM 28 3rd - 08:13 - BU - Reese, Tevin 46 yd pass from Florence, Nick (Jones, Aaron kick), 4-68 1:13, BU 31 - ULM 28 3rd - 01:48 - BU - Jones, Aaron 21 yd field goal, 11-25 3:53, BU 34 - ULM 28 4th - 10:54 - ULM - Browning, K 1 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 15-75 5:54, BU 34 - ULM 35 4th - 07:10 - BU - Norwood, Levi 9 yd run (Florence, Nick rush fumbld), 14-73 3:44, BU 40 - ULM 35 4th - 02:25 - BU - Williams, T. 22 yd pass from Florence, Nick (Jones, Aaron kick), 8-62 3:15, BU 47 - ULM 35 4th - 00:06 - ULM - Leonard, B 15 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 12-90 2:19, BU 47 - ULM 42 BU ULM FIRST DOWNS 32 31 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-169 43-262 PASSING YDS (NET) 380 298 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-28-2 42-28-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 88-549 85-560 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-112 3-70 Interception Returns-Yards 1-14 2-14 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-47.5 1-44.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-60 8-44 Possession Time 28:07 31:53 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 12 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 0-0 RUSHING: Baylor-Martin, Glasco 18-58; Florence, Nick 9-55; Salubi, Jarred 16-47; Norwood, Levi 1-9; Petty, Bryce 1-2; Seastrunk, L. 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 2. ULM-Edwards, Jyruss 21-120; Washington, M 7-86; Browning, K 13-49; Leonard, Brent 1-5; Maye, Tavarese 1-2. PASSING: Baylor-Florence, Nick 26-39-2-351; Petty, Bryce 1-1-0-8; Norwood, Levi 1-1-0-21. ULM-Browning, K 25-39-1-272; Wells, Cody 3-3-0-26. RECEIVING: Baylor-Sampson, Lanear 9-93; Reese, Tevin 8-145; Norwood, Levi 6-55; Williams, T. 4-84; Salubi, Jarred 1-3. ULM-Maye, Tavarese 9-76; Leonard, Brent 8-72; Harper, Colby 5-82; Hamm, Je’Ron 3-49; Washington, M 1-8; Edwards, Jyruss 1-7; Milton, Keavon 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Baylor-Dixon, Ahmad 1-14. ULM-Ford, DaCorris 1-10; Lewis, R 1-4. FUMBLES: Baylor-None. ULM-Edwards, Jyruss 2-2. SACKS (UA-A): Baylor-McAllister, C. 1-0; Lloyd, Terrance 1-0. ULM-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Baylor-Hager, Bryce 11-4; Lackey, Eddie 11-3; Dixon, Ahmad 8-3; Lloyd, Terrance 6-1; Holl, Sam 5-0; Goodson, D. 4-0; Morton, K.J. 3-0; Williams, Joe 3-0; McAllister, C. 3-0; Wilson, Josh 2-1; Casey, Chance 1-3; Golston, C. 2-0; Johnson, Nick 1-2; Clemons-Valdez 1-2; Drango, Spencer 1-0; Kent, Prince 1-0; Valdez, Michael 0-1. ULM-Young, R.J. 7-7; Stovall, Ray 6-3; Lane, Mitch 6-3; Eddie, Vincent 7-0; Blakes, Cameron 6-0; Smith, Cordero 6-0; Newsome, Isaiah 5-1; Mitchell, Henry 4-1; Lively, Darius 4-0; Gautney, Joey 3-1; McNeal, D 3-0; Ford, DaCorris 3-0; Caldwell, K 2-2; Johnson, G 2-0; Harper, Colby 1-0; Peterson, Otis 1-0; Lewis, R 1-0; Davis, Cortney 0-1.
The Warhawk offense found its rhythm on the next drive and Browning was able to find Hamm cutting across the defense for a gain of 31 yards down to Baylor’s 19-yard line. An underhand shovel pass after a Browning scramble to Maye nearly gave the Warhawks a score, down to the one-yard line. Browning kept it himself and with the help of a strong push from his offensive line, he fell into the endzone for the touchdown. With 10:54 remaining in regulation, ULM led 35-34. The Bears answered with a 14 play, 73-yard drive capped by a nine-yard touchdown run by Levi Norwood on an option pitch from Florence. Baylor failed with a twopoint conversion after a fumble recovery by Joey Gautney with 7:10 left in the game. Gautney was brought down from behind to end the play. Browning found Harper down the near sideline for 41 yard-reception but a mishandled handoff between Browning and Edwards was recovered by Baylor to put a halt to the drive. Baylor faced a 4th & 1 with 4:24 remaining from its own 47-yard line. A handoff to Martin for two yards gave the Bears a new set of downs. Florence found Williams for a 22-yard touchdown pass to give the Bears a 47-35 lead with 2:25 left in the game.
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GAME 4 • September 29, 2012 ULM 63, Tulane 10 New Orleans, La. • Mercedes-Benz Superdome Att: 18,063 NEW ORLEANS -- It was ULM (2-2) early and often on Saturday afternoon as the Warhawks cruised to a 63-10 win at Tulane (0-4) inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Junior quarterback Kolton Browning led the charge as he went 15-for-21 for 253 yards and three touchdowns, including a long strike of 52 yards. With his performance, Browning surpassed 6,000 career passing yards and 1,000 season passing yards. The ULM defense scored twice, once on a Darius Lively interception and again on a R.J. Young interception that was recovered by Ray Stovall in the endzone for the score. It held Tulane to 151 total yards and 11 first downs. Jyruss Edwards rushed 11 times for 56 yards and two touchdowns to move into a tie for fifth with Joe Profit with 19 career-rushing touchdowns. DeVontae McNeal finished with 114 yards on 10 carries and one touchdown. ULM rushed for 222 yards while Tulane finished with -9 yards on the ground. Je’Ron Hamm caught three balls for 86 yards and a touchdown to lead the ULM receiving corps. The ULM offense totaled 553 yards. The Warhawks chose to go on offense to begin the game after winning the coin toss and used a five-play, 84-yard drive using 2:06 to go up 7-0 with 12:54 left in the first quarter. Browning found Je’Ron Hamm for 52 yards before a roughing the passer penalty on Tulane moved the Warhawks to the Green Wave’s 16-yard line. Edwards finished the drive with a seven-yard touchdown run. A methodical drive would lead to the Warhawks next score as Browning found Kevin Steed for a three-yard touchdown pass to give ULM a 14-0 lead with 3:30 left in the opening quarter. The drive lasted 15 plays and ate 6:35 of clock.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F ULM 21 14 21 7 63 Tulane 0 3 0 7 10 Scoring Summary: 1st - 12:54 - ULM - Edwards, Jyruss 7 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 5-84 2:06, ULM 7 - TLN 0 1st - 03:30 - ULM - Steed, Kevin 3 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), 15-76 6:35, ULM 14 - TLN 0 1st - 00:11 - ULM - Stovall, Ray 0 yd fumble recovery (Manton, Justin kick), , ULM 21 - TLN 0 2nd - 12:25 - TLN - SANTOS, Cairo 54 yd field goal, 4-3 0:54, ULM 21 - TLN 3 2nd - 07:24 - ULM - Hamm, Je’Ron 29 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 9-81 5:01, ULM 28 - TLN 3 2nd - 04:44 - ULM - Maye, Tavarese 38 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 3-63 1:13, ULM 35 - TLN 3 3rd - 12:09 - ULM - Edwards, Jyruss 3 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 5-51 1:19, ULM 42 - TLN 3 3rd - 09:16 - ULM - Washington, M 1 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 5-85 1:55, ULM 49 - TLN 3 3rd - 05:54 - ULM - Lively, Darius 6 yd interception return (Manton, Justin kick), , ULM 56 - TLN 3 4th - 12:05 - TLN - GRANT, Ryan 18 yd pass from PONDER, DJ (SANTOS kick), 7-39 2:39, ULM 56 - TLN 10 4th - 02:51 - ULM - McNeal, D 42 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 9-94 4:20, ULM 63 - TLN 10 ULM TLN FIRST DOWNS 28 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-222 21--9 PASSING YDS (NET) 331 160 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-19-2 45-21-3 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-553 66-151 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-17 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-49 6-100 Interception Returns-Yards 3-61 2-64 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-30.0 9-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 2-5 6-62 Possession Time 30:11 29:49 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 10 5 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-30 1-2
Young picked off D.J. Ponder and returned it 49 yards before fumbling into the endzone where Stovall recovered to give the Warhawks a 21-0 lead with 11 seconds left in the first quarter. The play was reviewed but was confirmed.
RUSHING: ULM-McNeal, D 10-114; Edwards, Jyruss 11-55; Washington, M 7-33; Brown, Brayle 2-14; Browning, K 5-13; Wells, Cody 1-13; Donald, C 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 6; Carrington, E 3-minus 15. Tulane-DARKWA, Orleans 7-7; KELLEY, Rob 3-7; ROUNDS, Josh 2-6; BUTLER, Dante 3-3; BARNETT, S. 1-2; STROZIER, D. 1-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 11; PONDER, DJ 3-minus 22.
Following a interception thrown by ULM senior quarterback Cody Wells, Tulane converted a 54-yard field goal attempt to get on the board, 21-3, with 12:25 left in the first half.
PASSING: ULM-Browning, K 15-21-0-253; Brown, Brayle 2-4-1-12; Wells, Cody 1-2-1-59; Carrington, E 1-1-0-7. Tulane-PONDER, DJ 21-44-3-160; GRANT, Ryan 0-1-0-0; TEAM 0-0-0-0.
ULM converted two third downs and used three Tulane penalties to drive down the field. Browning connected with Hamm again -- this time for a 29-yard touchdown pass -- to give ULM a 28-3 lead with 7:24 left in the half. Browning continued to have success through the air and found Tavarese Maye after getting rushed out of the pocket for a 38-yard touchdown pass. ULM led 35-3 with 4:44 left in the half. At halftime, ULM was outgaining Tulane 291 to 43 and held the first down advantage, 15-4. ULM’s offense picked up where it left off with a five-play, 51-yard scoring drive -highlighted by three carries by Edwards totaling 34 yards including the three-yard score -- to give ULM a 42-3 lead. Wells entered the game for his second series and found Rashon Ceasar (his first career catch) for a 59-yard reception and then scrambled for another 14 yards. Monterrell Washington finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown carry, giving ULM a 49-3 lead with 9:16 left in the third quarter. Lively picked off Ponder and returned it six yards for a touchdown and extended the visitors’ lead to 56-3 with 5:54 left in the third quarter.
RECEIVING: ULM-Leonard, Brent 4-63; Hamm, Je’Ron 3-86; Maye, Tavarese 3-48; Ceasar, Rashon 2-66; Harper, Colby 2-27; Steed, Kevin 2-8; Milton, Keavon 1-17; Donald, C 1-9; McNeal, D 1-7. Tulane-SHACKLEFORD, J. 7-76; GRANT, Ryan 6-50; KELLEY, Rob 2-8; EDWARDS, Marc 1-12; LONDON, Sydie 1-8; STROZIER, D. 1-8; MARFISI, Matt 1-3; ROUNDS, Josh 1-minus 2; TATFORD, Evan 1-minus 3. INTERCEPTIONS: ULM-Young, R.J. 1-55; Lively, Darius 1-6; Coleman, P 1-0. Tulane-DAVIS, Zach 1-35; DOSS, Lorenzo 1-29. FUMBLES: ULM-Young, R.J. 1-0. Tulane-PONDER, DJ 2-1. SACKS (UA-A): ULM-Kissinger, H 1-0; Randle, Jackson 1-0. Tulane-DAVIS, Zach 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): ULM-Caldwell, Trey 6-0; Kissinger, H 6-0; Eddie, Vincent 4-0; Stovall, Ray 3-0; Mitchell, Henry 3-0; Hardy, Brandon 3-0; Johnson, M 3-0; Lewis, R 2-1; McNeal, D 2-0; Lane, Mitch 2-0; Johnson, G 2-0; Peterson, Otis 2-0; Young, R.J. 2-0; Edmond, Malcolm 1-1; Robinson, Cody 1-0; Newsome, Isaiah 1-0; Smith, Cordero 1-0; Randle, Jackson 1-0; Wells, Cody 1-0; Ford, DaCorris 0-1; Veal, Roland 0-1. Tulane-DAVIS, Zach 10-2; MONROE, Darion 7-2; SMITH, Shakiel 6-0; TRAVIS, Ryan 5-1; LeBEAU, Brandon 4-1; BAILEY, Matthew 3-0; WARMSLEY, J. 3-0; DOSS, Lorenzo 3-0; FARLEY, Darryl 2-0; LaFRANCE, Royce 2-0; BYRD, Kerchal 2-0; LAURICELLA, A. 1-1; BULLOCK, Taylor 1-0; BATISTE, Jordan 1-0; KELLEY, Rob 1-0; CARTHON, R. 1-0; BECKWITH, W. 1-0; JACKS, Austen 1-0; STROZIER, D. 1-0; JOHNSON, Billy 1-0; ROBERTSON, D. 1-0; THOMAS, Calvin 0-1; ROBINSON, Andre 0-1.
run of McNeal’s career and it also marked his first career touchdown run.
Tulane collected its first touchdown of the day on an 18-yard pass from Ponder to Ryan Grant. With 12:05 left in the game, ULM led 56-10. Tulane’s Ponder finished 21-for-44 for 160 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. McNeal capped a nine play, 94-yard drive with 42-yard touchdown run to give the Warhwaks a 63-10 lead with 2:51 to play in the game. The 42-yarder was the longest
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GAME 5 • October 6, 2012 ULM 31, Middle Tennessee 17 Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Floyd Stadium Att: 21,067 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Behind 500 total yards and an impressive defensive performance, ULM (3-2, 1-0) was able to control Middle Tennessee (3-2, 1-1), 31-17, for the duration of the game inside Floyd Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Jyruss Edwards was a workhorse all day lone and finished with 87 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns to tie for fourth all-time in program history with 21 rushing touchdowns. Kolton Browning turned in another solid game as he threw for 285 yards on 26-for-38 with one touchdown and one interception. Brent Leonard caught eight balls for 73 yards while Tavarese Maye finished with 77 yards on six catches. Je’Ron Hamm caught the passing touchdown from Browning. The ULM defense was the story as it allowed just 69 rushing yards and 307 total yards and forced three turnovers when the Blue Raiders were threatening to score. The ULM offensive line took over in the fourth quarter and dominated the line of scrimmage allowing the offense to run out the clock and seal the Sun Belt opening victory. An early tipped pass from Browning led to an interception and an MTSU 44-yard field goal from Carlos Lopez, a career long, to give the Blue Raiders a 3-0 lead with 8:36 left in the opening quarter. ULM answered with an impressive eight-play drive including a 22-yard scamper from Centarius Donald was capped off with a 16-yard touchdown carry from Edwards. The score gave the Warhawks a 7-3 lead with 5:09 left the in the first quarter. A promising-looking drive for MTSU was halted by a fumble, forced and recovered by R.J. Young. The ensuing drive was fruitful for the Warhawks as Justin Manton collected his first field goal of the season with a successful 32-yard field goal giving ULM a 10-3 lead with 11: 42 remaining the second quarter. Hamm broke free in the back of the endzone and Browning found him a for a threeyard touchdown pass, to extend ULM’s advantage to 17-3 with 3:40 left in the half. The scoring drive lasted 5:27 and gained 90 yards on 14 plays. At halftime, ULM held onto a 17-3 lead behind 306 total yards and 14 first downs. MTSU was held to just 127 total yards and seven first downs. Both teams struggled with penalties as ULM was penalized four times for 35 yards and MTSU seven times for 48 yards. The Warhawks opened the second half with a methodical, 10-play 75-yard drive to extend its lead with a five-yard touchdown run to 24-3 with 10:33 left in the third quarter. The Blue Raiders pieced together its best drive of the day and capped the five-play, 54-yard drive with an eight-yard rushing touchdown from Benny Cunningham. The score cut ULM’s lead to 24-10 with 5:29 left in the third quarter. Following a Rob’Donovan Lewis fumble recovery forced by Cordero Smith, ULM made its opponent pay with a scoring drive capped by a one-yard touchdown run by Donald. After the score, ULM led 31-10 with 1:04 left in the third quarter.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F ULM 7 10 14 0 31 MT 3 0 7 7 17 Scoring Summary: 1st - 08:36 - MT - Lopez, Carlos 44 yd field goal, 5-6 1:56, ULM 0 - MT 3 1sr - 04:59 - ULM - Edwards, Jyruss 16 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 8-71 3:37, ULM 7 - MT 3 2nd - 11:42 - ULM - Manton, Justin 32 yd field goal, 11-57 4:57, ULM 10 - MT 3 2nd - 03:40 - ULM - Hamm, Je’Ron 3 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 14-90 5:27, ULM 17 - MT 3 3rd - 10:33 - ULM - Edwards, Jyruss 5 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 10-75 4:27, ULM 24 - MT 3 3rd - 05:29 - MT - Cunningham, B. 7 yd run (Lopez, Carlos kick), 5-54 1:28, ULM 24 - MT 10 3rd - 01:04 - ULM - Donald, C 1 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 7-35 2:08, ULM 31 - MT 10 4th - 14:31 - MT - Cunningham, B. 1 yd run (Lopez, Carlos kick), 7-63 1:33, ULM 31 - MT 17 ULM MT FIRST DOWNS 27 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-204 19-69 PASSING YDS (NET) 296 238 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-27-1 34-23-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 90-500 53-307 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-106 4-93 Interception Returns-Yards 1-8 1-21 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-41.3 4-47.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 8-80 10-70 Possession Time 39:54 20:06 Third-Down Conversions 13 of 21 3 of 9 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 RUSHING: ULM-Edwards, Jyruss 17-87; Donald, C 20-71; Browning, K 10-44; Maye, Tavarese 1-7; TEAM 3-minus 5. Middle Tennessee-Cunningham, B. 14-62; Kilgore, Logan 3-10; Calhoun, D. 2-minus 3. PASSING: ULM-Browning, K 26-38-1-285; Manton, Justin 1-1-0-11. Middle Tennessee-Kilgore, Logan 23-34-1-238. RECEIVING: ULM-Leonard, Brent 8-73; Maye, Tavarese 6-77; Milton, Keavon 4-43; Edwards, Jyruss 4-30; Hamm, Je’Ron 3-62; Harper, Colby 2-11. Middle Tennessee-Amos, Anthony 7-96; Griswould, Kyle 7-55; Cunningham, B. 4-42; Turner, Harold 2-13; Henry, Marcus 1-19; Van Horne, V. 1-8; Collis, C. 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: ULM-Newsome, Isaiah 1-8. Middle Tennessee-Blunt, Roderic 1-21. FUMBLES: ULM-None. Middle Tennessee-Calhoun, D. 1-1; Cunningham, B. 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): ULM-None. Middle Tennessee-None. TACKLES (UA-A): ULM-Smith, Cordero 6-0; Lewis, R 6-0; Young, R.J. 5-0; Stovall, Ray 5-0; Newsome, Isaiah 5-0; Lane, Mitch 1-4; Gautney, Joey 3-0; Johnson, G 2-0; Eddie, Vincent 2-0; Mitchell, Henry 2-0; Coleman, P 2-0; Caldwell, K 1-0; Washington, M 1-0; Peterson, Otis 1-0; Ford, DaCorris 1-0; Edmond, Malcolm 1-0; Manton, Justin 1-0; Davis, Cortney 1-0; Treadwell, J 1-0. Middle Tennessee-Allen, Craig 10-5; Byard, Kevin 11-0; Jones, David 6-1; Blunt, Roderic 6-1; McNeil, Patrick 5-2; Henry, C. 4-1; Barber, T.T. 3-1; Carmichael, C. 3-0; Gilstrap, K. 3-0; Bastien, S. 3-0; Gasque, L. 2-0; Seamster, Sammy 2-0; Burke, Khari 2-0; Sharpe, Chris 2-0; Harley, Jajuan 2-0; Staten, Jimmy 2-0; Nolan, Dearco 1-1; Dangerfield, K. 1-1; McLendon, Omar 1-1; Roberson, James 1-0; Henry, Marcus 1-0; Singletary, J. 1-0; Whatley, Reggie 1-0; Fennell, J. 1-0; Roberts, S. 1-0.
MTSU answered with a Cunningham one-yard rushing touchdown to finish off a seven-play, 63-yard drive. With 14:31 remaining in the contest, ULM still led 31-17. Isaiah Newsome came up with a huge interception of a Kilgore pass in the endzone to stop a threatening Blue Raider drive.
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GAME 6 • October 13, 2012 ULM 35, Florida Atlantic 14 Monroe, La. • Malone Stadium Att: 16,782 MONROE, La. -- ULM (4-2, 2-0) used a strong defensive performance and some timely offense to roll past Florida Atlantic (1-5, 0-3), 35-14, Saturday evening at Malone Stadium. It marked ULM’s third straight victory overall and moved the Warhawks to 2-0 in the Sun Belt for the first time since 2009. Junior quarterback Kolton Browning continued his stellar play this season as he finished 10 of 23 for 147 yards with two touchdown passes to pace the ULM offensive attack. Junior running back Monterrell Washington rushed for two touchdowns and the Warhawks’ special teams came up with a touchdown on a muffed FAU punt attempt in the second quarter. ULM outgained FAU on the night 341 to 307. The Owls were held to 46 rushing yards on 37 carries. R.J. Young led the defense with 8 total tackles including two for loss. ULM struck first on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Browning to Leonard to cap a 10play 65-yard drive to go up 7-0. Washington broke free around the left side and sprinted for a 36-yard touchdown run to extend ULM’s lead to 14-0 with 12:35 left in the second quarter. A high snap for the Owls led to a special teams touchdown for ULM as Mitchell Bailey recovered the football in the endzone to give ULM a 21-0 lead with 5:35 left in the half. The Owls got on the board with a 13-play, 76-yard drive that ate up 4:46. Jonathon Wallace scored from three yards out to bring FAU within two scores at 21-7 with 39 seconds left before intermission. At the break the Warhawks led 21-7 powered by 114 rush yards. The Owls were plagued by seven penalties totaling 63 yards. Florida Atlantic outgained ULM 157 to 133. Browning found Harley Scioneaux for a nine-yard touchdowns reception to extend ULM’s lead to 28-7 with 12:03 left in the third quarter. The score capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive. Washington collected his second touchdown of the night on a three-yard sprint to give the Warhawks a 35-7 advantage with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter. The Owls found the endzone late to move the score to 35-14 with 24 seconds left in the game as Graham Wilbert hit Marcus Cunningham for a 15-yard touchdown. Wilbert finished 26-of-39 for 261 yards and one touchdown while being sacked five times. William Dukes paced the FAU attack with five grabs for 96 yards.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F FAU 0 7 0 7 14 ULM 7 14 7 7 35 Scoring Summary: 1st - 09:06 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 3 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), , FAU 0 - ULM 7 2nd - 12:35 - ULM - Washington, M 36 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), , FAU 0 - ULM 14 2nd - 05:35 - ULM - Bailey, M 0 yd fumble recovery (Manton, Justin kick), , FAU 0 - ULM 21 2nd - 00:39 - FAU - Wallace, J. 3 yd run (Anderson, Mitch kick), , FAU 7 - ULM 21 3rd - 12:03 - ULM - Scioneaux, H 9 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, Justin kick), , FAU 7 - ULM 28 4th - 10:55 - ULM - Washington, M 3 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), , FAU 7 - ULM 35 4th - 00:24 - FAU - Cunningham, M 15 yd pass from Wilbert, Graham (Anderson kick), , FAU 14 - ULM 35 FAU ULM FIRST DOWNS 16 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-46 32-194 PASSING YDS (NET) 261 147 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-26-0 24-10-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-307 56-341 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-20 4-38 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-83 1-13 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-38.2 6-40.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-87 7-59 Possession Time 35:55 24:05 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 4 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 5-21 RUSHING: Florida Atlantic-Wallace, J. 14-50; Fortner, Damian 12-25; Jackson, M. 1-minus 2; Wilbert, Graham 8-minus 7; TEAM 2-minus 20. ULM-Browning, K 10-59; Washington, M 4-45; Donald, C 3-41; Edwards, Jyruss 6-30; McNeal, D 5-20; Bailey, M 1-1; Brown, Brayle 1-0; TEAM 2-minus 2. PASSING: Florida Atlantic-Wilbert, Graham 26-39-0-261. ULM-Browning, K 10-23-0-147; Wells, Cody 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Florida Atlantic-Dukes, William 5-96; Stoshak, Jenson 4-35; Dorvilus, Nexon 4-31; McKinney, D. 4-29; Fortner, Damian 4-13; Cunningham, M 2-26; Hankerson, B. 1-21; Jackson, M. 1-12; Jones, Travis 1-minus 2. ULM-Hamm, Je’Ron 3-69; Leonard, Brent 2-32; Harper, Colby 2-20; Edwards, Jyruss 1-14; Scioneaux, H 1-9; Maye, Tavarese 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Florida Atlantic-None. ULM-None. FUMBLES: Florida Atlantic-TEAM 2-1. ULM-None. SACKS (UA-A): Florida Atlantic-Glanton, A. 1-0. ULM-Randle, Jackson 0-1; Lane, Mitch 1-0; Johnson, G 1-0; Robinson, Cody 0-1; Moss, Austin 1-0; Stovall, Ray 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Florida Atlantic-Hinds, David 4-2; Strickland, W. 4-1; Harstad, B. 4-0; Smith, D’Joun 3-0; LeBlanc, C. 3-0; Kirk, Andrae 2-1; Reaser, Keith 2-1; Neasman, S. 2-0; Glanton, A. 2-0; Baptiste, David 1-1; Stryffeler, A. 0-2; Bryant, Brandin 0-2; Raber, Tim 1-0; Milstead, C 1-0; Coley, Trevon 1-0; Deleon, Alex 1-0; Whitfield, F. 1-0; Moore, Paul 1-0; Lamar, Rodney 1-0; Johnson, R. 0-1; Parms, Damian 0-1. ULM-Young, R.J. 5-3; Eddie, Vincent 5-2; Ford, DaCorris 4-2; Edmond, Malcolm 3-3; Lane, Mitch 3-3; Lewis, R 3-2; Johnson, M 2-2; Smith, Cordero 2-2; Johnson, G 2-2; Hardy, Brandon 3-0; Caldwell, Trey 3-0; Mitchell, Henry 2-1; Veal, Roland 2-1; Newsome, Isaiah 1-2; Stovall, Ray 1-2; Gautney, Joey 2-0; Fisher, Jon 1-1; Robinson, Cody 0-2; Coleman, P 1-0; Jackson, L 1-0; Moss, Austin 1-0; Lively, Darius 1-0; Usher, Khairi 0-1; Randle, Jackson 0-1.
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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GAME 7 • October 20, 2012 ULM 43, Western Kentucky 42 (OT) Bowling Green, Ky. • Houchens-Smith Stadium Att: 22,323 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- ULM (5-2, 3-0) ruined the Homecoming festivities for Western Kentucky (5-2, 2-1), 43-42, in overtime inside L.T. Smith Stadium. Kolton Browning rushed the touchdown before finding Rashon Ceasar on the two-point conversion to secure the victory. Browning engineered a seven-play, 90-yard drive ending with a 12-yard pass to Ceasar for the touchdown to tie the game and send it to overtime. The win guaranteed ULM its best overall start since 1993 and best Sun Belt start since 2009 (3-0). In addition, it is the first four-game winning streak in FBS era. ULM won five in a row from Oct. 16 to Nov. 13 in 1993, their last as a I-AA program. ULM was down 28-7 before scoring 21 straight unanswered points to tie the game in the fourth quarter. ULM began the comeback with an eight-play, 75-yard drive capped by a Browning rushing touchdown. A quick stop by the ULM defense gave the Warhawks the ball with 1:07 in the first half. Browning connected with Cortney Davis for a 30-yard touchdown to cap a eight-play, 64-yard drive as time expired. It was Davis’ first career catch and touchdown. ULM threatened in the third quarter as Jyruss Edwards caught a 44-yard pass and was pulled down at the one-yard line. WKU stuffed ULM to turn the Warhawks over on downs, highlighted by a missed fake field goal. The third quarter marked the first time in a ULM game this season that neither team scored. Browning found Harper for a 16-yard touchdown with 11:23 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 28-all. The drive covered 46 yards in seven plays. ULM had a chance to take the lead on its next possession but was forced to punt giving the ball back to the Hilltoppers at their own 36-yard line. WKU marched 64 yards in 10 plays for the touchdown capped by Antonio Andrews’ two-yard run with 2:29 to play in regulation. Browning finished 22-for-41 passing with four touchdowns and 308 yards while rushing for a team-high 69 yards and two touchdowns. Harper caught seven balls for 62 yards and a touchdown. Western Kentucky began the game with a scoring drive capped by a 22-yard touchdown pass from Kawaun Jakes to Willie McNeal giving the Hilltoppers a 7-0 advantage with just 3:40 off of the clock. WKU picked off Browning on ULM’s first play from scrimmage. On the ensuing drive the Hilltoppers elected to go for it on fourth down and Isaiah Newsome came up with his second interception of the season and sixth of his career. A Justin Manton punt was downed inside WKU’s own one-yard in an attempt to slow the Hilltopper offense. However, the Hilltoppers were able to string first downs together and end the drive with WKU extending its lead to 14-0 on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jakes to Jack Doyle with 13:02 left in the half. The drive went 99 yards and lasted 8:23.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT F ULM 0 21 0 14 8 43 WKU 7 21 0 7 7 42 Scoring Summary: 1st - 11:20- WKU- McNeal, Willie 22 yd pass from Jakes, Kawaun (Schwettman kick), 6-75 3:40, ULM 0 - WKU 7 2nd - 13:02- WKU - Doyle, Jack 12 yd pass from Jakes, K. (Schwettman kick), 13-99 8:23, ULM 0 - WKU 14 2nd - 11:00 - ULM - Hamm, Je’Ron 16 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 4-32 1:53, ULM 7 - WKU 14 2nd - 08:37 - WKU - Aikens, Austin 5 yd pass from Jakes, K. (Schwettman kick), 4-32 2:13, ULM 7 - WKU 21 2nd - 05:44 - WKU - Doyle, Jack 19 yd pass from Jakes, K. (Schwettman kick), 3-18 1:32, ULM 7 - WKU 28 2nd - 03:20 - ULM - Browning, K 20 yd run (Manton, J. kick), 8-75 2:24, ULM 14 - WKU 28 2nd - 00:00 - ULM - Davis, Cortney 30 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 8-64 1:07, ULM 21 - WKU 28 4th - 11:23 - ULM - Harper, Colby 16 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 7-46 2:23, ULM 28 - WKU 28 4th - 02:29 - WKU - Andrews, A. 2 yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), 10-64 4:39, ULM 28 - WKU 35 4th - 00:31 - ULM - Ceasar, Rashon 12 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 7-90 1:50, ULM 35 - WKU 35 OT - 15:00 - WKU - Jakes, Kawaun 9 yd run (Schwettman, G. kick), 2-25 0:00, ULM 35 - WKU 42 OT - 15:00 - ULM - Browning, K 3 yd run (Ceasar, Rashon pass from Browning, K), 4-25 0:00, ULM 43 - WKU 42 ULM WKU FIRST DOWNS 19 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-77 45-141 PASSING YDS (NET) 308 308 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-22-2 32-25-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-385 77-449 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-117 4-145 Interception Returns-Yards 1-14 2-15 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.8 2-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-57 9-75 Possession Time 20:21 39:39 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 11 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-27 2-15 RUSHING: ULM-Browning, K 17-69; Edwards, Jyruss 3-9; Washington, M 2-minus 1. WKU-Andrews, A. 21-104; Allen, Leon 9-36; Vasquez, Marcus 1-7; Jakes, Kawaun 10-5; Jones, Kadeem 2-2; Simpson, K. 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 13. PASSING: ULM-Browning, K 22-41-2-308; Wells, Cody 0-1-0-0. WKU-Jakes, Kawaun 25-32-1-308. RECEIVING: ULM-Harper, Colby 7-62; Hamm, Je’Ron 6-78; Ceasar, Rashon 3-36; Edwards, Jyruss 2-72; Leonard, Brent 2-18; Davis, Cortney 1-30; Maye, Tavarese 1-12. WKU-McNeal, Willie 7-120; Doyle, Jack 6-82; Brown, Rico 4-33; Brand, Boe 2-13; Vasquez, Marcus 2-12; Dowling, J. 1-39; Andrews, A. 1-8; Aikens, Austin 1-5; Allen, Leon 1-minus 4. INTERCEPTIONS: ULM-Newsome, Isaiah 1-14. WKU-Thomas, Cam 1-15; Dowling, J. 1-0. FUMBLES: ULM-Maye, Tavarese 1-0. WKU-Vasquez, Marcus 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): ULM-Johnson, G 1-2; Ford, DaCorris 2-0; Mitchell, Henry 0-1; Gautney, Joey 0-1. WKU-Jackson, Andrew 1-0; Rocker, Gavin 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): ULM-Eddie, Vincent 9-5; Edmond, Malcolm 5-7; Johnson, G 3-7; Ford, DaCorris 4-3; Newsome, Isaiah 3-3; Lewis, R 3-2; Smith, Cordero 3-2; Gautney, Joey 3-2; Stovall, Ray 1-3; Young, R.J. 0-4; Lane, Mitch 2-1; Moss, Austin 0-3; Manton, Justin 2-0; Robinson, Cody 1-1; Mitchell, Henry 0-2; Peterson, Otis 1-0; Washington, M 1-0; Johnson, M 0-1. WKU-Jackson, Andrew 9-1; Young, Kiante 6-1; Boyd, Xavius 2-3; Robinson, Tyree 3-1; Smith, Q. 3-0; Thomas, Cam 2-1; Dowling, J. 2-1; Washington, D. 1-1; Rocker, Gavin 1-1; Peterson, K. 1-1; Allen, Jamarcus 0-2; Harrington, B. 1-0; McNeal, Willie 1-0; Wright, Arius 1-0; Tischer, Cole 1-0; Lewis, Rammell 0-1; Boyd, Bar’ee 0-1; Wilson, Neil 0-1.
An excellent 51-yard kickoff return from Cortney Davis gave ULM excellent starting field position. Browning scampered for 13 yards before finding Je’Ron Hamm for a 16-yard touchdown pass to get the Warhawks within a score, 14-7, with 11 minutes remaining. A 58-yard kickoff return from Antonio Andrews sent the momentum back to the home sideline. WKU continued to attack and went up 21-7 on a five-yard touchdown pass from Jakes to Austin Aikens with 8:37 left in the half. Browning threw his second interception of the day, this time by Cam Thomas to give WKU the ball on ULM’s 18-yard line. Jakes found Doyle again for a 19-yard touchdown, giving the Hilltoppers a 28-7 lead with just under six minutes before halftime.
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GAME 8 • October 27, 2012 ULM 38, South Alabama 24 Monroe, La. • Malone Stadium Att: 14,556 MONROE, La. -- Brent Leonard caught four touchdown passes, which tied a program record, from Kolton Browning as ULM (6-2, 4-0) defeated South Alabama (2-6, 1-3), 38-24, for a Homecoming victory on Saturday night. The Warhawks are now bowl eligible for the third time in FBS era and looking for its first bowl bid in program history. ULM extends its winning streak to five-games, matching the third longest in program history. ULM won five in a row from Oct. 16 to Nov. 13 in 1993, their last as a I-AA program. The longest winning streak in ULM’s history was right games fro, Oct. 3 to Nov. 21 in 1992. In addition, it is the first 4-0 start in Sun Belt play ever. Browning finished 23-for-35 passing for 250 yards, four touchdowns and one interception and also rushed for 41 yards. Leonard finished his career night with nine garbs for 126 yards and four touchdowns. Monterrell Washington led the team in rushing with 59 yards. Gerrand Johnson led the defense with eight total tackles. Browning was picked off by Terrell Brigham on a deep pass to stop ULM’s second drive of the night but the Jaguars were unable to capitalize on the turnover. ULM turned the ball over again it next drive, this time on downs after a failed fourth down attempt. Demetre Baker broke free for a 61-yard run, the longest play from scrimmage this season for South Alabama, before Ross Metheny found Jereme Jones in the corner for a 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Jags a 7-0 lead with 3:17 left in the first quarter. ULM answered with 15-play, 81-yard, 6:28 capped with a three-yard touchdown pass from Browning to Leonard to tie the game at 7-7 with 11:49 left in the first half. The Jaguars used a 32-yard pass to Gabe Loper on 3rd & 10 to move into the red zone before Jones caught his second touchdown of the night to give South Alabama a 14-7 advantage with 8:24 left in the half. Leonard caught his second touchdown of the night on a 15-yard pass from Browning to tie the game at 14-14 with 1:27 left in the half. The play capped a 6-play, 25yard 2:46 drive.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F USA 7 7 7 3 24 ULM 0 21 7 10 38 Scoring Summary: 1st - 03:17 - USA - Jones, Jereme 11 yd pass from Metheny, Ross (Chapuseaux kick), 4-72 0:47, USA 7 - ULM 0 2nd - 11:49 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 3 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 15-81 6:28, USA 7 - ULM 7 2nd - 08:24 - USA - Jones, Jereme 14 yd pass from Metheny, R. (Chapuseaux kick), 10-86 3:25, USA 14 - ULM 7 2nd - 01:27 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 15 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 6-25 2:46, USA 14 - ULM 14 2nd - 00:06 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 16 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 3-37 0:22, USA 14 - ULM 21 3rd - 04:24 - USA - Fetner, Trey 2 yd run (Chapuseaux kick), 13-93 5:30, USA 21 - ULM 21 3rd - 02:30 - ULM - Bailey, M 32 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 6-50 1:54, USA 21 - ULM 28 4th - 13:49 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 24 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton kick), 2-63 0:22, USA 21 - ULM 35 4th - 07:55 - ULM - Manton, Justin 35 yd field goal, 9-35 4:13, USA 21 - ULM 38 4th - 05:18 - USA - Chapuseaux 27 yd field goal, 6-54 2:37, USA 24 - ULM 38 USA ULM FIRST DOWNS 19 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-149 42-170 PASSING YDS (NET) 211 250 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-21-1 35-23-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-360 77-420 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-26 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-99 4-113 Interception Returns-Yards 1-18 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-33.5 4-36.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-74 9-78 Possession Time 26:00 34:00 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 12 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 1-16 RUSHING: South Alabama-Baker, Demetre 14-115; Metheny, Ross 4-15; Timmons, Trrnce 3-11; Houston, Kndall 4-11; Fetner, Trey 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 2; Glover, T.J. 1-minus 3. ULM-Washington, M 19-59; Bailey, M 2-44; Browning, K 10-41; Edwards, Jyruss 9-25; Leonard, Brent 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: South Alabama-Metheny, Ross 21-41-1-211. ULM-Browning, K 23-35-1-250. RECEIVING: South Alabama-Jones, Jereme 7-62; Lavender, Brynt 6-33; Loper, Gabe 3-40; Hollinger, Greg 1-48; Timmons, Trrnce 1-13; Waldon, Corey 1-9; Glover, T.J. 1-6; Houston, Kndall 1-0. ULM-Leonard, Brent 9-126; Hamm, Je’Ron 3-41; Davis, Cortney 3-31; Ceasar, Rashon 3-15; Milton, Keavon 2-19; Maye, Tavarese 2-16; Fisher, Jon 1-2.
Preston Coleman blocked a Jaguar punt to give possession back to the Warhawks with under a minute to play in the half. Leonard broke free again for his third score, this one for 16 yards; of the night to give ULM a 21-14 lead with six seconds left in the half. That would be the score at the break.
INTERCEPTIONS: South Alabama-Brigham, Terrel 1-18. ULM-Ford, DaCorris 1-0.
ULM outgained South Alabama 227 to 175 in the first half while the Warhawks collected 14 first downs to the Jaguars’ nine.
TACKLES (UA-A): South Alabama-Williams, Enrqe 10-1; Johnson, Jake 8-1; Brigham, Terrel 8-0; Crews, Clifton 6-0; Scott, B.J. 5-1; James, Bryson 4-0; Watson, Charles 3-0; Thompson, Will 2-1; Dalgleish, Andy 2-1; Williams, Mntvs 2-0; Long, Alonzo 1-0; Pearson, Tyrell 1-0; Cabrera, Eddy 1-0; Kelley, Jesse 1-0; Jones, Romelle 1-0; Morrow, Darrius 1-0; Loper, Gabe 1-0; Page, Alex 1-0. ULM-Johnson, G 5-3; Edmond, Malcolm 6-1; Newsome, Isaiah 6-1; Stovall, Ray 5-1; Mitchell, Henry 4-2; Young, R.J. 5-0; Lewis, R 4-0; Smith, Cordero 2-1; Ford, DaCorris 2-1; Gautney, Joey 1-2; Johnson, M 1-0; McNeal, D 1-0; Manton, Justin 1-0; Bailey, M 1-0; Veal, Roland 1-0; Eddie, Vincent 1-0; Caldwell, Trey 1-0; Lively, Darius 1-0.
A pass interference penalty on ULM gave South Alabama a new set of downs from the Warhawks two-yard line. Trey Fetner carried it in from two yards out to tie the game at 21-21 with 4:24 left in the third quarter. Mitchell Bailey checked into the backfield and sprinted down the sideline for a career-long 32-yard touchdown run to give ULM a 28-21 lead with 2:30 left in the third quarter.
FUMBLES: South Alabama-None. ULM-Washington, M 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): South Alabama-Page, Alex 1-0; Dalgleish, Andy 1-0. ULM-Edmond, Malcolm 0-1; Lively, Darius 1-0.
DaCorris Ford caught a tipped pass for an interception to slow the Jaguars ensuing drive. Two plays and 22 seconds later, Browning found Leonard for the fourth time, tying a career record, to give ULM a 35-21 lead, with 13:49 left in the game. ULM added three more points with a 35-yard field goal from Justin Manton to extend the home lead to 38-21 with 7:55 left in the game. The Jaguars connected on a 27-yard field goal from Michael Chapuseaux to bring the score 38-24 with 5:18 left in the game.
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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GAME 9 • November 3, 2012 ULL 40, ULM 24 Monroe, La. • Malone Stadium Att: 20,203 MONROE, La. -- ULM (6-3, 4-1) dropped its first Sun Belt game to UL-Lafayette (5-3, 3-2), 40-24, on Saturday in front of 20,203 inside Malone Stadium. The win moved ULL’s all-time series advantage to 25-23 including the last five. The attendance number was the second most to watch a Sun Belt game in Malone Stadium. The most was the ULL/ULM game in 2008. Terrance Broadway led the Ragin’ Cajuns with 373 yards on 23-of-32 passing and four touchdowns and rushed 14 times for 87 yards and another score. Brent Leonard finished the game with 11 catches with ties him for the fifth most catches all-time. Those 11 catches accounted for 168 yards (a career high) and one touchdown. Cody Wells took over for Kolton Browning due to injury late in the first half and finished 18-for-31 passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions and 209 yards. Browning was 5-for-7 passing for 124 yards for 124 yards and a touchdown. After both teams traded punts, UL-Lafayette struck first on a 12-yard touchdown run from Alonzo Harris, giving the Cajuns a 7-0 lead with 7:55 left in the first quarter. ULM answered on one play, an 81-yard touchdown connection from Browning to Tavarese Maye (the longest play of the year for the Warhawks), tying the game at 7-7 with 7:40 left in the opening quarter. Isaiah Newsome slammed the door on the Cajuns’ next drive with his third interception the season and returned 12 yards to give ULM solid starting field position. ULM’s ensuing drive ended with a career-long 45-yard field goal attempt that missed wide left. On the next play Henry Mitchell stripped the ball lose from Effrem Reed and R.J Young recovered to give possession back to the Warhawks. Wells took over on offense for the Warhawks and used a defensive pass interference to move into the red zone. Manton converted a 23-yard field goal to give ULM a 10-7 lead with 48 seconds left in the first quarter. Jamal Robinson broke lose across the middle for a 52-yard touchdown reception from Terrance Broadway to give ULL a 14-10 lead with 13:30 left in the first half. With just under six minutes left in the half, on 4th & 1, Harris carried for eight yards and a first down to keep the drive alive. Two plays later, Harry Peoples eluded a slew of ULM defenders and found the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown reception from Broadway. After the extra point, ULL led 21-10, with 4:46 left before intermission. The drive went 13 plays and 86 yards and lasted 6:46. ULM took over with 1:50 left in the half. Wells found Brent Leonard on three straight plays to move the ball to the ULL 26-yard line. Leonard hauled in another catch for 14 yards and a first down, the first third down conversion of the afternoon for ULM. Wells connected with Je’Ron Hamm for a 19-yard touchdown to bring the score to 21-17 in favor of the visitors with 48 seconds left before the break. At the break, the Cajuns held onto a 21-17 lead. ULL outgained ULM 311 to 259 and collected 14 first downs to ULM’s 10. In the second half ULL regained its early momentum as Broadway kept around the end for an eight-yard touchdown to give ULL a 28-17 with 6:36 left in the third quarter. The touchdown capped a 12-play, 87-yard and 6:26 drive. An interception from Rodney Gillis gave possession back to the Cajuns with 5:27 left in the third quarter. A stop on third down forced a 4th & 2 for the Cajuns and elected to go for it. Broadway pass was tipped and fell incomplete. A Manton punt was downed inside the one-yard line and was confirmed after a review. ULL picked up three first downs before stalling at ULM’s 33-yard line where ULL faced 4th & 1. The Cajuns ran straight ahead and just picked up the first down after the referees measured. On third down, the Cajun drive continued on a pass interference call on the Warhawks. The 17-play drive, 99-yard drive ended with a one-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Maxwell from Broadway, to give ULL a 34-17 lead, after Brett Baer missed the extra
by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F =Score ULL 7 14 7 12 40 ULM 10 7 0 7 24
Scoring Summary: 1st - 07:55 - ULL - Harris, Alonzo 12 yd run (Baer, Brett kick), 6-77 2:21, ULL 7 - ULM 0 1st - 07:40 - ULM - Maye, Tavarese 81 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 1-81 0:15, ULL 7 - ULM 7 1st - 00:48 - ULM - Manton, Justin 23 yd field goal, 7-27 2:42, ULL 7 - ULM 10 2nd - 13:30 - ULL - Robinson, Jamal 52 yd pass from Broadway, T. (Baer kick), 5-79 2:18, ULL 14 - ULM 10 2nd - 04:46 - ULL - Peoples, Harry 23 yd pass from Broadway, T. (Baer kick), 13-86 6:46, ULL 21 - ULM 10 2nd - 00:48 - ULM - Hamm, Je’Ron 19 yd pass from Wells, Cody (Manton, J. kick), 7-67 1:02, ULL 21 - ULM 17 3rd - 06:36 - ULL - Broadway, Terrance 8 yd run (Baer, Brett kick), 12-87 6:26, ULL 28 - ULM 17 4th - 05:47 - ULL - Maxwell, Jacob 1 yd pass from Broadway, T. (Baer kick failed), 17-99 9:33, ULL 34 - ULM 17 4th - 04:30 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 22 yd pass from Wells, Cody (Manton, J. kick), 7-74 1:17, ULL 34 - ULM 24 4th - 00:00 - ULL - Robinson, Jamal 81 yd pass from Broadway, Terrance, 4-85 1:45, ULL 40 - ULM 24 ULL ULM FIRST DOWNS 28 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-234 20-74 PASSING YDS (NET) 373 333 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-23-1 38-23-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 81-607 58-407 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-44 4-84 Interception Returns-Yards 2--2 1-12 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-43.3 5-46.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-32 6-40 Possession Time 40:35 19:25 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 2 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 5 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 2-13 RUSHING: UL-Lafayette-Broadway, Terrance 14-87; Pierce, Torrey 13-72; Harris, Alonzo 17-61; Reed, Effrem 5-14. ULM-Washington, M 12-41; Browning, K 2-24; Bailey, M 2-15; Wells, Cody 4-minus 6. PASSING: UL-Lafayette-Broadway, Terrance 23-32-1-373. ULM-Wells, Cody 18-31-2-209; Browning, K 5-7-0-124. RECEIVING: UL-Lafayette-Peoples, Harry 6-74; Surgent, Darryl 5-63; Robinson, Jamal 3-153; Butler, James 3-47; Thompson, Ian 2-12; Reed, Effrem 2-8; Harris, Alonzo 1-15; Maxwell, Jacob 1-1. ULM-Leonard, Brent 11-168; Ceasar, Rashon 4-43; Hamm, Je’Ron 3-29; Maye, Tavarese 2-86; Davis, Cortney 1-3; Scioneaux, H 1-2; Milton, Keavon 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: UL-Lafayette-Moten, Jermarlous 1-0; Gillis, Rodney 1-minus 2. ULM-Newsome, Isaiah 1-12. FUMBLES: UL-Lafayette-Gillis, Rodney 1-0; Reed, Effrem 1-1. ULM-Wells, Cody 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): UL-Lafayette-Ringo, Christian 1-0. ULM-Edmond, Malcolm 1-0; Kissinger, H 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): UL-Lafayette-Gillis, Rodney 5-2; Gibson, Le’Marcus 5-0; Patt, Trevence 3-2; Barksdale, Darius 4-0; White, Melvin 3-0; Ringo, Christian 3-0; Molbert, Jake 1-2; Hagans, Cordian 1-2; Tovell, Dominique 2-0; Hill, Chris 2-0; Onyenekwu, Emeka 2-0; Thomas, Sean 2-0; Hamilton, Justin 2-0; Anderson, Justin 0-2; Baer, Brett 1-0; Anyama, Boris 1-0; Butler, James 1-0; Moten, Jermarlous 1-0; Jackson, Marcus 1-0; Watson, Jevante 1-0. ULM-Mitchell, Henry 14-2; Lewis, R 7-2; Eddie, Vincent 7-1; Young, R.J. 5-3; Edmond, Malcolm 2-5; Ford, DaCorris 5-1; Smith, Cordero 4-1; Stovall, Ray 4-1; Johnson, M 4-1; Johnson, G 3-1; Jefferies, E 2-2; Newsome, Isaiah 3-0; Gautney, Joey 2-0; McNeal, D 1-1; Coleman, P 1-0; Robinson, Cody 1-0; Davis, Cortney 1-0; Maye, Tavarese 1-0; Kissinger, H 1-0; Peterson, Otis 1-0.
point, with 5:47 left in the contest. The scoring drive started with 20 seconds left in the third quarter and lasted 9:33. Wells engineered a seven-play, 74-yard scoring drive lasting just 1:17 and found Leonard on a 22-yard touchdown with 4:30 left in the game to bring ULM within 10 at 34-24. ULM’s onside kick was not recovered and ULL took over at the Warhawks 39-yard line. The Cajuns were forced to punt and ULM would take over at their own 20-yard line with 2:51 on the clock. Jemarlous Moten picked off Wells’ deep pass with 1:45 left in the game to secure the victory for ULL. Broadway found Robinson with time expiring for an 81-yard touchdown extending ULL’s lead to 40-24.
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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GAME 10 • November 8, 2012 Arkansas State 45, ULM 23 Jonesboro, Ark. • Liberty Bank Stadium Att: 30,243 JONESBORO, Ark. -- Arkansas State used a prolific, quick-strike offense to send ULM (6-4, 4-2) to its second straight loss, 45-23, in front of 30,243 at the Liberty Bank Stadium -- the second largest attendance in the stadium’s history. The score was tied early in the third quarter at 17, but the Red Wolves rattled off 21 unanswered points to run away from the Warhawks. Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin and running back David Oku led the way for the Red Wolves, who improved to 7-3 overall, 5-1 in the Sun Belt. Aplin rang up 334 yards through the air with two touchdowns and an interception to go along with a touchdown on the ground. Oku carried 22 times for 131 yards and three second-half scores. After setting a new career-high in receiving yards against UL-Lafayette, ULM senior wide receiver Brent Leonard finished with another big game, as he grabbed 14 catches for 134 yards. Senior quarterback Cody Wells also posted big stats in a losing effort, throwing the ball 53 times for 357 yards and two touchdowns in just his second career start. Junior running back Monterrell Washington led the way for ULM on the ground, carrying the ball 12 times for 62 yards and a touchdown. Washington also had four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown. The visitors jumped out to an early lead after an ASU punt following a three-and-out on their first possession. Wells marched the Warhawks down the field, completing passes to four different receivers before finding Washington on an out route which the junior took 27 yards into the end zone. Wells was a perfect 5-for-5 on the drive, throwing for 69 yards. ASU responded quickly, scoring on the ensuing drive when Aplin hit Julian Jones in stride for a 35-yard strike to cap off a seven play, 75-yard drive to even the score at 7-all. ULM was whistled for an offside penalty during an ASU punt attempt on the Red Wolves’ next possession, allowing Aplin to score on a 38-yard scramble to put ASU up 14-7. The teams traded field goals to start the second quarter, with ULM’s Justin Manton and ASU’s Brian Davis both converting 37-yard attempts. The field goal was the longest of Manton’s season, and the second longest of his career. The 17-10 scored was preserved through halftime, as ULM senior safety Henry Mitchell intercepted Aplin in the ULM end zone to end the half. After the ASU second-half opening kickoff went out of bounds, ULM’s offense moved down the field quickly. After connecting with Leonard for a 17-yard third-down conversion, Wells then found freshman Rashon Ceaser open down the seam for a 37yard touchdown to tie the game at 17 apiece. The tie didn’t last long, as Aplin hit a wide-open Taylor Stockemer for a 70-yard completion on the first play of the subsequent drive. Aplin ran towards the line and flipped a jump-pass to Stockemer, who raced open down the field for the score to give the Red Wolves a 24-17 advantage. ULM turned the ball over on downs at the ASU 37-yard line on the following possession, and ASU’s offense continued to roll. A play action bomb to Jones netted 46 yards to move the ball into the red zone, and the Red Wolves scored again when Oku plowed into the end zone on a fourth down and one. After a ULM punt, ASU marched back down the field and Oku found the end zone again on a six-yard carry to extend the lead to 38-17.
by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F =Score ULM 7 3 7 6 23 Arkansas State 14 3 21 7 45
Scoring Summary: 1st - 10:05 - ULM - Washington, M 27 yd pass from Wells, Cody (Manton, Justin kick), 8-62 3:43, ULM 7 - ASU 0 1st - 06:39 - ASU - Jones, Julian 35 yd pass from Aplin, Ryan (Davis, Brian kick), 7-75 3:26, ULM 7 - ASU 7 1st - 01:09 - ASU - Aplin, Ryan 38 yd run (Davis, Brian kick), 10-87 3:38, ULM 7 - ASU 14 2nd - 13:19 - ULM - Manton, Justin 37 yd field goal, 8-50 2:43, ULM 10 - ASU 14 2nd - 09:14 - ASU - Davis, Brian 37 yd field goal, 11-51 3:59, ULM 10 - ASU 17 3rd - 13:00 - ULM - Ceaser, Rashon 37 yd pass from Wells, Cody (Manton, J. kick), 6-65 2:00, ULM 17 - ASU 17 3rd - 12:43 - ASU - Stockemer, T. 70 yd pass from Aplin, Ryan (Davis, Brian kick), 1-70 0:10, ULM 17 - ASU 24 3rd - 07:49 - ASU - Oku, David 1 yd run (Davis, Brian kick), 7-64 2:06, ULM 17 - ASU 31 3rd - 03:48 - ASU - Oku, David 6 yd run (Davis, Brian kick), 8-82 3:03, ULM 17 - ASU 38 4th - 05:17 - ULM - Washington, M 1 yd run (Manton, Justin kick blocked), 8-46 2:29, ULM 23 - ASU 38 4th - 02:35 - ASU - Oku, David 4 yd run (Davis, Brian kick), 5-46 2:42, ULM 23 - ASU 45 ULM ASU FIRST DOWNS 24 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-76 34-200 PASSING YDS (NET) 357 334 Passes Att-Comp-Int 53-37-1 34-26-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-433 68-534 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-20 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-134 2-53 Interception Returns-Yards 1-18 1-36 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-36.5 3-34.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-35 5-36 Possession Time 32:30 27:30 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-14 RUSHING: ULM-Washington, M 12-62; McNeal, D 3-10; Brown, Brayle 1-9; Bailey, M 3-1; Davis, Cortney 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1; Wells, Cody 6-minus 5. Arkansas State-Oku, David 22-131; Aplin, Ryan 8-44; Hayes, Rocky 2-14; Jackson, F. 2-11. PASSING: ULM-Wells, Cody 37-53-1-357. Arkansas State-Aplin, Ryan 26-34-1-334. RECEIVING: ULM-Leonard, Brent 14-134; Hamm, Je’Ron 9-102; Washington, M 4-46; Ceaser, Rashon 3-63; Maye, Tavarese 3-10; Bailey, M 2-1; Steed, Kevin 1-2; Davis, Cortney 1-minus 1. Arkansas State-McKissic, J.D. 12-102; Fleming, R.J. 4-32; Stockemer, T. 2-86; Jones, Julian 2-81; Jarboe, Josh 2-17; Oku, David 2-6; Hayes, Rocky 1-7; Kincy, Anthony 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: ULM-Mitchell, Henry 1-18. Arkansas State-Herrold, Nathan 1-36. FUMBLES: ULM-Washington, M 1-1. Arkansas State-Aplin, Ryan 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): ULM-None. Arkansas State-Starson, Tim 1-1; Draper, Amos 1-0; Carrethers, R. 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): ULM-Smith, Cordero 4-8; Lewis, R 2-7; Eddie, Vincent 3-4; Stovall, Ray 3-4; Johnson, G 1-6; Young, R.J. 0-7; Kissinger, H 1-5; Gautney, Joey 1-4; Edmond, Malcolm 0-5; Mitchell, Henry 2-2; Newsome, Isaiah 1-3; Ford, DaCorris 1-1; Robinson, Cody 1-1; Treadwell, J 1-0; Peterson, Otis 1-0; Caldwell, Trey 0-1; Usher, Khairi 0-1; Bailey, M 0-1. Arkansas State-Young, Sterling 7-6; Jones, Don 4-5; Lee, Qushaun 3-6; Nelms, Nick 4-4; Starson, Tim 2-6; Lorigan, Cole 3-3; Herrold, Nathan 1-5; Tryon, Andrew 3-2; Carrethers, R. 0-5; Scales, Chaz 2-2; Wright, Ronnell 1-2; Humes, Chris 1-1; Jackson, S. 1-1; Stone, Chris 1-1; Thornton, S. 1-1; Murry, Kedric 1-0; Oku, David 1-0; Draper, Amos 1-0; Coleman, Kyle 1-0; Jackson, F. 1-0; Porter, Eddie 1-0; Blackmon, D. 1-0; Holmes, Tausean 0-1; Kincy, Anthony 0-1.
Both teams tacked on late touchdowns to reach the final score of 45-23. Washington powered in for a score from the one-yard line for Warhawks, and Oku added his third touchdown of the night several minutes later when he hit pay dirt from the ULM 4-yard line.
ULM vs. Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
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GAME 11 • November 17, 2012 ULM 42, North Texas 16 Monroe, La. • Malone Stadium Att: 14,079 MONROE, La. -- ULM (7-4, 5-2) secured its first winning season in the FBS era with a 42-16 win over North Texas (4-7, 3-4) on Saturday evening. It is the first seven-win season and the program’s best record since 1993 (9-3). Junior quarterback Kolton Browning returned from injury to throw for 324 yards on 25-for-34 passing with three touchdowns and one interception. The Warhawks’ receivers had an impressive night with Je’Ron Hamm leading the way with seven catches for a career-high 119 yards and two touchdowns. Brent Leonard caught eight passes for 93 yards and a touchdown while Tavarese Maye caught seven balls for 71 yards. The Warhawks gained 518 total yards on the night to the Mean Green’s 467. R.J. Young led the defense 14 total tackles. Both teams picked up a first down before punting on its first possessions. ULM marched 80 yards on its second possession on 14 plays in 5:25 including a 29-yard pass from Browning to Keavon Milton. Browning sprinted around the left side and dove for the pylon to give ULM a 7-0 lead with 5:59 left in the first quarter. Following a failed fourth-down attempt, North Texas took over. Isaiah Newsome picked off Mean Green quarterback Derek Thompson on its first play before Zac Whitfield intercepted Browning in ULM’s first play from scrimmage. North Texas reached ULM’s two-yard line before losing four and six yards on back-toback plays. The Mean Green settled for a 29-yard field goal from Zach Olen to bring the score to 7-3 with 7:30 left in the half. Browning completed 7-of-8 passes on a 12-play, 77-yard drive and found Leonard for a seven-yard touchdown to give ULM a 14-3 lead with 1:19 left before halftime. The passing touchdown (55) for Browning tied him with Steven Jyles for the program record for career passing touchdowns. Rob’Donovan Lewis picked off Thompson to stop a North Texas drive, which had reached ULM’s 24-yard line and send the game to intermission. At halftime, ULM led 14-3. ULM’s offense picked up right where it left off in the first half. A North Texas personal foul on a 29-yard field goal attempt would give the Warhawks a new set of downs. Mitch Bailey finished the drive with a seven-yard touchdown run, extending ULM’s lead to 21-3 with 8:28 left in the third quarter. The Mean Green answered with a nine-play, 75-yard drive capped with a four-yard pass from Thompson to Andrew Power bring North Texas within two scores, 21-10, with five minute left in the third quarter. Browning found Hamm for a 24-yard touchdown pass to set the program record with his 56th career-passing touchdown. The score gave ULM a 28-10 lead with 13:36 left in the game.
by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F =Score North Texas 0 3 7 6 16 ULM 7 7 7 21 42
Scoring Summary: 1st - 05:59 - ULM - Browning, K 1 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 14-80 5:25, NT 0 - ULM 7 2nd - 07:30 - NT - Olen, Zach 29 yd field goal, 13-63 6:49, NT 3 - ULM 7 2nd - 01:19 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 7 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 12-77 6:11, NT 3 - ULM 14 3rd - 08:28 - ULM - Bailey, M 7 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 12-77 3:37, NT 3 - ULM 21 3rd - 05:09 - NT - Power, Andrew 4 yd pass from Thompson, Derek (Olen, Z. kick), 9-75 3:19, NT 10 - ULM 21 4th - 13:36 - ULM - Hamm, Je’Ron 24 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 8-75 2:46, NT 10 - ULM 28 4th - 06:57 - ULM - Hamm, Je’Ron 61 yd pass from Browning, K (Manton, J. kick), 4-99 0:59, NT 10 - ULM 35 4th - 03:01 - NT - Smith, D. 15 yd pass from Thompson, D. (Thompson pass failed), 9-83 3:56, NT 16 - ULM 35 4th - 02:45 - ULM - McNeal, D 54 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), 1-49 0:16, NT 16 - ULM 42 NT ULM FIRST DOWNS 30 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-144 31-161 PASSING YDS (NET) 323 357 Passes Att-Comp-Int 46-28-2 40-30-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-467 71-518 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-12 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-82 2-49 Interception Returns-Yards 1--5 2--1 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.2 2-30.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 3-31 5-37 Possession Time 32:51 27:09 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 9 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 4 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 0-0 RUSHING: North Texas-Byrd, Brandin 21-77; Brown, Jeremy 12-56; Thompson, Derek 3-11. ULM-McNeal, D 1-54; Bailey, M 9-46; Maye, Tavarese 1-22; Washington, M 10-20; Browning, K 8-13; Wells, Cody 1-7; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: North Texas-Thompson, Derek 28-46-2-323. ULM-Browning, K 25-34-1-324; Wells, Cody 5-6-0-33. RECEIVING: North Texas-Harris, Carlos 8-118; Smith, Darnell 7-72; Delgado, Ivan 6-81; Brown, Jeremy 4-37; Renger, Brett 1-10; Power, Andrew 1-4; Byrd, Brandin 1-1. ULM-Leonard, Brent 8-93; Hamm, Je’Ron 7-119; Maye, Tavarese 7-71; Cook, Tony 3-18; Ceaser, Rashon 2-14; Davis, Cortney 2-13; Milton, Keavon 1-29. INTERCEPTIONS: North Texas-Whitfield, Zac 1-minus 5. ULM-Lewis, R 1-0; Newsome, Isaiah 1-minus 1. FUMBLES: North Texas-None. ULM-Browning, K 1-0; Hamm, Je’Ron 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): North Texas-Lincoln, A. 1-0. ULM-None. TACKLES (UA-A): North Texas-Akunne, Derek 5-5; Jackson, H. 7-1; Orr, Zachary 5-2; Phillips, J. 4-3; Trice, Marcus 3-3; Whitfield, Zac 3-3; Obi, K.C. 1-3; Pleasant, L. 3-0; McCoy, Brandon 3-0; Lee, Lairamie 2-1; Bellazin, Aaron 2-1; Olen, Zach 1-0; Cantly, Tevinn 1-0; Lincoln, A. 1-0; Polk, Chad 0-1; Marshall, Jamal 0-1. ULM-Young, R.J. 7-7; Lewis, R 5-5; Stovall, Ray 6-3; Newsome, Isaiah 3-4; Smith, Cordero 4-2; Mitchell, Henry 4-2; Gautney, Joey 3-2; Johnson, M 2-1; Robinson, Cody 2-0; Veal, Roland 1-1; Hardy, Brandon 1-1; Ford, DaCorris 1-1; Johnson, G 0-2; Eddie, Vincent 0-2; Usher, Khairi 0-2; Coleman, P 1-0; Hilliard, E 1-0; Maye, Tavarese 1-0; Peterson, Otis 0-1; Kissinger, H 0-1; Moss, Austin 0-1; McNeal, D 0-1; Davis, Cortney 0-1.
The Mean Green’s next drive reached ULM’s one-yard line where it faced a 4th & Goal. North Texas was stuffed at the goal line by Young to give possession back to the Warhawks and held up after video review. Browning and Hamm connected again, this time for a 61-yard touchdown. With 6:57 left in the game ULM led 35-10 after starting at its own one-yard line. North Texas scored on a 15-yard pass from Thompson to Darnell Smith to bring the score to 35-16 with 3:01 left after the failed two-point attempt. DeVontae McNeal sprinted to a 54-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage on the next drive. ULM now led 42-16 with 2:45 on the clock. The ULM defense kept North Texas out of the endzone at the end of the game to keep the score at 42-16.
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GAME 12 • November 24, 2012 ULM 23, FIU 17 (OT) Miami, Fla. • FIU Stadium Att: 12,115 MIAMI -- ULM edged FIU 23-17 in overtime to spoil the Panther’s senior night in the regular season finale at Alfonso Field in Miami on Saturday night. The Warhawks (8-4, 6-2) had to use a 15-yard Kolton Browning touchdown pass to Brent Leonard on their first possession of overtime to get past FIU (3-9, 2-6) after giving up a game-tying touchdown pass with 14 seconds left in the game. The Warhawks were led on offense by senior wide receiver Leonard, who caught 13 passes for 98 yards and the game-winning touchdown. Browning finished the game 31 of 38 for 218 yards and the touchdown. Junior defensive lineman Emmanuel Jefferies led the ULM defense, posting 1.5 sacks and three tackles for loss. Sophomore place kicker Justin Manton also had a big day for the Warhawks, nailing a 47-yard field goal and racking up 342 punting yards. In a losing effort, the Panthers were led by freshman quarterback E.J. Hilliard’s 226 passing yards and two touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Willis Wright caught two balls for 78 yards and scored the game-tying touchdown at the end of regulation. The contest started rather inauspiciously. After the Warhawks forced a quick three and out on the Panther’s first possession, ULM’s offense got the squad on the board quickly. Browning completed passes to four different receivers before scoring on a two-yard keeper to cap an 11 play, 51 yard drive to give the visitors an early 7-0 lead with nine minutes left in the first quarter. FIU running back Darian Mallary broke through the Warhawk defense on the Panther’s next possession for a 59-yard carry to move the ball to the ULM 12-yard line, but senior lineman Gerrand Johnson forced a fumble two plays later that junior Isaiah Newsome pounced on to end the FIU threat. The ULM defense and special teams continued to control the first quarter, holding FIU scoreless through the first 29 minutes of play. Manton forced the Panthers to start drives deep in their own territory with a trio of mammoth punts, including a career long 66-yarder to end the quarter. Sacks by Jefferies, Joey Gautney, and Ray Stovall helped keep the Panther attack in check until the 1:08 mark in the second quarter. FIU’s Hilliard found wide receiver De’Andre Jasper on an 11-yard strike to cap an 18 play, 88-yard drive to tie the game at seven. The ULM offense, dormant most of the second quarter, returned to the field and quickly drove 44 yards to set up a career long 47-yard field goal by Manton that gave the Warhawks a 10-7 halftime lead. The third quarter featured a series of punts by each team before FIU, spurred by a 45-yard pass from Hilliard to wide receiver T.J. Lowder, evened the score at ten on a 22-yard field goal from senior Jack Griffin with 1:58 left in the quarter. While the ULM offense continued to scuffled, the Warhawk defense sterling play continued on the next FIU possession. Sophomore defensive lineman Darius Lively hit Hilliard as he dropped back to throw, forcing a fumble. Warhawk senior R.J. Young scooped up the pigskin and rumbled 36 yards into the endzone to give ULM a 17-10 lead. The ULM defense bent, but did not break in the fourth. The Panthers drove down to the ULM 36-yard line to start the fourth quarter before the Warhawk defense stiffened and forced a punt. After the teams traded punts again, ULM drove across the 50 yard line after Browning completed first down passes to Tavarese Maye and Je’Ron Hamm. On third and 13, with FIU out of timeouts and 28 seconds on the clock, Browning was hit while in victory formation and the ensuing fumble was recovered by FIU’s Josh Forney. After an incomplete pass, Hilliard found receiver Willis Wright for a 56-yard touchdown pass down the visitors sideline. Griffin’s point after tied the game at 17, and forced overtime.
by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT F =Score ULM 7 3 7 0 6 23 FIU 0 7 3 7 0 17 Scoring Summary: 1st - 09:04 - ULM - Browning, K 2 yd run (Manton, Justin kick), , ULM 7 - FIU 0 2nd - 01:08 - FIU - De’Andre Jasper 11 yd pass from E.J. Hilliard (Jack Griffin kick), , ULM 7 - FIU 7 2nd - 00:01 - ULM - Manton, Justin 47 yd field goal, , ULM 10 - FIU 7 3rd - 01:58 - FIU - Jack Griffin 22 yd field goal, , ULM 10 - FIU 10 3rd - 00:08 - ULM - Young, R.J. 36 yd fumble recovery (Manton, Justin kick), , ULM 17 - FIU 10 4th - 00:14 - FIU - Willis Wright 58 yd pass from E.J. Hilliard (Jack Griffin kick), , ULM 17 - FIU 17 OT - 00:00 - ULM - Leonard, Brent 15 yd pass from Browning, K, , ULM 23 - FIU 17 ULM FIU FIRST DOWNS 15 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-9 45-136 PASSING YDS (NET) 226 226 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-32-0 31-22-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-235 76-362 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-42 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 3-25 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-49 4-102 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-42.8 6-35.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-2 Penalties-Yards 4-35 2-20 Possession Time 28:41 31:19 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 9 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-38 4-31 RUSHING: ULM-Washington, M 5-7; Bailey, M 3-3; Browning, K 17-2; TEAM 2-minus 3. FIU-Darian Mallary 8-64; Kedrick Rhodes 15-57; Jeremiah Harden 5-40; Loran Hammonds 1-2; E.J. Hilliard 14-1; TEAM 2-minus 28. PASSING: ULM-Browning, K 31-38-0-218; Wells, Cody 1-3-0-8; TEAM 0-1-0-0. FIU-E.J. Hilliard 22-31-0-226. RECEIVING: ULM-Leonard, Brent 13-98; Hamm, Je’Ron 7-78; Maye, Tavarese 5-34; Davis, Cortney 2-11; Bailey, M 2-0; Washington, M 1-2; Ceaser, Rashon 1-2; Milton, Keavon 1-1. FIU-Wayne Times 11-63; T.J. Lowder 3-58; De’Andre Jasper 3-19; Willis Wright 2-78; Ya’Keem Griner 1-12; Jeremiah Harden 1-minus 1; Darian Mallary 1-minus 3. INTERCEPTIONS: ULM-None. FIU-None. FUMBLES: ULM-Browning, K 1-1. FIU-E.J. Hilliard 3-2; TEAM 2-0. SACKS (UA-A): ULM-Jefferies, E 1-1; Gautney, Joey 0-1; Johnson, G 1-0; Lively, Darius 1-0; Ford, DaCorris 1-0; Stovall, Ray 1-0. FIU-Sam Miller 1-0; Giovan Francois 1-0; Tourek Williams 1-0; Joshua Forney 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): ULM-Young, R.J. 7-3; Johnson, G 5-1; Stovall, Ray 5-1; Mitchell, Henry 5-1; Ford, DaCorris 4-2; Jefferies, E 4-1; Smith, Cordero 3-2; Eddie, Vincent 3-2; Newsome, Isaiah 4-0; Gautney, Joey 3-1; Edmond, Malcolm 3-0; Coleman, P 1-2; Usher, Khairi 1-1; Lewis, R 1-1; Caldwell, Trey 1-0; Lively, Darius 1-0; Johnson, M 1-0; Davis, Cortney 1-0; Hardy, Brandon 0-1; Peterson, Otis 0-1. FIU-Sam Miller 6-1; Richard Leonard 6-1; Cheeseborough 4-2; Greg Hickman 4-1; Jordan Hunt 4-0; John Cyprien 4-0; Chuck Grace 3-1; Andre Pound 3-1; Isame Faciane 2-1; Winston Fraser 2-1; Joshua Forney 2-0; Tourek Williams 2-0; Giovan Francois 1-0; Paul Crawford 1-0; TEAM 1-0; Mike Wakefield 1-0; Demark Perkins 1-0; Derreck Jones 1-0; Junior Mertile 0-1.
ULM won the toss and elected to begin overtime on defense. The Panthers moved the ball down to the ULM seven-yard line on a completion to Wayne Times, but a botched snap and a DaCorris Ford sack forced FIU back to the ULM 24. The Panthers were forced to lineup for a field goal, but Griffin’s 41-yard attempt was blocked by freshman wide receiver Tony Cook. Browning started ULM’s possession with an 8-yard completion to Leonard before keeping for a first down on a quarterback draw. Browning then found Leonard on a 15-yard slant into the endzone to give the Warhawks the win. ULM wrapped up its regular season with eight wins, the team’s highest total since 1993.
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#66 JOSH ALLEN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 | 302 | JUNIOR CEDAR HILL, TEXAS CEDAR HILL HS 2012 Second Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Third Team All-Sun Belt LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (JUNIOR) Started all 12 games this season including against No. 8 Arkansas and helped the Warhawks outgain the Razorbacks 550 to 377 in the 34-31 overtime victory at War Memorial Stadium... against Baylor helped the ULM offense outgain the Bears 560 to 549 including 262 yards rushing... at Tulane, part of ULM offense that gained 553 yards in the 63-10 rout... at MTSU helped offense gain 500 total yards in 31-17 win in the SBC opener.... part of line that helped offense rush for 194 yards against FAU... helped lead the offense to a second half comeback at WKU including a seven-play, 90 yard drive to tie the game at the end of regulation... helped offense gain 420 yards in fifth straight win against South Alabama... in 42-16 win over North Texas, part of an offense that gained 518 total yards. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Earned the start at left guard against Florida State (Sept. 3)... Helped pave the way for 249 team rushing yards against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Anchored the left side at TCU (Sept. 17)... Appeared in the starting lineup at Iowa (Sept. 24) and in the Sun Belt Conference opener against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Also made starts at Troy (Oct. 15), at North Texas (Oct. 22) and against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman for the Warhawks and started eight of those contests... Started eight straight games (Arkansas State to FIU) -- all eight starts came at center... Quarterback Kolton Browning’s consecutive games with 200+ yards passing streak coincided with Allen’s starts... ULM was 5-3 in games he started. ALLEN’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 34 games including 28 starts. #32 MITCHELL BAILEY RUNNING BACK 6-0 | 221 | SENIOR BROKEN BOW, OKLA. ARKANSAS BROKEN BOW HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Carried three times for three yards and caught two passes for no yards. ULM
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2012 (SENIOR) Appeared against Arkansas and made one catch for 18 yards and one rushing attempt for two yards... carried the ball six times at Auburn for 13 yards... recovered a fumble for a touchdown on a bad snap to FAU’s punter to give ULM a 21-0 lead... carried twice for 44 yards and a touchdown including a career-long 32 yard touchdown run against South Alabama... returned two kickoffs at Arkansas State for 27 yards... key in win over North Texas as he carried nine times for 46 yards and a touchdown. 2011 (JUNIOR) Finished third on the team in rushing attempts (64) and fourth in yards (212)… Made seven receptions on the year for 79 yards… Posted three carries for 10 yards against Florida State (Sept. 3)... Notched his first career rushing touchdown in the home opener against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after forcing a crucial fumble on kick coverage and recording his first career touchdown reception as a Warhawk in a win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Rushed for 22 yards on six carries at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Scored the first touchdown of the game with a five-yard rush against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Rushed for a career-high 43 yards on 11 carries at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Totaled 43 yards on a career-high 17 carries in home win over Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)… Ran 15 times for a total of 70 yards and had a 42yard reception in victory at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE) Sat out due to the NCAA transfer rule. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 2009 (SOPHOMORE) Redshirted. 2008 (FRESHMAN) As an invited walk-on, earned the starting fullback job and played in four games in 2008 (W. Illinois, South Carolina, Mississippi State and LSU)... After returning from an early season rib injury to play against South Carolina, Bailey made his first collegiate reception for four yards and a TD.... His score, a pass from Casey Dick, came in the third quarter and put the Hogs within six points of the Gamecocks. BAILEY’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 10 27 125 4.6 2 32 6 18 3.0 0 18 2011 12 64 212 3.3 2 18 7 79 11.3 1 42 TOTAL 22 91 337 3.7 4 32 13 97 7.5 1 42
#35 CAMERON BLAKES LINEBACKER 6-1 | 233 | SENIOR MONROE, LA. OUACHITA PARISH HS 2010 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
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LAST GAME Started vs. Baylor (9/21/12) Six total tackles (five solo) 2012 (SENIOR) Started against Arkansas and made six total tackles in the win over No. 8 Razorbacks... the ULM defense held Arkansas to just 377 yards of total offense and collected a huge stop in overtime to setup the game-winning drive... solid game at Auburn with six total tackles, two for a loss including one sack... collected six tackles (five solo) against Baylor before leaving due to injury. 2011 (JUNIOR) Started all 12 games and totaled 50 tackles (29 solo) and two sacks… Recorded two tackles (one solo) at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Seven tackles (2.0 TFL) at TCU (Sept. 17)... Four tackles, including one for a loss, at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Five tackles (2.0 for loss) and second career interception in win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Three tackles, including one for a loss, at home against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Tied for team-high with 12 tackles in win over Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)... Finished with six tackles (three solo) against FIU (Nov. 19)… Had five solo tackles including a sack in season-finale at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection...Led all Sun Belt Conference linebackers with 6.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss -- sack total ranked sixth overall in SBC and TFL total ranked eighth overall... Finished third on team with 73 tackles -- just two shy of team lead and the 15th most in SBC... Had a sack in four SBC games -- led all Sun Belt linebackers with 5.0 sacks in conference games... Played in all 12 games and started 11... Had at least two tackles in all 12 games... Season-high 10 stops in SBC opener at Arkansas State... Had seven or more tackles in six games... Had two sacks and nine tackles at FIU... Intercepted a pass, had a quarterback hurry, a sack and seven tackles against SE Louisiana... Had two tackles for loss in three games (ASU, FIU, ULL)... Finished with five quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. 2009 (FRESHMAN) One of five true freshman to see action... Played in all 12 games as a starter on the kickoff coverage special teams unit... Finished the season with nine tackles -- all solo... Made a season-high three stops against Texas Southern -- a game he also saw time at linebacker... Had two tackles against both Arkansas State and WKU... Also had stops against Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee. BLAKES’ CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS 2012 3 12 6 18 2.0-6 1.0 0 0-0 2011 12 29 21 39 7.0-28 2.0 1 1-0 2010 12 50 24 66 11.0-48 6.0 3 1-0 2009 12 9 0 9 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 TOTAL 39 100 51 151 19.0-82 9.0 4 2-0
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#12 BRAYLE BROWN QUARTERBACK 6-1 | 182 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SHAWNEE, OKLA. SHAWNEE HS LAST GAME Appeared at Arkansas State (11/8/12) Carried one time for nine yards 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared at Tulane and completed two passes for 12 yards with an interception and ran twice for 14 yards... appeared at South Alabama at wide receiver... appeared at Arkansas State. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. BROWN’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG C-A-I YDS PCT TD LG 2012 4 4 23 5.8 0 12 2-4-1 12 50.0 0 7 TOTAL 4 4 23 5.8 0 12 2-4-1 12 50.0 0 7
#15 KOLTON BROWNING QUARTERBACK 6-1 | 194 | JUNIOR MABANK, TEXAS MABANK HS 2012 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year 2012 Second Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt Maxwell Award Watch List Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week (9/10/12) Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (9/10/12) Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (10/7/12) Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (10/22/12) Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (9/10/12) Co-Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (10/8/12) AT&T Player of the Week Candidate (9/10/12) ESPN College Player of the Week (9/8/12) Walter Camp Player of the Week (9/8/12) CFPA Honorable Mention QB of the Week (9/8/12) CFPA Honorable Mention QB of the Week (9/30/12) CFPA Honorable Mention QB of the Week (10/21/12) Manning Award Stars of the Week (9/10/12 Manning Award Stars of the Week (10/21/12) --2011 All-Louisiana Second Team 2010 Freshman All-America College Football News 2010 Louisiana Freshman of the Year 2010 All-Louisiana Second Team 2010 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 31-for-38 passing for 218 yards and one touchdown, also ran for a touchdown
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2012 (JUNIOR) Started against Arkansas and threw for 412 yards on 42 completions including three touchdowns and ran for 69 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime over the No. 8 Razorbacks, 34-31... his 83 total plays at Arkansas is second most in program history while 481 yards of total offense ranked fifth all time, and his completions (42) and attempts (67) are both the second most in program history... collected his third SBC Offensive POW honor... against Baylor, scored three touchdowns including two through the air with 272 yards passing... at Tulane led the offense with three touchdowns in the 63-10 win... at MTSU threw for 285 yards and a touchdown and ran for 44 yards... the junior climbed the ranks in four different career categories... threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns against FAU while leading the team with 59 rushing yards... led a spectacular comeback at WKU, including a 90-yard drive at the end of regulation and in OT ran for the touchdown before finding Rashon Ceasar for the two-point conversion and the win... at WKU, Browning finished with 377 yards of total offense... threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns on 23-for-35 passing against South Alabama... threw for 124 yards and a touchdown and ran for 24 yards before leaving due to injury against UL-Lafayette... against North Texas, threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns while running for another and broke the program record for career passing touchodwns, which was 55... threw for 218 yards and the game-winning touchdown at FIU while rushing for a touchdown. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Was tabbed Second-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association... Started all 12 games and finished with a 114.43 efficiency rating after completing 244 passes (419 attempts) for 2,483 yards and 13 touchdowns… Posted 2,926 yards of total offense, which ranks third most in a singleseason in school history… Set the ULM single-season records for plays and completions… Also set records for plays in a game and yards of total offense in a quarter… Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in both total offense (2,926 yards) and passing yards per game (206.9 ypg)… Led team in rushing at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Completed 15 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10)… Finished 24-of-37 for 194 yards and one score at TCU (Sept. 17)... Rushed for 29 yards and threw for 131 yards at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Completed 21 passes for 197 yards with one score, while rushing for 44 yards against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns to earn Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors in a win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Totaled 217 yards of total offense at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Career-high 29 completions for 365 yards and two touchdowns against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Passing yardage total was the 18th-most in a single game in school-history and ranked as the seventh-highest total in the conference in 2011… Finished with 394 yards of total offense, which was the most for ULM since he recorded 409 yards (70 rushing, 339 passing) at FIU on Nov. 6, 2010... Finished with 349 yards of total offense (91 rushing, 258 passing) at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Completed 33-of-43 passes at UL-Lafayette and totaled two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing)… Finished with an 83.3 completion percentage (15-of-18) and 193 passing yards against Middle ULM
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Tennessee (Nov. 12)… Finished 26-of-59 for 246 yards and rushed for a career-best 101 yards on 25 carries against FIU (Nov. 19)… Became the first ULM quarterback to surpass the 100-yard rushing mark since Kinsmon Lancaster rushed for 126 yards at Middle Tennessee in 2008… Tossed a pair of touchdowns and finished with 235 total yards (52 rushing, 183 passing) in victory at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3)… Finished season ranked in the top10 in program history in pass attempts (5th, 478), passing yards (6th, 5,035), total offense (6th, 5,863) and touchdown passes (6th, 31). 2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Named to the College Football News Freshman All-America Team... Named Louisiana Freshman of the Year, All-Sun Belt honorable mention and All-Louisiana second team... Finished the season 234-of-378 for 2,552 yards and 18 touchdowns through the air, also rushed a team-high 171 times for 385 yards and a team-leading four touchdowns... Tied the school record with eight straight games of at least 200 yards passing and with five touchdown passes against North Texas... Finished third in the NCAA among all freshmen with his 244.8 yards per game of total offense... Posted the second-highest single-season total offense mark in school history with 2,937... His passing yardage total ranked seventh on the single-season list, his touchdown passes total ranked fourth, his completions total ranked second and his pass attempt total ranked fourth... Voted permanent team captain... Against North Texas, completed 18-of-23 attempts for 247 yards and five scores... Completed a season-high 27 passes in 38 attempts against FIU; threw for a season-high 339 yards and added three touchdown strikes... Topped the 200-yard mark nine times on the season; streak of 200-yard games started against Arkansas State (267 yards) and ran through the FIU contest - streak snapped at LSU with 61 yards on 8-of-17 passing... Rushed for a season-high 83 yards on 18 carries at Arkansas State... Had a pair of rushing touchdowns against Troy... Led the Warhawks in rushing against both Arkansas State and Southeastern Louisiana to become the first ULM quarterback since 2004 to accomplish that... Three-time Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week... Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week for his work against North Texas... Led the Sun Belt with his 61.9 completion percentage... Threw a touchdown pass in 10-of-12 games (Auburn & LSU). 2009 (FRESHMAN) Was the Warhawks number three quarterback... Redshirted. BROWNING’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG C-A-I YDS PCT TD LG 2012 11 122 441 3.6 7 39 252-389-7 2830 64.8 27 81 2011 12 143 443 3.1 5 62 244-419-8 2483 58.2 13 56 2010 12 171 385 2.3 4 23 234-378-12 2552 61.9 18 82 TOTAL 35 436 1269 2.9 16 62 730-1186-27 7865 61.6 58 82
#75 DEMIERE BURKETT OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 | 296 | SOPHOMORE BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS WEST MESQUITE HS
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LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 12 games of the season including against No. 8 Arkansas and helped the Warhawks outgain the Razorbacks 550 to 377 in the 34-31 overtime victory at War Memorial Stadium... against Baylor helped the ULM offense outgain the Bears 560 to 549 including 262 yards rushing... at Tulane, part of ULM offense that gained 553 yards in the 63-10 rout... at MTSU helped offense gain 500 total yards in 31-17 win in the SBC opener... part of line that helped offense rush for 194 yards against FAU... helped lead the offense to a second half comeback at WKU including a seven-play, 90 yard drive to tie the game at the end of regulation... helped offense gain 420 yards in fifth straight win against South Alabama... in 42-16 win over North Texas, part of an offense that gained 518 total yards. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Made collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)... Also saw action against FIU (Nov. 19) and at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted and was a key member of the scout team. BURKETT’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 15 games and made 12 starts. #67 JEREMY BURTON OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 | 317 | SOPHOMORE MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSKOGEE HS LAST GAME Appeared FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in nine games this season. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Made collegiate debut at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Also saw action at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Participated in final five contests of the season (Western Kentucky, Oct. 29; at UL-Lafayette, Nov. 5; Middle Tennessee, Nov. 12; FIU, Nov. 19; at Florida Atlantic, Dec. 3). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted and was a key member of the scout team. BURTON’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 16 games. #19 TYLER CAIN WIDE RECEIVER 5-8 | 189 | SOPHOMORE WEST MONROE, LA. WEST MONROE HS ULM
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LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Returned one kickoff for 23 yards 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in the win against No. 8 Arkansas... at Auburn, caught one ball for eight yards... returned one punt for 12 yards vs. FAU... returned one kickoff for 38 yards at Arkansas State... returned one kickoff for 23 yards at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in nine games as a rookie, primarily on special teams... Made collegiate debut at Florida State (Sept. 3) and had one kickoff return for 11 yards... Had one punt return for 10 yards against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29). CAIN’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG P RET YDS AVG LG 2012 9 1 8 8.0 0 8 3 5 1.7 12 2011 9 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 1.9 10 TOTAL 18 1 8 8.0 0 8 13 24 1.8 12
#91 KENTARIUS CALDWELL DEFENSIVE END 6-2 | 265 | JUNIOR RICHARDSON, TEXAS BERKNER HS LAST GAME Started at Middle Tennessee (10/6/12) One total tackle 2012 (JUNIOR) Started against No. 8 Arkansas, making one tackle and breaking up a pass in the win... helped the ULM defense allow just 377 yards for the Razorbacks... made three tackles at Auburn... four tackles against Baylor... made one solo tackle at MTSU before leaving due to injury. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Ranked third on team in sacks (3.5) and finished with 27 tackles (13 solo)… Totaled four stops, including two tackles for loss and one sack, at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Had one solo tackle against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Tallied one tackle for loss at TCU (Sept. 17)... Finished with two solo tackles at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Had three tackles (one solo) against Arkansas State (Oct. 8) ... Totaled four tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup in a conference win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Recorded two tackles, including a sack, at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Tallied one tackle at home against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)… Totaled two tackles, one solo, at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)… Had three tackles (one solo) and one pass deflection against FIU (Nov. 19)… Finished with three tackles (one solo) at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 10 games for the Warhawks as a true freshman... Finished the year with six tackles... Had a pair of stops at Arkansas State and Auburn... Made one tackle against Middle Tennessee and Troy... Assisted on a tackle for loss in ULM’s 28-14 victory over Troy.
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K. CALDWELL’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 5 3 6 9 0.0-0 0.0 2 0-0 0 0 2011 12 14 13 27 0.5-0 3.5 4 0-0 0 0 2010 10 4 2 6 6.0-22 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 27 21 21 42 6.5-22 3.5 6 0-0 0 0
#33 TREY CALDWELL DEFENSIVE BACK 5-9 | 180 | FRESHMAN RICHARDSON, TEXAS BERKNER HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) One solo tackle 2012 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games... led the team with six total tackles (all solo) at Tulane... three tackles vs. FAU... one solo tackles against South Alabama... one solo stop at FIU. T. CALDWELL’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 11 1 12 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 12 11 1 12 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0
#6 EARNEST CARRINGTON QUARTERBACK 6-1 | 226 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN HUMBLE, TEXAS ATASCOCITA HS LAST GAME Appeared at Arkansas State (11/8/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared at Tulane and was 1-for-1 for seven yards... appeared at Arkansas State. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. CARRINGTON’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG C-A-I YDS PCT TD LG 2012 2 3 -15 -5.0 0 7 1-1-0 7 100.0 0 7 TOTAL 2 3 -15 -5.0 0 7 1-1-0 7 100.0 0 7
#81 RASHON CEASAR WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 | 182 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN CLINTON, LA. EAST FELICIANA HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Caught one pass for two yards 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games of the season... at Tulane caught two passes for 66 yards, the first from Cody Wells went for 59 yards... caught three balls for 36 yards with a touchdown ULM
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and caught the game-winning two-point conversion at WKU... caught three balls for 15 yards against South Alabama... caught four balls for 43 yards vs. UL-Lafayette... caught three passes for 63 yards at Arkansas State including a touchdown... caught two passes for 14 yards against North Texas... one catch for two yards at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. CEASAR’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 12 18 239 13.3 2 59 TOTAL 12 18 239 13.3 2 59
#54 NICK CHEESMAN LINEBACKER 5-9 | 207 | SOPHOMORE MANSFIELD, TEXAS MANSFIELD HS LAST GAME Appeared vs. North Texas (11/17/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Made his Warhawk debut against North Texas. CHEESMAN’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0
#37 PRESTON COLEMAN CORNERBACK 5-8 | 168 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR BASTROP, LA. LOUISIANA COLLEGE BASTROP HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Three total tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup 2012 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) Appeared in all 12 games of the season... at Tulane collected his first career interception... two solo tackles at MTSU... one solo stop vs. FAU... one QB hurry against South Alabama... one tackle against North Texas... three tackles and pass breakup at FIU. 2011 (JUNIOR) Redshirted.
LOUISIANA COLLEGE Was a member of the Wildcat football team for two seasons. COLEMAN’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 6 2 8 0.0-0 0.0 4 1-0 0 0 TOTAL 12 6 2 8 0.0-0 0.0 4 1-0 0 0
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#85 TONY COOK WIDE RECEIVER 6-4 | 180 | FRESHMAN DESOTO, TEXAS DESOTO HS
#5 CENTARIUS DONALD RUNNING BACK 6-1 | 219 | JUNIOR COLUMBIA, LA. CALDWELL PARISH HS
LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Blocked FGA in OT to set up game-winning drive
LAST GAME Appeared vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) Three rushes for 41 yards, long of 18
2012 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 11 games this season... caught two balls for 11 yards at Auburn... started against North Texas and caught three balls for 18 yards... blocked FGA in OT at FIU to set up gamewinning drive.
2012 (JUNIOR) Appeared and was key in the 34-31 overtime win over No. 8 Arkansas as he ran the ball twice for 22 yards and collected two receptions for 12 yards and the first touchdown of the game to give ULM a 7-0 lead... returned from injury at Tulane... returned to form at MTSU with 20 rushes for 71 yards and a TD... three carries for 41 yards vs. FAU.
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YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 11 5 29 5.8 0 7 TOTAL 11 5 29 5.8 0 7
2011 (SOPHOMORE) Season was cut short due to knee injury in contest at North Texas (Oct. 22)… Appeared in first seven games of season and #22 CORTNEY DAVIS finished with 414 yards on 59 carries… Ranked fifth in the Sun WIDE RECEIVER Belt Conference with two 100-yard rushing performances… 5-9 | 179 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Rushed for a career-best 144 yards on 12 carries and one GLADEWATER, TEXAS touchdown against Grambling State (Sept. 10)… Set a careerGLADEWATER HS high with 14 carries for 112 yards and one score at Troy (Oct. Louisiana Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (10/22/12) 15)… Was on pace for third 100-yard rushing performance of season before suffering knee injury in third quarter at North Texas… Rushed for 84 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown LAST GAME against the Mean Green. Started at FIU (11/24/12) Caught two balls for 11 yards and returned one kickoff for 26 yards
2010 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games for the Warhawks as a true freshman... Finished the season with 21 carries for 66 yards... Carried the ball a season-high nine times for 27 yards at Auburn... Had seven carries for 15 yards at LSU and three carries for 22 yards against North Texas... Season-long carry of 13 yards against UNT... Returned eight kicks for 186 yards with a long of 38 against UL-Lafayette -- three of his returns went for more than 30 yards... Had a pair of catches for five yards.
2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Returned one kick for nine yards against Arkansas... took three kicks back for 29 yards at Auburn... returned three kicks for 70 yards against Baylor... returned three kicks back for 49 yards and one punt for two yards at Tulane... solid game at MTSU with 106 kickoff return yards including a long of 30... one kickoff return for 13 yards... at WKU, caught a 30-yard touchdown pass as time expired in the first half and returned three kicks for 85 yards CAREER STATS including a career long of 51... three catches for 31 yards against DONALD’S YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG REC South Alabama... vs. UL-Lafayette, returned four kickoffs for 84 2012 4 26 135 5.2 1 22 3 yards witha long of 34... returned three kickoffs at Arkansas State 2011 7 59 414 7.0 3 57 5 2010 12 21 66 3.1 0 13 2 for 69 yards... against North Texas, caught two passes for 13 TOTAL 23 106 615 5.8 4 57 10 yards and returned one kickoff for 29 yards... at FIU, caught two passes for 11 yards and retuned one kickoff for 26 yards. #24 VINCENT EDDIE CORNERBACK 2011 (FRESHMAN) 5-8 | 161 | JUNIOR Redshirted. DESOTO, TEXAS DESOTO HS DAVIS’ CAREER STATS YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG K RET YDS AVG LG LAST GAME 2012 12 10 87 8.7 1 30 30 652 21.7 51 Started at FIU (11/24/12) TOTAL 12 10 87 8.7 1 30 30 652 21.7 51 Five total tackles (three solo)
YDS TD LG 21 1 9 43 0 12 5 0 7 69 1 12
2012 (JUNIOR) Started and was key in upset win against No. 8 Arkansas... he picked off Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson on the third play from ULM
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scrimmage to set up a scoring drive for ULM, which gave the team a 7-0 lead... also made two solo and two assisted tackles in the Arkansas game... made seven solo tackles against Baylor... four tackles at Tulane including one for a loss... two tackles in his start at MTSU... seven tackles vs. FAU and one for a loss of two yards... at WKU, collected a career-high 14 total tackles... one solo tackle against South Alabama... eight total tackles vs. UL-Lafayette... seven total tackles at Arkansas State... two tackles against North Texas... five tackles at FIU.
at Arkansas State... three tackles and two for loss at FIU.
2011 (SOPHOMORE) Finished season third in both solo tackles (44) and total tackles (63), while tying for third in interceptions (2)… Made two solo tackles at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Recorded four tackles and one pass breakup against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Made eight tackles (six solo) in a start at TCU (Sept. 17)... Had three solo tackles at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Totaled six tackles (one TFL) and notched his first career interception against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Led team with seven tackles (six solo), including one for a loss in a win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Finished with three tackles (two solo) at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Posted a careerhigh nine tackles (six solo) against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Set new career-high one week later with a team-high 10 tackles (nine solo) at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Recorded six tackles (three solo) and his second interception of the season against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)... Had five tackles (0.5 TFL) against FIU (Nov. 19).
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2010 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman for the Warhawks and started the season finale against UL-Lafayette... Finished the season with 15 tackles -- 12 of which were solo stops... Had a season-high three stops against Auburn, Troy and North Texas... Recovered a fumble and had a tackle in ULM’s victory over Florida Atlantic... Broke up a pass against both Troy and LSU... Had a tackle in eight different contests. EDDIE’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 2010 TOTAL
G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 12 49 16 65 2.0-4 0.0 4 1-0 0 0 11 45 18 63 3.5-10 0.0 3 2-0 0 0 12 12 3 15 0.0-0 0.0 2 0-0 0 1 35 104 39 143 5.5-14 0.0 9 3-0 0 1
#98 MALCOLM EDMOND DEFENSIVE END 6-1 | 272 | SOPHOMORE TEXARKANA, TEXAS LIBERTY-EYLAU HS
2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in a total of seven games including contests at Florida State (Sept. 3), at TCU (Sept. 17) and at Iowa (Sept. 24)… Recorded first career tackle at Troy (Oct. 15). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Key member of scout team. YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 22 22 44 4.5-17 1.5 0 0-0 0 0 2011 7 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 19 23 22 45 4.5-17 1.5 0 0-0 0 0
#7 JYRUSS EDWARDS RUNNING BACK 5-11 | 200 | JUNIOR WHITE CASTLE, LA. WHITE CASTLE HS LAST GAME Started vs. South Alabama (10/27/12) Nine carries for 25 yards before leaving due to injury 2012 (JUNIOR) Started against Arkansas and carried the ball 15 times for 36 yards and a touchdown while catching three passes for 14 yards... his rushing touchdown brought ULM within two scores, 28-14, with 5:41 left in the third quarter... 96 all-purpose yards at Auburn... ran 21 times for 120 yards and a touchdown against Baylor (his second career 100-yard game)... at Tulane, scored two touchdowns and rushed for 55 yards on 11 carries... 87 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns at MTSU, also caught four passes for 30 yards... his two scores at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn., moved him into a tie for fourth place all-time in ULM history with 21 career rushing touchdowns (Steven Jyles, 21, 2002-05)... He needs just two rushing TDs to move into sole possession of third place (Greg Robinson, 22, 1991-92)... six carried for 30 yards and one catch for 14 yards vs. FAU... made a big catch at WKU for 44 yards and finished with 72 yards receiving... nine carries for 25 yards against South Alabama before exiting due to injury.
2011 (SOPHOMORE) Led team in all-purpose yards (1,217), rushing yards (667), rushing touchdowns (11) and total touchdowns (12)… Tied for team lead in carries (143)… Also hauled in 31 catches for 203 yards while registering 347 kick return yards… Ranked in the LAST GAME top-10 in four different Sun Belt Conference statistical categories Started at FIU (11/24/12) (Touchdowns, T-2nd (12); Scoring, T-5th (72); Rushing yards (6th, Three solo tackles, two for a loss of four yards 667); All-purpose yards (10th, 1,217)... Registered six carries for 24 yards and four kickoff returns for 63 yards at Florida State 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in all 12 games of the season... made one solo tackle (Sept. 3) ... Rushed for 90 yards on 22 attempts (4.1 ypc) against at Auburn... started at Tulane and made two total tackles... one Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Tallied 56 rushing yards at TCU (Sept. 17)... Team-high 155 all-purpose yards at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Ran 19 solo tackle and one QB hurry at MTSU... six tackles vs. FAU... at WKU, had a career-high 12 total tackles... seven tackles against times for 88 yards and one touchdown at Troy (Oct. 15)... Rushed South Alabama including a half-sack and tackle for loss... seven for one touchdown at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Contributed 102 tackles including a sack vs. UL-Lafaytette... five assisted tackles all-purpose yards and a career-high four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Was first ULM ULM
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player to score four touchdowns in a game (non-passing) since Marquis Williams (Oct. 25, 1997, UL-Lafayette) ... Named Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 191 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)… The single-game yardage total was the seventh-most in ULM history and was sixth-best (single-game) in the conference in 2011… Had two rushing touchdowns (67 yards, 1 yard) at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3).
a seven-play, 90 yard drive to tie the game at the end of regulation... helped offense gain 420 yards in fifth straight win against South Alabama... in 42-16 win over North Texas, part of an offense that gained 518 total yards.
2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games for the Warhawks and started four contests (Arkansas, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Troy)... Finished third on the team (second among running backs) after averaging 31.2 yards per game... 16 of his 84 carries resulted in a first down... Had seven first down carries on third and fourth down... Had 10 carries of over 10 yards... Took over the kickoff return duties at Auburn and finished the season averaging 24.3 yards-per-return -- his average ranked fourth in the Sun Belt... Returned five kicks for 130 yards against North Texas, including his season-long of 54 yards... Rushed for a season-high 64 yards on 15 carries in the season finale against UL-Lafayette... Second rushing touchdown against Western Kentucky capped ULM’s 17-point fourth-quarter comeback; had a 33-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as well (his longest carry of the season)... Had 13 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown against North Texas... Had a season-high four catches for a season-high 26 yards at Auburn... Finished the season with 1,151 all-purpose yards and 95.9 all-purpose yards per game -- both the second most on the team and just 0.8 yards behind Luther Ambrose.
2010 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman and started at right tackle against Middle Tennessee... Part of an offensive line that protected for quarterback Kolton Browning to tally the third most total yards in the NCAA by a freshman and the second most total yards in ULM history.
2009 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Played on the scout team. EDWARDS’ CAREER STATS
YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS TD LG 2012 8 99 438 4.4 6 58 12 157 0 44 2011 12 143 667 4.7 11 67 31 203 1 21 2010 12 84 375 4.5 4 33 14 70 0 11 TOTAL 32 326 1480 4.5 21 67 57 430 1 44
#78 JON FISHER OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 | 301 | JUNIOR OXFORD, MISS. OXFORD HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (JUNIOR) Started all 12 games of the season including against No. 8 Arkansas and helped the Warhawks outgain the Razorbacks 550 to 377 in the 34-31 overtime victory at War Memorial Stadium... against Baylor helped the ULM offense outgain the Bears 560 to 549 including 262 yards rushing... at Tulane, part of ULM offense that gained 553 yards in the 63-10 rout... at MTSU helped offense gain 500 total yards in 31-17 win in the SBC opener... part of line that helped offense rush for 194 yards against FAU, also made two tackles on special teams... helped lead the offense to a second half comeback at WKU including ULM
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FISHER’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 35 games including 13 starts. #45 DACORRIS FORD LINEBACKER 6-1 | 223 | SENIOR LONGVIEW, TEXAS LONGVIEW HS 2012 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Third Team All-Sun Belt LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Six total tackles (four solo), three for a loss of 12 yards including a sack, one QB hurry 2012 (SENIOR) Started against Arkansas and came up with a huge interception at the end of regulation to stall an Arkansas drive and send the game into overtime... against the Razorbacks, made five total tackles (four solo) and one quarterback hurry... five tackles at Auburn and one for loss... against Baylor, made three solo tackles and picked off Nick Florence for his second career pick... made one tackle at Tulane... one tackle at MTSU... six tackles vs. FAU including two for a combined loss of seven yards... seven tackles including two sacks and one QB hurry at WKU... against South Alabama, three tackles and one interception.. six tackles, assisted tackle for loss and two QB hurries against UL-Lafayette... two tackles, one for loss at Arkansas State... two tackles against North Texas, including an assisted tackle for loss... at FIU, six tackles, three for loss including a sack, also had a QB hurry. 2011 (JUNIOR) Saw action in all 12 games... Tallied 13 tackles (seven solo) and one sack... Recorded one assisted tackle against Florida State (Sept. 3)... Made two solo stops in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Had two tackles (1.5 for loss) at nationally ranked TCU (Sept. 17)... Totaled three tackles (one solo) at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Made two tackles, including one sack, against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Had one solo tackle at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3).
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2010 (SOPHOMORE) Sat out the season.
2012 (REDHSIRT FRESHMAN) First collegiate play was a fake punt at Auburn where he rushed for 14 yards and a first down... punted once at Tulane for 35 yards.
2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Played in seven games as the backup linebacker behind Theo Smith... Finished the season with 11 tackles, one tackle for 2011 (FRESHMAN) loss, one sack and a quarterback hurry... Had two tackles in Redshirted. the season opener at No. 2 Texas... Had a season-high three tackles against Texas Southern... Sack and tackle for loss came at GAMMEL’S CAREER STATS YEAR G NO YDS AVG IN20 Arizona State. 2012 1 1 35 35.0 0 FORD’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 34 13 47 10.5-36 3.0 5 3-10 0 0 2011 12 7 6 13 2.5-9 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 2009 7 8 3 11 1.0-11 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 31 49 22 71 14.0-57 5.0 5 3-10 0 0
#27 CONNOR FRYOUX PUNTER 5-8 | 177 | SOPHOMORE GONZALES, LA. DUTCHTOWN HS LAST GAME Appeared at Tulane (9/29/12) One punt for 25 yards 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Started the Arkansas game at punter and registed five punts for 177 yards (35.4 avg.), a long of 43 and three punts inside the 20... punted once at Tulane for 25 yards. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Totaled 416 yards on 11 punts (37.8 avg)… Registered two punts for a total of 87 yards (43.5 avg) at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Averaged 46 yards on two punts in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Career-high 48-yard punt at TCU (Sept. 17)... Two punts covered 82 yards at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Punted three times against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Served as the back-up punter for part of the season... Redshirted... Part of travel squad. FRYOUX’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G NO YDS AVG IN20 LG 2012 2 6 202 33.7 3 43 2011 7 11 416 37.8 1 48 TOTAL 9 17 618 36.4 4 48
#26 CALEB GAMMEL PUNTER 6-3 | 192 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN PINEVILLE, LA. BUCKEYE HS LAST GAME Appeared at Tulane (9/29/12) One punt for 35 yards
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#99 JOEY GAUTNEY DEFENSIVE END 6-1 | 240 | SOPHOMORE WHITEHOUSE, TEXAS WHITEHOUSE HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Four total tackles (three solo), assisted on a sack 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Started against Arkansas... made two assisted tackles in the win over No. 8 Razorbacks... the ULM defense held Arkansas to just 377 yards of total offense and collected a huge stop in overtime to setup the game-winning drive... one solo tackle at Auburn... four total tackles including a tackle for loss against Baylor... started at Tulane... three solo tackles at MTSU... two solo stops vs. FAU... five tackles including a half-sack for a loss of four yards at WKU... three tackles and one for a loss of three yards against South Alabama... two tackles and a pass breakup against ULLafayette... five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss at Arkansas State... five tackles against North Texas... four tackles including an assisted sack at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 12 games as a rookie and totaled seven tackles… Credited with a solo tackle in his first career game against Florida State (Sept. 3)... Recorded two tackles against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Had an assisted tackle at Iowa (Sept. 24). GAUTNEY’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 23 13 36 5.0-16 1.5 2 0-0 0 0 2011 12 4 3 7 1.0-2 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 24 27 16 43 6.0-19 1.5 2 0-0 0 0
#56 JONATHAN GILL OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 | 291 | SENIOR SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HS 2012 Second Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12)
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2012 (SENIOR) Started all 12 games of the season... including against No. 8 Arkansas and helped the Warhawks outgain the Razorbacks 550 to 377 in the 34-31 overtime victory at War Memorial Stadium... against Baylor helped the ULM offense outgain the Bears 560 to 549 including 262 yards rushing... at Tulane, part of ULM offense that gained 553 yards in the 63-10 rout... at MTSU helped offense gain 500 total yards in 31-17 win in the SBC opener... part of line that helped offense rush for 194 yards against FAU... helped lead the offense to a second half comeback at WKU including a seven-play, 90 yard drive to tie the game at the end of regulation... helped offense gain 420 yards in fifth straight win against South Alabama... in 42-16 win over North Texas, part of an offense that gained 518 total yards. 2011 (JUNIOR) Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts… Entered in reserve duty at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Started at right guard, paving the way for 247 rushing yards against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Anchored the right side at TCU (Sept. 17) and at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Started all eight Sun Belt Conference games and made 35th career start at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 12 games (all at right guard) to run his consecutive games started streak to 24 games... Part of an offensive line that protected for quarterback Kolton Browning to tally the third most total yards in the NCAA by a freshman and the second most total yards in ULM history. 2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Started all 12 games at right guard... Graded out at just over 76 percent and had over 130 knockdown blocks... Had a seasonhigh 19 knockdown blocks and a season-high 83 grade against North Texas... Had 10+ knockdowns in 9-of-12 games... Key part of an offensive line that paved the way for the Warhawks to rush for a ULM Sun Belt-era record 21 touchdowns... ULM also set the single-game record during its SBC era scoring five times on the ground against Texas Southern... Also helped lead the ULM to its fifth-highest yard-per-game average (392.3) in school history and the highest since moving to Division IA in 1994... ULM finished the season 28th in the NCAA in sacks allowed after yielding just 16 all season long.... The Warhawks averaged 183.9 yards per game on the ground in 2009, good for third in the Sun Belt and 31st in the NCAA... Opened holes for running back Frank Goodin to rush for 1,126 yards and 13 touchdowns -- fourth and second best in ULM history... Part of an offensive line did something that only two other teams had done in the previous 40 games -- hold the Texas defense without a sack... Also part of the unit also paved the way for ULM running backs to tally 101 yards rushing against a Texas team that allowed just 83.5 yards per game on the ground -third best in the nation. 2008 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. GILL’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 48 games including 47 starts, four tackles. ULM
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#84 JULIAN GRIFFIN WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 | 205 | SENIOR GLADEWATER, TEXAS GLADEWATER HS LAST GAME Appeared North Texas (11/17/12) 2012 (SENIOR) Appeared in six games this season. 2011 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) Saw action in 10 games... Caught one pass for seven yards at Iowa (Sept. 24). 2010 (JUNIOR) Redshirted... Participated on the scout team. 2009 (SOPHOMORE) Saw action in the final 11 games of the season... Had one catch for two yards in the home opener against Texas Southern... On the kickoff coverage team for the Warhawks -- had one tackle against WKU. 2008 (FRESHMAN) Saw action in nine games as a true freshman... Had one catch for seven yards on the season coming against North Texas. GRIFFIN’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 10 1 7 7.0 0 7 2009 11 1 2 2.0 0 2 2008 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 TOTAL 35 3 16 5.3 0 7
#86 JE’RON HAMM WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 | 222 | JUNIOR LEESVILLE, LA. LEESVILLE HS 2012 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt 2012 Phile Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Seven catches for 78 yards, long of 19 2012 (JUNIOR) Made six grabs for 92 yards against Arkansas... caught five balls at Auburn for 57 yards... against Baylor, made three grabs for 49 yards... caught three passes for 86 yards, with a long of 52, and a touchdown... three catches for 62 yards and a TD at MTSU... three catches for 69 yards vs. FAU... six grabs for 78 yards and a touchdown at WKU... three receptions for 41 yards against South Alabama... caught three catches including a touchdown for 29 yards against UL-Lafayette... first 100-yard game at Arkansas State with nine catches for a then career-high 102 yards... second straight 100-yard game against North Texas
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with seven grabs for a career-high 119 yards and two scores including a career-long 61-yard TD reception... seven catches for 78 yards at FIU, long of 19.
stops against Arkansas, Western Kentucky and FIU... Recovered a fumble in the season finale against UL-Lafayette on a punt in the first quarter.
2011 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in all 12 games and totaled 257 yards on 17 catches… Had two catches for 22 yards at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Caught one pass for 12 yards at TCU (Sept. 17)... Finished with three receptions for 26 yards against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Tallied two catches for 32 yards in a win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Had one reception for 15 yards against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Totaled a career-high 91 receiving yards on four catches, including a touchdown, against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)... Made two catches totaling 38 yards against FIU (Nov. 19).
2009 (FRESHMAN) Played in nine of the final 10 games of the season on special teams... Had one tackle in four different games -- Florida Atlantic, FIU, Kentucky and Troy.
2010 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 12 games for the Warhawks as a true freshman and started the final two contests of the season... First catch of the year came in game five against Florida Atlantic (11 yards)... Finished the year with eight catches for 111 yards and a touchdown... Six of his eight catches were for a first down... Had two catches that went for 15 or more yards and one for 25 or more yards... Four of his eight catches came on third down... Caught three passes against North Texas and UL-Lafayette (two starts)...finished with 56 yards and a touchdown against UNT -- touchdown pass covered 48 yards... Had 39 yards receiving against UL-Lafayette. HAMM’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 12 58 862 14.9 6 61 2011 12 17 257 15.1 1 50 2010 12 8 111 13.9 1 48 TOTAL 36 83 1230 14.8 8 61
#30 BRANDON HARDY SAFETY 5-10 | 201 | SENIOR DELHI, LA. DELHI CHARTER HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) One assisted tackle 2012 (SENIOR) Appeared against Arkansas... assisted on one tackle at Auburn... appeared against Baylor... three solo tackles at Tulane... appeared at MTSU... three solo tackles vs. FAU... two tackles against North Texas... one assisted tackle at FIU. 2011 (JUNIOR) Appeared in 11 games as a junior, totaled 10 tackles (nine solo, one assist)… Made three solo stops against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)… Had two tackles and one fumble recovery at Troy (Oct. 15)… Recorded two solo tackles at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 12 games for the Warhawks... Majority of time came on special teams... Finished the season with 10 tackles -seven solo -- and a tackle in seven different contests... Had two ULM
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YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 2011 11 9 1 10 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 1 2010 12 8 2 10 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 1 2009 9 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 44 28 6 34 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 2
#13 COLBY HARPER WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 | 180 | SOPHOMORE WYLIE, TEXAS WYLIE HS LAST GAME Appeared at Western Kentucky (10/20/12) Game-high seven catches for 62 yards and a touchdown before leaving due to injury 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared against Arkansas and was a popular target for Browning as he caught six passes for 61 yards and collected some very important first downs to keep ULM moving down the field... caught the game-tying TD at Auburn with 1:18 to play... five catches for 82 yards against Baylor... two grabs for 27 yards at Tulane... two catches for 11 yards at MTSU... two catches for 20 yards vs. FAU... against WKU, caught a game-high seven balls for 62 yards and a touchdown before leaving due to injury. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games, making nine starts… Finished with 27 catches (two touchdowns) for 291 yards… Recorded first career catch against Grambling State (Sept. 10)… Finished with three catches for 28 yards in win over the Tigers... Made two catches for 15 yards at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Tallied two catches for 35 yards against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... First career touchdown reception came at Troy (Oct. 15)... Set career-highs in both catches (8) and receiving yards (110) against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Also had one touchdown against the Hilltoppers… Made four grabs for 33 yards at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)… Had two receptions for 23 yards at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Key member of the scout team. HARPER’S CAREER STATS YEAR G REC YDS 2012 7 29 303 2011 12 27 291 TOTAL 19 56 594
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#58 ELLIOT HILLARD OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 | 266 | SOPHOMORE KILLEEN, TEXAS SHOEMAKER HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared at Tulane, Middle Tennessee, FAU, WKU, South Alabama, UL-Lafayette and at Arkansas State... one tackle against North Texas... Appeared at FIU. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Made relief appearance at Troy (Oct. 15)... Moved from defensive end to offensive line in the spring. 2010 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Key member of the scout team. CAREER STATS Has appeared in 10 games. #93 LORENZO JACKSON LINEBACKER 6-2 | 211 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN MONROE, LA. RICHWOOD HS LAST GAME Appeared vs. North Texas (11/17/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Made his Warhawk debut vs. FAU and made one tackle for a loss of three yards. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. L. JACKSON’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 2 1 0 1 1.0-3 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 2 1 0 1 1.0-3 0.0 0 0-0 0 0
#90 EMMANUEL JEFFERIES NOSE TACKLE 6-3 | 281 | JUNIOR JACKSON, MISS. FOREST HILL HS LAST GAME Appeared FIU (11/24/12) Five total tackles (four solo), 2.5 for loss including 1.5 sacks 2012 (JUNIOR) Appeared in all 12 games this season... four assisted tackles and one pass breakup against UL-Lafayette... five tackles including 1.5 sacks and 1.5 for loss at FIU. ULM
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YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 6 3 9 2.5-13 1.5 1 0-0 0 0 2011 12 2 2 4 2.0-8 0.5 0 0-0 0 0 2010 9 3 5 8 1.5-3 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 33 11 10 21 6.0-24 2.0 1 0-0 0 0
#76 GERRAND JOHNSON NOSE TACKLE 6-0 | 292 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN RAYVILLE, LA. MISSOURI RAYVILLE HS CFPA Honorable Mention DL of the Week (10/21/12) LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Six total tackles (five solo), one sack and 2.0 tackles for loss, one forced fumble 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Started first three games of the season... made three solo tackles at Auburn... two solo stops against Baylor... two solo tackles at Tulane and one for a loss... two tackles at MTSU... started vs. FAU and collected four tackles and one sack for a loss of 10 yards.... started at WKU, made 10 tackles, forced a fumble and collected two sacks... led the team with eight tackles against South Alabama... four tackles including an assisted tackle for loss against UL-Lafayette... two tackles against North Texas, including an assisted tackle for loss... six tackles, one sack, 2.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring from Missouri. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 2011 (SPRING) Enrolled in January and participated in spring practice.
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#34 MICHAEL JOHNSON LINEBACKER 6-1 | 218 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN MAUMELLE, ARK. PARKVIEW HS
2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted.
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 26 24 50 6.0-30 4.0 0 0-0 2 0 TOTAL 12 26 24 50 6.0-30 4.0 0 0-0 2 0
LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) One solo tackle for loss 2012 (REDHSIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games of the season... three tackles at Tulane including 0.5 for loss... four tackles vs. FAU... assisted on a tackle at WKU... one solo tackle against South Alabama... five tackles including one for loss against UL-Lafayette... three tackles against North Texas... one solo tackle for loss at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. M. JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 12 6 18 2.5-5 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 12 12 6 18 2.5-5 0.0 0 0-0 0 0
#74 DILLON JORDAN OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 | 294 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN ROWLETT, TEXAS ROWLETT HS LAST GAME Appeared vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared at Tulane, at Middle Tennessee and vs. FAU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. JORDAN’S CAREER STATS Appeared in three games. #48 HUNTER KISSINGER LINEBACKER 6-2 | 224 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SPRINGDALE, ARK. HAR-BER HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games of the season... at Arkansas, made one assisted tackle... at Tulane, made six tackles, two for loss, recovered a fumble and collected a sack for a loss of eight yards. one QB hurry vs. FAU... sacked UL-Lafayette’s QB for a loss of 10 ULM
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YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 7 8 15 4.0-22 2.0 0 0-0 0 1 TOTAL 12 7 8 15 4.0-22 2.0 0 0-0 0 1
#38 MITCH LANE SAFETY 6-0 | 208 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN PINE BLUFF, ARK. WATSON CHAPEL HS LAST GAME Started at Western Kentucky (10/20/12) Three total tackles (two solo) before leaving due to injury 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Started against Arkansas and led the defense with nine total tackles (two solo) while breaking up two passes... two takeaways and five total tackles at Auburn... nine total tackles against Baylor... two tackles at Tulane... five tackles at MTSU... six tackles including one sack and another for loss vs. FAU... at WKU, made three tackles before leaving due to injury. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. LANE’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 7 17 22 39 2.0-6 1.0 5 1-11 0 1 TOTAL 7 17 22 39 2.0-6 1.0 5 1-11 0 1
#18 BRENT LEONARD WIDE RECEIVER 6-2 | 186 | SENIOR KELLER, TEXAS KELLER HS 2012 First Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele First Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt Special Teams CFPA Honorable Mention WR of the Week (10/28/12) Co-Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (11/12/12) Louisiana Offensive Player of the Week (11/26/12) --2011 All-Sun Belt Second Team LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Caught 13 passes for 98 yards and a TD, long of 17 2012 (SENIOR) Started against Arkansas and caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown... seven catches for 53 yards at Auburn.... eight catches for 72 yards and a TD against Baylor... four catches
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for 63 yards at Tulane... caught eight passes for 73 yards at MTSU... two catches for 32 yards vs. FAU... two catches for 18 yards at WKU... matched ULM record with four touchdown receptions as he caught nine passes for 126 yards against South Alabama... caught 11 passes for 168 yards (a new careerhigh) and one touchdown against UL-Lafayette... caught a career-high 14 passes at Arkansas State for 134 yards, the reception total is also second most in program history... eight catches for 82 yards and a touchdown against North Texas and broke the program record for single-season receptions, which was 79... at FIU, caught 13 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown... it was the fourth time this season he caught 10+ passes and he ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference record books with 97 grabs... first ULM receiver to go over 1,000 yards since 2002 and is just the second Warhawk to tally 200+ receptions in a career and is two short of setting program record. 2011 (JUNIOR) Was a second team all-conference selection... Started all 12 games and led team in receptions (69), receiving yards (751) and touchdown receptions (4)… Finished second in the conference in receptions per game (5.8) and fifth in receiving yards per game (62.6)… Posted two 100-yard receiving performances, which was tied for fifth in the conference… Had one reception for 15 yards in a start at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Made one catch for 14 yards against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Tallied a career-high 13 catches for 92 yards at TCU (Sept. 17)… Finished three receptions shy of tying the ULM singlegame record (Jackie Harris, 16, 1988)... Reception total of 13 at TCU was tied for the single-game high in the conference… Grabbed a team-high eight receptions for 74 yards at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Totaled 10 catches for a career-high 145 yards and two touchdowns against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)… Two touchdown receptions were tied for the single-game leaguehigh in 2011, while total of 145 receiving yards were 10th best (single-game)… Receiving yard total of 145 was the highest single-game total since Tavarese Maye tallied 146 receiving yards at FIU (Nov. 6, 2010)... Finished with 113 yards on eight catches at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Had six catches for 80 yards against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Posted team-high seven catches for 79 yards at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Hauled in 12yard touchdown catch against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)... Touchdown reception was fourth of season, a new careerbest… Had a team-high six catches for 43 yards against FIU (Nov. 19)… Totaled 56 yards on three receptions in seasonfinale at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Turned into one of ULM’s most dependable receivers... Finished the year with 33 catches for 377 yards and three touchdowns... Ranked fourth in the NCAA and first in the Sun Belt with four catches for a first down on fourth down -- three players tied for first with five...21 of his 33 receptions went for a first down (64 percent)... Had nine catches of 15 or more yards and three that went for 25 yards or more... 13 of his 33 catches and 138 of his 378 receiving yards came on third or fourth down... Had touchdown receptions against Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic and FIU... Had a season-high six catches against SE Louisiana for 51 yards... Had a season-high 67 receiving yards on three ULM
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catches at Arkansas State, including a season-long 33-yard reception... Returned five punts for 12 yards... Caught a pair of two-point conversions (FAU, FIU)... Had a catch in all 12 games. 2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Played in all 12 games for the Warhawks... Made three catches for 46 yards on the season...Had one catch for six yards at No. 2 Texas... Also had receptions at Arizona State (22 yards) and at Kentucky (18 yards)...made five tackles on special teams -season-high three against FIU. 2008 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. LEONARD’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 TOTAL
G REC YDS AVG TD 12 97 1042 10.7 10 12 69 751 10.9 4 12 33 377 11.4 3 12 3 46 15.3 0 48 202 2216 11.0 17
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#4 ROB’DONOVAN LEWIS CORNERBACK 5-10 | 175 | SOPHOMORE JONES, LA. MEMPHIS JONESBORO-HODGE HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Two total tackles (one solo) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared against Arkansas and made one solo tackle... led the team with 10 total tackles at Auburn... one interception and one solo tackle against Baylor... three tackles at Tulane... led the team with six total tackles and recovered a fumble at MTSU... five tackles vs. FAU... five tackles and one fumble recovery at WKU... four tackles and two pass breakups against South Alabama... nine tackles vs. UL-Lafayette... nine tackles, one assisted for loss at Arkansas State... 10 tackles and a pick against North Texas... two tackles at FIU. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in nine games with one start… Totaled nine tackles on the season with seven solo stops… Recorded one solo tackle in his first career start against Florida State (Sept. 3)… Had one solo tackle against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Made three solo tackles against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)… Had one assisted tackle at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Signed with Memphis out of high school, but transferred to ULM during fall camp... Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules. LEWIS’ CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 43 22 65 0.5-1 0.0 8 2-4 0 2 2011 9 7 2 9 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 21 50 24 74 0.5-1 0.0 8 2-4 0 2
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#95 DARIUS LIVELY DEFENSIVE END 6-3 | 245 | SOPHOMORE LANCASTER, TEXAS LANCASTER HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) One sack for a loss of three yards and one forced fumble 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared against Arkansas and collected two QB hurries... one solo tackle at Auburn... four solo tackles against Baylor... scored a touchdown on a six-yard interception return... one QB hurry at MTSU... one solo tackle vs. FAU... assisted on a sack for a loss of eight yards against South Alabama... two quarterback hurries against North Texas... collected a sack for a loss of three yards and a forced fumble at FIU. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in nine games with first career action coming at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Made appearance at TCU (Sept. 17)… Played in six of eight Sun Belt Conference games… Recorded two assisted tackles at FIU (Nov. 19). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Was a key member of the scout team. LIVELY’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 4 4 8 1.5-11 1.5 1 1-6 1 0 2011 9 0 2 2 0.5-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 21 4 6 10 2.0-11 1.5 1 1-6 1 0
#17 JUSTIN MANTON KICKER 6-2 | 185 | SOPHOMORE PRAIRIEVILLE, LA. ST. AMANT HS LOUISIANA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/17/12) LOUISIANA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (10/15/12) CFPA HONORABLE MENTION PUNTER OF THE WEEK (11/4/12) LOUISIANA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (11/26/12)
LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2-for-2 on XP, hit a 47-yard field goal (career-long), punted a career-high eight times for 342 yards (42.8) including a careerlong 66-yard punt that was downed inside the FIU one-yard line, had two total punts downed inside the 20, kicked off four times for 239 yards (59.8). 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Started Arkansas game as the place kicker and went 4-for4 on PATs, five kickoffs for 306 yards (61.2 ang.) and two touchbacks...punted twice for 51 yards (25.5 avg.) and a long of 42... handled both punting and kicking duties at Auburn with three punts inside the 20, perfect on XPA and had two FGA blocked... perfect on XPA against Baylor... 9-for-9 on XPA and averaged 63.4 yards on his nine kickoffs, with three touchbacks ULM
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at Tulane... made first FG of the season with a 32-yard attempt at MTSU and remained perfect on XP... good on all five XP and punted six times for 243 yards including one inside the 20 against Florida Atlantic... at WKU, Manton set a new ULM single-season record as he hit his 33rd consecutive PAT... with his successful PAT in the 2nd quarter at WKU, he broke his own consecutive PATs in a season mark of 32, which he set as a rookie in 2011... Manton was 5-for-5 on PATs at WKU... made all five XP, kicked a 35-yard field goal and punted four times for 146 yards (36.5) with three inside the 20 yard line against South Alabama... perfect 3-for-3 on XP and 1-for-2 on FGA against UL-Lafayette... 2-for-3 on XPA and made a 37-yard field goal at Arkansas State in his only FGA... 6-for-6 on XP and punted twice for 61 yards (30.5) against North Texas... hit a career-long 47yard field goal and punted eight times including a career-long 66-yarder at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Was 34-for-36 on PAT attempts, while connecting on six field goals… PAT kicking percentage of 94.4 ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference… Finished seventh in the league in scoring (kicking) with 52 points and was tied for seventh in field goals made per game (0.50)… Set new school-record by connecting on first 32 PATs of career to break Cole Wilson’s mark 29 straight PATs (2007)... Averaged 54.8 yards per kickoff (53 kickoffs, 2906 yards)… Drove his first career kickoff 70 yards in the seasonopener at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Scored the first four points of his career on PATs in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Connected on his first career field goal at TCU (Sept. 17)... Set career-best with 43-yard field goal at Iowa (Sept. 24)… Against Arkansas State (Oct. 8), converted from 23- and 25-yards for first multi-field goal performance… Converted three PATs and a 34-yard field goal in a win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Was a perfect 3-for3 on PATs against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Hit all five PAT attempts at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Set career-high with six PATs in win over Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)… Was just one of four Sun Belt kickers to hit six PATs in a game… Hit two extra-points at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). MANTON’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 TOTAL
G FGM FGA LG PCT XPM XPA PCT PTS 12 5 8 47 62.5 55 56 98.0 70 12 6 14 43 42.9 34 36 94.4 52 24 11 22 47 50.0 89 92 97.0 122
PUNTING YEAR G NO YDS AVG IN20 LG 2012 12 43 1728 40.2 18 66 2011 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 24 43 1728 40.2 18 66
#8 TAVARESE MAYE WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 | 179 | JUNIOR PETAL, MISS. PETAL HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Five catches for 34 yards, long of 11
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2012 (JUNIOR) Started first two games of 2012... against Arkansas, made nine catches for 76 yards... at Auburn, caught four balls for 45 yards with a long of 32... led the team with nine grabs against Baylor for 76 yards and a touchdown... three catches for 48 yards and a touchdown at Tulane... led the team with 77 receiving yards on six grabs at MTSU... one catch for 12 yards at WKU... against South Alabama, caught two passes for 16 yards... two catches for 86 yards and a touchdown against UL-Lafayette... three catches for 10 yards at Arkansas State... seven catches for 71 yards and one carry for 22 yards against North Texas... five catches for 34 yards at FIU. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in all 12 games and made nine starts… Finished second on the team in receptions (50), receiving yards (617) and touchdown receptions (3)… Ranked in the top-10 in the Sun Belt Conference in 100-yard receiving performances (T-5th, 2), receptions per game (T-8th, 4.2) and receiving yards per game (9th, 51.4)… Had two receptions for 16 yards at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Set new career-high with eight catches for 125 yards and one touchdown against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Caught four passes for 72 yards and a score at TCU (Sept. 17)... Hauled in seven catches for 53 yards at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Recorded seven catches against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Had a career-best 161 yards on seven catches at Troy (Oct. 15)... Receiving yardage total of 161 was the sixth-best single-game mark in the conference in 2011… Totaled 90 all-purpose yards against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Posted three catches for 25 yards at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Had six catches for 56 yards against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12). 2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games and started nine contests... Finished second on the team with 43 catches for 505 yards (11.7 ypc) and three touchdowns... Averaged 42.1 yards per game... Hooked up with Kolton Browning for an 82-yard reception at FIU; it went down in the ULM record book tied for the longest non-scoring play in school history (ULM 2-yard line to FIU 16-yard line); also had a 26-yard touchdown reception in the game... Finished with seven catches for 146 yards in the contest... Had at least two catches in all 12 games... Caught four passes for 77 yards and a touchdown against Troy in week before FIU contest (over two games had 11 catches for 223 yards and two touchdowns)... 20 of his 43 receptions resulted in a first down... Had 10 catches of 15 or more yards and four that went for 25 or more yards... Averaged 17.0 yards per catch on first down... Had six catches for 45 yards at Auburn... Other touchdown reception came against SE Louisiana; 47-yard score to open fourth quarter (game-winner)... Rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries; two carries for 44 yards and a touchdown against Troy (43-yard run)... Returned one kick and one punt. 2009 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted.
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#28 DEVONTAE MCNEAL RUNNING BACK 5-10 | 208 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN QUITMAN, TEXAS QUITMAN HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared against Arkansas and made one solo tackle on special teams... appeared at Auburn... three solo tackles against Baylor... carried the ball 10 times for 114 yards and a touchdown, including a long of 42 at Tulane... appeared at MTSU... five carries for 20 yards vs. FAU... returned two kickoffs for 32 yards at WKU... one tackle against South Alabama... two tackles against UL-Lafayette... three carries for 10 yards at Arkansas State... made most of his one carry against North Texas and sprinted and spun for a 54-yard touchdown. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. MCNEAL’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G CAR YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 12 19 198 10.4 2 54 1 7 7.0 0 7 TOTAL 12 19 198 10.4 2 54 1 7 7.0 0 7
#80 KEAVON MILTON TIGHT END 6-4 | 293 | SENIOR CANTON, TEXAS CANTON HS 2012 Phil Steele Third Team All-Sun Belt LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (SENIOR) Started against Arkansas and made two catches for 24 yards... appeared at Auburn and made one grab for seven yards... one catch against Baylor for four yards... one catch for 17 yards at Tulane... season-high four catches for 43 yards at MTSU... two catches for 19 yards against South Alabama... against North Texas had one grab for a career-long 29 yards... one catch at FIU for a yard. 2011 (JUNIOR) Missed part of season due to leg injury… Appeared in eight games and totaled eight catches for 55 yards and one touchdown... Touchdown reception came in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10).
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2010 (SOPHOMORE) Started at defensive end in the first 10 games of the season before moving back to tight end... Finished the season with 24 tackles (17 solo), 2.0 sacks, an interception and three quarterback hurries... Had a season-high six tackles at Western Kentucky, including 1.5 sacks... Intercepted a pass and had a quarterback hurry at Middle Tennessee... Had five tackles in his first game on defense in the opener against Arkansas... Had a 1-yard touchdown catch in the season finale against ULLafayette. 2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Made two catches -- both for touchdowns -- in his first season as the backup tight end... Had a 7-yard touchdown reception against Texas Southern and an 11-yard touchdown reception against UL-Lafayette. 2008 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. MILTON’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 12 14 146 10.4 0 29 2011 8 8 55 6.9 1 12 2010 12 1 1 1.0 1 1 2009 12 2 18 9.0 2 11 TOTAL 44 25 220 8.8 4 29
#68 COLBY MITCHELL OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 | 278 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN BARTLESVILLE, OKLA. BARTLESVILLE HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in eight games. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. C. MITCHELL’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in eight games. #31 HENRY MITCHELL SAFETY 5-11 | 189 | SENIOR DOUGLASVILLE, GA. DOUGLAS COUNTY HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Six total tackles (five solo) 2012 (SENIOR) Appeared against Arkansas and made one solo tackle... made three total tackles at Auburn... five total tackles against Baylor... three solo tackles at Tulane, including one for loss... two solo tackls at MTSU... three tackles vs. FAU... two assisted tackles at WKU including a half-sack... six tackles against South ULM
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A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 17 57 2.0-4 1.0 3 1-18 1 0 8 19 2.0-2 0.0 1 1-0 0 0 11 19 0.0-0 0.0 1 0-0 0 0 36 95 4.0-6 1.0 5 2-18 1 0
#44 AUSTIN MOSS LINEBACKER 6-2 | 240 | JUNIOR ROCKWALL, TEXAS NAVARRO COLLEGE ARKANSAS ROCKWALL-HEATH HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (JUNIOR) Appeared in his first game of the season at MTSU... made a solo stop vs. FAU... three assisted tackles at WKU... one QB hurry against South Alabama... against North Texas made one assisted tackle. NAVARRO COLLEGE 2011 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE) Recorded 58 tackles (30 solo), three tackles for loss and two sacks in nine games. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Redshirted.
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2009 (FRESHMAN) Played in 11 games at linebacker and totaled eight tackles (seven solo)... Best performance came against Eastern Michigan where he had two unassisted tackles. MOSS’ CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 8 1 4 5 0-0 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 8 1 4 5 0-0 1.0 0 0-0 0 0
#59 JOHN NARD NOSE TACKLE 6-0 | 281 | SOPHOMORE SHREVEPORT, LA. EVANGEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LAST GAME Appeared at Western Kentucky (10/20/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared at Tulane, at MTSU, FAU and at WKU. 2011 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in eight games and totaled five tackles with one sack… Saw action as a reserve at Florida State, recording one solo tackle (Sept. 3)... Had three tackles, including his first career sack, in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10)… Recorded an assisted tackle in win at Troy (Oct. 15). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Key member of scout team... Redshirted. NARD’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 TOTAL
G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 4 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 8 2 3 5 1.0-2 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 12 2 3 5 1.0-2 1.0 0 0-0 0 0
#25 ISAIAH NEWSOME SAFETY 5-11 | 201 | JUNIOR PETAL, MISS. PETAL HS 2012 Second Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Four solo tackles, a fumble recovery returned for six yards and one pass breakup 2012 (JUNIOR) Started against Arkansas and made one solo tackle... started at Auburn and made four total tackles... six total tackles against Baylor... one tackle and one pass breakup at Tulane... five solo tackles and one interceptions at MTSU... three tackles and one pass breakup vs. FAU... six tackles and one interception at WKU... seven tackles against South Alabama... one interception and three tackles against UL-Lafayette... four tackles, one pass breakup at Arkansas State... seven tackles, an assisted tackle for loss and an interception against North Texas... four tackles, ULM
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a pass breakup and a fumble recovery returned for six yards at FIU. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Saw action in all 12 games, making 11 starts… Finished season with 62 tackles (40 solo) to go along with one sack, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries… Credited with four tackles (three solo) at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Made seven stops (four solo) and recorded his first career fumble recovery at TCU (Sept. 17)... Totaled five tackles (four solo) and a fumble recovery at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Had a career-high 10 tackles (six solo) against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Tallied four tackles (three solo) and his first career interception in win at Troy (Oct. 15)... Made four tackles (two solo) at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Totaled six tackles (three solo) against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Finished with four solo tackles at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Recorded five tackles (three solo) against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)… Had five tackles (three solo) against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)… Finished with five tackles (two solo) against FIU (Nov. 19)… Totaled seven stops (six solo) with one sack and a career-high two interceptions at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Shifted from running back to safety during fall camp and was in the starting lineup by week four; started seven total games and appeared in all 12 contests... Finished the season with 37 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and five pass break ups... Had four stops -- all solo -- in his first career start which came against BCS National Champion Auburn... Had a season-high seven tackles in ULM’s victory over Troy and added five stops against North Texas...Tallied a pair of tackles for loss against UNT and a half tackle for loss at FIU... Had at least two tackles in each of the final nine games of the season... Made six tackles in the season finale against UL-Lafayette. 2009 (FRESHMAN) Played in just one game as a true freshman due to an injury, but it was an impressive performance... Rushed for 158 yards on 22 carries (7.2 yards per carry) against Texas Southern -- 21 carries for 149 yards in the second half...it was the seventh best rushing performance of the weekend in the NCAA... It was also the eighth best rushing performance ever by a ULM freshman and the second best by a true freshman... Received a medical redshirt. NEWSOME’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 2010 2009 TOTAL
G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 12 34 21 55 2.0-4 0.0 9 4-33 0 1 12 40 22 62 1.0-7 1.0 3 3-4 1 2 12 24 13 37 2.5-4 0.0 5 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 37 98 56 154 5.5-15 1.0 17 7-37 1 3
#9 OTIS PETERSON CORNERBACK 5-11 | 163 | JUNIOR BELLE CHASSE, LA. BELLE CHASSE HS
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LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) One assisted tackle 2012 (JUNIOR) Started against Arkansas and made three total tackles (one solo)... made on tackle at Auburn... one tackle against Baylor... at Tulane, two solo tackles and two pass breakups... appeared at MTSU and made one solo tackle.... one solo tackles at WKU... one tackle at Arkansas State... one assisted tackle against North Texas... one tackle at FIU. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Missed entire season after suffering an arm injury during preseason. 2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Entered the starting lineup in week two at Arkansas State and started 9-of-12 games at cornerback... Finished the season with 42 tackles (36 solo), one interception, four pass break ups and 2009 (FRESHMAN) Was a key part of the scout team as a wide receiver (moved to cornerback in the spring)... Redshirted.
LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in 12 games this season. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman… Earned the start at right guard in his first collegiate game at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Entered as a reserve against Grambling State (Sept. 10) and at nationally ranked TCU (Sept. 17)... Saw action at Iowa (Sept. 24)… Saw relief action on the offensive line at Troy (Oct. 15) and North Texas (Oct. 22)... Was the deep snapper on place kicks against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Started final four games of the season (at UL-Lafayette, Nov. 5; Middle Tennessee, Nov. 12; FIU, Nov. 19; at Florida Atlantic, Dec. 3). RISENHOOVER’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 23 games including six starts. #36 CODY ROBINSON LINEBACKER 6-0 | 215 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN DES ARC, ARK. DES ARC HS
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G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 12 8 5 13 0.0-0 0.0 2 0-0 0 0 12 33 9 42 0.0-0 0.0 5 1-0 1 0 24 41 14 55 0.0-0 0.0 7 1-0 1 0
#92 JACKSON RANDLE DEFENSIVE END 6-1 | 238 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN LUFKIN, TEXAS LUFKIN HS LAST GAME Appeared vs. Florida Atlantic (10/13/12) One assisted sack for a loss of a half yard. 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared at Tulane and forced a fumble on a sack for a loss of 11 yards... assisted on a sack for a loss of a half yard agaonst Florida Atlantic. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. RANDLE’S CAREER STATS
YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 2 1 1 2 1.5-11.5 1.5 0 0-0 1 0 TOTAL 2 1 1 2 1.5-11.5 1.5 0 0-0 1 0
#77 BEN RISENHOOVER OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 | 286 | SOPHOMORE JENKS, OKLA. JENKS HS
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YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 2012 12 8 3 11 1.5-1.5 0.5 0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 12 8 3 11 1.5-1.5 0.5 0 0-0 0 0
#88 HARLEY SCIONEAUX TIGHT END 6-5 | 238 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN RESERVE, LA. ST. CHARLES CATHOLIC HS LAST GAME Appeared vs. North Texas (11/17/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Started against Arkansas and made two catches at Auburn, both for TDs, the second was a juggling catch to bring ULM within a score, 28-21... caught a nine-yard touchdown pass vs. FAU to give ULM a 28-7 lead... started against South Alabama. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted.
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YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LG 2012 11 4 16 4.0 3 9 TOTAL 11 4 16 4.0 3 9
#10 CORDERO SMITH SAFETY 5-11 | 190 | SOPHOMORE GARLAND, TEXAS NAAMAN FOREST HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Five total tackles (three solo) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Started against Arkansas and made four total tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup... six tackles against Baylor... one tackle at Tulane... six solo tackles and forced fumble at MTSU... four tackles vs. FAU... five tackles at WKU... three tackles and one pass breakup against South Alabama... five tackles against ULLafayette... team-high 12 tackles at Arkansas State... six tackles against North Texas... five tackles at FIU. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 10 games and tallied eight tackles (four solo)… Saw first career action against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Registered first career tackle at TCU (Sept. 17)... Made a careerhigh three stops at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Had two tackles (one solo) in win at Troy (Oct. 15)… Tallied one solo tackle at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5). 2010 (FRESHMAN) Missed the entire season after suffering an injury during the summer... Took a grayshirt. SMITH’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 TOTAL
G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 12 41 22 63 0.0-0 0.0 3 0-0 2 0 10 4 4 8 0.5-1 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 22 45 26 71 0.5-1 0.0 3 0-0 2 0
#82 KEVIN STEED TIGHT END 6-3 | 230 | JUNIOR LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. LITHIA SPRINGS HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12)
2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Played in 10-of-12 games... Made four catches for 22 yards -- all over three straight games... Had two catches for nine yards against SE Louisiana, one catch for six yards at Auburn and one catch for seven yards against Florida Atlantic. 2009 (FRESHMAN) Listed as the number three tight end for the Warhawks... Part of the travel squad, but took a redshirt. STEED’S CAREER STATS YEAR G REC YDS AVG 2012 12 5 13 2.6 2011 12 5 39 7.8 2010 10 4 22 5.5 TOTAL 33 14 74 5.3
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#39 RAY STOVALL LINEBACKER 6-2 | 230 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE TULSA, OKLA. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) Six total tackles (five solo), 3.0 for loss including a sack for a loss of six yards. 2012 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE) Appeared in all 12 games... vs. Arkansas, sacked Tyler Wilson for a loss of 16 yards for one of his two solo tackles and also had a quarterback hurry... nine total tackles against Baylor... started at Tulane and made three solo stops and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown... five solo tackles at MTSU including one for a loss of two yards... one sack and three tackles vs. FAU... four tackles at WKU... six tackles against South Alabama... five tackles including two for loss against UL-Lafayette... seven tackles including one for loss at Arkansas State... nine tackles, including 2.5 for a combined loss of nine yards against North Texas... six tackles and a sack at FIU. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Redshirted. 2010 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 12 games on special teams and as a backup linebacker... Finished the season with five tackles (four solo)...had three stops (all solo) at Auburn... Had a tackle against Arkansas and North Texas.
STOVALL’S CAREER STATS 2012 (JUNIOR) YEAR G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR Appeared in all 12 games... at Arkansas, made two catches 2012 12 39 20 59 13.5-49 3.0 1 0-0 0 0 including a touchdown, which brought ULM within seven 2010 12 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 28-21 with 14:08 left in the game... caught two passes for eight TOTAL 24 42 22 64 13.5-49 3.0 1 0-0 0 0 yards and one touchdown at Tulane... caught one pass for two #46 MADISON THARP yards at Arkansas State. LONG SNAPPER 6-0 | 210 | JUNIOR 2011 (SOPHOMORE) ALBERTVILLE, ALA. Appeared in all 12 games… Tallied career-highs in catches ALBERTVILLE HS (4) and receiving yards (38) at Iowa (Sept. 24)… First career touchdown reception came at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). ULM
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LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (JUNIOR) Appeared in all 12 games as the long snapper. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Saw action in all 12 games and served as the team’s long snapper. 2010 (FRESHMAN) Came in as a wide receiver and took over the deep snapper duties... Handled all of the snaps on punts. THARP’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in 35 games. #65 JOSEPH TREADWELL OFFENSIVE LINE 6-5 | 312 | SOPHOMORE PINE BLUFF, ARK. PINE BLUFF HS LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 12 games... against No. 8 Arkansas and helped the Warhawks outgain the Razorbacks 550 to 377 in the 34-31 overtime victory at War Memorial Stadium... against Baylor helped the ULM offense outgain the Bears 560 to 549 including 262 yards rushing... at Tulane, part of ULM offense that gained 553 yards in the 63-10 rout... at MTSU helped offense gain 500 total yards in 31-17 win in the SBC opener... part of line that helped offense rush for 194 yards against FAU... helped lead the offense to a second half comeback at WKU including a sevenplay, 90 yard drive to tie the game at the end of regulation... helped offense gain 420 yards in fifth straight win against South Alabama... in 42-16 win over North Texas, part of an offense that gained 518 total yards. 2011 (FRESHMAN) Started all 12 games as a true freshman… Started first collegiate game at Florida State (Sept. 3)… Made first career starts at left tackle against Florida State (Sept. 3)… Helped pave the way for 247 rushing yards in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10). TREADWELL’S CAREER STATS Has appeared in and started 24 games. #3 KHARI USHER SAFETY 5-10 | 204 | SENIOR MERIDIAN, MISS. MERIDIAN HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Two total tackles (one solo) ULM
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G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 8 1 5 6 0.5-2 0.0 1 0-0 0 0 12 24 6 30 0.0-0 0.0 4 2-51 0 0 6 18 11 29 1.0-1 0.0 2 0-0 2 0 9 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 35 46 22 68 1.5-3 0.0 7 2-51 2 0
#42 ROLAND VEAL SAFETY 6-1 | 194 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE HOUSTON, TEXAS CEASAR CHAVEZ HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 2012 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE) Appeared in all 12 games... made one tackle at Auburn... appeared at MTSU... three tackles vs. FAU... one tackle against South Alabama... two tackles against North Texas. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Redshirted.
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2010 (FRESHMAN) Saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman and finished the season with seven tackles (six solo)... Was key on special teams... Had one tackle against Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee... Had two stops against both LSU and UL-Lafayette. VEAL’S CAREER STATS YEAR 2012 2010 TOTAL
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#2 MONTERRELL WASHINGTON RUNNING BACK 5-10 | 205 | JUNIOR BRYAN, TEXAS BRYAN HS LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) Carried five times for seven yards and caught one pass for two yards 2012 (JUNIOR) Appeared against Arkansas and Auburn on special teams... had one carry for no gain at Auburn... exploded for 86 yards on seven carries against Baylor including two touchdowns and a long run of 48... at Tulane, ran seven times for 33 yards and a touchdown... appeared at MTSU... two TDs vs. FAU with four carries for 45 yards... led the team with 59 rushing yards on 19 carries against South Alabama... carried 12 times for 41 yards against UL-Lafayette... 62 rushing yards and 46 receiving yards at Arkansas State with two touchdowns (one rushing and one receiving)... 10 carries for 20 yards against North Texas... at FIU, carried five times for seven yards and caught one pass for two yards. 2011 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in 11 games and totaled 36 rushing yards on 17 attempts... Had 11 yards on four carries in win over Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Rushed seven times for 16 yards in season finale at Florida Atlantic (Dec. 3). 2010 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Saw action in five games... Returned one kickoff against Troy. 2009 (FRESHMAN) Key part of the scout team... Redshirted. WASHINGTON’S CAREER STATS YEAR G CAR YDS AVG 2012 12 79 352 4.5 2011 11 17 36 2.1 2010 5 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 28 96 388 4.0
#14 CODY WELLS QUARTERBACK 5-11 | 196 | SENIOR HOOVER, ALA. SPAIN PARK HS ULM
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LAST GAME Appeared at FIU (11/24/12) 1-for-3 passing for eight yards 2012 (SENIOR) Appeared against Arkansas and went 0-for-1 passing... 1-for-2 at Auburn for 8 yards... part of a two-quarterback set against Baylor and went 3-for-3 for 26 yards... completed one pass at Tulane for 59 yards and threw one interception... appeared at MTSU... attempted one pass vs. FAU... threw an incomplete pass on a fake field goal attempt at WKU... threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions after replacing Browning (injury) against UL-Lafayette... started at Arkansas State and threw for 357 yards, two touchdowns and one interception... against North Texas, threw for 33 yards and ran for seven during his one drive with the offense... 1-for-3 for eight yards at FIU. 2011 (JUNIOR) Appeared in 11 contests as a junior... Was the number two quarterback on the depth chart and finished 30-of-53 for 368 yards and three touchdowns… Was 4-of-5 for 44 yards with one touchdown against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Was a perfect 5-for-5 for 38 yards and a touchdown in one drive at TCU (Sept. 17)... Finished 13-of-17 for 162 yards in a relief role at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Threw for 101 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)… Had a 12-yard rush in victory at Troy (Oct. 15). 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Number two quarterback on the Warhawk depth chart... Saw action at QB in five different games... Finished the season 10-for-18 for 67 yards through the air... Completed 4-of-8 passes for 29 yards in his return to the state of Alabama in ULM’s game at Auburn... Completed both his pass attempts for 27 yards at FIU... Was ULM’s holder on field goals and extra points. 2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Number two quarterback on the Warhawk depth chart... Started two games in place of an injured Trey Revell... Started all 12 games as the Warhawks’ holder... In his first career start, completed 21-of-44 pass attempts for 267 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky -- his 44 attempts were the most by a Warhawk quarterback since Steven Jyles threw 49 passes against FIU in 2005... Completed 23-of-36 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns in his second start, the following week at Troy... His three touchdown passes were the most by a ULM quarterback in 2009... For the season, was 64-for-115 with six touchdowns and 762 yards... In the season finale was 13-of-22 for 140 yards and a touchdown... Was 5-for-9 in the second half against Arkansas State on ESPN2 after Revell left the game. 2008 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted.
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G CAR YDS AVG TD 12 12 9 0.8 0 11 14 23 1.6 0 12 2 9 4.5 0 12 12 -5 -0.4 0 47 40 36 0.9 0
LG C-A-I YDS PCT TD LG 13 66-103-4 700 64.1 4 59 12 30-52-2 368 57.7 3 41 9 10-18-2 67 55.6 0 15 13 64-115-7 762 55.7 6 39 13 170-288-15 1897 59.0 13 59
#51 R.J. YOUNG LINEBACKER 5-11 | 240 | SENIOR DESOTO, TEXAS ARIZONA DESOTO HS 2012 Second Team All-Sun Belt 2012 Phil Steele Second Team All-Sun Belt CFPA Honorable Mention LB of the Week (10/7/12) CFPA Honorable Mention LB of the Week (11/25/12)
Louisiana Defensive Player of the Week (11/26/12) LAST GAME Started at FIU (11/24/12) 10 total tackles (seven solo), two for a loss of five yards, a pass breakup and one fumble recovery, returned for 36 yards and a TD.
against FIU (Nov. 19)… Had four tackles (one solo) in win at Florida Atlantic. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2010 (SOPHOMORE) Recorded 19 tackles and a fumble recovery after appearing in all 13 games. 2009 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Lettered as a backup and special teams player in 2009... Played in 12 games and recorded six tackles with high of two against Washington State... Four tackles on kickoff coverage unit... Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic honors...Arizona athletics academic services Student-Athlete of the Month for summer session ‘09. 2008 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... Was coaches’ scout team player of the week on defense for the USC week. YOUNG’S CAREEER STATS YEAR 2012 2011 TOTAL
G UA A TOTAL TFL-YDS SACKS PD INT-YDS FF FR 12 46 44 90 10.5-18 0.0 3 1-55 1 2 12 21 24 45 6.5-27 2.0 0 0-0 2 1 24 67 68 135 17.0-45 2.0 3 1-55 3 3
2012 (SENIOR) Started against Arkansas and made eight total tackles (three solo)... started at Auburn, five total tackles... led the Warhawks with a career-best 14 total tackles against Baylor... two tackles at Tulane as well as an interception returned for 55 yards, which was fumbled in the end zone and recovered by Stovall for a touchdown... five total tackles at MTSU including two for loss and forced and recovered a fumble... game-high eight tackles vs. FAU with two for loss and one pass breakup... at WKU, made four tackles including assisting on one for a loss of two yards and had one quarterback hurry... five tackles against South Alabama... eight tackles, one for a loss and one fumble recovery against UL-Lafayette... seven assisted tackles, one for loss at Arkansas State... game-high 14 tackles with one for a loss against North Texas... 10 tackles and a 36-yard fumble recovery returned for a touchdown at FIU. 2011 (JUNIOR) Transferred to ULM after graduating from Arizona in three years... Started all 12 games during first season in a Warhawk uniform… Finished season with 45 tackles (21 solo), 6.5 TFL and two sacks… Credited with two assisted tackles in his ULM debut at Florida State (Sept. 3)... Had one solo tackle in home win against Grambling State (Sept. 10)... Tallied one sack and one forced fumble at TCU (Sept. 17)... Had two assisted tackles at Iowa (Sept. 24)... Recorded two tackles and a forced fumble against Arkansas State (Oct. 8)... Totaled four tackles, including two for a loss, in victory at Troy (Oct. 15)... Made even stops (five solo), including one for loss, at North Texas (Oct. 22)... Had three tackles (two solo) against Western Kentucky (Oct. 29)... Tallied two tackles (one solo) at UL-Lafayette (Nov. 5)... Set a new career-high with eight tackles (four solo), including one for a loss, in win over Middle Tennessee (Nov. 12)... Finished with seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at home ULM
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Rushing Records Career Rushing Yards No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Name, Years Calvin Dawson (2004-07) Roosevelt Potts (1990-92) Frank Goodin (2007-10) Joe Profit (1967-70) Nathan Johnson (1977-80) Lloyd Ray Smith (1953-58) Tommy Minvielle (1985-88) Van Lambert (1968-71) Marquis Williams (1996-97) Cisco Richard (1987-90)
Car 663 658 648 538 498 298 393 415 396 413
YDs 3,378 3,061 2,943 2,818 2,330 1,738 1,661 1,658 1,590 1,584
YPC 5.1 4.6 4.5 5.2 4.7 5.8 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.8
TD 30 17 25 19 18 11 13 11 13 10
Most 100-Yard Games Season: 9, Calvin Dawson, 2007 Career: 18, Calvin Dawson, 2004-07
Season Rushing Touchdowns Rnk TD Name 1. 14 Irving Spikes 2. 13 Frank Goodin 13 Greg Robinson 4. 12 Calvin Dawson 5. 11 Calvin Dawson 11 Jyruss Edwards 11 Roosevelt Potts 8. 9 Greg Robinson 9 Eric Foster 9 Marquis Williams 9 Steven Jyles
Year 1993 2009 1992 2007 2006 2011 1992 1991 1994 1997 2005
Career Rushing Touchdowns Rnk TD Name 1. 30 Calvin Dawson 2. 25 Frank Goodin 3. 22 Greg Robinson 4. 21 Steven Jyles 21 Jyruss Edwards 6. 19 Joe Profit 7. 18 Nathan Johnson 18 Eric Foster 9. 17 Roosevelt Potts 10. 14 Irving Spikes 14 Jimmy Harris
Years 2004-07 2007-10 1991-92 2002-05 2010-Pres. 1967-70 1977-80 1993-95 1990-92 1993 1984-85
Longest Runs from Scrimmage 1. 97–Aubrey Wade vs. Delta State, 1956 2. 81–Harvey Johnson at Jacksonville State, 1973 3. 80–Marquis Williams vs. W. Michigan, 1997 80–Bobby Craighead at Indiana State, 1983 80–Nathan Johnson at Nicholls State, 1980 80–Joe Profit vs. UL-Lafayette, 1968 7. 78–Devone Payne vs. UL-Lafayette, 1961 78–Nathan Johnson vs. Fullerton State, 1979 9. 77–Greg Robinson at Southwest Texas, 1991 10. 75–Bob Carter vs. SE Oklahoma, 1951 75–Alex Stewart vs. North Dakota, 1974 75–Robert Johnson vs. SE Louisiana, 1977 13. 74--Kinsmon Lancaster at MTSU, 2008 74–Bob Carter vs. SE Oklahoma, 1951 74–Joe Profit vs. Louisiana Tech, 1970 74–Nathan Johnson at Lamar, 1978 17. 73–Kirby Arceneaux vs. Arkansas State, 1978 73–Alton Thomas vs. Louisiana Tech, 1966 19. 71–Joe Profit at Texas-Arlington, 1968 71–Press Berry at Louisiana College, 1952
Best Average Game (min 10 att.): 11.4, DeVontae McNeal, at Tulane, 2012 10.6, Calvin Dawson, Middle Tennessee, 2007 Season (min 20 att.): 8.9, Luther Ambrose, 2009 7.2, Isaiah Newsome, 2009 Career (min 50 att.): 6.2, Luther Ambrose, 2008-11 6.1, Greg Robinson, 1991-92
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Year 1993 2007 1972 2006 2009 1991 2002 1969 1992 1992
Most Yards Gained Game: 254, Irving Spikes vs. North Texas, 1993 Season: 1,563, Irving Spikes, 1993 Career: 3,378, Calvin Dawson, 2004-07
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Single-Season Rushing Yards Rnk Yards Name 1. 1,563 Irving Spikes 2. 1,414 Calvin Dawson 3. 1,328 Jimmy Edwards 4. 1,210 Calvin Dawson 5. 1,126 Frank Goodin 6. 1,103 Roosevelt Potts 7. 1,043 Bryant Jacobs 8. 1,027 Joe Profit 9. 1,011 Greg Robinson 10. 1,004 Roosevelt Potts
Most Rushes Game: 36, Jimmy Edwards vs. Arkansas State, 1972 Season: 281, Calvin Dawson, 2007 Career: 663, Calvin Dawson, 2004-07
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Most Touchdowns Game: 4, Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette, 1997 Season: 14, Irving Spikes, 1993 Career: 30, Calvin Dawson, 2004-07
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Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games 10, Calvin Dawson, 2006-07 Most 200-Yard Rushing Games Season: 3, Irving Spikes, 1993 Career: 3, Irving Spikes, 1993 Consecutive 200-Yard Rushing Games Season: 2, Irving Spikes, 1993
Most All-Purpose Attempts Game: 37, Jimmy Edwards at McNeese State, 1972 (33 R, 1 PR, 3 KOR) Season: 303, Jimmy Edwards, 1972 (280 R, 12 Rec., 1 PR, 10 KOR) Career: 678, Cisco Richard, 1987-90 Most All-Purpose Yards Game: 329, Calvin Dawson, 11/3/07 vs. MTSU (180 R, 67 Rec, 82 KOR) Season: 1,764, Jimmy Edwards, 1972 (1,328 R, 127 Rec., 309 KOR) Career: 4,712, Cisco Richard, 1987-90 Most All-Purpose Touchdowns Career: 33, (33 Rec), Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Team Records Single-Game Most Rushes..................................................80 vs. Drake, 1975 Most Yards..................................... 502 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Most TDs ............................................ 8 vs. SE Oklahoma,1951 ................................................................. 8 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Single-Season Most Rushes ................................................................581, 1983 Most Yards ................................................................2,581, 1983 Best Average ............................................................254.5, 1951 Most TDs ............................................................28, 1951 & 1992
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Top 50 All-Time Rushing Performances 1. 254 – 32 carries, Irving Spikes vs. North Texas, 1993 2. 250 – 27 carries, Greg Robinson vs. Alcorn State, 1992 (playoff) 3. 235 – 27 carries, Irving Spikes at Arkansas State, 1993 4. 231 – 32 carries, Irving Spikes vs. Idaho, 1993 (playoff) 5. 215 – 30 carries, Jimmy Edwards vs. SE Louisiana, 1972 6. 192 – 29 carries, Joe Profit vs. Northwestern State, 1970 7. 191 – 27 carries, Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee, 2011 8. 185 – 25 carries, Bryant Jacobs vs. Idaho, 2002 9. 184 – 28 carries, Joe Mitchell vs. Richmond, 1973 10. 180 – 17 carries, Calvin Dawson vs. Middle Tennessee, 2007 11. 179 – 26 carries, Calvin Dawson at Kentucky, 2006
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12. 176 – 28 carries, Jimmy Edwards at Nicholls State, 1972 13. 175 – 20 carries, Greg Robinson at Northwestern State, 1992 14. 174 – 23 carries, Michael Mitchell at UL-Lafayette, 1999
174 – 35 carries, Jimmy Edwards vs. Arkansas State, 1972
16. 170 – 33 carries, Jimmy Edwards vs. Northwestern State, 1972 17. 169 – 19 carries, Frank Goodin vs. Western Kentucky, 2009
169 – 25 carries, Joe Profit at Northwestern State, 1969
169 – 25 carries, Kevin Payne at Arkansas State, 2003
169 – 22 carries, Irving Spikes vs. Easterm Washington, 1993
21. 168 – 20 carries, Tommy Minvielle at Northwestern State, 1987 22. 167 – 33 carries, Jimmy Edwards at McNeese State, 1972 23. 163 – 19 carries, Frank Goodin vs. Florida International, 2009
163 – 24 carries, Irving Spikes at Southern Mississippi, 1993
25. 162 – 32 carries, Greg Schaff vs. Drake, 1975
162 – 30 carries, Roosevelt Potts at Northwestern State, 1991
27. 160 – 32 carries, Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette, 1997
160 – 29 carries, Bobby Scafidel at Louisiana Tech, 1967
29. 159 – 17 carries, Greg Robinson at Texas State, 1991
159 – 20 carries, Calvin Dawson at Troy, 2007
159 – 27 carries, Irving Spikes vs. Northwestern State, 1993
32. 158 – 22 carries, Isaiah Newsome vs. Texas Southern, 2009
158 – 23 carries, Joe Mitchell vs. Troy, 1973
158 – 22 carries, Bobby Craighead at Indiana State, 1983
158 – 20 carries, Nathan Johnson vs. Fullerton State, 1979
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36. 156 – 24 carries, Roosevelt Potts at North Texas, 1992
156 – 32 carries, Jimmy Edwards vs. Quantico, 1972
156 – 11 carries, Ken Newton at Texas-Arlington, 1963
39. 155 – 30 carries, Marquis Williams vs. Jacksonville State, 1996
155 – 14 carries, Robert Johnson vs. SE Louisiana, 1977
41. 153 – 23 carries, Harvey Johnson vs. Louisville, 1975 42. 152 – 29 carries, Roosevelt Potts at Nicholls State, 1990
152 – 12 carries, Joe Profit vs. Quantico, 1969
44. 151 – 28 carries, Marquis Williams vs. Northwestern State, 1997
151 – 26 carries, Joe Profit vs. Pensacola, 1970
151 – 31 carries, Irving Spikes vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1993
47. 150 -- 24 carries, Calvin Dawson vs. Tulsa, 2007 48. 149 – 23 carries, Joe Profit at McNeese State, 1968
149 – NA, Bob Carter vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, 1951
50. 148 – 12 carries, Neal Charles at West Texas A&M, 1976
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Att 122 143 131 219 182 281 213 134 150 248 205 103 88 158 100 231 165 144 107 246 159 239 218 148 106 143 128 108 98 209 101 80 151 140 123 94 97 119 100 165 280 192 158 211 134 142 135 92 130 117 48 75 74 117 121 81 98 NA NA 96 92
Yds TD 441 7 667 11 438 3 1,126 13 783 5 1,414 12 1,210 11 656 7 587 8 976 6 1,043 7 305 1 436 1 683 7 383 7 977 9 613 4 632 3 447 9 1,563 14 1,011 13 1,103 5 954 1 585 2 408 0 656 5 548 7 541 7 400 7 982 7 447 5 463 3 763 6 602 5 731 5 539 1 502 3 377 6 465 6 851 6 1,328 8 739 4 735 5 1,027 6 884 6 637 3 558 5 166 1 319 0 440 3 285 1 382 2 288 1 400 3 49 4 444 2 819 8 440 NA 246 NA 795 NA 735 NA
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Name, Years Steven Jyles (2002-05) Kolton Browning (2009-pres.) John Holman (1979-82) Raymond Philyaw (1993-96) Doug Pederson (1987-90) Kinsmon Lancaster (2005-08) Kolton Browning (2010-Pres.) Stan Humphries (1986-87) Andy Chance (1999-01) Wendal Lowrey (1991-92)
Single-Game Pass Attempts 1. 71 – Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 2. 67 – Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2011 3. 65 – John Holman vs Louisiana Tech, 1982 4. 59 – Kolton Browning vs WKU, 2011 59 – Kolton Browning vs FIU, 2011 6. 55 – Raymond Philyaw at Nevada, 1995 55 – Robert Cobb vs McNeese State, 1993 55 – John Holman vs McNeese State, 1980 9. 54 – John Holman vs McNeese State, 1982 10. 53 – Andre Vige at Idaho, 2001 53 – Cody Wells at Arkansas State, 2012 Single-Season Pass Attempts 1. 461 – John Holman, 1982 2. 436 – Doug Pederson, 1989 3. 419 – Kolton Browning, 2011 4. 389 – Kolton Browning, 2012 5. 379 – Steven Jyles, 2005 6. 378 – Kolton Browning, 2010 7. 368 – Steven Jyles, 2002 8. 366 – Steven Jyles, 2004 9. 360 – Steven Jyles, 2003 10. 351 – Raymond Philyaw, 1996
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Career Pass Attempts 1. 1,473 – Steven Jyles, 2002-05 2. 1,201 – John Holman, 1979-82 3. 1,186 – Kolton Browning, 2010-Pres. 4. 1,006 – Doug Pederson, 1987-90 5. 924 – Raymond Philyaw, 1993-96 6. 881 – Kinsmon Lancaster, 2005-08 7. 652 – Andy Chance, 1999-01 8. 587 – Stan Humphries, 1986-87 9. 562 – Andre Vige, 1998-01 10. 407 – Robert Cobb, 1990-93 Single-Game Pass Completions 1. 46 – Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 2. 42 – Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 3. 37 – Cody Wells at Arkansas State, 2012 4. 33 – Stan Humphries vs. E. Kentucky, 1987 33 – Kolton Browning at UL-Lafayette, 2011 6. 32 – John Holman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1982 32 – Steven Jyles vs. Fla. International, 2005 8. 31 – Kolton Browning at FIU, 2012 9. 30 – Doug Pederson vs. Lamar, 1988 10. 29 – John Holman vs. McNeese State, 1980 29 – Robert Cobb vs. McNeese State, 1993 29 – Andre Vige at Idaho, 2001 29 – Kolton Browning vs WKU, 2011
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Single-Season Pass Completions 1. 252 – Kolton Browning, 2012 2. 244 – Kolton Browning, 2011 3. 243 – Doug Pederson, 1989 4. 234 – Kolton Browning, 2010 5. 218 – John Holman, 1982
YDs 8,987 7,865 7,827 7,061 6,315 5,749 5,035 4,395 3,530 3,499
Most Yards Passing Per Game -- Team
Rank Avg. Year 1. 296.7 2012 2. 289.1 1981 3. 286.6 1987 4. 283.1 1993 5. 276.5 1982 6. 262.9 1985 7. 260.1 1996 8. 257.1 1980 9. 249.8 1992 10. 237.6 2011
6. 209 – Steven Jyles, 2005 7. 204 – Steven Jyles, 2004 8. 201 – Steven Jyles, 2003 9. 197 – Robert Cobb, 1993 10. 191 – Bubby Brister, 1985 Career Pass Completions 1. 795 – Steven Jyles, 2002-05 2. 730 – Kolton Browning, 2010-Pres. 3. 593 – John Holman, 1979-82 4. 556 – Doug Pederson, 1987-90 5. 509 – Kinsmon Lancaster, 2005-08 6. 477 – Raymond Philyaw, 1993-96 7. 355 – Andy Chance, 1999-01 8. 293 – Stan Humphries, 1986-87 9. 279 – Andre Vige, 1998-01 10. 235 – Robert Cobb, 1990-93 Single-Season Passing Yards 1. 3,008 – Robert Cobb, 1993 2. 2,964 – John Holman, 1982 3. 2,880 – Bubby Brister, 1985 4. 2,830 – Kolton Browning, 2012 5. 2,627 – Raymond Philyaw, 1995 6. 2,622 – Stan Humphries, 1987 7. 2,603 – Doug Pederson, 1989 8. 2,552 – Kolton Browning, 2010 9. 2,483 – Kolton Browning, 2011 10. 2,445 – Raymond Philyaw, 1996 Single-Season TD Passes 1. 29 – Robert Cobb, 1993 2. 27 – Kolton Browning, 2012 3. 22 – Raymond Philyaw, 1995 4. 20 – John Holman, 1982 5. 18 – Kolton Browning, 2010 18 – Kinsmon Lancaster, 2008 18 – Stan Humphries, 1987 8. 17 – Steven Jyles, 2002 17 – Andre Vige, 1998 17 – Bubby Brister, 1985 Career Touchdown Passes 1. 58 – Kolton Browning, 2010-Pres. 2. 55 – Steven Jyles, 2002-05 3. 52 – Raymond Philyaw, 1993-96 4. 51 – John Holman, 1979-82 5. 38 – Kinsmon Lancaster, 2005-08 6. 33 – Doug Pederson, 1987-90 7. 29 – Robert Cobb, 1990-93 29 – Stan Humphries, 1986-87 9. 24 – Wendal Lowrey, 1991-92 10. 23 – Andre Vige, 1998-01 Season 300-Yard Games Name, Year No. 1. Stan Humphries, 1987 7 2. Bubby Brister, 1985 5
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Career 300-Yard Games Name, Year No. 1. Stan Humphries, 1986-87 8 2. Doug Pederson, 1987-90 7 3. Raymond Philyaw, 1993-96 6 John Holman, 1979-82 6 5. Kolton Browning, 2010-pres. 5 Bubby Brister, 1984-85 5 7. Wendel Lowery, 1991-92 4 Robert Cobb, 1990-93 4 Steven Jyles, 2002-05 4 Consecutive 300-Yard Games 1. Doug Pederson, 1989-90 2. Raymond Philyaw, 1996 Raymond Philyaw, 1995 Robert Cobb, 1993 Wendal Lowrey, 1991 Doug Pederson, 1988 Stan Humphries, 1987 (2x) John Holman, 1982
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Consecutive 200-Yard Games 1. Kolton Browning, 2010 Stan Humphries, 1987
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TEAM RECORDS PASSING Single-Game Most Passes Attempted: 71, at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Most Passes Completed: 46, at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Most Passing Yards: 619, at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Most TD Passes: 5, vs. North Texas, 2010; vs. Portland St., 1998; at Nevada,1995; at McNeese St., 1992; at Stephen F. Austin, 1989; at Southeastern Louisiana, 1981 Best Passing Percentage: 85.0% (17-20), vs. Sam Houston State, 1990 Most Consecutive Completions: 12 (Trey Revell), vs. Texas Southern, 2009 Single-Season Most Attempts: Most Completions Best Percentage Most Yards Best Average Most TDs:
499, 2012 322, 2012 64.5% (322-499), 2012 62.8% (198 -315), 1992 3,560, 2012 303.9 yards, 1987 31, 2012
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Passing Records Year-by-Year Passing Leaders
Top 50 300-Yard Passing Games 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 41. 42. 44. 45. 47. 49.
619 – 71-46-1, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 486 – 55-26-1, Raymond Philyaw at Nevada, 1995 486 – 51-33-2, Stan Humphries vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1987 479 – 42-25-1, Raymond Philyaw at Central Florida, 1996 470 – 42-26-0, Steven Jyles vs. Utah State, 2002 461 – 55-29-7, John Holman vs. McNeese State, 1980 436 – 43-26-0, Stan Humphries vs. Marshall, 1987 412 – 67-42-1, Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 402 – 34-23-2, Wendal Lowrey vs. Eastern Washington, 1992 399 – 65-32-2, John Holman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1982 394 – 38-22-0, Raymond Philyaw vs. Northwestern State, 1995 394 – 41-27-1, John Holman at Louisiana Tech, 1981 384 – 49-32-1, Steven Jyles vs. Florida International, 2005 382 – 30-19-1, Stan Humphries vs. McNeese State, 1987 378 – 49-24-2, Stan Humphries at Southern Mississippi, 1986 377 – 41-25-0, Stan Humphries at Louisiana Tech, 1987 377 – 41-24-0, Kinsmon Lancaster at Kansas, 2006 369 – 35-25-1, Andy Chance vs. Nicholls State, 2000 365 – 29-59-1, Kolton Browning vs. Western Kentucky, 2011 358 – 31-17-0, Bubby Brister vs. Nicholls State, 1985 357 – 53-37-1, Cody Wells at Arkansas State, 2012 352 – 21-15-0, Wendal Lowrey at McNeese State, 1992 351 – 43-23-4, Stan Humphries vs. Arkansas State, 1987 350 – 54-25-1, John Holman vs. McNeese State, 1982 347 – 21-13-1, Robert Cobb vs. North Texas, 1993 346 – 27-18-0, Robert Cobb vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1993 343 – 31-17-0, Robert Cobb at Texas State, 1993 343 – 45-28-3, Doug Pederson vs. Texas State, 1990 339 – 48-27-1, Kolton Browning at FIU, 2010 339 – 48-26-0, Doug Pederson vs. Northwestern State, 1988 337 – 27-17-2, Bubby Brister vs. North Texas, 1985 336 – 29-19-1, Wendal Lowrey at Stephen F. Austin, 1991 335 – 27-22-0, Bubby Brister vs. Northwestern State, 1984 334 – 32-21-0, Raymond Philyaw at Mississippi State, 1995 333 – 26-17-0, Bubby Brister vs. Delta State, 1985 331 – 31-19-0, Doug Pederson at North Texas, 1990 330 – 40-24-2, Steven Jyles vs. Arkansas State, 2003 326 – 40-27-3, Joe Bruner vs. Eastern Michigan, 1975 324 – 34-25-1, Kolton Browning vs. North Texas, 2012 323 – 44-30-2, Doug Pederson vs. Lamar, 1988 322 – 20-14-0, Andre Vige vs. Nicholls State, 1998 320 – 25-15-0, Stan Humphries at Texas State, 1987 320 – 36-18-1, Stan Humphries vs. North Texas, 1987 315 – 28-20-1, Robert Cobb at Eastern Kentucky, 1993 310 – 35-22-2, Daniel Jeremiah vs. Central Florida, 1997 310 – 41-27-0, Raymond Philyaw vs. Northwestern State, 1996 309 – 22-10-1, Mike Howell vs. Louisiana Tech, 1976 309 – 36-20-1, John Holman vs. Indiana State, 1981 308 – 41-22-2, Kolton Browning at Western Kentucky, 2012 308 – 39-22-1, Doug Pederson vs. North Texas, 1989 308 – 33-18-1, Raymond Philyaw at Auburn, 1996
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Year Player A-C-I 2012: Kolton Browning 389-252-7 2011: Kolton Browning 419-244-8 2010: Kolton Browning 378-234-12 2009: Trey Revell 210-121-12 2008: Kinsmon Lancaster 313-186-7 2007: Kinsmon Lancaster 294-174-10 *2006: Kinsmon Lancaster 250-142-14 2005: Steven Jyles 379-209-10 2004: Steven Jyles 366-204-12 2003: Steven Jyles 360-201-12 2002: Steven Jyles 368-181-9 2001: Andy Chance 196-103-6 2000: Andy Chance 210-111-8 1999: Andy Chance 246-141-8 1998: Andre Vige 284-136-9 1997: Daniel Jeremiah 229-120-7 1996: Raymond Philyaw 351-173-8 1995: Raymond Philyaw 320-167-7 1994: Raymond Philyaw 243-131-7 *1993: Robert Cobb 345-197-8 *1992: Wendal Lowrey 227-147-9 *1991: Wendal Lowrey 136-80-7 *1990: Doug Pederson 341-190-14 1989: Doug Pederson 436-243-15 1988: Doug Pederson 226-121-12 *1987: Stan Humphries 338-176-15 1986: Stan Humphries 249-117-11 *1985: Bubby Brister 342-191-14 1984: Rodney Horn 248-115-11 1983: Rodney Horn 144-64-6 *1982: John Holman 461-218-16 1981: John Holman 296-146-12 1980: John Holman 350-187-20 1979: John Holman 94-42-6 1978: Kirby Arceneaux 171-79-15 1977: Bud Cespiva 74-31-9 1976: Mike Howell 210-81-15 1975: Joe Bruner 312-160-15 1974: Scotty Dyer 277-89-16 1973: Scotty Dyer 50-21-6 1972: Don Smith 112-50-8 1971: Don Smith 193-75-15 1970: Allen Taylor 170-75-17 1969: Mike Audirsch 169-67-14 1968: Steve Mansur 113-48-8 1967: Terry Reisig 98-47-5 1966: Steve Mansur 97-34-11 1965: Steve Mansur 98-34-9 1964: Johnny Garrison 45-20-6 1963: Bookie Shillcutt 57-25-7 1962: Ronnie Myrick 52-22-5 1961: Ronnie Myrick 57-25-6 1960: Don Wattigny 62-21-6 1959: Bob Randel 88-37-6 1958: Everett Reynolds 59-39-6 1957: Nathan Zametto 29-15-4 1956: Everett Reynolds 21-12-0 1955: unavailable 1954: Pete Chambless N/A 1953: Mark Boatright 27 comp. 1952: unavailable 1951: Lloyd Ray 78-31 *Led Conference
Yds 2,830 2,483 2,552 1,739 2,040 1,866 1,789 2,235 2,322 2,112 2,318 1,054 1,149 1,327 1,967 1,450 2,445 2,627 1,893 3,008 2,190 1,309 2,152 2,603 1,549 2,622 1,773 2,880 1,436 1,067 2,964 1,908 2,444 511 1,229 440 1,511 2,025 1,270 268 633 1,022 878 932 593 510 423 461 225 337 198 322 279 445 604 246 251
TD 27 13 18 12 18 13 7 12 12 14 17 4 2 5 17 9 16 22 13 29 16 8 10 16 7 18 11 17 10 10 20 15 15 1 6 4 10 7 7 0 3 8 7 8 3 5 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 5 8 5 4
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Passing Records Top 50 Pass Plays
Most Passes Attempted Game: 71, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 461, John Holman, 1982 Career: 1,455, Steven Jyles, 2002-05
(60 yards or more; NS - non-scoring) 1.
96–Wendal Lowrey to Vincent Brisby at Stephen F. Austin, 1991
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90–Andre Vige to Tony Akins vs. Nicholls State, 1998
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86–Ches Liles to Stepfret Williams vs. Alcorn State, 1992 (playoff )
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85–Walter Phythian to Charles Andrews at Arkansas State, 1986
85–John Holman to Alfred Kinney vs. Nicholls State, 1981
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82–Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye at FIU, 2010 (NS)
82–Andre Vige to Marty Booker vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1998 (NS)
82–Raymond Philyaw to Keith Dailey at Fresno State, 1995
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81–Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye vs. UL-Lafayette, 2012
81–Kirby Arceneaux to John Floyd vs. SE Louisiana, 1978
81–Kirby Arceneaux to John Floyd vs. Nicholls State, 1977
81–Wayne Matherne to Don Zimmerman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1970
Most Passes Completed Game: 46, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 252, Kolton Browning, 2012 Career: 781, Steven Jyles, 2002-05
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13. 80–Don Smith to Larry Gene at Mississippi State, 1972
80–Robert Cobb to Stepfret Williams at Eastern Kentucky, 1993 (NS)
80–Kirby Arceneaux to John Floyd vs. Northwestern State, 1978
16. 79–Robert Cobb to Dennis Bamburg vs. North Texas, 1993 17. 78–Raymond Philyaw to Chris Hearron vs. Central Florida, 1995
78–Bob Lane to Bobby Craighead at SE Louisiana, 1981 77–Steven Jyles to Mack Vincent vs. McNeese State, 2002
77–Wendal Lowrey to Vincent Brisby at McNeese State, 1992
77–Bubby Brister to Chad Peterson vs. Delta State, 1985
77–Mike Howell to John Floyd vs. Louisiana Tech, 1976
24. 76–Steven Jyles to Drouzon Quillen vs. Florida International, 2004
76–Andre Vige to Tony Akins vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1998
76–Andre Vige to Marty Booker vs. Nicholls State, 1998
76–Raymond Philyaw to Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995
76–Bob Lane to Bobby Craighead at SE Louisiana, 1981
Most Consecutive Games Throwing TD Passes Season: 11, Kolton Browning, 2012 Career: 12, Kolton Browning, 2011-12 (1 in 2011, 11 in 2012) Most Consecutive Passes Without Interception Season: 164, Steven Jyles, 2002 (four full games, parts of two others) Career: 173, Kinsmon Lanacster, 2007-08
29. 75--Trey Revell to Luther Ambrose at Texas, 2009
75–Doug Pederson to Jeff Steele at Stephen F. Austin, 1989
31. 73–Robert Cobb to Stepfret Williams vs. Idaho, 1993 (playoff ) 32. 72–Andre Vige to Tony Akins vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 1998
72–Raymond Philyaw to Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1994
72–Stan Humphries to Mike Manzullo vs. McNeese State, 1987
72–Lloyd Ray to Jack Brown at Arkansas A&M, 1952
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36. 71–Raymond Philyaw to Derrick Bridges at Cincinnati, 1996
71–Rodney Horn to Tag Rome at Texas-Arlington, 1983 (NS)
71–Everett Reynolds to Joe Driskill vs. Louisiana Tech, 1958
69–Rodney Horn to Bobby Craighead at Lamar, 1983
Most Passes Attempted in Quarter 25, Andre Vige at Western Michigan, 1998 (4th)
42. 68–Andre Vige to Marty Booker at Kansas State, 1998 (NS) 68–Mike Audirsch to Don Ryder vs. SE Louisiana, 1969
68–Bubby Brister to Benny Mitchell at Texas-Arlington, 1985
Most Pass Comp. in Quarter 15, Andre Vige at Western Michigan, 1998 (4th)
45. 67–Andy Chance to Darryl Carter vs. Nicholls State, 2000 (NS) 46. 66–Andy Chance to Derrick Bridges at Wyoming, 1999
66–Raymond Philyaw to Marty Booker at Central Florida, 1996 (NS)
66–Wendal Lowrey to Greg Robinson at McNeese State, 1992
66–Doug Pederson to Cisco Richard at North Texas, 1990
66–Walter Phythian to Cisco Richard at Nicholls Sate, 1988
66–John Holman to Bobby Craighead at SE Louisiana, 1981
Most Yards Passing in Quarter 207, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 (2nd) Most Passes Attempted in Half 42, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 (2nd) Most Passes Comp. in Half 27, Doug Pederson vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1989 (2nd)
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Most 50-Yard Passes Season: 9, Andre Vige, 1998; Bubby Brister, 1985 Career: 14, Raymond Philyaw, 1993-96
Most Consecutive Completions: 15, Trey Revell at Texas (3) and vs. Texas Southern (12), 2009
40. 69--Kinsmon Lancaster to Luther Ambrose vs. North Texas, 2008
Most 300-Yard Passing Games Season: 7, Stan Humphries, 1987 (had 2 in playoff games); 5, Bubby Brister, 1985 Career: 8, Stan Humphries, 1986-87
Longest Pass: 96, Wendal Lowrey to Vincent Brisby at Stephen F. Austin, 1991
39. 70–Ronald Lawrence to John Floyd at Tulsa, 1977
Highest Passing Percentage Game (min. 10 completions): 89.5% (17-19), Trey Revell vs. Texas Southern, 2009 Season (min. 200 att.): 64.8% (147-227), Wendal Lowrey, 1992 Career: Min. 300 att.: 62.7% (227-362), Wendal Lowrey, 1991-92 Min. 600 att.: 61.5% (730-1186), Kolton Browning, 2010-Pres. Best Efficiency Rating Season (min. 200 attempts): 161.1, Wendal Lowrey, 1992 Most Touchdown Passes Game: 5, Kolton Browning vs. North Texas, 2010; Andre Vige vs. Portland State, 1998; Raymond Philyaw at Nevada, 1995; Wendal Lowrey at McNeese State, 1992; Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 29, Robert Cobb, 1993 Career: 58, Kolton Browning, 2010-pres.
19. 77–Steven Jyles to Drouzon Quillen vs. Arkansas, 2004
Most Passing Yards Game: 619, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 3,008, Robert Cobb, 1993 Career: 8,987, Steven Jyles, 2002-05
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Most Yards Passing in Half 355, Stan Humphries vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1987 (NCAA playoff, 2nd) Most TD Passes in Half 4, Wendal Lowrey at McNeese State, 1992 (1st)
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Receiving Records Career Receiving Yards
Career Touchdown Receptions
PLAYER 1. Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 2. Marty Booker, 1995-98 3. Mack Vincent 2000-03 4. John Floyd, 1975-78 5. Brent Leonard 6. Jackie Harris, 1986-89 7. LaGregory Sapp, 2005-09 8. Drouzon Quillen, 2002, 04-05 9. Darrell McNeal, 2006-09 10. Cisco Richard, 1987-90
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REC 168 178 203 105 202 147 117 121 168 179
YDS 3,177 2,784 2,673 2,238 2,216 2,107 2,060 1,979 1,878 1,874
Single-Season Touchdown Receptions PLAYER REC 1. Stepfret Williams, 1995 66 2. Marty Booker, 1998 75 3. Brent Leonard, 2012 97 Stepfret Williams, 1994 57 Stepfret Williams, 1993 40 6. Drouzon Quillen, 2005 45 Mack Vincent, 2003 62 Vincent Brisby, 1992 56 Rubin Jones, 1971 32 Alfred Kinney, 1981 44
YDS 1,056 1,168 1,042 1,106 929 707 700 1,050 577 782
TD 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
Career Receptions PLAYER 1. Mack Vincent 2000-03 2. Brent Leonard, 2009-pres. 3. Cisco Richard, 1987-90 4. Marty Booker, 1995-98 5. Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Darrell McNeal, 2006-09 7. Jackie Harris, 1986-89 8. Drouzon Quillen, 2002, 04-05 9. Tag Rome, 1980-83 LaGregory Sapp, 2005-09
REC 203 202 179 178 168 168 147 121 117 117
YDS 2,673 2,216 1,874 2,784 3,177 1,878 2,107 1,979 1,763 2,060
AVG 13.1 11.0 10.5 15.6 18.9 11.2 14.3 16.4 15.1 17.6
Single-Season Receptions PLAYER 1. Brent Leonard, 2012 2. Mack Vincent, 2002 3. Marty Booker, 1998 4. Brent Leonard, 2011 5. Stepfret Williams, 1995 6. Luther Ambrose, 2010 Cisco Richard, 1990 8. Mack Vincent, 2003 9. Cisco Richard, 1989 10. Stepfret Williams, 1994
REC 97 79 75 69 66 65 65 62 61 57
YDS 1,042 1,198 1,168 751 1,056 752 617 700 481 1,106
Single-Season Receiving Yards PLAYER 1. Mack Vincent, 2002 2. Marty Booker, 1998 3. Stepfret Williams, 1994 4. Stepfret Williams, 1995 5. Vincent Brisby, 1992 6. Brent Leonard, 2012 7. John Floyd, 1976 8. Stepfret Williams, 1993 9. Marty Booker, 1996 10. LaGregory Sapp, 2006
REC 79 75 57 66 56 97 45 40 51 43
YDS 1,198 1,168 1,106 1,056 1,050 1,042 986 929 857 796
Most Receptions Game: 16, Jackie Harris vs. Lamar, 1988 Season: 97, Brent Leonard, 2012 Career: 203, Mack Vincent, 2000-03
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Most Yards Game: 264, Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995 Season: 1,198, Mack Vincent, 2002 Career: 3,177, Stepfret Williams, 1992-95
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 10.
PLAYER Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Marty Booker, 1995-98 Drouzon Quillen, 2002, 04-05 Mack Vincent 2000-03 Brent Leonard, 2009-pres. Vincent Brisby, 1990-92 Darrell McNeal, 2006-09 Rubin Jones, 1968-70,72 Alfred Kinney, 1979-82 John Floyd, 1975-78
REC 168 178 121 203 202 97 168 92 92 105
YDS TD 3,177 33 2,784 23 1,979 19 2,673 18 2,216 17 1,864 17 1,878 16 1,502 16 1,526 15 2,238 14
Most TD Receptions Game: 4, Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama, 2012; Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995 Season: 12, Stepfret Williams, 1995 Career: 33, Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Highest Average Per Reception Game: 55.5 yards (min. four catches), Bobby Craighead at Southeastern Louisiana, 1981, 4 catches, 222 yards Season: 23.5 yards (min. 20 receptions), Chris Jones, 1985, 33 receptions; 26.3 (min. 10 receptions), Joe Driskill, 1958, 12 receptions Career: 21.3 yards, John Floyd, 1975-78 Most 200-Yard Receiving Games Season: 2, Vincent Brisby, 1992 Career: 3, Vincent Brisby, 1990-92 Most 100-Yard Receiving Games Season: 6, Stepfret Williams, 1994 Career: 16, Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Most 10-Reception Games Season: 4, Brent Leonard, 2012 Career: 6, Brent Leonard, 2009-pres.; Marty Booker, 1995-98 Most 50-Yard Receptions Game: 3, Bobby Craighead (78, 76, 66) at SE Louisiana, 1981 Season: 6, Benny Mitchell, 1985; 5, Marty Booker, 1998 Career: 11, Stepfret Williams, 1992-95; 11, John Floyd, 1975-78 Most Yards by Two Receivers Game: 362, Marty Booker (218) and Derrick Bridges (144) at Central Florida, 1996 Single-Game Receptions Player 1. Jackie Harris 2. Brent Leonard 3. Brent Leonard Brent Leonard 5. Stepfret Williams Chris Jones 7. Brent Leonard Brent Leonard Marty Booker Benny Mitchell 11. Brent Leonard Darrell McNeal Mack Vincent Mack Vincent Sean Brown Marty Booker Marty Booker Marty Booker Marty Booker Marty Booker Keith Gardner Stepfret Williams Vincent Brisby Jackie Harris Cisco Richard Jackie Harris Tag Rome Bobby Lewis John Floyd John Floyd
Rec-Yds. Opponent 16-155 Lamar 14-134 Arkansas State 13-98 FIU 13-92 TCU 12-167 Mississippi State 12-214 Northwestern State 11-168 UL-Lafayette 11-112 Arkansas 11-133 Arkansas 11-159 Texas-Arlington 10-145 Arkansas State 10-84 Middle Tennessee 10-124 Stephen F. Austin 10-169 Idaho 10-82 Middle Tennessee 10-147 Portland State 10-101 Western Michigan 10-194 Nicholls State 10-152 Hawaii 10-218 Central Florida 10-130 Northwestern State 10-264 Nevada 10-227 UL-Lafayette 10-110 North Texas 10-45 Arkansas State 10-75 Northwestern State 10-135 SE Louisiana 10-183 Louisiana Tech 10-203 Louisiana Tech 10-203 West Texas A&M
Yr 1988 2012 2012 2011 1995 1981 2012 2012 1996 1985 2011 2008 2003 2002 1999 1998 1998 1998 1997 1996 1996 1995 1992 1989 1989 1988 1982 1982 1976 1976
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Top 50 All-Time Receiving Games
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 36. 37. 40. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 49.
Yds. 264 227 222 218 214 206 206 203 200 197 194 189 187 186 183 182 182 179 179 176 173 171 170 169 168 167 166 166 165 164 161 160 159 159 159 156 155 155 155 153 153 152 150 147 146 145 145 145 144 144 144
No. Player 10 Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995 10 Vincent Brisby at UL-Lafayette, 1992 4 Bobby Craighead at SE Louisiana, 1981 10 Marty Booker at Central Florida, 1996 12 Chris Jones at Northwestern State, 1981 8 Jeff Steele at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 7 Vincent Brisby at Stephen F. Austin, 1991 10 John Floyd at West Texas A&M, 1976 8 Vincent Brisby vs. Eastern Washington, 1992 6 John Floyd vs. Louisiana Tech, 1976 10 Marty Booker vs. Nicholls State, 1998 4 Benny Mitchell vs. North Texas, 1985 7 LaGregory Sapp vs. North Texas, 2009 7 Mack Vincent vs. Utah State, 2002 10 Bobby Lewis vs. Louisiana Tech, 1982 7 Marty Booker at Auburn, 1996 7 John Floyd vs. Northwestern State, 1978 7 Vincent Brisby vs. North Texas, 1991 5 Vincent Brisby at McNeese State, 1992 6 Stepfret Williams vs. Weber State, 1994 7 Mack Vincent vs. McNeese State, 2002 4 Tony Akins vs. UL-Lafayette, 1998 5 Chris Jones vs. Nicholls State, 1985 10 Mack Vincent vs. Idaho, 2002 11 Brent Leonard vs. UL-Lafayette, 2012 12 Stepfret Williams at Mississippi State, 1995 8 Mack Vincent at UL-Lafayette, 2003 6 Chris Jones vs. Delta State, 1985 6 Dennis Bamburg vs. North Texas, 1993 4 Kenny Burton at Nevada, 1990 (playoff ) 7 Tavarese Maye at Troy, 2011 6 Stepfret Williams at Wyoming, 1994 9 Marty Booker vs. Central Florida, 1997 11 Benny Mitchell at Texas-Arlington, 1985 5 John Floyd at Tulsa, 1977 6 Jackie Harris vs. Arkansas State, 1987 16 Jackie Harris vs. Lamar, 1988 6 Bobby Lewis vs. McNeese State, 1980 6 John Floyd at McNeese State, 1978 7 Drouzon Quillen vs. Utah State, 2002 7 Jackie Harris vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1987 10 Marty Booker at Hawaii, 1997 4 Alfred Kinney vs. Nicholls State, 1981 10 Marty Booker vs. Portland State, 1998 7 Tavarese Maye at FIU, 2010 10 Brent Leonard vs. Arkansas State, 2011 4 Stepfret Williams vs. North Texas, 1993 9 Kenny Burton vs. Texas State, 1990 5 Derrick Bridges at Central Florida, 1996 5 Stepfret Williams at Eastern Kentucky, 1993 6 Harvey Johnson vs. Jacksonville State, 1974
Vincent Brisby
JEff Steele
Longest ULM Receptions (NS - non-scoring) 1. 96 – Wendal Lowrey to Vincent Brisby at Stephen F. Austin, 1991 2. 90 – Andre Vige to Tony Akins vs. Nicholls State, 1998 3. 86 – Ches Liles to Stepfret Williams vs. Alcorn State, 1992 4. 85 – Walter Phythian to Charles Andrews at Arkansas State, 1986 85 – John Holman to Alfred Kinney vs. Nicholls State, 1981 6. 82 – Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye at FIU, 2010 (NS) 82 – Andre Vige to Marty Booker vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1998 (NS) 82 – Raymond Philyaw to Keith Dailey at Fresno State, 1995 9. 81 – Kolton Browning to Tavarese Maye vs. UL-Lafayette, 2012 81 – Kirby Arceneaux to John Floyd vs. Southeastern La., 1978 81 – Kirby Arceneaux to John Floyd vs. Nicholls State, 1977 81 – Wayne Matherne to Don Zimmerman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1970 ULM
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Year Player 2012: WR Brent Leonard 2011: WR Brent Leonard 2010: WR Luther Ambrose 2009: WR LaGregory Sapp 2008: WR Darrell McNeal 2007: WR Darrell McNeal 2006: WR LaGregory Sapp 2005: WR Drouzon Quillen 2004: WR Drouzon Quillen 2003: WR Mack Vincent *2002: WR Mack Vincent 2001: WR Mack Vincent 2000: WR Kevin Stevenson 1999: WR Sean Brown 1998: WR Marty Booker 1997: WR Marty Booker 1996: WR Marty Booker 1995: WR Stepfret Williams 1994: WR Stepfret Williams *1993: WR Stepfret Williams *1992: WR Vincent Brisby *1991: RB Erich Cox *1990: RB Cisco Richard 1989: RB Cisco Richard *1988: TE Jackie Harris 1987: TE Jackie Harris RB Jeff Steele 1986: WR Benny Mitchell 1985: WR Chris Jones WR Benny Mitchell WR Mike Manzullo *1984: TE Joey Evans 1983: TE Joey Evans *1982: WR Tag Rome 1981: WR Alfred Kinney 1980: WR Tag Rome 1979: WR Tony Morrison 1978: WR John Floyd 1977: WR John Floyd 1976: WR John Floyd WR Frank Maxwell 1975: TE Fred Coleman 1974: E Harvey Johnson 1973: E Rusty Brown 1972: WR Rubin Jones 1971: WR Rubin Jones 1970: E Don Zimmerman 1969: E Al Miller 1968: E Al Miller 1967: E Al Miller 1966: RB Alton Thomas RB Dalton LeBlanc 1965: E Kenneth Holland 1964: E Stanley Wilson 1963: RB Alton Thomas 1962: E Bo-Dick Smith 1961: RB Ken Newton E Gene Harbert 1960: E Charlie Barnes 1959: E Charlie Barnes 1958: E Joe Driskill 1957: E Joe Driskill RB Don Reynolds 1956: E Joe Driskill 1951-55: Unavailable *Led Conference
Rec 97 69 65 40 51 54 43 45 44 62 79 47 40 37 75 44 51 56 57 40 56 49 65 61 43 37 37 30 33 33 33 47 23 46 44 41 19 29 30 45 45 43 37 11 30 32 25 17 30 36 11 11 19 6 15 6 7 7 17 13 12 7 7 6
Yds TD 1,042 10 751 4 752 6 784 3 558 4 502 4 796 3 707 9 758 7 700 9 1,198 7 619 2 432 1 304 1 1,168 11 621 5 857 6 1,056 12 1,106 10 929 10 1,050 9 535 0 617 5 481 1 512 2 709 3 397 3 518 3 774 4 751 5 393 4 672 4 381 2 604 4 782 9 562 1 276 0 649 5 573 4 986 5 648 6 580 0 502 2 132 0 410 1 577 9 392 2 223 0 361 3 436 2 201 1 106 0 257 0 94 0 201 1 45 0 85 0 72 1 195 2 84 0 316 3 85 3 71 0 107 2
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Total Offense Records Career Total Offense PLAYER
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Steven Jyles, 2002-05 Kolton Browning, 2010-Pres. John Holman, 1979-82 Kinsmon Lancaster, 2005-08 Raymond Philyaw, 1993-96 Doug Pederson, 1987-90 Stan Humphries, 1986-87 Andy Chance, 1999-01 Wendal Lowrey, 1991-92 Calvin Dawson, 2004-07
Single-Season Total Offense PLAYER
Kolton Browning
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Kolton Browning, 2012 Robert Cobb, 1993 Kolton Browning, 2011 Kolton Browning, 2010 Steven Jyles, 2004 John Holman, 1982 Stan Humphries, 1987 Bubby Brister, 1985 Kinsmon Lancaster, 2008 Steven Jyles, 2005
PLAYS 1,909 1,622 1,377 1,286 1,113 1,213 701 904 439 663
RUSH 1,247 1,269 -25 1,557 -42 -223 87 572 5 3,378
PASS 8,987 7,865 7,827 5,749 7,061 6,315 4,395 3,530 3,499 0
TOT 10,234 9,134 7,802 7,306 7,019 6,092 4,482 4,102 3,504 3,378
PLAYS 511 373 562 549 516 519 414 425 444 518
RUSH 441 -43 443 385 587 -123 146 -176 614 436
PASS 2,830 3,008 2,483 2,552 2,322 2,964 2,622 2,880 2,040 2,235
TOT 3,271 2,965 2,925 2,937 2,909 2,841 2,768 2,704 2,654 2,671
Most Plays Game: 84 (59 pass, 25 rush), Kolton Browning vs. FIU, 2011 Season: 562, Kolton Browning, 2011 Career: 1,909 Steven Jyles, 2002- 05 Most Total Yards Gained Game: 595 (619 pass,-24 rush), Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Season: 3,271, Kolton Browning, 2012 Career: 10,234, Steven Jyles, 2002-05 Best Total Offense Average Game: 14.2 (22 plays, 312 yards), Andre Vige vs. Nicholls State, 1998 Season: 301.5 yards, Stan Humphries, 1987
TD 76 74 53 49 57 34 34 17 25 30
TD 34 29 18 22 20 20 22 18 22 21
Season Average 1. 473.8 1993 2. 453.2 1992 3. 442.7 2012 4. 414.9 1987 5. 393.4 1981 6. 392.3 2009 392.3 1982 8. 390.6 2011 9. 385.7 2007 10. 381.2 1985
Most Plays In A Quarter 30, Kolton Browning vs. Western Kentucky, 2011 (4th) Most Yards In A Quarter 223, Kolton Browning vs. Western Kentucky, 2011 (4th)
Joe PRofit
Most Plays In A Half 49, Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 (2nd) Most Yards In A Half 372, Stan Humphries vs. Eastern. Kentucky, 1987 (2nd) Most 300-Yard Games Season: 7, Stan Humphries, 1987 Career: 13, Kolton Browning, 2010-pres. Most 250-Yard Games Career: 19, Kolton Browning, 2010-pres. Team Records Single-Game Most Plays: 103 (35 rush, 68 pass) vs. Arkansas, 2012 Most Yards: 742 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Season Most Plays:............................................................................939, 2011 Most Yards: ...........................5,312 (1,752 r; 3,560 p), 2012 Best Average Per Game: ............................................ 473.8, 1993
Doug Pederson bubby brister ULM
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Single-Game Total Offense 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30.
595, Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 Rush: 7-(-24) Pass: 71-46-1-619 521, Stan Humphries vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1987 Rush: 12-35 Pass: 51-33-2-486 495, Steven Jyles vs. Utah State, 2002 Rush: 8-25 Pass: 43-26-0-470 487, Raymond Philyaw at Nevada,1995 Rush: 2-1 Pass: 55-26-1-486 481, Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 Rush: 16-69 Pass: 67-42-1-412 452, Raymond Philyaw at Central Florida, 1996 Rush: 7-(-27) Pass: 42-25-1-479 439, John Holman vs. McNeese State, 1980 Rush: 4-(-22) Pass: 55-29-7-461 432, Steven Jyles vs. Florida International, 2005 Rush: 9-48 Pass: 49-32-1-384 424, Raymond Philyaw vs. Northwestern St., 1995 Rush: 8-30 Pass: 38-22-0-394 417, Stan Humphries vs. Marshall, 1987 Rush: 11-(-19) Pass: 43-26-0-436 409, Kolton Browning at FIU, 2010 Rush: 19-70 Pass: 38-27-1-339 407, Kinsmon Lancaster at Kansas, 2006 Rush: 11-30 Pass: 41-24-0-377 402, Kinsmon Lancaster vs. Middle Tenn., 2007 Rush: 16-138 Pass: 24-32-2-264 396, Wendal Lowrey vs. Eastern Washington, 1992 Rush: 4-(-6) Pass: 34-23-2-402 395, John Holman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1982 Rush: 3-(-4) Pass: 65-32-2-399 394, Kolton Browning vs. Western Kentucky, 2011 Rush:15-29 Pass: 29-59-1-365 394, Stan Humphries at Louisiana Tech, 1987 Rush: 11-17 Pass: 41-25-0-377 393, John Holman at Louisiana Tech, 1981 Rush: 2-(-1) Pass: 41-27-1-394 391, Stan Humphries vs. Arkansas State, 1987 Rush: 14-40 Pass: 43-23-4-351 382, Stan Humphries vs. McNeese State, 1987 Rush: 7-0 Pass: 30-19-1-382 380, Andy Chance at Tulsa, 1999 Rush: 21-122 Pass: 35-25-0-258 378, Stan Humphries at Southern Mississippi, 1986 Rush: 4-0 Pass: 49-24-2-378 377, Kolton Browning at Western Kentucky, 2012 Rush: 17-69 Pass: 41-22-2-308 360, Wendal Lowrey at Stephen F. Austin, 1991 Rush: 4-24 Pass: 29-19-1-336 357, Doug Pederson vs. Texas State, 1990 Rush: 4-14 Pass: 45-28-3-343 352, Cody Wells at Arkansas State, 2012 Rush: 6-(-5) Pass: 53-37-1-357 352, Wendal Lowrey at McNeese State, 1992 Rush: 5-0 Pass: 21-15-0-352 351, Doug Pederson vs. Lamar, 1988 Rush: 14-28 Pass: 44-30-2-323 350, Kolton Browning at Arkansas State, 2010 Rush: 18-83 Pass: 32-19-2-267 349, Kolton Browning at UL-Lafayette, 2011 Rush: 11-91 Pass: 33-43-0-258
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Stan Humphries
Jimmy Edwards
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Year Player 2012: QB Kolton Browning 2011: QB Kolton Browning 2010: QB Kolton Browning 2009: QB Trey Revell 2008: QB Kinsmon Lancaster 2007: QB Kinsmon Lancaster 2006: QB Kinsmon Lancaster *2005: QB Steven Jyles 2004: QB Steven Jyles 2003: QB Steven Jyles 2002: QB Steven Jyles 2001: QB Andy Chance 2000: QB Andy Chance 1999: QB Andy Chance 1998: QB Andre Vige 1997: QB Daniel Jeremiah 1996: QB Raymond Philyaw 1995: QB Raymond Philyaw 1994: QB Raymond Philyaw *1993: QB Robert Cobb 1992: QB Wendal Lowrey 1991: QB Wendal Lowrey *1990: QB Doug Pederson 1989: QB Doug Pederson 1988: QB Doug Pederson *1987: QB Stan Humphries 1986: QB Stan Humphries 1985: QB Bubby Brister 1984: QB Rodney Horn 1983: QB Rodney Horn 1982: QB John Holman 1981: QB John Holman 1980: QB John Holman 1979: QB John Holman 1978: QB Kirby Arceneaux 1977: QB Bud Cespiva 1976: QB Mike Howell 1975: QB Joe Bruner 1974: QB Scotty Dyer 1973: HB Joe Mitchell 1972: HB Jimmy Edwards 1971: QB Don Smith 1970: HB Joe Profit 1969: HB Joe Profit 1968: HB Joe Profit 1967: QB Steve Mansur 1966: QB Steve Mansur 1965: QB Steve Mansur 1964: QB Johnny Garrison 1963: FB Willie Ragan 1962: QB Ronnie Myrick 1961: QB Ronnie Myrick 1960: QB Don Wattigney 1959: QB Bob Randel 1958: QB Everett Reynolds 1957: FB Lloyd Ray Smith *1956: HB Aubrey Wade 1955: HB Aubrey Wade 1954: QB Pete Chambless 1953: FB Lloyd Ray Smith 1952: unavailable 1951: HB Bob Carter *Led Conference
Plays Yds 511 3,271 562 2,926 549 2,552 305 2,093 444 2,654 401 2,264 361 2,122 518 2,671 516 2,909 422 2,171 453 2,483 257 1,163 271 1,174 376 1,765 332 1,822 274 1,546 419 2,359 369 2,584 287 1,988 373 2,965 281 2,199 158 1,305 384 2,092 503 2,464 322 1,538 414 2,768 287 1,714 425 2,704 248 1,436 228 1,318 519 2,841 322 1,894 382 2,389 153 678 295 1,393 178 623 311 1,845 370 2,035 362 1,615 167 851 281 1,328 266 1,145 159 735 211 1,027 134 884 185 817 239 882 190 627 176 544 117 440 119 399 123 593 119 400 110 406 107 764 81 444 121 862 --- 585 --- 472 --- 500 ---
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TD 34 18 22 17 22 14 12 21 20 15 20 6 4 8 17 10 19 22 15 29 16 9 11 24 7 22 12 18 11 11 20 15 16 2 7 7 13 14 12 6 8 8 5 6 6 3 7 3 0 3 5 5 3 5 14 2 8 ---------
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Defensive Records Career Total Tackles
PLAYER, YEARS PLAYED 1. Harold Thompson, 1976-79 2. Rod Moon, 1987-90 3. Ronnie Washington, 1982-84 4. Chris Harris, 2001-04 5. Cardia Jackson, 2006-09 6. Ricky Sanders, 1979-82 7. Terry Jones, 1984-87 8. Cyril Crutchfield, 1985-88 9. Glenn Fleming, 1973-75 10. Brian Taylor, 1995-98
Terry Jones
Pos. LB LB LB DB LB LB LB FS DT FS
Team Records Single-Game by Opponent Fewest Yards Rushing: -80 by Nicholls State, 1973 Fewest Yards Passing: -5 by Sam Houston, 1988 Fewest Yards Total: 42 by Nicholls State, 1973 Fewest First Downs: 3 by Jacksonville State, 1960 Fewest Passes Completed: 0, by several teams Most Fumbles by Opposition: 8 by UL-Lafayette, 1983; Arkansas State, 1982; Lamar, 1975; Cincinnati, 1974; Stephen F. Austin, 1968 Most Punts Blocked: 1 vs. several teams, last vs. South Alabama, 2012 Most Interceptions: 6 vs. Nicholls State, 1984 Most Yards on Interceptions: 174 vs. Northwestern State, 1999 Most Opposition Turnovers: 8 by Texas State, 1987; UL-Lafayette, 1983; McNeese State, 1972; Stephen F. Austin, 1968 Most Field Goals Blocked: 2 vs. Memphis, 2000; vs. West Texas A&M, 1975 Single-Season Fewest Yards Rushing: 632, 2000 Fewest Avg. Yards Rushing: 57.5, 2000 Fewest Yards Passing: 482, 1956 Fewest Avg. Yards Passing: 48.2, 1956 Fewest Total Yards: 1,624, 1951 Fewest Avg. Yards in Total Offense: 201.7, 1966 Fewest Points: 96, 2000 Fewest Yards on Punt Returns: 3.45, 1983 Most Shutouts: 4, 1978 Most Interceptions: 27, 1982 Most Yards on Interceptions: 300, 1982 Most Total Tackles Game: 25 (21-4), FS Conrad Clarks vs. Nevada, 1994 Season: 175, LB Harold Thompson, 1977 Career: 509 (276-233), LB Harold Thompson, 1976-79
rod moon
Most Solo Tackles Game: 21, FS Conrad Clarks vs. Nevada, 1994 Season: 113, NG Glenn Fleming, 1975 Career: 276, LB Harold Thompson, 1976-79 Most Assisted Tackles Game: 15, Roy Binion vs. Tulsa, 1977 Season: 90, LB Harold Thompson, 1977 Career: 233, LB Harold Thompson, 1976-79 Most Quarterback Sacks Game: 5.5 (for 31 yds), DE Steve Foley vs. UCF, 1997 Season: 18.5 -134 yds, DE Steve Foley, 1997 Career: 27-143 yds, James Folston, 1990-93 Most Tackles For Loss Game: 5.5 (for 31 yds), DE Steve Foley vs. UCF, 1997 Season: 26.5 -155 yds, DE Steve Foley, 1997 Career: 41.5 -195 yds, DE Brandon Guillory, 2002-05
Glenn flemming ULM
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Solo 276 228 238 204 241 209 209 206 209 227
Most Fumbles Recovered Game: 3, DB Cyril Crutchfield vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1986 3, DE Erick Stephens at Arkansas State, 1971 Season: 4, DE Gary Strawhun, 1970 4, LB Steve Lorio, 1972 4, DE Glenn Egan, 1983 4, DE Phil Williams, 1983 4, DT John Brown, 1991 4, FS Brian Taylor, 1998 4, SS Dedrick Buckels, 2000 Career: 7, DE Frank Landry, 1971-74 7, DE Glenn Egan, 1981-83 7, CB Chaz Williams, 2004-06
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Asst 233 169 158 179 140 158 151 146 158 89
Total 509 397 396 383 381 367 360 352 323 316
Longest Fumble Returns 1. 99 – Paul McElroy vs. Lamar, 1976 2. 80 – Chaz Williams vs. UL-Lafayette, 2004 3. 77 – Ted Jones vs. UL-Lafayette, 1953 4. 71 – Larry Whigham vs. Texas State, 1993 5. 52 – John Thompson vs. McNeese State, 2002 Single-Game Solo Tackles 1. 21 – FS Conrad Clarks at Nevada, 1994 2. 18 – FS Brian Taylor vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1998 18 – DT Ross Davis vs. Chattanooga, 1969 4. 16 – LB Cardia Jackson at Tulane, 2008 16 – FS Mike Turner at Texas A&M, 1985 16 – DB Spencer Ellison vs. UL-Lafayette, 1989 16 – FS Dee Jefferson at UCLA, 1996 8. 14 – LB Cardia Jackson at Ole Miss, 2008 14 – NG Jimmy Aarons vs. Northwestern St., 1970 14 – NG Glenn Fleming vs. SE Louisiana, 1975 14 – LB Larry Hathorn vs. McNeese State, 1976 14 – LB Larry Hathorn at SE Louisiana, 1976 14 – LB Ronnie Washington vs. SE Louisiana, 1984 14 – FS Mike Turner vs. McNeese State, 1985 14 – LB Duke Marcus vs. Arkansas State, 1987 14 – LB Duke Marcus vs. North Texas, 1987 14 – FS Brian Taylor vs. Hawaii, 1997 Single-Game Assisted Tackles 1. 15 – FS Roy Binion vs. Tulsa, 1977 2. 14 – LB Harold Thompson vs. Tulsa, 1977 14 – LB John Miles vs. Sam Houston, 1989 4. 13 – LB Harold Thompson vs. Cincinnati, 1977 Single-Game Total Tackles 1. 25 (21-4), FS Conrad Clarks at Nevada, 1994 2. 24 (18-6), FS Brian Taylor vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1998 24 (10-14), LB Harold Thompson at Tulsa, 1977 4. 23 (14-9), LB Ronnie Washington vs. SE Louisiana, 1984 23 (8-15), FS Roy Binion at Tulsa, 1977 23 (18-5), DT Ross Davis vs. Chattanooga, 1969 7. 22 (16-6), FS Mike Turner at Texas A&M, 1985 22 (14-8), LB Larry Hathorn vs. McNeese State, 1976 9. 21 (14-7), FS Mike Turner vs. McNeese State, 1985 21 (10-11), FS Roy Binion at Cincinnati, 1978 Single-Season Total Tackles 1. 175 – Harold Thompson, 1977 2. 160 – Ronnie Washington, 1984 3. 144 – Brian Taylor, 1998 4. 140 – Roger Kelley, 1985 5. 139 – Roy Binion, 1977 139 – Glenn Fleming, 1975 7. 134 – Terry Jones, 1987 134 – Roy Binion, 1978 9. 132 – Ronnie Washington, 1983 132 – Ricky Sanders, 1981
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Defensive Records Single-Season Sack Leaders 1. Steve Foley, 1997 2. Lionel Barnes, 1998 3. Anthony Williams, 1990 4. James Folston, 1992 Jonathan Foster, 1999 6. Brandon Guillory, 2005 7. Bruce Daigle, 1982 8. Aaron Morgan, 2009 Bennie Jones, 1983 Will Johnson, 1984
18.5 16.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 10.5 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Career Sack Leaders 1. James Folston, 1990-93 2. Anthony Williams, 1987-90 3. Jonathan Foster, 1996-99 4. Aaron Morgan, 2006-09 5. Brandon Guillory, 2002-05 6. Steve Foley, 1995-97 7. Bruce Daigle, 1981-83 Will Johnson, 1983-86 9. Ted Jones, 1982-86 10. Norman Amos, 1987-90
27.0 26.0 24.0 22.0 21.5 19.5 18.0 18.0 16.0 15.0
Year-by-Year Tackle Leaders
BRandon Guillory
Team Top 10
Total Defense (Yard Avg.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
201.7 203.0 204.0 224.4 235.0 237.6 237.9 241.4 257.2 257.6
Rush Defense (Yard Avg.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
72.8 1968 84.1 1970 100.0 2011 103.0 1966 109.8 1963 110.1 2009 123.7 1988 124.1 1982 126.9 1967 131.7 1984
1966 1951 1960 1967 1958 1984 1968 1962 1961 1984
Aaron morgan
Pass Defense (Yard Avg.) 1. 48.2 1956 2. 65.9 1958 3. 66.9 1962 4. 68.9 1960 5. 84.2 1964 6. 92.2 1979 7. 92.8 1961 8. 97.5 1967 9. 98.7 1966 10. 105.6 1963 Scoring Defense (Point Avg.) 1. 10.0 2. 10.1 3. 10.4 4. 10.8 5. 11.1 6. 13.2 7. 14.1 8. 14.4 9. 15.9 10. 16.0
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1966 1968 1978 1983 1967 1962 1963 1984 1991 1961
2012: 2011: 2010: 2009: 2008: 2007: 2006: 2005: 2004: 2003: 2002: 2001:
NT Gerrand Johnson DE Troy Evans LB Cameron Blakes DE Aaron Morgan DE Aaron Morgan DT David Cooper DE Aaron Morgan DE Brandon Guillory DE Brandon Guillory NT Corey Conde NT Corey Conde LB Maurice Sonnier
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Year Player 2012: LB R.J. Young 2011: LB Jason Edwards 2010: LB Jason Edwards 2009: LB Cardia Jackson 2008: LB Cardia Jackson 2007: LB Cardia Jackson 2006: S Kevin Payne 2005: S Kevin Payne 2004: LB John Winchester 2003: LB Maurice Sonnier 2002: FS Chris Harris 2001: LB Maurice Sonnier 2000: SS Dedrick Buckles SS Cedric Robinson 1999: SS Cedric Robinson 1998: FS Brian Taylor 1997: FS Brian Taylor 1996: LB Chad Nerenberg 1995: LB Chad Nerenberg 1994: LB Damon Poage 1993: LB Damon Poage 1992: FS Curtis Harrison 1991: FS Curtis Harrison 1990: LB Rod Moon 1989: LB Rod Moon 1988: LB Scott Tubbs 1987: LB Terry Jones 1986: LB Terry Jones 1985: LB Roger Kelley 1984: LB Ronnie Washington 1983: LB Ronnie Washington 1982: LB Ricky Sanders 1981: LB Ricky Sanders 1980: DT Ken Poole 1979: LB Harold Thompson 1978: DB Roy Binion 1977: LB Harold Thompson 1976: LB Larry Hathorn 1975: NG Glenn Fleming 1974: NG Glenn Fleming 1973: LB Keith Hickman 1972: E Frank Landry 1971: LB Ken Ellender 1970: NG Gill Matherne 1969: LB Nicky Pere’ 1968: NG Greg Jubert 1967: LB Wayne Cunningham 1951-66: Unavailable
UT-AT-TT 46-44-90 51-49-100 57-18-75 81-36-117 79-48-127 46-33-79 72-26-98 61-26-87 52-53-105 41-52-93 78-49-127 32-44-76 61-42-103 76-27-103 66-28-94 98-46-144 83-30-113 53-22-75 65-37-102 66-36-102 57-42-99 60-43-103 55-38-93 67-45-112 64-45-109 64-57-121 74-60-134 71-40-111 94-46-140 102-58-160 73-59-132 58-57-115 78-54-132 62-42-104 64-47-111 74-60-134 85-90-175 75-45-120 113-26-139 43-56-99 69-26-95 56-33-89 67-44-111 66-34-100 56-38-94 72-36-108 51-39-90
Year-by-Year Sack Leaders 4.0-17 5.5-48 6-34 9-58 6-30 5-43 4-24 10.5-83 5.5-38 4-21 5-28 5-36
2000: 1999: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1995: 1994: 1993: 1992: 1991: 1990: 1989:
DE Brennan Bertrand DE Jonathan Foster DE Lionel Barnes DE Steve Foley LB Michael Young DT Wylan Terrell DE Shawn King DE James Folston DE James Folston DE James Folston DE Anthony Williams DE Anthony Williams
3-21 12-99 16-67 18.5-134 4-15 3-15 5-29 7-37 12-72 7-26 13-98 6-34
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Interception Records Career Interceptions 1. 2. 3. 6. 10.
PLAYER, YEARS Greg James, 2006-09 Vic Minor, 1976-79 Chris Harris, 2001-04 Pat Dennis, 1997-99 David Dumars, 1975-77,79 Cyril Crutchfield, 1985-88 Mike Turner, 1982-85 Mike Howard, 1981-84 Jody Norman, 1978-81 Bruce Daigle, 1980-83 Keith Sims, 1979-82 Hiram Porter, 1986-89 Wayne Matherne, 1967-70
Int 17 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11
Yds 265 121 40 205 196 110 120 151 81 145 174 159 154
TDs 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 1
Team Records Single-Game Most Interceptions: 6 vs. Nicholls State, 1984 Most Yards on Interceptions: 174 vs. Northwestern State, 1999
Greg James
Single-Season Most Interceptions: 27, 1982 Most Yards on Interceptions: 300, 1982 Most Interceptions Game: 3, Greg James at North Texas, 2009; Karlton Washington vs. Northwestern State, 1999; Darrell Slater at Nicholls State, 1984; Mike Howard vs. McNeese State, 1982; Jody Norman vs. Northwestern State, 1980; Pat Mayo vs. Livingston State, 1952; Wayne Matherne vs. Stephen F. Austin, 1968 Season: 7, Spencer Ellison, 1989; Pat Dennis, 1998; Chris Harris, 2004 Career: 17, Greg James, 2006-09 Most Yards On Interceptions Game: 142, Karlton Washington, vs. Northwestern State, 1998 Season: 196, Pat Dennis, 1998; 185, Pat Mayo, 1952 (incomplete totals) Career: 265, Greg James, 2006-09 Most TDs On Interceptions Game: 2, Karlton Washington vs. Northwestern State, 1999 Season: 2, Karlton Washington, 1999 Pat Dennis, 1998 Career: 2, Greg James, 2006-09 Chaz Williams, 2004-06 Karlton Washington 1998-01 Pat Dennis, 1997-99 Mike Howard, 1981-84 Keith Sims, 1979-82 Isadore Kirklin, 1975-76 Pat Mayo, 1951-52
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Most Pass Breakups Season: 18, Pat Dennis, 1998 Longest Interception Returns (NS: Non-Scoring) 1. 100 – Pat Dennis vs. Nicholls State, 1998 2. 88 – Karlton Washington vs. Northwestern State, 1999 3. 86 – Don Blackwelder vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 1961 4. 85 – David Dumars vs. Arkansas State, 1977 5. 78 -- Greg James vs. Middle Tennessee, 2009 (NS) 6. 68 – Steve Isaac vs. Louisiana Tech, 1978 (NS) 7. 67 – Alonzo Hampton vs. Weber State, 1994 67 – Keith Sims at Nicholls State, 1982 67 – Isadore Kirklin vs. Northwestern State, 1975 10. 65 – Ray Boone at McNeese State, 1972 (NS) 11. 64 – Cedric Robinson at Tulsa, 1999 64 – Ken O’Neal at Stephen F. Austin, 1955 13. 62 – Thomas Eddleman at Tampa, 1966 (NS) 14. 60 – Greg James at Louisiana-Lafayette, 2007 15. 59 – David Outley at Louisiana Tech, 1983 (NS) 16. 57 – Isadore Kirklin vs. McNeese State, 1976 57 – Terry Smith vs. Lamar, 1976 (NS) 18. 56 – Ken Dorsey at FIU, 2010 (NS) 56 – Mike Turner at Arkansas State, 1984 20. 55 – R.J. Young at Tulane, 2012 (NS) 55 – Robert Nelson at Western Kentucky, 2010 55 – Greg James vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 2008 55 – Ronnie Boudreaux at SE Louisiana, 1968 Single-Season Interceptions 1. 7 – Pat Dennis, 1998 7 – Spencer Ellison, 1989 7 – Chris Harris, 2004 4. 6 – Josh Thompson, 2006 6 – Corey Sampson, 1995 6 – Hiram Porter, 1989 6 – Larry Whigham, 1993
6 – Bruce Daigle, 1982 6 – Keith Sims, 1980 6 – Vic Minor, 1979 6 – Paul McElroy, 1975 6 – Ronnie LeBlanc, 1968
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Year Player Int Yds TD 2012: S Isaiah Newsome 4 33 0 2011: S Darius Prelow 4 20 0 2010: S Alex Ibe 3 18 0 2009: S Greg James 4 83 0 2008: S Greg James 3 55 1 2007: S Greg James 5 91 1 CB Quintez Secka 5 91 0 *2006: S Josh Thompson 6 80 0 *2005: CB Chaz Williams 5 138 1 *2004: FS Chris Harris ** 7 11 0 2003: FS Chris Harrs 4 0 0 2002: CB Seneca Lee 2 0 0 2001: FS Chris Harris 2 29 0 2000: CB Karlton Washington 3 20 0 1999: CB Karlton Washington 3 142 2 CB Pat Dennis 3 14 0 1998: CB Pat Dennis 7 196 2 1997: FS Brian Taylor 3 0 0 CB Pat Dennis 3 -5 0 1996: FS Travis Singleton 5 7 0 1995: CB Corey Sampson 6 22 0 1994: LB Chris Holyfield 4 0 0 1993: CB Larry Whigham 6 46 0 1992: LB Bennie Bazley 3 28 1 1991: LB Mack Dellafosse 2 23 0 SS Michael Young 2 8 0 FS Curtis Harrison 2 5 0 1990: FS Spencer Ellison 3 28 0 *1989: FS Spencer Ellison 7 35 0 1988: CB Richard Green 5 58 1 FS Cyril Crutchfield 5 42 0 1987: FS Cyril Crutchfield 3 21 0 SS Perry Harper 3 18 0 CB Stephone Avery 3 16 0 SS Hiram Porter 3 16 0 CB Richard Green 3 2 0 *1986: CB Charles Durham 5 33 0 1985: FS Mike Turner 3 32 0 1984: CB Darrell Slater 4 14 0 1983: SS Mike Howard 4 52 1 FS Mike Turner 4 31 0 *1982: SS Bruce Daigle 6 77 1 1981: WS Jody Norman 5 28 0 1980: CB Keith Sims 6 90 1 1979: CB Vic Minor 6 79 0 1978: Roy Binion 5 60 0 Harold Thompson 5 10 0 1977: David Dumars 5 126 1 Vic Minor 5 16 0 1976: Four with two each 1975: Paul McElroy 6 28 0 1974: Terry Smith 4 6 0 1973: Steve Lorio 4 21 0 1972: Johnny Buckelew 4 24 0 1971: Greg Niel 5 26 0 1970: Ronnie LeBlanc 2 24 0 1969: Wayne Matherne 4 91 0 1968: Ronnie LeBlanc 6 27 0 1967: Thomas Eddleman 3 42 0 1966: Larry Johnson 3 35 0 1965: Alton Thomas 3 34 0 1964: Five with one each 1963: Two with two each 1962: Three with one each 1961: R.F. Wilson 3 35 0 1960: Unavailable 1959: Three with two each 1958: Three with one each 1957: Terry Head 2 68 0 1956: Two with three each 1953-55: Unavailable 1952: Pat Mayo 5 185 0 1951: Unavailable * - Led conference ** - Led nation ULMWarhawks.com
Scoring Records Career Scoring Leaders 1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
Teddy Garcia
Cole Wilson
PLAYER, YEARS Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 Rob Tallent, 1989-92 Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Calvin Dawson, 2004-07 Frank Goodin, 2007-10 Radi Jabour, 2007-11 Cole Wilson, 2004-07 Scott Martin, 1981-84 Clark Blake, 1966-69 Cisco Richard, 1987-90
TD 0 0 33 30 25 0 0 0 1 25
FG 56-88 40-60 0 0 0 26-43 29-38 14-23 24-48 0
Team Records Single-Game Most TDs: 11 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Most Points: 78 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Most Points in Quarter: 35 at Arkansas State (3rd), 1993 Most Points, Both Teams: 111, Stephen F. Austin 66, ULM 45, 1989 Biggest Margin of Victory: 66 (66-0) vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1951 Fewest Points, Both Teams: 3, ULM 3, Nicholls State 0, 1978; ULM 3, Southeastern Louisiana 0, 1971 Scoring Offense (Game Highs) Total Pts. (ULM-Opp) 1. 78 (78-27) 2. 66 (66-0) 3. 63 (63-10) 4. 62 (62-37) 5. 61 (61-31) 6. 58 (58-0) 7. 55 (55-18) 8. 53 (53-7) 9. 52 (52-13) 52 (52-35)
Opponent vs. Alcorn State vs. Ouachita Baptist at Tulane vs. Weber State vs. North Texas vs. Texas Southern vs. Nicholls State vs. Livingston State vs. Delta State at McNeese State
Year 1992 1951 2012 1994 1993 2009 1981 1956 1992 1992
Scoring Margin Total Pts. 1. 66 2. 58 3. 53 4. 51 51 6. 46 46 8. 42 42 10. 41
Opponent vs. Ouachita Baptist vs. Texas Southern at Tulane vs. SE Oklahoma vs. Alcorn vs. Northwestern State vs. Livingston State vs. SE Louisiana vs. Stephen F. Austin vs. Louisiana College
Year 1951 2009 2012 1951 1992 1978 1956 1982 1968 1966
(ULM-Opp) (66-0) (58-0) (63-10) (51-0) (78-27) (46-0) (53-7) (42-0) (42-0) (41-0)
Scoring Offense (Point avg.) 1. 39.2 1993 2. 35.5 2012 3. 35.3 1992 4. 31.6 1951 5. 30.4 1987 6. 28.4 1982 7. 28.1 1981 8. 27.0 1952 9. 26.9 1980 10. 25.6 2009 Single-Season Most TDs: 59, 2012 Most Points: 431, 1993 Most Points Avg.: 39.2, 1993
PAT 71-81 112-117 0 0 0 89-97 72-77 112-121 76-83 2-2
PTS 246 232 198 180 174 167 159 154 154 152
Individual Records Most Points Game: 24, Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama, 2012; Jyruss Edwards at UL-Lafayette, 2011; Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette, 1997; Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995 Season: 94 (20 FGs, 34 PATs), Teddy Garcia, 1987 Career: 246 (56 FGs, 78 PATs), Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 Most Touchdowns Game: 4, Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama, 2012; Jyruss Edwards at ULLafayette, 2011; Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette, 1997; Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995 Season: 14, Irving Spikes, 1993 (all rush); Greg Robinson, 1992 (13 rush, 1 rec.) Career: 33, Stepfret Williams, 1992-95 Most TDs Responsible For Game: 6 (2 rush, 4 pass), Kolton Browning at Western Kentucky, 2012 Season: 34 (7 rush, 27 pass), Kolton Browning, 2012 Career: 76 (21 run, 55 pass), Steven Jyles, 2002-05 Single-Season Scoring 1. 94 – Teddy Garcia, 1987 2. 89 – Roger Miller, 1993 3. 84 – Irving Spikes, 1993 84 – Greg Robinson, 1992 5. 78 -- Frank Goodin, 2009 6. 78 – Rob Tallent, 1992 7. 72 – Jyruss Edwards, 2011 72 – Calvin Dawson, 2007 72 – Stepfret Williams, 1995 72 – Roosevelt Potts, 1992 Longest Touchdown Plays 1. 100 yards, Luther Ambrose at North Texas, 2011 (KO return) 100 yards, Pat Dennis vs. Nicholls State, 1998 (int.) 100 yards, Nathan Johnson vs. SE Louisiana, 1978 (KO return) 100 yards, Camillo Detore at Louisiana Tech, 1953 (KO return) 5. 99 yards, Paul McElroy vs. Lamar, 1976 (fumble return) 6. 97 yards, Aubrey Wade at Delta State, 1956 (rush) 7. 96 yards, Wendel Lowrey to Vincent Brisby at SFA, 1991 (pass) 8. 94 yards, Bryant Jacobs at Idaho, 2001 (KO return) 9. 93 yards, Bobby Craighead vs. McNeese State, 1983 (KO return) 93 yards, R.F. Wilson vs. Northwestern State, 1964 (KO return) 93 yards, Joe Profit vs. Quantico, 1970 (KO return) 93 yards, R.F. Wilson vs. SE Louisiana, 1964 (punt return) 13. 90 yards, Harvey Johnson at Louisville, 1976 (KO return) 90 yards, Neal Gunn at UL-Lafayette, 1964 (KO return) 15. 88 yards, Karlton Washington vs. Northwestern St, 1999 (int.)
Scoring Defense 1. 0, 34 times – last at Florida Atlantic, 2011
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Scoring Records Single-Game Scoring 1. 3. 5.
24 – Brent Leonard vs. South Alabama, 2012 (4 TDs) 24 – Jyruss Edwards at UL-Lafayette, 2011 (4 TDs – 3 rush, 1 receiving) 24 – Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette, 1997 (4 TDs) 24 – Stepfret Williams at Nevada, 1995 (4 TDs) 21 – Bob Carter vs. Louisiana College, 1951 (3 TDs--2 runs, 1 receiving--3 PATs) 21 – Aubrey Wade at UL-Lafayette, 1956 (3 TDs--all runs--3 PATs) 18 – 24 players Jyruss Edwards vs. Middle Tennessee, 2011 (all runs) Frank Goodin vs. Texas Southern, 2009 (all runs) Frank Goodin vs. Florida International, 2009 (all runs) Calvin Dawson vs. Middle Tennessee, 2007 (all runs) Darrell McNeal vs. Florida International, 2007 (1 run, 2 rec) Calvin Dawson at Kentucky, 2006 (all runs) Bryant Jacobs vs. Utah State, 2002 (all runs) Marty Booker vs. Portland State, 1998 (all receiving) Eric Foster vs. Weber State, 1994 (all runs) Irving Spikes vs. North Texas, 1993 (all runs) Irving Spikes at Arkansas State, 1993 (all runs) Greg Robinson vs. Sam Houston State, 1992 (all runs) Roosevelt Potts at North Texas, 1992 (all runs) Roosevelt Potts vs. Alcorn State, 1992 (all runs) Greg Robinson vs. Alcorn State, 1992 (all runs) Vincent Brisby vs. North Texas, 1991 (all receiving) Cisco Richard vs. Sam Houston State, 1990 (2 runs, 1 PR) Tommy Minvielle at McNeese State, 1986 (all runs) Mike Wooten vs. Northwestern State, 1985 (all runs) Bobby Craighead vs. Arkansas State, 1983 (2 runs, 1 rec) Tag Rome vs. Northwestern State, 1982 (all receiving) Bobby Craighead at Southeastern Louisiana, 1981 (all receiving) Alfred Kinney at McNeese State, 1981 (all receiving) Nathan Johnson at Cal State Fullterton, 1979 (all runs) Mike Howell vs. West Texas A&M, 1976 (all runs) Greg Schaff vs. Drake, 1975 (all runs) Rubin Jones at Chattanooga, 1971 (all receiving) Greg LeBlanc vs. Ouachita Baptist, 1951 (all receiving)
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Calvin Dawson
Roger Miller
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Year Player 2012: K Justin Manton 2011: RB Jyruss Edwards 2010: K Radi Jabour 2009: RB Frank Goodin 2008: WR Darrell McNeal 2007: RB Calvin Dawson 2006: RB Calvin Dawson 2005: QB Steven Jyles WR Drouzon Quillen 2004: QB Steven Jyles 2003: RB Kevin Payne WR Mack Vincent 2002: WR Mack Vincent TB Bryant Jacobs 2001: TB Ivory Brown 2000: K Daniel Francis 1999: RB Michael Mitchell 1998: WR Marty Booker 1997: RB Marquis Williams 1996: RB Keith Gardner 1995: WR Stepfret Williams 1994: FB Eric Foster WR Stepfret Williams 1993: K Roger Miller 1992: RB Greg Robinson 1991: RB Greg Robinson 1990: RB Cisco Richard 1989: K Rob Tallent 1988: RB Cisco Richard 1987: K Teddy Garcia 1986: K Teddy Garcia 1985: K Teddy Garcia 1984: FB Jimmy Harris 1983: RB Bobby Craighead 1982: RB Dewayne Robinson 1981: K Scott Martin WR Alfred Kinney 1980: K Bubba Toups 1979: RB Nathan Johnson 1978: WR John Floyd 1977: WR John Floyd 1976: WR Frank Maxwell 1975: QB Joe Bruner RB Greg Schaff K David Shrader 1974: RB Alex Stewart 1973: RB Joe Mitchell 1972: RB Jimmy Edwards 1971: WR Rubin Jones *1970: RB Joe Profit 1969: RB Joe Profit 1968: K Clark Blake 1967: RB Howard Swindler 1966: K Clark Blake 1965: FB Bobby Scafidel 1964: RB R.F. Wilson 1963: FB Willie Ragan 1962: QB Ronnie Myrick 1961: FB Willie Ragan 1960: RB Ferdy Cruce 1959: FB Stewart “Smokey” Stover 1958: QB Everett Reynolds RB Joe Laudadio 1957: E Joe Driskill RB Robert McGough *1956: RB Aubrey Wade 1955: RB Aubrey Wade 1954: E Dan Andrews 1953: FB Lloyd Ray Smith 1952: RB Press Berry 1951: RB Bob Carter * - Led conference
Points 70 72 50 78 50 72 66 54 54 48 54 54 42 42 30 13 48 66 54 38 72 60 60 89 84 54 66 48 42 94 67 57 42 60 54 54 54 62 42 48 30 40 42 42 42 36 38 54 54 36 48 44 42 43 12 24 29 30 31 14 24 36 36 18 18 67 28 27 30 54 63
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Kicking Records Career Kick Scoring Leaders PLAYER, YEARS 1. Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 2. Rob Tallent, 1989-92 3. Radi Jabour, 2007-pr. 4. Cole Wilson, 2004-07 5. Scott Martin, 1981-84 6. Clark Blake, 1966-69 7. Cory Babineaux, 1995-98 8. Roger Miller, 1993-94 9. Justin Manton, 2011-pres. 10. David Shrader, 1974-77
PAT A-M 78-81 112-117 26-43 72-77 112-112 76-83 82-91 71-79 89-92 67-76
FGA-M 58-88 40-60 89-97 29-38 14-23 24-48 20-36 20-26 11-22 17-38
Most PAT Kicks Attempted Game: 11, Rob Tallent vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Season: 56, Justin Manton, 2012 Career: 121, Scott Martin, 1981-84
Teddy Garcia
Most PAT Kicks Made Game: 9, Justin Manton at Tulane, 2012; Rob Tallent vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Season: 55, Justin Manton, 2012 Career: 112, Rob Tallent, 1989-92; Scott Martin, 1981-84 Best PAT Kick Percentage Season (min. 12 attempts): 1.000, (26-26) Bubba Toups, 1980; (22-22) Clark Blake, 1966; (20-20) Teddy Garcia, 1986; (14-14) David Shrader, 1977 Career: 97.6% (41-42), Bubba Toups, 1979-80 Most Field Goals Attempted Game: 5, Teddy Garcia vs. North Texas, 1987 (I-AA Playoff); Bubba Toups vs. Mississippi College, 1980; Kerry Roussel at McNeese State, 1972 Season: 28, Teddy Garcia, 1987 Career: 88 (56-88), Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 Most Field Goals Made Game: 4, Roger Miller vs. McNeese State, 1993; Teddy Garcia vs. Georgia Southern, 1987; Bubba Toups vs. Mississippi College, 1980 Season: 20, Teddy Garcia, 1987 Career: 56 (56-88), Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 Best Field Goal Percentage Season (min. 10 attempts): .933 (14-15) Cole Wilson, 2006 Career (min. 25 attempts): .769 (20-26), Roger Miller, 1993-94 Career (min. 20 attempts): .769 (20-26), Roger Miller, 1993-94
Rob Tallent
Most 50-Yard Field Goals Made Game: 3 (52, 56, 53 yds.), Jesse Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1983 (NCAA Record) Season: 7 (7-12), Jesse Garcia, 1983 (NCAA Record) Career: 7, Teddy Garcia, 1984-87; Jesse Garcia, 1983 Most 40-Yard Field Goals Made Game: 3 (52, 56, 53 yds.), Jesse Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1983 (NCAA Record) Season: 10 (10-18), Jesse Garcia, 1983 (NCAA Record) Career: 21, Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 Longest Average Distance Field Goals Attempted Season: 45.9, Jesse Garcia, 1983 (NCAA Record) Longest Average Distance Field Goals Made Game: 53.7, Jesse Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1983 (NCAA Record) Season: 45.0 (15 made), Jesse Garcia, 1983 (NCAA Record) Most Points By Kicking Game: 16 (4 FGs, 4 PATs), Bubba Toups vs. Mississippi College, 1980 Season: 94 (20 FGs, 34 PATs), Teddy Garcia, 1987 Career: 246 (56 FGs, 78 PATs), Teddy Garcia, 1984-87 Most Consecutive PATs Made Season: 47, Justin Manton, 2012 Career: 55, Rob Tallent, 1989-91 (16 over 10 games in 1989, 22 over 11 games in 1990, 17 over 10 games in 1991)
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PTS 246 232 167 159 154 148 142 131 122 118
Season Kick Scoring 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.
94 – Teddy Garcia, 1987 89 – Roger Miller, 1993 78 – Rob Tallent, 1992 71 – Radi Jabour, 2009 70 – Justin Manton, 2012 65 – Teddy Garcia, 1986 63 – Cole Wilson, 2006 62 – Bubba Toups, 1980 62 – Cole Wilson, 2007 57 – Teddy Garcia, 1985
Team Records Single-Game Most PAT Att: ..................................11 vs. Alcorn St., 1992 Most PAT Made: .9, at Tulane, 2012; vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Most FGs Attempted: 5, vs. North Texas, 1987 (I-AA playoff ); vs. Mississippi College, 1980; at McNeese State, 1972 Most FGs Made:.4, at UL-Lafayette, 2006; vs. Georgia Southern, 1987; vs. Mississippi College, 1980 Single-Season Most PAT Att:................................................. 57, 2012 Most PAT Made............................................. 56, 2012 Best PAT Pct: .................1.000, 26-26, 1980; 20-20, 1986; 14-14, 1977 Most FGs Attempted.....................................29, 1983 Most FGs Made..............................................20, 1987 Most Points by Kicking........................................... 94 .............................................................. (20 FGs, 34 PATs), 1987 Best FG Pct................................................88%, 15-17, .................................................................................. 1993 & 2006 Longest Field Goals 1. 57 – Jesse Garcia vs. Nicholls State, 1983 2. 56 – Jesse Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1982 3. 55 – Teddy Garcia at Northwestern State, 1987 4. 54 – Teddy Garcia at Texas A&M, 1985 5. 53 – Jesse Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1983 53 – Jesse Garcia vs. UL-Lafayette, 1983 7. 52 – Teddy Garcia vs. Arkansas State 1985 52 – Jesse Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1983 52 – Jesse Garcia vs. Arkansas State, 1983 52 – Ben Simmons at Southern Mississippi, 1982 52 – Ben Simmons vs. Texas-Arlington, 1982 12. 51 – Teddy Gracia vs. Georgia Southern, 1987 51 – Teddy Garcia at Southern Mississippi, 1987 51 – Jesse Garcia vs. Arkansas State, 1983 51 – Bubba Toups vs. Mississippi College, 1980 16. 50 – Derek White vs. Texas State, 1988 50 – Teddy Garcia vs. McNeese State, 1987 50 – Teddy Garcia vs. Louisiana Tech, 1984 19. 49 – Cole Wilson vs. North Texas, 2006 49 – Teddy Garcia vs. North Texas, 1987 49 – David Shrader vs. Drake, 1975 22. 48 – Radi Jabour vs. Florida International, 2009 48 – Radi Jabour vs. Troy, 2008 48 – Teddy Garcia vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1987 25. 47 – Justin Manton at FIU, 2012 47 – Radi Jabour at Tulane, 2008 47 – Cole Wilson at North Texas, 2004 47 – Tyler Kuecker vs. North Texas, 2003 47 – Joel Stelly vs. Utah State, 2002 47 – Roger Miller at Southern Mississippi, 1993 47 – Rob Tallent vs. Delta State, 1992 47 – Teddy Garcia vs. North Texas, 1987 47 – Teddy Garcia vs. Lamar, 1984 47 – Jesse Garcia at Lamar, 1983 47 – Ben Simmons vs. SE Louisiana, 1982 47 – Ben Simmons vs. UL-Lafayette, 1982 47 – Ben Simmons vs. SE Louisiana, 1981 47 – Bubba Toups at North Texas, 1980 47 – Alain Gossein at Jacksonville State,1973
Most Consecutive FGs Made Season: 13, Roger Miller, 1993 Career: 17, Cole Wilson, 2006-07
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Punting Records Career Punting Leaders
PLAYER, YEARS 1. Joel Stelly, 2002-05 2. Brian Lambert, 1993-94 3. John White, 1997-99 4. Justin Manton, 2012-pres. Danny Lee, 1971-74 6. Scott Love, 2006-09 7. Kevin Duhe, 1984-87 Tom Miller, 1967-70 9. Mike Robertson, 1975-76 10. Jason Pope, 1993-96
Joel Stelly
ATT 206 91 146 43 248 202 251 258 91 124
YDS 9,120 3,878 6,044 1,728 9,982 8,093 9,973 10,239 3,603 4,881
AVG 44.3 42.6 41.4 40.2 40.2 40.1 39.7 39.7 39.5 39.4
Team Records Single-Game Most Punts: 13 at Kansas State, 2002 13 vs Southeast Missouri, 1965 Fewest Punts: 0 vs Louisiana College, 1966 Most Yards: 489, vs Wyoming, 1994 Best Average (min. 3 punts): 53.1, at Wyoming, 2004 Single-Season Most Punts: 88, 2002 Most Yards: 3,116, 1968 Best Average: 46.3, 2003 Most Downed Inside Opp. 20: 24, 2007 Individual Records Most Punts Game: 12, Larry Juster at Southeast Missouri, 1965; Andy Chance at Florida, 2001 Season: 84, Chad McCarty, 1989 Career: 260, Chad McCarty, 1989-92 Most Yards on Punts Game: 489, Brian Lambert at Wyoming, 1994 (11-44.5 ypp) Season: 3,116, Tom Miller, 1968 Career: 10,239, Tom Miller, 1967-70
Brian Lambert
Highest Punting Average Game (min. 3 punts): 56.7, Joel Stelly at UL-Lafayette, 2003 Season: 46.3, Joel Stelly, 2003* Career: 44.3 (206-9,120), Joel Stelley, 2002-05 * Ranked Third in NCAA
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PLAYER, YEAR Joel Stelly, 2003 Brian Lambert, 1994 Joel Stelly, 2004 Joel Stelly, 2005 Danny Lee, 1973 John White, 1999 Scott Love, 2007 Bill Weimer, 1981 Tom Miller, 1969 Jason Pope, 1996
Longest Punts No. Name 1. 88 Chick Childress 2. 77 John Kelly 3. 76 Joel Stelly 4. 73 Danny Lee 73 Chad McCarty 6. 72 John Kelly 7. 69 Joel Stelly 8. 67 Scott Love 67 Joel Stelly 10. 66 Justin Manton 66 Scott Love 66 Scott Love 66 John White 14. 65 Joel Stelly 65 John White 65 Cory Babineaux 65 Brian Lambert 65 Ronny Holland 65 Mike Robertson 65 Bill Weimer 21. 64 Joel Stelly 64 Jason Pope 64 Brian Lambert 24. 63 Kevin Payne 63 Joel Stelly 63 John Floyd
ATT 67 53 62 59 70 65 70 67 70 65
YDS 3,099 2,401 2,796 2,634 3,000 2,771 2,946 2,802 2,884 2,675
Opponent at Western Kentucky at McNeese State vs. Florida Atlantic at McNeese State at North Texas vs. Northwestern State at Wyoming vs. North Texas vs. UL-Lafayette at FIU vs. Texas Southern at Troy vs. Middle Tennessee at North Texas at Arizona vs. Louisiana Tech at Texas State vs Southeast Missouri vs. Dayton at UL-Lafayette vs. New Mexico State at Missouri at Wyoming at Alabama at Wyoming vs. Arkansas State
AVG 46.3 45.3 45.1 44.6 42.9 42.6 42.1 41.8 41.2 41.2
Year 1952 1962 2004 1972 1992 1960 2004 2008 2003 2012 2009 2007 1999 2005 1998 1998 1993 1966 1976 1979 2003 1995 1994 2006 2005 1978
Most Punts Downed Inside the Opponent 20 Game: 5, Scott Love at Alabama, 2007 5, Jason Pope at Fresno State, 1995 Season: 23, Scott Love, 2007 Career: 62, Chad McCarty, 1989-92
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Punt Return Records Career Punt Return Leaders
PLAYER, YEARS 1. Jeff Steele, 1986-89 2. Kevin Washington, 1991-94 3. Wayne Matherne, 1967-70 4. Cisco Richard, 1987-90 5. Bruce Daigle, 1980-83 6. Darrell Slater, 1981-84 7. John Floyd, 1975-78 8. Mike Mitchell, 1995-99 9. Darrell McNeal, 2006-09 10. Chris Hickman, 1991-92
RETS 64 44 44 47 75 49 39 33 58 42
Most Punt Returns Game: 9, Darrell Slater at McNeese St., 1984 Season: 49, Darrell Slater, 1984 Career: 75, Bruce Daigle, 1980-83
Jeff Steele
Most Yards on Punt Returns Game: 165, Mike Mitchell vs. Sam Houston State, 1996 (5 returns) Season: 405, Darrell Slater, 1984 Career: 617, Jeff Steele, 1986-89 Highest Avg. Per Punt Return Game (min. 5 returns): 33.0, Mike Mitchell vs. Sam Houston State, 1996 (5 returns) Season (min. 10 returns): 17.2 (15 returns), Cisco Richard, 1989 Career (min. 40 returns): 10.9 (44 returns), Kevin Washington, 1991-94 Most TDs on Punt Returns Game: 2 (83, 66), Cisco Richard vs. Sam Houston State, 1990 Season: 2, Cisco Richard, 1990; John Floyd, 1978 Career: 4, John Floyd, 1975-78
Kevin Washington
Season Punt Return Yards 1. 405 – Darrell Slater, 1984 2. 320 – Jeff Steele, 1988 3. 291 – Kevin Washington, 1993 4. 258 – Cisco Richard, 1989 5. 244 – Mike Mitchell, 1996 6. 232 – Steve Mansur, 1967 7. 219 – Wayne Matherne, 1970 8. 215 – Chris Hickman, 1992 9. 198 – Benny Mitchell, 1986 10. 192 – Greg Niel, 1971 Team Records Single-Game Most Returns:......................................9 at McNeese St., 1984 Most Yards: ......................................................... 165 (5 returns) ...........................................vs. Sam Houston State, 1996 Best Average: ................................. 58.5 yards (2 returns) vs. ........................................ Southeastern Louisiana, 1984 Single-Season Most Returns: ................................................................ 49, 1984 Most Yards: ...................................................................479, 1967 Best Avg. Per Return: ..............................................15.0, 1958
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YDS 617 478 465 437 412 405 392 329 328 310
AVG 9.6 10.9 10.6 9.3 5.6 8.3 10.1 10.0 5.7 7.4
TDS 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0
Year-by-Year Punt Return Leaders
Year Player 2012: Brent Leonard 2011: Luther Ambrose 2010: Robert Nelson 2009: Darrell McNeal 2008: Darrell McNeal 2007: Darrell McNeal 2006: Darrell McNeal 2005: J.J. McCoy 2004: Mason Denham *2003: Charles Estes 2002: H.J. Adams 2001: Mikkal Henry 2000: Kevin Stevenson 1999: Pat Dennis 1998: Tony Akins 1997: Mike Mitchell 1996: Mike Mitchell 1995: Stepfret Williams 1994: Kevin Washington *1993: Kevin Washington 1992: Chris Hickman 1991: Chris Hickman 1990: Cisco Richard *1989: Cisco Richard** 1988: Jeff Steele 1987: Jeff Steele 1986: Benny Mitchell 1985: Richard Green *1984: Darrell Slater 1983: David Outley 1982: Bruce Daigle 1981: Bruce Daigle 1980: Mitch Renfro 1979: David Dumars 1978: John Floyd 1977: John Floyd 1976: John Floyd 1975: Neal Charles 1974: Paul McElroy 1973: Matthew Williams 1972: Joel Hanberry 1971: Greg Niel 1970: Wayne Matherne 1969: Wayne Matherne 1968: Don Ryder 1967: Steve Mansur 1966: Lynn Mitchell 1965: Johnny Garrison 1964: R.F. Wilson 1963: Alton Thomas 1962: Joe Thrailkill 1961: Ken Newton 1960: Ferdy Cruce 1959: Jim Laudidio 1958: Everett Reynolds 1957: Don Reynolds 1956: Aubrey Wade 1951-55: Unavailable *Led Conference
Ret Yds TD 17 139 0 7 44 0 12 59 0 16 59 0 16 102 0 12 94 0 14 73 0 12 35 0 23 179 0 24 177 0 12 74 0 15 101 1 11 48 0 14 102 1 8 68 0 11 75 0 19 244 0 9 38 0 21 187 0 23 291 0 41 215 0 19 95 0 32 179 1 15 258 2 27 320 0 18 138 0 21 187 0 21 71 0 49 405 1 19 101 0 23 156 0 20 123 0 11 58 0 27 168 0 21 170 2 15 157 1 3 65 1 14 43 0 6 46 0 14 81 0 8 30 0 15 192 0 16 219 0 10 104 0 14 160 0 11 232 0 13 149 0 10 111 0 6 110 1 16 175 1 8 74 0 7 58 NA 7 99 NA 3 46 NA 3 65 0 4 138 0 8 172 NA
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Kick Return Records Career Kick Return Leaders PLAYER, YEARS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Luther Ambrose, 2008-11 Jeff Steele, 1986-89 Neal Charles, 1975-77 Charles Estes, 2003-04 H.J. Adams, 2000-2003 Nathan Johnson, 1977-90 Kevin Washington, 1991-94 Bryant Jacobs, 2000-02 Chris Hickman, 1991-92 Richard Love, 1996-98
RETS 107 96 86 55 67 50 41 39 30 38
Most Kick Returns Game: 9, Matthew Williams at Jacksonville State, 1973 Season: 42, H.J. Adams, 2000 Career: 107, Luther Ambrose, 2008-11
Luther Ambrose
Most Yards on Kick Returns Game: 175 (5 returns), Bryant Jacobs at Idaho, 2001 Season: 988, Charles Estes, 2003 Career: 2,560, Luther Ambrose, 2008-11 Highest Avg on Kick Returns Game (min. 3 returns): 49.3 (3 returns), Luther Ambrose, at North Texas, 2011 Season (min. 5 returns): 42.3 (6 returns), Camillo Detore, 1953 Career: 26.6 (30 returns), Chris Hickman, 1991-92 Season Kick Return Yards 1. 988 – Charles Estes, 2003 2. 860 – H.J. Adams, 2000 3. 832 – Luther Ambrose, 2009 4. 811 – Luther Ambrose, 2011 5. 706 – Jyruss Edwards, 2010 6. 693 – Jeff Steele, 1988 7. 692 – Neal Charles, 1975 8. 681 – Robert Williams, 2008 9. 626 – Kevin Washington, 1994 10. 623 – Jeff Steele, 1987
Jyruss edwards
Longest Kick Returns 1. 100 – Luther Ambrose at North Texas, 2011 100 – Nathan Johnson vs. SE Louisiana, 1978 100 – Camillo Defore at Louisiana Tech, 1953 4. 98 – Luther Ambrose vs. FIU, 2011 5. 94 – Bryant Jacobs at Idaho, 2001 6. 93 – Bobby Craighead vs. McNeese State, 1983 93 – Joe Profit vs. Quantico, 1970 93 – R. F. Wilson vs. Northwestern State, 1964 9. 91 – Luther Ambrose at Arkansas State, 2008 10. 90 – Harvey Johnson at Louisville, 1976 90 – Neal Gunn at UL-Lafayette, 1964 90 – Danny Hoak vs. Livingston State, 1954 (NS) Team Records Single-Game Most Returns: ......................................... 10 vs. Jacksonville State, ....................................................................1973; Louisiana Tech, 1953 Most Yards: .................................................................. 210 (6 returns) ................................................................vs. Northwestern State, 1964 Best Average: ............................................................ 38.2 (3 returns) ......................................................................................vs. Quantico, 1970 Single-Season Most Returns: ..........................................................................68, 2008 Most Yards: .........................................................................1,432, 2010 Best Avg. Per Return: .......................................................27.4, 1964
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2,560 2,058 1,671 1,373 1,326 1,117 960 837 798 776
AVG
23.9 21.4 19.4 25.0 19.8 22.3 23.4 21.5 26.6 20.4
TDS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Year-by-Year Kick Return Leaders Year Player 2012: Cortney Davis 2011: Luther Ambrose 2010: Jyruss Edwards 2009: Luther Ambrose 2008: Robert Williams 2007: Frank Goodin 2006: Calvin Dawson 2005: Joe Merritt 2004: Charles Estes *2003: Charles Estes 2002: Bryant Jacobs 2001: Bryant Jacobs 2000: H.J. Adams 1999: Kond Allen 1998: Tony Akins 1997: Richard Love 1996: Richard Love 1995: Stepfret Williams 1994: Kevin Washington 1993: Kevin Washington 1992: Chris Hickman 1991: Dennis Bamburg 1990: Keith Bilbo 1989: Keith Bilbo 1988: Jeff Steele 1987: Jeff Steele 1986: Jeff Steele 1985: David Christmas 1984: Stephone Avery *1983: Bobby Craighead 1982: Mike Hutchinson 1981: George Johns 1980: Alfred Kinney 1979: Nathan Johnson 1978: Nathan Johnson 1977: Neal Charles 1976: Neal Charles 1975: Neal Charles 1974: Rod Alexander 1973: Matthew Williams 1972: Jimmy Edwards 1971: Keith Moncrief 1970: Joe Profit 1969: Wayne Matherne 1968: Don Ryder 1967: Leonard Wilson 1966: Ronnie Fountain *1965: Ronnie Fountain 1964: R.F. Wilson 1963: Ken Newton 1962: Joe Thrailkill 1961: Don Blackwelder 1960: Don Wattigny 1959: Bob Randel 1958: Everett Reynolds *1957: Nathan Zametto 1956: Tony Hartsell 1955: Aubrey Wade *1954: Danny Hoak *1953: Camillo Detore 1951-52: Unavailable *Led Conference
Ret 30 26 29 38 33 28 12 16 19 36 15 20 42 18 31 21 15 12 26 17 21 13 26 15 32 28 22 31 14 17 19 20 15 18 10 17 31 38 22 24 10 22 6 16 12 9 9 14 7 6 4 9 7 5 7 10 6 NA 7 6
Yds TD 652 0 811 2 706 0 832 0 681 0 615 0 268 0 315 0 385 0 988 1 357 0 442 1 860 0 323 0 615 0 484 0 260 0 275 0 626 0 364 0 543 0 290 0 512 0 299 0 693 0 623 0 472 0 604 0 227 0 449 1 404 0 400 0 308 0 382 0 297 1 385 0 594 0 692 0 469 0 542 0 309 0 424 0 195 1 353 0 230 0 190 0 208 0 282 0 225 1 140 0 140 0 196 NA 124 NA 114 NA 167 0 254 0 173 NA 346 NA 229 NA 248 NA
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Miscellaneous Records Individual Most Field Goals Blocked Game: 2, Glenn Fleming vs. West Texas A&M, 1975 Season: 3, LB-NG Glenn Fleming, 1975 Most Punts Blocked Season: 3, DE Joe Driskill, 1958 Team Most First Downs Rushing Game: 26, vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Season: 144, 1966 Most First Downs Passing Game: 22, vs. Arkansas, 2012 Season: 168, 2012 Most First Downs By Penalty Game: 8, vs. Arkansas State, 2011 ; vs. Florida Atlantic, 2008; vs. Nicholls State, 1981 Season: 37, 1981
Kyle Cunningham
Most First Downs Game: 36 vs. Alcorn State, 1992 Season: 285, 2012 Most Penalties Game: 17-147 yards, vs. McNeese State, 2002; 17-146 yards, vs. Utah State, 2002 Season: 116-911 yards, 2002 Most Penalty Yards Game: 168, at Northwestern State, 1981; at Idaho, 2004 Season: 911, 2002 Fewest Penalties Game: 1-5 yards, at North Texas, 2011; at McNeese State, 1960 Season: 30, 1962 Fewest Penalty Yards Game: 5, at FIU, 2012; at North Texas, 2011; at McNeese State, 1960 Season: 226 (31 penalties), 1964 Most Fumbles Game: 10 at Northwestern State, 1965 Season: 45, 1972 Most Fumbles Lost Game: 6 ay Southeastern Louisiana, 1960; at Southeastern Louisiana, 1954; vs. Delta State, 1955 Season: 32, 1954
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Team Most Victories: NAIA / I-AA (1951-93): 13 - 1987 I-A: 8 - 2012 Best Winning Percentage: NAIA / I-AA (1951-93): .867 (13-2) - 1987 I-A: .667 (8-4) - 2012 Most Defeats: NAIA / I-AA (1951-93): 9 -- 1953, 69, 76, 77 I-A: 11 - 2003 Worst Winning Percentage: NAIA / I-AA (1951-93): .000 (0-8) - 1964 I-A: .083 (1-11) - 2003 Most Consecutive Victories: NAIA / I-AA (1951-93): 9 - 1992 I-A: 5, 2012 Most Consecutive Defeats: NAIA / I-AA (1951-93): 14 - 1976-77 I-A: 12 - 2000-01 Most Individual Plays 1. 84 (25 rush, 59 pass, 347 yards), Kolton Browning vs. FIU, 2011 2. 83 (67 pass, 16 rush, 481 yards), Kolton Browning vs. Arkansas, 2012 3. 78 (7 rush, 71 pass, 595 yards), Doug Pederson at Stephen F. Austin, 1989 4. 74 (15 rush, 59 pass, 394 yards), Kolton Browning vs. Western Kentucky, 2011 5. 68 (3 rush, 65 pass, 295 yards), John Holman vs. Louisiana Tech, 1982
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6. 65 (22 rush, 28 pass, 319 yards), Doug Pederson at North Texas, 1988 7. 63 (12 rush, 51 pass, 521 yards), Stan Humphries vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1987 8. 62 (20 rush, 42 pass, 313 yards), Joe Bruner vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 1975 9. 61 (7 rush, 54 pass, 334 yards), John Holman vs. McNeese State, 1982 10.60 (14 rush, 46 pass, 295 yards), Kolton Browning at Auburn, 2012 Most Individual Rushing Attempts 1. 36, Jimmy Edwards vs. Arkansas State, 1972 174 yds. 2. 34, Joe Mitchell at Northwestern State, 1973 117 yds. 3. 33, Bryant Jacobs vs. UL-Lafayette, 2002 139 yds. 33, Bobby Craighead at Texas-Arlington, 1983 136 yds. 33, Jimmy Edwards vs. Northwestern State, 1972 170 yds 33, Van Lambert vs. SE Louisiana, 1971 131 yds. 7. 32, Marquis Williams at UL-Lafayette, 1997 160 yds. 32, Irving Spikes vs. North Texas, 1993 254 yds. 32, Irving Spikes vs. Idaho, 1993 playoffs 231 yds. 32, Greg Schaff vs. Drake, 1975 162 yds. 32, Jimmy Edwards vs. Quantico Marines, 1972 156 yds.
RANKED TEAMS IN NCAA STATS (Top 50) (I-A From 1975-81 & 1994-Present; Others I-AA) 2011: 8th in Rushing Defense, 13th in Kickoff Returns, 21st in Total Defense, 38th in Turnover Margin, 47th in Pass Efficiency Defense, 47th in Sacks 2009: 20th in Rushing Defense, 28th in Sacks Allowed, 31st in Rushing Offense, 41st in Sacks, 44th in Total Defense, 45th in Pass Efficiency Defense, 48th in Total Offense 2008: 7th in Turnovers Lost, 5th in Fumbles Lost, 22nd in Interceptions Thrown, 47th in Turnover Margin 2007: 16th in Rushing, 19th in Net Punting, 31st in Sacks Allowed, 47th in Turnover Margin, 2006: 12th in Turnover Margin, 14th in Fumbles Recovered, 9th in Interceptions, 3rd in Turnovers Gained, 5th in Sacks Allowed 2004: 23rd in Net Punting 2001: 44th in Rush Defense 2000: 50th in Total Defense, 21st in Pass Defense 1999: 31st in Total Defense, 44th in Pass Efficiency Defense 1998: T-2nd in Turnover Margin, 48th in Punt Returns 1997: T-16th in Quarterback Sacks, 41st in Kickoff Returns 1996: 29th in Punt Returns, 37th in Passing 1995: 19th in Pass Offense 1994: 32nd in Pass Offense 1993: 3rd in Total Offense, 3rd in Scoring, 10th in Pass Offense, 13th in Pass Efficiency Defense, 13th in Net Punting, 13th in Punt Returns 1992: 8th in Total Offense, 8th in Scoring Offense, 14th in Pass Offense, 18th in Kickoff Returns 1991: 6th in Pass Efficiency Defense, 15th in Scoring Defense, 18th in Total Defense, 20th in Kickoff Returns 1990: 14th in Total Defense 14th in Punting, 20th in Scoring Defense 1989: 4th in Punt Returns 1988: 9th in Total Defense 1987: 5th in Pass Offense, 9th in Total Offense 1986: 4th in Pass Defense, 9th in Total Defense 1985: 10th in Pass Defense 1984: 5th in Pass Defense, 5th in Net Punting, 10th in Total Defense, 10th in Scoring Defense 1983: 4th in Kickoff Returns, 5th in Total Offense, 6th in Rush Offense, 6th in Scoring Defense, 9th in Pass Defense 1982: 4th in Turnover Margin, 5th in Pass Offense, 6th in Total Offense, 8th in Scoring 1981: 5th in Pass Offense 1980: 8th in Pass Offense
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Year-by-Year Results 1938 (7-3-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Junior College (1931-50) 1931 (4-1-1) Head Coach: J. Paul Kemerer
Louisiana College Freshman El Dorado Jr. College Millsaps “B” Mississippi College “B” Southeastern Louisiana Centenary Freshman
1932 (0-9) Head Coach: J. Paul Kemerer
College of Marshall Loyola Freshman Centenary Freshman Stephen F. Austin Lon Morris Jr. College Southeastern Louisiana LSU Freshman Texarkana Jr. College Little Rock Jr. College
1933 (2-4-1) Head Coach: J. Paul Kemerer
Centenary Freshman Louisiana College Freshman College of Marshall Lon Morris Jr. College Marion CCC Camp Little Rock Jr. College Jena CCC Camp
1934 (5-3-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Pearl River Jr. College College of Marshall Southeastern Louisiana Lon Morris Jr. College Barksdale Field Louisiana Tech Freshman Ouachita College Little Rock Jr. College
1935 (8-0-0) **National Champions** Head Coach: James L. Malone
Monticello A&M Henderson State College of Marshall Arkansas State Teachers Ouachita Southeastern Louisiana Arkansas College Lon Morris Jr. College
1936 (4-4-1) TB Charity Bowl Head Coach: James L. Malone
Centenary (non-letter) Southeastern Louisiana College of Marshall Arkansas State Teachers Arkansas A&M Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Henderson State Ouachita College Southwest Miss. Jr. College TB Charity Bowl – Monroe, La.
1937 (7-0-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Arkansas A&M Tennessee Jr. College Kilgore Jr. College College of Marshall Texarkana Jr. College Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Southeastern Louisiana Henderson State
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W, 20-0 W, 24-0 W, 7-6 W, 13-12 L, 0-6 T, 0-0
L, 7-19 L, 6-7 L, 0-7 L, 0-13 L, 0-7 L, 0-20 L, 0-49 L, 0-92 L, 0-6
L, 0-7 L, 0-6 L, 0-21 T, 0-0 W, 31-0 L, 0-16 W, 19-0
T, 0-0 W, 7-0 L, 7-22 W, 19-6 W, 20-6 W, 19-0 L, 0-13 L, 0-6 W, 19-6
W, 31-0 W, 13-0 W, 12-0 W, 21-0 W, 6-0 W, 16-6 W, 75-0 W, 6-0
W, 13-12 L, 0-22 W, 19-0 L, 6-27 L, 0-6 T, 7-7 W, 26-0 L, 7-12 W, 47-0
Centenary Freshman Oklahoma Military Academy College of Marshall Kilgore Jr. College LSU Freshman Henderson State Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Southeastern Louisiana Pensacola Naval Air Arkansas A&M Northern Illinois
1939 (6-4-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Centenary Freshman Murry (Okla.) State Tulane Freshman LSU Freshman Ouachita College Henderson State Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Pensacola Naval Air Southeastern Louisiana Arkansas Tech East Central (MS) Jr. College
1940 (6-2-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Kilgore Jr. College Ouachita College Henderson State Centenary Freshman Pensacola Navy Arkansas Tech Southeastern Louisiana East Central (MS) Jr. College
1941 (4-3-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Kilgore Jr. College Northwest Miss. Jr. College Henderson State Pensacola Navy Centenary Hinds Jr. College Southeastern Louisiana East Central (MS) Jr. College
1942 (6-2) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Kilgore Jr. College LSU “B” Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Southeastern Louisiana Tulane Freshman Lamar Ouachita College East Central (MS) Jr. College
1943 (2-2) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Camp Livingston LSU ASTU Camp Claiborne Selman Field
1944 (2-1-2) Head Coach: James L. Malone W, 111-0 W, 59-0 W, 41-6 W, 27-6 W, 14-0 W, 30-0 T, 0-0 W, 21-8
Louisiana College Louisiana College Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Hinds Jr. College Pearl River Jr. College
1945 (6-2) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Henderson State U.S. Merchant Marines Arkansas Tech
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W, 26-0 L, 0-14 W, 22-7 L, 12-14 L, 6-13 W, 18-7 W, 25-6 T, 0-0 W, 13-0 W, 19-0 W, 15-7
T, 0-0 W, 18-0 W, 14-0 L, 7-12 L, 6-12 W, 20-0 W, 22-0 W, 24-0 W, 2-0 L, 0-27 L, 7-18
W, 24-0 T, 7-7 W, 9-0 W, 20-18 W, 47-0 W, 14-0 L, 6-27 L, 13-20 W, 26-0
W, 13-6 L, 0-14 W, 24-6 T, 0-0 L, 7-13 Cancelled W, 24-0 L, 6-7 W, 32-12
L, 0-7 W, 23-21 W, 37-0 W, 13-0 W, 26-7 W, 19-13 L, 0-62 W, 43-0
W, 19-6 L, 0-52 W, 13-0 L, 7-21
McNeese Jr. College Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College McNeese Jr. College Holmes Jr. College Selman Field
1946 (2-6-1) Shrine Bowl Head Coach: James L. Malone
Marine Naval Academy (Pass Christian, Miss.) Kilgore Jr. College Ole Miss “B” McNeese Jr. College Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College McNeese Jr. College Magnolia A&M Arkansas Tech Hardin College Shrine Bowl – Wichita Falls, Texas
1947 (7-2) Junior Sugar Bowl Head Coach: James L. Malone
Northwest Miss. Jr. College Henderson (TX) Jr. College Kilgore Jr. College Arkansas College Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College Tennessee Jr. College Magnolia A&M Livingston State Hillsboro Jr. College Jr. Sugar Bowl – Monroe, La.
1948 (5-3-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Northwest Miss. Jr. College Eastern Oklahoma A&M Kilgore Jr. College Copiah-Lincoln Jr. College LSU “B” North Texas Ag College McNeese Jr. College Barksdale Air Base Livingston State
1949 (2-5-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Eastern Oklahoma A&M Kilgore Jr. College Livingston State Panola Jr. College LSU “B” McNeese Jr. College Little Rock Jr. College Northwest Miss. Jr. College
1950 (4-5-1) Head Coach: James L. Malone
Poteau Jr. College Kilgore Jr. College Paris Jr. College McNeese State Panola Jr. College Tyler Jr. College Southwest Miss. Jr. College Little Rock Jr. College Cameron Jr. College Northwest Miss. Jr. College
W, 38-6 W, 26-0 W, 12-0 W, 25-14 L, 0-12
W, 45-0 L, 0-13 L, 0-13 L, 0-16 L, 6-12 L, 6-31 W, 19-6 T, 0-0 L, 0-33
W, 19-13 W, 29-0 L, 7-14 W, 34-0 W, 26-0 W, 32-0 L, 7-19 W, 19-6 W, 33-13
W, 12-6 T, 0-0 L, 0-27 L, 2-14 W, 19-13 W, 14-0 L, 0-40 W, 27-6 W, 27-6
W, 19-7 L, 14-28 L, 6-7 T, 0-0 L, 0-25 L, 12-26 L, 13-50 W, 49-0
W, 43-7 L, 0-2 L, 13-30 L, 13-19 L, 0-20 L, 6-34 W, 51-0 W, 42-15 T, 13-13 W, 64-7
Senior College (1951-pres.) T, 0-0 W, 12-7 L, 7-12 T, 7-7 W, 19-7
W, 12-0 W, 13-0 L, 0-14
1951 (6-2) NAIA Independent Head Coach: James L. Malone
at UL-Lafayette Southeastern Louisiana vs. Delta State (Clarksdale, Miss.) West Alabama
W, 13-7 L, 0-33 W, 32-20 W, 33-22
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Year-by-Year Results
McNeese State Ouachita Baptist Southeastern Oklahoma Louisiana College
1952 (5-4) NAIA Independent Head Coach: James L. Malone
at Southeastern Louisiana Stetson West Alabama at McNeese State at Western Kentucky at Arkansas A&M Northwestern State at Louisiana College Delta State
1953 (1-9, 1-5; 7th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: James L. Malone
*Southeastern Louisiana *at Louisiana Tech *McNeese State Western Kentucky Arkansas A&M at West Alabama *at Northwestern State *Louisiana College at Tennessee Tech *UL-Lafayette
1954 (1-8-1, 0-5-1; 7th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Devone Payne
*at Southeastern Louisiana Texas A&M-Kingsville at Delta State *at UL-Lafayette at Western Kentucky *at McNeese State West Alabama *Northwestern State *Louisiana College *Louisiana Tech
1955 (4-6, 1-5; 6th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Devone Payne
*Southeastern Louisiana at Stephen F. Austin Delta State *UL-Lafayette Western Kentucky *McNeese State West Alabama *at Northwestern State *Louisiana College *at Louisiana Tech
1956 (7-3, 2-3; 4th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Devone Payne
*at Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin at Delta State *at UL-Lafayette Southern State *^at McNeese State West Alabama *Northwestern State at Louisiana College *Louisiana Tech
1957 (2-6, 0-5; 6th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Devone Payne
Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2
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L, 13-25 W, 66-0 W, 51-0 W, 45-21
L, 20-21 L, 20-40 W, 41-7 L, 7-41 L, 27-42 W, 36-20 W, 20-14 W, 39-18 W, 33-6
L, 0-28 L, 6-61 L, 6-38 L, 0-28 L, 7-21 L, 20-32 L, 0-7 L, 19-21 L, 20-42 W, 35-6
L, 0-58 L, 12-13 L, 12-30 L, 7-41 L, 7-19 L, 6-27 W, 44-28 L, 6-51 T, 19-19 L, 6-51
L, 0-40 L, 6-15 W, 7-0 L, 6-26 W, 21-9 L, 0-35 W, 25-12 L, 7-28 W, 14-7 L, 14-34
L, 0-35 W, 21-7 W, 20-12 W, 45-19 W, 33-7 L, 0-12 W, 53-7 L, 7-24 W, 34-32 W, 7-0
L, 7-10 W, 33-0 L, 0-6 L, 6-26 L, 13-26 L, 20-26
Nov. 17 Nov. 23
Louisiana College *at Louisiana Tech
1958 (6-3, 3-2; 3rd place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Jack C. Rowan
Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
at Southern Stephen F. Austin at Delta State *at UL-Lafayette *at McNeese State *at Southeastern Louisiana *Northwestern State at Louisiana College *Louisiana Tech
1959 (2-8, 1-4; 6th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Jack C. Rowan
Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
at Arkansas State Delta State Texas A&M-Commerce Texas-Arlington *McNeese State *Southeastern Louisiana *UL-Lafayette *at Northwestern State at Jacksonville State *at Louisiana Tech
1960 (3-7, 1-4; 5th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Jack C. Rowan
Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct.15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Arkansas State at Texas-Arlington at Texas A&M-Commerce *Northwestern State *at McNeese State *at Southeastern Louisiana *at UL-Lafayette at Delta State Jacksonville State *Louisiana Tech
1961 (3-7, 1-4; 5th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Jack C. Rowan
Sept. 16 Mexico Poly Sept. 23 at Lamar Sept. 30 Texas A&M-Commerce Oct. 7 *at Northwestern State Oct. 14 *McNeese State Oct. 21 *Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 28 *vs. UL-Lafayette (Shreveport) Nov. 4 Delta State Nov. 11 Texas-Arlington Nov. 18 *at Louisiana Tech
1962 (2-6, 1-4; 6th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Jack C. Rowan
Sept. 22 Lamar Sept. 29 at Texas A&M-Commerce Oct. 6 *Northwestern State Oct. 13 *at McNeese State Oct. 20 *at Southeastern Louisiana Oct. 27 *vs. UL-Lafayette (Shreveport) Nov. 3 *Louisiana Tech Nov. 10 at Delta State
1963 (4-6, 1-4: 5th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Jack C. Rowan
Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9
at Tennessee-Chattanooga McMurry *at Northwestern State Samford *McNeese State *Southeastern Louisiana at Texas-Arlington *UL-Lafayette
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W, 20-19 L, 6-15
W, 33-12 W, 14-12 W, 23-0 W, 29-8 W, 29-14 W, 22-8 L, 6-42 L, 12-21 L, 21-46
L, 0-15 L, 13-14 L, 0-20 W, 26-21 L, 6-21 L, 6-27 W, 34-20 L, 19-24 L, 12-27 L, 0-27
W, 13-6 L, 0-16 L, 6-13 W, 7-6 L, 8-14 L, 0-26 L, 7-8 L, 0-27 W, 35-0 L, 15-20
W, 28-0 L, 34-38 W, 36-0 L, 7-28 L, 0-7 L, 0-7 W, 27-20 L, 0-9 L, 6-35 L, 7-27
L, 0-14 W, 14-12 L, 17-18 L, 8-13 L, 12-13 L, 10-18 W, 13-6 L, 0-12
L, 0-9 W, 8-7 L, 19-27 L, 7-13 L, 8-20 L, 7-12 W, 21-12 W, 7-6
Nov. 16 Nov. 23
Delta State *at Louisiana Tech
1964 (0-8, 0-5; 6th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 21
at Delta State *Northwestern State Samford *at McNeese State *at Southeastern Louisiana Tampa *at UL-Lafayette *Louisiana Tech
1965 (1-8, 0-5; 5th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oc.t 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20
at Southeast Missouri Delta State *at Northwestern State at Louisiana College *McNeese State *Southeastern Louisiana East Carolina *at UL-Lafayette *at Louisiana Tech
1966 (7-3, 2-3; 4th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Southeast Missouri at East Carolina *Northwestern State Louisiana College *at McNeese State *at Southeastern Louisiana *UL-Lafayette at Tampa at Delta State *Louisiana Tech
1967 (7-3, 3-2; T2nd place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
Henderson State at Stephen F. Austin *at Northwestern State at Tennessee-Chattanooga *McNeese State *Southeastern Louisiana *at UL-Lafayette Eastern Michigan Delta State *at Louisiana Tech
1968 (6-4, 3-2; T2nd place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
at Texas-Arlington Stephen F. Austin *Northwestern State at Quantico Marines *at McNeese State *at Southeastern Louisiana *UL-Lafayette Pensacola Navy at Delta State *Louisiana Tech
1969 (1-9, 0-5; 6th place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
Texas-Arlington at Quantico Marines *at Northwestern State Tennessee-Chattanooga *McNeese State *Southeastern Louisiana *at UL-Lafayette at Pensacola Navy Delta State *at Louisiana Tech
W, 29-7 L, 7-28
L, 6-7 L, 6-27 L, 17-20 L, 6-21 L, 10-20 L, 6-7 L, 7-23 L, 0-23
W, 5-0 L, 0-23 L, 12-17 L, 12-13 L, 6-14 L, 6-14 L, 0-45 L, 10-14 L, 7-54
W, 20-9 W, 21-14 L, 14-23 W, 41-0 L, 17-18 L, 13-14 W, 10-7 W, 17-0 W, 14-10 W, 14-6
W, 33-0 W, 10-0 L, 14-21 L, 14-21 L, 7-8 W, 30-14 W, 17-6 W, 12-10 W, 38-17 W, 21-14
L, 14-24 W, 42-0 L, 3-7 W, 13-0 W, 21-14 W, 13-0 W, 20-7 W, 31-14 L, 3-10 L, 10-25
L, 3-17 L, 7-20 L, 10-28 L, 7-12 L, 27-41 L, 10-20 L, 7-9 L, 24-28 W, 31-7 L, 6-34
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Year-by-Year Results 1970 (5-4, 3-2; 2nd place) NAIA Gulf States Conference Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
at Pensacola Navy *Northwestern State Quantico Marines *at McNeese State *at Southeastern Louisiana *UL-Lafayette at Eastern Michigan Troy *Louisiana Tech
1971 (4-6-1) NAIA Independent Head Coach: Dixie B. White
Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
Marine Corps Howard Payne at Arkansas State at Northwestern State at Tennessee-Chattanooga McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana at UL-Lafayette Eastern Michigan at Troy at Louisiana Tech
1972 (3-7) NAIA Independent Head Coach: Ollie Keller
Marine Corps at Mississippi State at Richmond Northwestern State at Nicholls State at McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana Arkansas State at Drake Louisiana Tech
1973 (3-5-2) NAIA Independent Head Coach: Ollie Keller
Troy at Mississippi State at Northwestern State at Nevada-Las Vegas McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Richmond at Jacksonville State Nicholls State at Louisiana Tech
1974 (4-6) NAIA Independent Head Coach: Ollie Keller
at Troy at Eastern Michigan at McNeese State Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana at Arkansas State Jacksonville State North Dakota Louisiana Tech at Cincinnati
1975 (4-6-1) NCAA Division I Independent Head Coach: Ollie Keller
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Pacific Kent State Eastern Michigan Drake Northwestern State Lamar at McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana West Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech
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W, 28-14 W, 21-17 L, 20-21 L, 13-17 W, 20-17 L, 7-9 L, 0-20 W, 14-10 W, 28-21
W, 19-13 L, 7-24 L, 6-20 W, 15-14 W, 27-21 L, 21-31 W, 3-0 L, 7-31 T, 10-10 L, 7-21 L, 0-23
W, 10-6 L, 7-42 L, 0-17 L, 7-17 W, 27-7 L, 14-31 W, 34-9 L, 13-14 L, 7-35 L, 6-10
T, 15-15 T, 21-21 W, 16-13 L, 0-26 L, 6-16 L, 0-27 W, 14-8 L, 24-66 W, 37-0 L, 0-40
L, 19-30 W, 17-14 L, 14-20 W, 14-8 L, 8-23 L, 14-17 W, 20-16 W, 39-15 L, 10-26 L, 7-20
T, 3-3 L, 29-31 L, 24-27 W, 38-25 W, 34-20 W, 34-7 L, 14-15 L, 19-49 L, 20-45 L, 23-41
Louisville
1976 (2-9) NCAA Division I Independent Head Coach: John David Crow
at Arkansas State Lamar Texas-Arlington McNeese State at Louisville at Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State Dayton at West Texas A&M Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette
1977 (2-9) NCAA Division I Independent Head Coach: John David Crow
at Lamar at Tulsa at Cincinnati at Northwestern State Cal State Fullerton McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Arkansas State Nicholls State at Pacific at Louisiana Tech
1978 (6-4-1) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: John David Crow
at Nicholls State Arkansas State Northern Illinois Northwestern State at Lamar at McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Indiana State at Cincinnati at North Texas Louisiana Tech
1979 (3-8) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: John David Crow
Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
at UL-Lafayette Arkansas State at McNeese State at Northwestern State Nicholls State at Memphis Cal State Fullerton at Southeastern Louisiana Lamar at Indiana State at Louisiana Tech
1980 (7-4) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: John David Crow
Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
at Iowa State at Arkansas State at UL-Lafayette Northwestern State McNeese State at Lamar Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls State Mississippi College at North Texas Louisiana Tech
1981 (5-6) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Pat Collins Sept. 5
Indiana State
Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
W, 14-10
L, 13-31 W, 16-6 W, 21-20 L, 35-36 L, 8-36 L, 10-14 L, 9-21 L, 13-37 L, 41-58 L, 35-55 L, 5-7
L, 7-21 L, 35-37 L, 0-63 L, 0-13 L, 10-31 L, 7-29 W, 24-29 L, 20-31 W, 19-2 L, 0-31 L, 0-20
W, 3-0 W, 21-13 W, 27-10 W, 46-0 T, 17-17 L, 10-31 L, 21-25 W, 14-0 L, 7-20 L, 6-26 W, 18-0
L, 13-17 W, 18-17 L, 10-12 L, 14-20 L, 16-23 W, 21-20 W, 28-17 L, 0-13 L, 7-21 L, 21-38 L, 10-13
L, 7-42 W, 35-12 W, 24-0 W, 38-14 L, 28-48 W, 28-6 L, 30-55 W, 29-28 W, 40-22 L, 18-26 W, 19-14
W, 38-8
Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech Lamar at McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana Nicholls State at Louisville North Texas at Northwestern State
1982 (8-3, 5-1; 2nd place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13
at Southern Mississippi at Nicholls State at North Texas *Texas-Arlington *McNeese State *Louisiana Tech *at Arkansas State *Southeastern Louisiana *at Lamar at UL-Lafayette Northwestern State
1983 (8-3, 5-1; Co-Champion) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12
at Indiana State UL-Lafayette *at Texas-Arlington *Arkansas State *at Lamar Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana *McNeese State *at Louisiana Tech *North Texas at Northwestern State
1984 (7-4, 3-3; 4th place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10
at Nicholls State Central Florida at UL-Lafayette Northwestern State *Lamar Southeastern Louisiana *Texas-Arlington *at McNeese State *Louisiana Tech *at North Texas *at Arkansas State
1985 (6-5, 3-3; 4th place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins
Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
Delta State at Texas A&M Nicholls State Northwestern State *at Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana *at Texas-Arlington *McNeese State *at Louisiana Tech *North Texas *Arkansas State
1986 (5-6, 3-2; T2nd place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27
at Southern Mississippi at UL-Lafayette Texas State-San Marcos at Nicholls State
L, 13-35 W, 20-17 W, 35-0 L, 13-17 L, 25-41 L, 47-50 W, 55-18 W, 40-7 L, 14-17 L, 9-41
L, 27-45 W, 29-14 W, 38-15 W, 33-16 W, 35-21 L, 10-17 W, 31-21 W, 42-0 W, 14-0 L, 25-40 W, 28-27
L, 9-10 W, 31-6 W, 16-10 W, 45-7 W, 17-0 W, 47-27 W, 16-13 W, 37-6 W, 17-0 L, 7-27 L, 9-13
W, 13-6 W, 49-21 W, 7-6 L, 10-27 W, 34-14 W, 30-15 L, 7-9 W, 19-3 W, 12-10 L, 3-10 L, 14-38
W, 27-7 L, 17-31 W, 17-15 W, 45-21 W, 37-14 L, 17-19 L, 13-27 L, 0-10 W, 13-9 W, 18-17 L, 23-31
L, 19-28 L, 20-24 W, 17-14 L, 13-17
ULMWarhawks.com
Year-by-Year Results Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15
Northwestern State *Lamar *at McNeese State Stephen F. Austin *Louisiana Tech *at North Texas *at Arkansas State
L, 14-17 W, 22-21 W, 37-17 W, 28-7 W, 20-6 L, 20-28 L, 21-26
1987 (13-2, 6-0; Champion) **National Champions** NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins
Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19
*at Louisiana Tech W, 44-7 *at Texas State-San Marcos W, 44-7 Nicholls State W, 26-14 *at Northwestern State W, 33-31 at Lamar L, 28-48 Georgia Southern W, 26-17 UL-Lafayette L, 7-17 *McNeese State W, 37-10 at Southern Mississippi W, 34-24 *North Texas W, 24-23 *Arkansas State W, 31-21 $North Texas W, 30-9 $Eastern Kentucky W, 33-32 $Northern Iowa W, 44-41 (2OT) $Marshall (Pocatello, Idaho) W, 43-42
1988 (5-6, 2-4; 5th place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Pat Collins
Sept. 3 at Nicholls State Sept. 10 *at McNeese State Sept. 17 *Texas State-San Marcos Sept. 24 at Arkansas State Oct. 1 *Stephen F. Austin Oct. 8 *at North Texas Oct. 15 at Georgia Southern Oct. 22 *vs. Northwestern State (Shreveport) Oct. 29 Lamar Nov. 5 *Sam Houston State Nov. 12 Louisiana Tech
1989 (4-6-1, 2-3-1; 4th place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Dave Roberts
Sept. 9 Nicholls State Sept. 16 *McNeese State Sept. 23 *at Texas State-San Marcos Sept. 30 UL-Lafayette Oct. 7 at Mississippi State Oct. 14 *at Sam Houston State Oct. 21 *vs. Northwestern State (Shreveport) Oct. 28 Arkansas State Nov. 4 #at Louisiana Tech Nov. 11 *at Stephen F. Austin Nov. 18 *North Texas
1990 (7-5, 5-1; Champion) NCAA Division I-AA – First Round Southland Conference Head Coach: Dave Roberts
Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24
at Arkansas State Mississippi College *Texas State-San Marcos at Georgia Southern *at McNeese State *Sam Houston State at Nicholls State *Northwestern State Louisiana Tech *Stephen F. Austin *at North Texas $at Nevada
W, 22-6 L, 0-23 W, 29-27 W, 16-13 L, 3-20 L, 23-26 L, 11-43 L, 15-27 W, 24-3 W, 17-3 L, 0-23
W, 29-13 W, 17-14 L, 7-26 L, 10-24 L, 14-28 W, 21-13 T, 14-14 W, 13-7 L, 6-24 L, 45-66 L, 25-28
L, 18-23 W, 17-7 W, 30-27 L, 14-33 L, 14-19 W, 27-10 W, 27-20 W, 14-3 L, 7-31 W, 10-3 W, 16-15 L, 14-27
1991 (7-3-1, 4-2-1; 3rd place) NCAA Division I-AA Southland Conference Head Coach: Dave Roberts
Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
at UL-Lafayette *Nicholls State Georgia Southern Misssissippi College *at Texas State-San Marcos *McNeese State *at Sam Houston State *at Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech *at Stephen F. Austin *North Texas
1992 (10-3, 7-0; Champion) NCAA Division I-AA – Quarterfinals Southland Conference Head Coach: Dave Roberts
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
*at Nicholls State at UL-Lafayette at Eastern Kentucky *Texas State-San Marcos Delta State *at McNeese State *Sam Houston State *at Northwestern State Eastern Washington *Stephen F. Austin *at North Texas $Alcorn State $Delaware
1993 (9-3, 6-1; 2nd place) NCAA Division I-AA – First Round Southland Conference Head Coach: Dave Roberts
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
at Eastern Washington Eastern Kentucky at Southern Mississippi *at Nicholls State *Northwestern State *McNeese State *at Texas State-San Marcos *Stephen F. Austin at Arkansas State *at Sam Houston State *North Texas $Idaho
1994 (3-8) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Ed Zaunbrecher
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12
at #8 Colorado at #12 Auburn at Georgia at Nevada Weber State at Wyoming Central Florida Jacksonville State at Brigham Young at Kentucky North Texas
1995 (2-9) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Ed Zaunbrecher
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11
at Fresno State Nicholls State at #9 Colorado at Missouri at Mississippi State Troy at Nevada Northwestern State Central Florida at #21 Auburn at Louisville
1996 (5-6) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Ed Zaunbrecher
W, 21-10 L, 10-15 W, 21-13 W, 17-7 W, 17-8 T, 10-10 L, 15-27 W, 24-9 L, 10-35 W, 48-20 W, 44-21
Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 22 Nov. 9
vs.
Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
W, 14-12 L, 3-30 L, 0-44 W, 34-31 L, 21-38 W, 13-10 W, 39-38 L, 0-59 L, 24-28 W, 31-28 (2OT) L, 13-35
1997 (5-7) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Ed Zaunbrecher
W, 38-10 L, 23-31 L, 21-26 W, 13-6 W, 52-13 W, 52-35 W, 38-10 W, 28-18 W, 41-31 W, 41-22 W, 47-25 W, 78-27 L, 18-41
W, 34-13 W, 40-14 L, 37-44 W, 51-30 W, 26-24 L, 26-34 W, 40-21 W, 26-10 W, 42-10 W, 48-10 W, 61-31 L, 31-34
L, 13-48 L, 12-44 L, 6-70 L, 22-34 W, 62-37 L, 14-28 L, 16-33 L, 28-32 L, 10-24 W, 21-14 W, 38-20
L, 17-31 W, 34-21 L, 14-66 L, 22-31 W, 34-32 L, 10-20 L, 35-59 L, 39-42 L, 14-34 L, 14-38 L, 0-39
Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
Nicholls State at Arkansas at Louisiana Tech at #25 Georgia at Oklahoma State Northwestern State at Mississippi State at Kentucky at UL-Lafayette Central Florida Western Michigan at Hawaii
1998 (5-6) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Ed Zaunbrecher
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct.31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Nicholls State at #3 Florida Stephen F. Austin at Kansas State at Western Michigan Louisiana Tech at Arizona UAB UL-Lafayette at Arkansas State Portland State
1999 (5-6) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Bobby Keasler
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13
Nicholls State at Minnesota at #15 Arkansas Northwestern State at UAB at Utah Wyoming at UL-Lafayette Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech at Tulsa
2000 (1-10) NCAA Division I-A Independent Head Coach: Bobby Keasler
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
at Minnesota at Memphis Nicholls State at #13 Tennessee Texas State-San Marcos at Arkansas at Middle Tennessee Central Florida UL-Lafayette Louisiana Tech Wofford
2001 (2-9, 2-4 ; T4th place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Bobby Keasler Sept. 1 Sept. 8
ULM
Nicholls State Minnesota at UCLA Sam Houston State at Arkansas Northwestern State at Central Florida at Mississippi State at #22 Auburn Jacksonville State at Cincinnati
Sam Houston State at #2 Florida
W, 28-0 L, 16-28 L, 16-17 L, 3-42 L, 7-38 W, 17-7 L, 10-24 L, 14-49 W, 28-21 (OT) W, 45-41 L, 19-32 W, 23-20 (OT)
W, 44-14 L, 10-42 W, 21-10 L, 7-62 L, 14-27 L, 14-44 L, 7-45 W, 20-14 W, 34-24 L, 13-17 W, 43-27
W, 27-10 L, 0-35 L, 6-44 W, 38-7 L, 0-47 L, 0-42 L, 20-38 W, 31-7 W, 10-0 L, 17-58 W, 37-34
L, 10-47 L, 0-28 W, 27-21 L, 3-70 L, 7-27 L, 6-52 L, 0-28 L, 0-55 L, 18-21 L, 19-42 L, 6-24
L, 9-20 L, 6-55
ULMWarhawks.com
Year-by-Year Results Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Dec. 1
*Middle Tennessee *New Mexico State *North Texas at Central Florida *at UL-Lafayette *at Idaho Troy *at Arkansas State at Cincinnati
2002 (3-9, 2-4; T4th place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference **Head Coach: Keasler/Collins
Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
at Ole Miss at Kansas State McNeese State *Arkansas State Tulane *Idaho *at New Mexico State Utah State *at North Texas at Auburn *at Middle Tennessee *UL-Lafayette
L, 20-38 L, 0-31 W, 19-17 L, 6-38 L, 12-17 L, 38-42 L, 12-44 W, 16-7 L, 10-42
L, 3-31 L, 0-67 L, 19-24 L, 21-33 L, 9-52 W, 34-14 L, 21-34 W, 51-48 (2OT) L, 2-41 L, 14-52 L, 28-44 W, 34-10
2003 (1-11, 1-5; 7th place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
at #14 LSU Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi Northwestern State *at Utah State *at Arkansas State (Little Rock) *at UL-Lafayette *New Mexico State at Auburn *North Texas *Idaho at Troy
2004 (5-6, 4-3; T3rd place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Sept. 4 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
at #17 Auburn at Arkansas *Arkansas Sate at Wyoming *at Idaho Florida International *at Florida Atlantic *at North Texas *Utah State *at Middle Tennessee *UL-Lafayette
2005 (5-6, 5-2; Co-Champion) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26
Northwestern State at Wyoming at #7 Georgia *at Florida Atlantic *Arkansas State at Arkansas (Little Rock) *Troy *Florida International *at Middle Tennessee *at North Texas *UL-Lafayette
2006 (4-8, 3-4; T5th place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie Aug. 31 Sept. 9
ULM
Alcorn State at Kansas
vs.
L, 7-49 L, 21-23 L, 14-59 L, 10-14 L, 10-28 L, 41-44 W, 45-42 L, 14-21 L, 7-73 L, 26-28 L, 20-58 L, 24-28
L, 0-31 L, 20-49 L, 21-28 L, 10-31 W, 16-14 W, 28-20 W, 17-13 L, 30-45 W, 32-25 L, 24-37 W, 13-10
L, 23-27 L, 0-38 L, 7-44 W, 28-21 W, 31-27 L, 15-44 W, 27-3 L, 29-31% W, 34-31 W, 24-19 L, 21-54
Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2
at Alabama *Florida Atlantic *at Arkansas State *at Troy *Middle Tennessee #13 Arkansas (Little Rock) *at Florida International at Kentucky *North Texas *at UL-Lafayette
L, 7-41% L, 19-21 L, 6-10 L, 19-24 L, 21-35 L, 10-44 W, 35-0 L, 40-42 W, 23-3 W, 39-20
2007 (6-6, 4-3; T3rd place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24
Tulsa at #25 Clemson at #18 Texas A&M *at Troy *Arkansas State *at North Texas *Florida International *at Florida Atlantic *Middle Tennessee Grambling State at Alabama *at UL-Lafayette
L, 17-35 L, 26-49 L, 14-54 L, 7-24 W, 30-13 L, 21-31 W, 28-14 W, 33-30 (3OT) L, 40-43 W, 28-14 W, 21-14 W, 17-11
2008 (4-8, 3-4; T3rd place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 12 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
at #10 Auburn Arkansas (Little Rock) Alabama A&M at Tulane *UL-Lafayette *at Arkansas State *North Texas *Florida Atlantic *Troy *at Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss *at Florida International
2009 (6-6, 5-3; T3rd place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 13 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
at #2 Texas Texas Southern at Arizona State *at Florida Atlantic *Florida International *Arkansas State at Kentucky *at Troy *at North Texas *Western Kentucky *at UL-Lafayette *Middle Tennessee
2010 (5-7, 4-4; T4th place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Todd Berry
Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27
#14 Arkansas (Little Rock) *at Arkansas State SE Louisiana at #10 Auburn *Florida Atlantic *at Western Kentucky *at Middle Tennessee *Troy *at FIU at #5 LSU *North Texas *UL-Lafayette
L, 0-34 L, 27-28 W, 37-15 L, 10-24 L, 35-44 L, 29-37 W, 35-23 L, 28-29 W, 31-30 L, 21-24 L, 0-59 W, 31-27
L, 20-59 W, 58-0 L, 14-38 W, 27-25 W, 48-35 W, 16-10 L, 13-36 L, 21-42 W, 33-6 W, 21-18 L, 17-21 L, 19-38
L, 7-31 L, 20-34 W, 21-20 L, 3-52 W, 20-17 W, 35-30 L, 10-38 W, 28-14 L, 35-42 (2OT) L, 0-51 W, 49-37 L, 22-23
W, 24-6 L, 19-21
Ohio -- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
2011 (4-8, 3-5; 6th place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Todd Berry
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Dec. 3
at #5 Florida State Grambling State at #23 TCU at Iowa *Arkansas State *at Troy *at North Texas *Western Kentucky *at UL-Lafayette *Middle Tennessee *FIU *at Florida Atlantic
L, 0-34 W, 35-7 L, 17-38 L, 17-45 L, 19-24 W, 38-10 L, 21-38 L, 28-31 (OT) L, 35-36 W, 42-14 L, 17-28 W, 26-0
2012 (8-4, 6-2; T2nd place) NCAA Division I-A Sun Belt Conference Head Coach: Todd Berry
Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 8 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 28
vs. #8 Arkansas W, 34-31 (OT) at Auburn L, 28-31 (OT) Baylor L, 42-47 at Tulane W, 63-10 *at Middle Tennessee W, 31-17 *Florida Atlantic W, 35-14 *at Western Kentucky W, 43-42 (OT) *South Alabama W, 38-24 *UL-Lafayette L, 24-40 *at Arkansas State L, 23-45 *North Texas W, 42-16 *at FIU W, 23-17 (OT) vs. Ohio (Shreveport, La.) 1 p.m. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
* = Conference game $ = NCAA Division I-AA playoff game ^ = Game later forfeited to ULM % = Victory later vacated by the NCAA ** - Bobby Keasler resigned after five games; Mike Collins named interim, then head coach before final game of season; Collins resigned in April 2003; Tim Rebowe named interim until hiring of Charlie Weatherbie in May 2003.
ULM All-Time Coaching Records (By Wins) Senior College (1951-present) 1. Pat Collins (1981-88)........................... 57-35............... .620 2. Dave Roberts (1989-93).................... 37-20-2........... .623 3. Dixie B. White (1964-71).................... 31-45-1........... .422 Charlie Weatherbie (2003-09)......... 31-51............... .378 5. John David Crow (1976-80)............. 20-34-1........... .373 Ed Zaunbrecher (1994-98)............... 20-36............... .357 7. Jack C. Rowan (1958-63)................... 20-37............... .351 8. Todd Berry (2010-pres.)............... 17-19........... .472 9. Devone Payne (1954-57).................. 14-23-1........... .382 10. Ollie Keller (1972-75).......................... 14-24-3........... .378 11. James L. Malone (1951-53).............. 12-15 .............. .444 12. Bobby Keasler (1999-02)................... 8-30.................. .267 13. Mike Collins (2002).............................. 3-4.................... .429 Junior College (1931-50) 1. James L. Malone (1934-50).............. 83-47-13......... .633 2. J. Paul Kemerer (1931-33)................. 6-14-2.............. .318 ULMWarhawks.com
Record Opponent First Last Alabama 2006 2007 Alabama A&M 2008 2008 Alcorn State 1992 2006 Arkansas 1996 2012 Arkansas A&M 1952 1953 Arkansas State 1959 2012 Arizona 1998 1998 Arizona State 2009 2009 Auburn 1994 2012 Baylor 2012 2012 BYU 1994 1994 Cal State Fullerton 1977 1979 Central Florida 1984 2001 Chattanooga 1963 1971 Cincinnati 1974 2001 Clemson 2007 2007 Colorado 1994 1995 Dayton 1976 1976 Delaware 1992 1992 Delta State 1951 1992 Drake 1972 1975 East Carolina 1965 1966 Eastern Kentucky 1987 1993 Eastern Michigan 1967 1975 Eastern Washington 1992 1993 Florida 1998 2001 Florida Atlantic 2004 2012 FIU 2004 2012 Florida State 2011 2011 Fresno State 1995 1995 Georgia 1994 2005 Georgia Southern 1987 1991 Grambling State 2007 2011 Hawaii 1997 1997 Henderson State 1967 1967 Howard Payne 1971 1971 Idaho 1993 2004 Indiana State 1978 1983 Iowa 2011 2011 Iowa State 1980 1980 Jacksonville State 1959 1996 Kansas 2006 2006 Kansas State 1998 2002 Kent State 1975 1975 Kentucky 1994 2009 Lamar 1961 1988 Livingston State 1951 1956 Louisiana College 1951 1966 LSU 2003 2010 Louisiana Tech 1953 2000 Louisville 1975 1995 Marshall 1987 1987 McMurry 1963 1963 McNeese State 1951 2002 Memphis 1979 2000 Mexico Polytechnic 1961 1961 Middle Tennessee 1999 2012 Minnesota 1996 2000 Mississippi College 1980 1991 Mississippi State 1972 1997 ULM
vs.
W L T 1 1% 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 1 1 0 14 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 8 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 6 3% 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 9 6 1 5 1 0 6 3 1 0 2 0 14 29 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 9 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 4 1
Pct. .500 1.000 1.000 .100 .500 .411 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .429 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .600 .500 .500 .667 .500 1.000 .000 .778 .667 .000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .400 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .250 .594 .833 .650 .000 .326 .500 1.000 1.000 .238 .500 1.000 .363 .000 1.000 .250
vs.
All Opponents
Last Result W, 21-14 W, 37-15 W, 24-6 W, 34-31 (OT) L, 7-21 L, 23-45 L, 7-45 L, 14-38 L, 28-31 (OT) L, 42-47 L, 10-24 W, 28-17 L, 6-38 W, 27-21 L, 10-42 L, 26-49 L, 14-66 L, 13-37 L, 18-41 W, 52-13 W, 38-25 W, 21-14 W, 40-14 L, 24-27 W, 34-13 L, 6-55 W, 35-14 W, 23-17 (OT) L, 0-34 L, 17-31 L, 3-42 W, 21-13 W, 35-7 W, 23-20 W, 33-0 L, 7-24 W, 16-14 L, 9-10 L, 17-45 L, 7-42 W, 31-28 (2OT) L, 19-21 L, 0-68 L, 29-31 L, 13-36 W, 24-3 W, 53-7 W, 41-0 L, 0-51 L, 19-42 L, 0-39 W, 43-42 W, 8-7 L, 19-24 L, 0-28 W, 28-0 W, 31-17 L, 10-47 W, 17-7 L, 10-24
Opponent First Last W L Missouri 1995 1995 0 1 New Mexico State 2001 2003 0 3 Nevada 1990 1995 0 3 Nicholls State 1972 2000 22 3 North Dakota 1974 1974 1 0 Northern Illinois 1978 1978 1 0 Northern Iowa 1987 1987 1 0 North Texas 1978 2012 16 13 Northwestern State 1952 2005 19 27 Ohio FIRST MEETING Oklahoma State 1997 1997 0 1 Ole Miss 2002 2008 0 3 Ouachita Baptist 1951 1951 1 0 Pacific 1974 1977 0 1 Pensacola Navy 1968 1970 2 1 Portland State 1998 1998 1 0 Quantico Marines 1968 1972 3 2 Richmond 1972 1973 1 1 Samford 1963 1964 0 2 Sam Houston State 1988 2001 6 2 South Alabama 2012 2012 1 0 SE Louisiana 1951 2010 11 25 Southeast Missouri 1965 1966 2 0 SE Oklahoma 1951 1951 1 0 Southern Arkansas 1946 1947 1 1 Southern Mississippi 1982 1993 1 3 Stephen F. Austin 1955 2003 9 5 Stetson 1952 1952 0 1 Tampa 1964 1966 1 1 Tennessee 2000 2000 0 1 Tennessee Tech 1953 1953 0 1 Texas 2009 2009 0 1 Texas A&M 1985 2007 0 2 Texas A&M-Commerce 1959 1962 2 2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1954 1954 0 1 Texas-Arlington 1959 1984 5 6 TCU 2011 2011 0 1 Texas Southern 2009 2009 1 0 Texas State 1986 2000 7 2 Troy 1970 2011 5 8 Tulane 2002 2012 1 2 Tulsa 1977 2007 1 2 UAB 1998 1999 1 1 UCLA 1996 1996 0 1 UL-Lafayette 1951 2012 23 25 UNLV 1973 1973 0 1 Utah 1999 1999 0 1 Utah State 2002 2004 2 1 Weber State 1994 1994 1 0 Western Kentucky 1952 2012 4 4 Western Michigan 1997 1998 0 2 West Texas A&M 1975 1976 0 2 Wofford 2000 2000 0 1 Wyoming 1994 2005 0 4 TOTALS (Senior College) 286 371
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Best defense reaps reward Nose guard uncertain At ULM, white jerseys represent offense and maroon represents defense. The black jerseys mean the players are not live and/or injured. Fortunately, the gold jerseys do not. The ULM first-team defense unveiled gold jerseys at Tuesday's practice as a sign of earning a starting position, but it will be an everyday accomplishment throughout the fall. "It's just a little thing for the starters and representative of something special," three-year starting safety Isaiah Newsome said. "You have a job, but you still got to work." Newsome said the defense first saw the jerseys when the team went to the locker room before the afternoon practice. His first thought was that he was in trouble, but it ended up being a reward, similar to the traditional Nebraska Blackshirts given to the first-team unit each year. ULM head coach Todd Berry said he spoke with defensive coordinator Troy Reffett about the idea after the Warhawks finished in the Top 25 nationally on defense last season. Their average of 326.2 yards given up a game ranked 22nd in the nation and the 100 rushing yards per game on average placed the defense eighth. It also set a new Sun Belt record. "That's to keep competition coming," three-year starting linebacker Cameron Blakes said. "They want the best 11 out there so if you don't practice well, you might not be in that gold jersey the next day, and it puts a big target on your back." Berry wants the best 11 on the field, but there were only 10 gold jerseys at practice Tuesday afternoon. The third-year head coach said the battle at nose guard is too uncertain to reward a jersey just yet. Redshirt freshman Gerrand Johnson is listed at No. 1 on the depth chart that was released Sunday, but junior Emanuel Jefferies is also having a good camp, along with other scenarios. "We're still debating about that," Berry said. "If I had to start tomorrow, I'd start Gerrand, but Emanuel Jefferies is quite a talent and he's showed up this camp like he wants to play. "Then also there's some battles going on at end. You're making sure you get the best three on the field which means (end) Kentarius (Caldwell) could actually go back to nose and end up with Malcolm Edmond or Darius Lively being the other end." Caldwell started at nose tackle for ULM last season because of the team's lack of depth, but the 6-2, 265-pound junior kicked back out to defensive end during the spring.
Berry said that the decision will come down to the guard who produces the steadiest play and could be as unpredictable as one player starting practice with a gold jersey and having to give it to another player in the middle of repetitions. "It'll be a little nasty, but we'll do it," Berry quipped. "You've got to be a consistent player. You can't be just a one-flash guy." Tuesday was the first day ULM practiced since school started. Berry gave the team off Monday and said there wasn't much change from a day of practice without classes. "There were a lot of situations that are really, really special situations," Berry said about what the team worked on during the closed practice that lasted a little more than two hours. "There's urgency on every play, but there's situations that win and lose games, and that's kind of what we were working on today. "I think we did pretty well. I think we responded well. We had a decent practice. There's still some battles that are going on so there's still a little bit of shuffling but not near as much."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) HURRICANE ISAAC: ULM prepares for unforeseen Bad-weather drills help By the time preseason ends, ULM head coach Todd Berry will have put his team through every possible game scenario. From a certain down and distance to the headsets going out, the players and staff know what to do and already have squelched the panic that may come from an unforeseen circumstance. Berry goes through his checklist each year, and the team even spends a portion of practice every Thursday throughout the season working with footballs that have been soaked in soapy water just in case a downpour occurs during a game. The equipment staff can shelf the soap this week with the storms spawned from Hurricane Isaac expected to thrash the area Thursday. "The one thing I can't simulate is rain and wind," Berry said. "I can simulate most of the other situations but those Mother Nature has to provide and Mother Nature is getting ready to provide that for us. "We're going to get some help this year along those lines so we'll go out and check that box off and make sure we're functional with those things and know we're not going to melt." ULM's only open date this season comes this week, while the majority of other programs are opening their seasons. Hurricane Isaac already altered the practice and game schedules of other Sun Belt schools. South Alabama moved its Thursday night opener against Texas-San Antonio to Saturday, and North Texas is still awaiting word about its opener at LSU. The Mean Green's scheduled match ups in Tiger Stadium have not boded well in the past. North Texas' opener at LSU in 2005 was canceled due to Hurricane Katrina — the seventh anniversary of the natural disaster is today. LSU was scheduled to host North Texas against in 2008 in its second home game of the year before Hurricane Gustav altered plans again. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva released a statement Tuesday saying officials will continue to monitor the storm before a decision is made. "We do have a role to play in non-conference games but generally non-conference games are under the jurisdiction of the member institutions," Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson said Monday. "But we will certainly be tracking the storm and looking at its projections in terms of how wide spread it might be when it hits land." The Sun Belt office is located in New Orleans, where Isaac hit Tuesday evening as a Category 1 hurricane.
Florida International and Florida Atlantic already have felt the impact of Isaac when the then tropical storm hit the Miami area Sunday. The Golden Panthers, who open their season at Duke Saturday, moved Monday's practice to the Miami Dolphins' indoor facilities. Florida Atlantic's Carl Pelini seemed calm through his first hurricane as a head coach after moving from Nebraska, where he served as defensive coordinator for the past four years. "The worst of it was (Sunday) so lucky for us that was our meeting day, and we were still able to have meetings and have players buckle down before it hit," Pelini said Monday. "With classes canceled, we were able to move practice to back in the day." ULM finished up its fall camp drills Tuesday on the grass practice fields with a two-hour session that focused on two-minute drills and overtime situations. The team will return to Malone Stadium this afternoon for a 4:15 p.m. practice. "Certainly our thoughts and prayers go to the people down south," Berry said Tuesday during his weekly press conference. "While it doesn't look like its going to be too awfully bad, we know there's going to be people out there that are going to be strained by this and some communities and so our thoughts go out."
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM bye week is in the books ULM was one of four FBS schools not scheduled to open its season in the first week. Because of Hurricane Isaac, a total of seven schools didn't play this past weekend, but the Warhawks had plenty of games to watch to help fill the void. "Certainly there's a significant amount of mistakes in those early-season games, and so consequentially because of that, you hope that your team is cerebral enough to watch those," ULM head coach Todd Berry said last week. "We're certainly going to encourage them to watch those early turnovers and those penalties and those mistakes in the kicking game and how much they impact those early games. Hopefully we learn from some of that instead of making that same mistake." ULM held a mock game Friday night and an early practice Saturday before returning to the field Sunday. Berry planned on taking advantage of Saturday afternoon too — his last Saturday off for the next 12 weeks. "I'll probably just lock myself up in front of the TV, the big screen that my wife so kindly bought me a couple years back, and kick back," Berry said. "I'm sure I'll throw something on the grill and have some family time in between." After four weeks of camp, late-night practices and meetings, the head coach was also looking forward to recuperating. "The older I get, the harder it seems — the grind of the season and recognizing the hours we work and the amount of time we put in and all the emotional roller coasters of the season," Berry said. "I think it's important for us to recharge too. It's been a difficult camp too. We've put a lot of stress on it." The Warhawks will finally enjoy a game week as they prepare for their season opener Saturday against Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark. Berry focused on giving second-team players most of the repetitions in practice this past week. Sophomore offensive lineman Joseph Treadwell was in that group and was listed as a starter in Sunday's newest depth chart. The tackle started all 12 games last season and is the No. 1 guy at left tackle in front of sophomore Jeremy Burton. The only other changes to the two-deep were on special teams. Sophomore Connor Fryoux is listed as the second-team kicker and starting kicker Justin Manton is listed as the second-team punter behind Fryoux. Saturday's season opener against Arkansas will mark ULM's third season under Berry. The team opened the Berry era two years ago with a Week 1 bye before opening against the Razorbacks at War Memorial Stadium.
"This team has dealt with this," Berry said. "The majority of this team played two years ago, so while it could be emotionally taxing, I think there is that opportunity to watch a bunch of other teams out there." Other teams with a bye this past weekend were TCU, Cincinnati and Army. Louisiana Tech, Texas A&M and Oregon State had to postpone their games due to Isaac — Oregon State was scheduled to host FCS-member Nicholls State. Tech and Texas A&M were scheduled to play against each other this past Thursday in Shreveport when Isaac was at its worst. "Bye weeks are good some years and bad some years," Berry said. "Sometimes you're on a roll then you lose that." The head coach pointed out the 2005 season when he was the offensive coordinator at ULM. The team started 3-0 in the Sun Belt but Hurricane Katrina kept the Warhawks from playing another game for 21 days because of rescheduling contests and a bye week. They lost to Florida International — who won three conference games that season — and ULM ended up in a three-way tie for the Sun Belt title with a 5-2 league record and 5-6 overall. The other nine teams in the Sun Belt opened their seasons this past weekend with the conference going 4-5 in Week 1. Florida Atlantic beat Wagner 7-3 to open the Carl Pelini era. Troy defeated Alabama-Birmingham 3929 and Western Kentucky and Louisiana-Lafayette started the 2012 season with wins at home. The Ragin' Cajuns shut out Lamar 40-0 and Western Kentucky beat Austin Peay 49-10. Middle Tennessee dropped its opener at home to McNeese State 27-21 on Thursday night. North Texas lost to No. 3 LSU 41-14 and Arkansas State lost to No. 5 Oregon 57-34. Texas-San Antonio defeated South Alabama 33-31 to start the Jaguars' first full season in FBS, and Florida International dropped its opener at Duke 46-26.
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM's Berry set on doing the right thing ULM head coach Todd Berry is pleased with the development of his team's belief system as it opens its season with No. 8 Arkansas Saturday night. It is a continuous process with young athletes, and Berry credits several coaches to his own development as a player as now as a coach. Over the years, though, his belief in winning is overmatched by his belief in doing things the right way. "I don't do everything right, but I try to," Berry said. "I'm a by-the-book kind of guy. I don't bend rules. I tell the players where they're at — good and bad — and I'll hug them and I'll punish them. "I just think the whole thing is more about that than just drawing a paycheck and winning games." Berry is passionate about the topic too. This past spring the ULM head coach spoke critically of former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino during a speaking engagement out of town. Petrino was fired last April because of an inappropriate relationship with a former Arkansas athlete who worked in the football offices. Berry watered down his sentiments towards the former Arkansas coach Tuesday during his weekly press conference. He still tried to get his point across, while also applauding interim head coach John L. Smith, who guided the Razorbacks to a season-opening win over Jacksonville State 49-24 this past Saturday. "The players have gone through a significant amount during the course of the offseason," Berry said. "They must have some great leadership within their team, and I think it makes perfect sense for a guy like John L., who is really well respected by his players and well respected in the profession as a whole to take over during a time frame of real difficulty in terms of a coach making a really, really bad decision. "The players always put coaches on a higher pedestal in terms of the way we're accountable and trying to serve as some kind of role model." Tremendous thought It's a position that Berry takes into a great amount of consideration each day. "You hope you do (serve as a role model) so they can look up and attempt to emulate something that you've done," Berry said. "So certainly we hate that from a professional standpoint, and I feel for their players having to go through something like that during a very tumultuous offseason." While Berry could not empathize with the Arkansas players, he did compare it to Sept. 11 when he was the head coach at Army.
"You had a group of freshmen and sophomores in the room when I had told them what had happened, and they were all questions revolved around 'What's this mean for me?' and juniors and seniors saying, 'I should be doing something. What can I do?'" Berry recalled. "While it's certainly different, I think in terms of overall reaction to a group that had to be one of the more trying times for me in terms of trying to get a team focused on what their duty was outside of just the team and playing football and that's difficult too." Berry also recalls other things about West Point that he is able to apply to his teams and his approach to coaching and life. "There's a cadet prayer at West Point: "Help me to choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong,'" Berry said. "The easier wrong is sometimes a lot easier to go about, but I want our players when they watch us and how we handle things and they know I'm going to do things by the book and know that this is right and wrong. "We all learned it in kindergarten. I want them to see we're following up on it and not just speaking it and hopefully you have an impact on some young people over a period of time in doing it."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM season opener shows signs of growth Several starters same as two years ago at Arkansas Most ULM fans celebrated Labor Day by also expressing, "Finally, game week." The maroon and gold faithful had to wait an extra week to finally see its team kickoff, and it will come to fruition Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium when the Warhawks meet No. 10 Arkansas in Little Rock. Fruition — it's one of ULM head coach Todd Berry's most often-used words while addressing the media and it's becoming more frequent as his football program progresses. The third-year head coach will get to enjoy some fruition of his own and not in just waiting out a bye week to start the season. When Berry looks around Saturday night, there will be a lot of familiarity. For starters, ULM opened the Berry era in Little Rock two years ago. He will also be surrounded by assistants who were with him in 2010 with the exception of two. Both coordinators also remain on the staff, but perhaps the most gratifying sight Saturday night will be the players. A lot of them are the same ones who made their collegiate debut at War Memorial Stadium two years ago. Quarterback Kolton Browning started as a redshirt freshman and took his first snaps with Heisman candidate Ryan Mallett on the opposite sideline. The Warhawks went three-and-out in Browning's first series at quarterback. Offensive lineman Jonathan Gill, then a sophomore, started the game with a false start. Then redshirt freshman Jyruss Edwards' first collegiate carry resulted in a loss of two yards, and Browning's first pass was incomplete. "That first year, there were a lot of big eyes in that locker room before you went out," Berry said. "Regardless of what their belief level was at that point in time, when you're a freshman and you're going out and starting your first college game, I was there. "You're still trying to find out things about yourself. What's this level like? There's certainly a lot of anxiety that goes with it." Receiver Tavarese Maye also made his first start as a Warhawk, and offensive lineman Josh Allen had to check into the game early as a true freshman after an injury on the line. The ULM defense held then No. 14 Arkansas to seven points in the first half and 14 points through three quarters.
Senior Cameron Blakes made his first start at linebacker that game, and Keavon Milton played his first game at defensive end to help with the lack of depth at the time. Milton is now back at tight end entering his senior year and Blakes is another three-year starter. Both are potential NFL draft prospects this April. "Some of that apprehension that was there as a freshman, I don't think our guys get caught up in that now, which is a great thing," Berry said. "When you play as many great teams as we've played over the last two years you start getting comfortable with that. "We're more athletic than we were two years ago. We're deeper with more athletes also." Despite starting several younger and inexperienced players, the Warhawks still manage to turn in a 57 record two years ago which left a lot of optimism going into last season. Injuries, however, crippled the team and played a big part in losing close games that, as a result, turned into a 4-8 season. Now it seems that experience and depth are both on the Warhawks' side with the second-team players constantly battling the projected starters throughout fall camp. "I'm not sure our twos could have beaten our ones two years ago," Berry said. "Hopefully a few years from now, we can talk about our threes being able to do that because that's when you get your team to where you need to be. "That's where Arkansas is right now. It's not where they were four or five years ago. Now they have significant depth and significant competition and that's where programs have to get to." The assurance that ULM will get there too can be heard in Berry's voice. Part of that comes from taking the proper steps in building a successful program along with some patience. Another big part, however, is the players' belief that seems to grow each year as the team's talent level increases. "A few of our players were talking about opening up with Arkansas two years ago and how nice it is that everybody feels like they can be competitive," Berry said. "Whereas two years ago, unbeknownst to the staff, the seniors were saying, 'Hey, there's no way we're going to win that game. What are you guys thinking?'" Those conversations are different now too. It's just another detail that will bring satisfaction to Berry when the team takes the field Saturday night. "When you have hope and look around and know guys are there and are going to be there and play as hard as they can and be able to make plays, obviously this group recognizes we have talent," Berry said. "We're not overly talented, but we're a blue collar team. We're certainly at a place where we're competitive with everybody we're going to play."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM's Ford making long journey worth it Suspended for a year, linebacker makes case as a starter ULM head coach Todd Berry has spoken to his team more than once about the importance of taking the next step. The Warhawks were put through some taxing conditioning drills during the early part of fall camp because Berry wanted them to learn what he considered the biggest lesson he learned as a player. "Every time I didn't think I could take another step, I always did," Berry said. "Pretty soon, you learn that the only limitations you have are kind of preconceived in your mind and that's maybe the best life lesson." Berry obviously would like to take the next step with the ULM football program and pile up wins, but he also relishes in the wins he's already accounted for when it comes to producing the right type of student-athletes. In the case of senior linebacker DaCorris Ford, it took a lot more than just one extra step to expose the projected starter's good intentions. Instead, the drills used to show off a less flattering side and ended up becoming a much longer journey. "One of the things that DaCorris used to get really frustrated with was that, 'I can't take another step', instead of reaching down and finding ways to get it done the right way," Berry said. "That's not just on the field but in life." Ford admits to being quite the hothead early into his college career at ULM. As a redshirt freshman in 2009, the Texas native played one season as a second-team linebacker before Berry dismissed him from the team for one season. The head coach took over prior to the 2010 season and got rid of several players whose actions had proven to Berry that they didn't care about the team. "It was a first-time event (with Ford) but it was one that I thought his emotions kind of got out of hand, and I felt like, based off other things I've seen, the only way to catch his attention was to basically suspend him for a year," Berry said. "He has a good heart. We just needed to catch his attention." During his one year away from football, Ford worked on proving he was committed to the team and his academics. He now has a near 3.0 GPA. He also worked his way back from a sports hernia surgery that required plenty of rehabilitation in his lower abdomen. But more importantly he revamped his attitude. "In a situation like that, you better prove yourself when you're back on the team and make people trust you again," Ford said. "I used to be like ... you wouldn't want to be around me. Now, I'm the one telling people to come on, pick it up. They (the coaches) got that out of me as well. I've got to come to practice every day. I used to not come to practice every day. I used to take days off."
Berry said a better attitude and a healthy body are allowing the linebacker to perform at the highest level since coming to ULM in 2008. "DaCorris can run, and he's tremendously physical and to the point that it really tests the other guys' courage," Berry said. "From a linebacker position, that's kind of what you're looking for. You're looking for that guy that can run and kind of gets there in a bad mood and that pretty much spells out DaCorris." Ford knows the coaches are still pushing him, waiting for him to break. It's all a part of proving himself, and Ford tackles the challenge daily. "My coach (defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Troy Reffett) he's going to push me anyway just because he knows how I used to be," Ford said. "He's constantly saying, 'I'm just waiting for you to go back to your old ways.' "Once he says something like that, I really have no choice but to practice because I'm still proving myself." Ford tries to distance himself from his old self just like he tries to leave the past in the past. He is more focused on filling the final spot of the linebacker trio which will be made up of all seniors. Ford will replace R.J. Young, who made the move to middle linebacker this offseason, and three-year starter Cameron Blakes returns at the other outside linebacker position. "He's a great guy," three-year starting safety Isaiah Newsome said of Ford. "It's just his heart. He fought to get back, and he's fighting to play and now he's starting and he's going to keep that job." "We all have a great relationship. I feel that this year we have a chemistry that's going to lead us to bigger goals."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Arkansan Warhawks ready for home state matchup ULM signed more players from the state of Arkansas two years ago than any other state in the 2011 class. The six matched the six Louisiana signees and now five Arkansas natives are expected to line up against their former state school Saturday night when ULM opens its season in Little Rock against the No. 8 Razorbacks. Sophomore offensive lineman Joseph Treadwell started as a true freshman last season, but ULM Hawk and redshirt freshman Mitch Lane will be making his first collegiate start in front of his hometown, his family and his friends. "(Defensive coordinator) coach (Troy) Reffett recruited us, and he let us know we played Arkansas in the past, and we'll play them again," Lane said. "I thought that was going to be a real good experience for us to play in front of our friends and family so I'm really excited." Saturday night's contest marks the sixth between the two teams since 2004 and the last on a contract that allows ULM to count the games in Little Rock as a "home game" which is averaged out into its overall season home attendance. Lane could not have scripted a better team to make his first start against, especially because of the lack of interest he received from Arkansas as an all-state junior and senior for Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Ark. Treadwell said he received interest from the Razorbacks until midway through his senior season, as did second-team linebacker Hunter Kissinger. All three athletes played in War Memorial Stadium as prep stars with Kissinger winning a 7A state title for Har-Ber High School as a junior. The Springdale native will also be playing in his first collegiate game in his career. The redshirt freshman is expected to back up senior middle linebacker R.J. Young. The two-deep originally had Arkansas transfer Austin Moss behind Young, but the junior is battling a case of pneumonia that will keep him sidelined for multiple games. "I have a lot of confidence as does our football team in Hunter," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "We're fortunate enough to have some depth at linebacker, and Hunter is a very good player and I have no doubt that he's going to play well." Unlike the high school state championship, Kissinger will be on opposite sidelines from his best friend and Arkansas offensive lineman Brey Cook, who is projected to start for the Razorbacks at tackle after appearing in 11 games as a true freshman in 2011. "We've talked quite a bit and both of us are excited to be on the field together," Kissinger said. "It's definitely a great opportunity for both of us. "It's a very important game to me because I'm going back and playing in front of people I know and teammates that I played with in high school. It's a chance to just prove yourself and show you're just as good as they are."
Treadwell started all 12 games for the Warhawks last season but just returned to the No. 1 spot at left tackle this past week. He said he has 10 tickets so far, but the Pine Bluff native is looking for a few more to accommodate his family and friends. "It's probably one of the most meaningful games to me just because I feel like they didn't pursue me hard enough," Treadwell said. "I just want to make them feel like they missed out on something special." Other ULM players from the state of Arkansas who are expected to play are redshirt freshman linebackers Cody Robinson and Michael Johnson. All five were in the same signing class and mark the oldest players on the team from Arkansas. There are no juniors or seniors from Arkansas, but senior running back Mitch Bailey did transfer from the SEC school after two seasons with the Razorbacks. The Warhawks also signed three from the state this past February, receiver Ajalen Holley (Hot Springs), defensive lineman Jeff Savage (Smackover) and safety Quincy Hardwell (El Dorado). "Arkansas has been a very, very good recruiting area for us," Berry said. "The University of Arkansas is obviously huge and most of those kids grow up watching the Hogs, and so for those guys that are going back, certainly playing there adds some significance playing in front of home fans. "There's a little bit more ownership, but I think this group is really focused not on who we play but how we play." On the flip side, Arkansas has seven players from Louisiana on its roster, including Bastrop product and senior defensive tackle DeQuinta Jones. The 6-5, 299-pound tackle signed the same year as LSU receiver Rueben Randle out of Bastrop, changing his decision from Michigan to Arkansas on National Signing Day 2009. The senior has started 22 games for the Razorbacks in the past three years and made 37 appearances. West Monroe offensive lineman David Hurd walked onto the Razorback squad in 2009 and is now listed as a starting tackle as a junior. Neville product and defensive tackle DeMarcus Hodge redshirted as a true freshman last season and assisted in one tackle during Arkansas' opener against Jacksonville State last week.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM/Arkansas preview Warhawks face No. 8 Arkansas with new mindset ULM wants to make the same statement Alabama coach Nick Saban did this past week. The Crimson Tide host Western Kentucky, another Sun Belt school, Saturday and Saban took time out of his news conference to scold the local media for not giving the Hilltoppers the proper respect. "When you people start writing about people that we're playing that doesn't give them the proper respect, that's not fair," Saban said at his weekly press conference. "It's not fair to them, to their players who work hard to earn it. It's not fair to our players who need to respect them and to make presumptions like you all make really, really upsets me. It really does." The Warhawks will use fewer words but hope to earn a similar respect when they take the field tonight at War Memorial Stadium against No. 8 Arkansas, who hails from the mighty Southeastern Conference with Alabama. "You wouldn't find another team in the country with a bigger chip on their shoulder," junior Jyruss Edwards said. "The adversity from last year, we just couldn't wait to get back on the field." Edwards is one of several players still on the ULM roster who played in their first game two years ago against then No. 14 Arkansas at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Junior quarterback Kolton Browning also made his first start and appearance as a college player in the 2010 season opener. He enters his third year as a starter tonight after amassing 2,000-plus passing yards in his first two seasons. In addition to experience, Browning also said the team's confidence has also increased. "It's definitely higher than it's ever been," Browning said. "Everyone's grown in this offseason, not just in the weight room but also in the film room studying opponents more and more in depth and learning things." Arkansas, on the other hand, remains very much the same as two years ago, boasting another quarterback that is in almost every Heisman conversation. Senior Tyler Wilson returns for his second year under center after taking over for Ryan Mallett — a senior for the Razorbacks two years ago. As much talk as there was of Mallett (now with the New England Patriots) Wilson is already taking over the record book with 11 school records, including most passing yards in a season opener. The 6-3, 220-pound quarterback threw for 367 yards last week against Jacksonville State, completing 19-of-27 passes. "I really admire quarterbacks, obviously because I've worked with them all these years," said ULM head coach Todd Berry, who begins his third year leading the Warhawks. "There's some things that as a quarterback coach that you can't coach, and one of those things is just that judgment that comes with timing.
"You can tell guys when to throw, but they've got to feel it, and he's got that feel. " The Razorbacks are the only SEC school to return a 3000-yard passer as well as a running back with more than 1,000 yards in the previous season. Senior fullback Keiro Smith turned in the 1,000-yard rushing performance but sustained an injury this week at practice that will require foot surgery. "We have to at least try to slow them down," said Hawk Mitch Lane, who will make his first collegiate start tonight. "Stopping them is going to be pretty hard. They have real good athletes at the wide out position and tight end position so we're just going to try to slow them down and do our best." Tonight's contest marks the fifth consecutive season that ULM has opened against a ranked opponent. The Warhawks started last season against No. 5 Florida State after opening against then the No. 14 Razorbacks in 2010.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Fans greet the triumphant Warhawks after win over Razorbacks Minutes after ULM upset No. 8 Arkansas, ULM head coach Todd Berry remained almost as stoic as his team did during its come-from-behind, nationally recognized victory. The only difference from Berry on a routine Tuesday during his weekly press conference and a postgame after the biggest upset in school history was a hoarseness to his voice. That was until he was asked to describe the locker room after the game. It took a good five minutes for the three-year head coach to contain the threatening tears in his eyes and in his voice. "It's a really special group of kids," Berry said. "It really is. "We've worked this group really hard to the point to where a lot of people would break, and you get to that point where you find out a lot about yourself. You're either going to take the step back or take the step forward." Over the past three years since Berry took over, there's been some players lost because they took a step back in some way, and it caused depth issues. At the same time, though, it built up the belief level and it has played a big part in where the program is headed, including the big statement of beating a ranked, Southeastern Conference school. "Our will to win is really, really strong," Berry said. "I'm not questioning their (Arkansas') will to win. I'm just saying that ours is really, really strong because we've got a lot to prove, and I think this team kind of had a chip on its shoulder since last year." ULM lost five games last season by seven points or less after being picked to finish in the Top 3 in the Sun Belt Conference. In 2010, Berry's first year, the Warhawks were one point away from competing in their first bowl game in the program's history with the same players who beat the Razorbacks Saturday night. "They really, really trust each other and not just on the football field, just in life in general," Berry said. "They're a real close football team and that brings you through a lot of things that can detract you from having new experiences." Several true freshmen did not travel on the bus or dress out but still made the trip to cheer on their teammates. During the postgame celebation, they did everything but jump over the rail of the stands to be with the team as the upperclassmen shouted, "This is for you. We're building this for you." Berry talked about change in his weekly quarterback luncheon last Thursday, pointing out that two of the biggest college turnarounds happened when he was on a staff that took a team on the road and saw that team beat an opponent it wasn't supposed to beat. The head coach was reminded of that statement after the win. "The attitude changed, the mentality changed, and you say, 'OK here are the things we can accomplish,'" Berry said. "All that changed, so we'll see. We won't know until the end of the season so we'll see if this is part of it.
"The only way this becomes real, and I think the players know it and I know it is if we come out and play well against a really good Auburn team. That's the only way this win becomes validated." The Warhawks travel to Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday for an 11 a.m. kickoff against a team that went on to win the National Championship after defeating the Warhawks 52-3 in 2010. "How they get where they are is not because they're great players," Berry said of his own players. "They get where they are because they work hard. They're willing to give it up for each other. We've got to overcome a lot of things as we talked about so I don't think it (focusing on Auburn) will be a problem." ULM quarterback Kolton Browning was named the Walter Camp National Player of the Week Sunday for his performance in the Warhawks' season opener. In addition to scoring the winning touchdown in overtime on a 16-yard keeper, Browning threw for 412 yards, completing 42-of-67 with one interception and three touchdowns.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM win gets attention of fans, polls Only one member of the ULM football team can say he was a part of the upset at Alabama in 2007 and now the take down of No. 8 Arkansas this past Saturday night. ULM safety-turned-graduate assistant James Truxillo tipped a pass to end the game against the Crimson Tide five years ago but said the turnout at Malone Stadium Saturday night after the Warhawks toppled Arkansas was much bigger. About 1,000 fans and members of the student body showed up and chanted, "ULM" as the three team buses pulled into the front of the complex. "They showed up!" senior safety Khairi Usher said. "They showed up!" He couldn't say much more. The players on the third bus knew there was a fan party brewing thanks to the ever-present availability of social media on their cell phones, but they all seemed in shock when they saw just how big the crowd was. There were a lot "wows" followed by high fives and they fought through the crowd making sure to thank every person who came out in the middle of the night. ULM has to draw back even further than the upset at Alabama to remember the last season opener it won before Saturday night's 34-31 overtime win over the Razorbacks. It was 2006, to be exact, over Alcorn State 24-6. The last season-opening win on the road, however, goes even further back to 1993 – ULM's final season in I-AA. "It's an amazing feeling to show people what we're capable of and knocking off a bigger team, an SEC opponent," quarterback Kolton Browning said. "I felt like we came out here and had a good game plan. "We'll all celebrate tonight and enjoy it, and then tomorrow (Sunday) we've got to get back to work." The team did practice Sunday, but the day started with the Associated Press Top 25 poll being released around mid-morning. ULM had 22 receiving votes, while also knocking No. 8 Arkansas out of the Top 25 all together. It was the second biggest drop in the history of the poll, which is voted on by 65 sportswriters and broadcasters nationwide. In the USA Today poll, Arkansas dropped from No. 10 to No. 21 and ULM received one vote.
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Article Courtesy: Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com Warhawks go for it, and the rest is history Kevin Kelley, the football coach at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark., wants to make one thing clear: He's an Arkansas Razorbacks fan. But Kelley, who has never seen a punt he likes and almost always goes for broke on fourth down, might have been the inspiration behind Louisiana-Monroe's epic 34-31 overtime upset of the then-No. 8 Razorbacks at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on Saturday night. Louisiana-Monroe, which hasn't had a winning season since 1993 (its last year as an FCS program) and has never played in a bowl game, erased a 21-point deficit by scoring a tying touchdown on fourth down in regulation and then the winning touchdown in overtime on fourth-and-1 from the Hogs' 16-yard line. In a season in which Arkansas hoped to finally close the gap on Alabama and LSU in the SEC West, the stunning loss to the Warhawks derailed its once-promising season. The Hogs fell from No. 8 to unranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday, the second-largest drop in the poll's history. No. 5 Michigan fell out of the poll after losing to FCS opponent Appalachian State 34-32 in its 2007 opener. It was the biggest fall in Arkansas since former Hogs coach Bobby Petrino ditched his Harley-Davidson this summer. Worse for the Razorbacks: They play the No. 1 Crimson Tide at home Saturday and quarterback Tyler Wilson might not be available after he was knocked out with a head injury in the first half against Louisiana-Monroe. While Arkansas is picking up the pieces from one of the worst losses in school history, LouisianaMonroe's improbable upset is further evidence that Kelley might not be as crazy as he seems. "Don't get me wrong; I'm a Razorbacks fan and wanted them to win," Kelley said. "But in this fraternity of coaches, a loss for somebody is a win for somebody else, and they're good guys. It's a big win for them." Kelley has gained national attention for his unorthodox coaching methods at Pulaski Academy. He has turned the Bruins into a football powerhouse by eschewing punts and going for it on fourth down more than 99 percent of the time. Since the start of the 2008 season, the Bruins have punted only three times, while converting on fourth down more than 50 percent of the time. Pulaski Academy is 105-20 over the past 10 seasons and has won three state championships, including an undefeated record in 2011 while, of course, punting only once. "We don't do things like everybody else," Kelley said. "I came across studies and they said people should go for it a lot more than they do -- but maybe not as much as we do." A couple of years ago, Kelley befriended Louisiana-Monroe offensive coordinator Steve Farmer, who recruits the Little Rock area. Warhawks coach Todd Berry also made a couple of recruiting visits to Pulaski Academy, most recently in January, and was intrigued by Kelley's unconventional philosophy. "Everybody knows what we do," Kelley said. "When you come recruiting, you don't ever get to see the kids [because of NCAA rules]. You sit and talk to the coach and we talk about our philosophy."
Kelley also shared his statistical data with Berry. As difficult as it might be to believe, if a college team faces fourth down at its 5-yard line, according to Kelley's research, there actually isn't much more risk in passing up a punt for another offensive play. According to Kelley's data, college teams are likely to net 30-35 yards on a punt from the end zone, and teams have a 77 percent chance of scoring a touchdown from inside an opponent's 40-yard line. The odds of giving up a touchdown from the 5-yard line are about 92 percent, so Kelley figures there isn't much more risk in going for a first down. "Even if there's only a 33 percent chance you'll make it, the numbers still say you should go for it," Kelley said. "If you get to the point where you know you're going to go for it no matter what, you don't even get in that situation because it changes the dynamics of the play-calling. We don't have to throw on third-and-6 because we know we still have fourth down." While Berry hasn't bought into Kelley's philosophy completely -- the Warhawks punted several times on fourth-and-short against the Razorbacks -- his teams have been among the most aggressive in the country in fourth-down attempts. "I've studied a lot of the statistical data," Berry said. "I went and talked to [Kelley]. Ever since I've been a head coach, we've gone for it on fourth down quite a bit. I think there's a lot of risk and reward to it. It's not a big deal for our players because they're used to it and expect it." The Warhawks certainly wouldn't have erased a 28-7 deficit in the second half against Arkansas if they hadn't bucked conventional wisdom. The Warhawks went 6-for-7 on fourth down and converted a fourth down on each of their five touchdown drives. In fact, three of their touchdowns came on fourth down and the only time they failed to convert was on fourth-and-1 at the Arkansas 2. "Whether you're giving them the ball at the 20 or the 40, they're capable of throwing an 80-yard touchdown pass," Berry said. "Arkansas is a great team and has exceptional athletes. I didn't think field position was as critical in this game." "Whether you're giving them the ball at the 20 or the 40, they're capable of throwing an 80-yard touchdown pass," Berry said. "Arkansas is a great team and has exceptional athletes. I didn't think field position was as critical in this game." Berry's decision to go for it on fourth-and-10 from the Hogs' 23 near the end of regulation was really a no-brainer. The Warhawks had to score a touchdown or the game was over. Quarterback Kolton Browning threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Brent Leonard, and the PAT tied the score at 28 with 47 seconds to play. After Arkansas kicked a field goal to take a 31-28 lead in overtime, the Warhawks faced fourth-and-1 at the Hogs' 16. Berry went for it and put the ball in Browning's hands. Browning scrambled to his left and then back to the right before running into the end zone for the game-winner. "He had several options on the play," Berry said. "We trust our quarterback. He's pretty fast and most of the time the quarterback is the guy that's not accounted for." Browning, a junior from Mabank, Texas, threw for 412 yards and three touchdowns on 42-of-67 passing and also ran for 69 yards. Of course, Berry put him in position to score the biggest touchdown in school history at the end. "I'm a percentages guy, but a lot of it has to do with guts," Berry said. "We've been doing it for a while, but that one just happened to be on national TV and we won."
Article Courtesy: Mike Lopresti, USA TODAY Louisiana-Monroe, Todd Berry excel in risk management How do you stare the SEC in the eye and end up smiling? You ignore convention, not to mention caution. Meet Todd Berry. Louisiana-Monroe coach, and known gambler. You might have noticed how his Warhawks put a 34-31 overtime jolt into Arkansas, proving to a disbelieving universe that the SEC is not always invulnerable. And now they go to Auburn. But did you notice how? Kolton Browning's 16-yard touchdown run happened because the Warhawks went for the win on 4thand-1. No big deal. Louisiana Monroe went for fourth down SEVEN times Saturday. In his first two seasons at Monroe, Berry tried fourth down 60 times, and converted 28. "We took a very aggressive approach to try get those kids to switch their brains to where we were going to go out and try to win rather, than try to play games close,'' Berry said over the phone Sunday. "The players expect us to do it, so it's no big deal for them.'' To pull that off takes considerable trust between the sideline and field. "That trust creates hope, and I think hope creates belief and belief creates wins,'' said Berry Like Saturday, when they wiped out a 28-7 Razorbacks lead and rained on some of the hype for the Alabama-Arkansas game this week. Berry went 9-15 his first two seasons while the Warhawks played the likes of LSU, Florida State, TCU and Auburn. Needless to say, none in Monroe. Now he has a maturing team capable of reminding the public -- which has been listening to all the regrets about Savannah State-style blowouts -- that upsets do happen in college football. "There's a calmness,'' he said. "I don't think our guys are too worried about the venues or the helmets anymore. I think we just kind of go out and play.'' So now its Auburn, where the Tigers are 0-2 and have one offensive touchdown in two games, to go with seven turnovers. What did Saturday mean to Louisiana Monroe? "I think,'' Berry said, "we'll probably find out this week.''
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM commemorative T-shirts selling quickly The only ULM fans in luck of purchasing a commemorative T-shirt of the Warhawks' upset victory over No. 8 Arkansas Tuesday afternoon were those in search of an XXL. The first 150 "Shock in Little Rock" T-shirts left the front table of the ULM bookstore almost as quickly as they were put out Tuesday morning. The back of the shirt has the ULM and Arkansas helmets with "Shock in Little Rock" in white, along with the score. The front of the shirt has the Warhawk head on the left side with "We wanted it more..." written under it. General manager Rebecca Boothby said the original order was 150 shirts but 200 more were ordered Tuesday morning. "Since then, we've ordered 388 more," Boothby said. "There were people lined up at 7 a.m. "This is the most traffic for the fourth week of school that I've seen." The win over Arkansas has not only made the Shock the Little Rock T-shirts the most sought after purchase on campus, but the ULM players are also getting more recognition. "It's been fun," redshirt freshman Hawk Mitch Lane said. "It's nice knowing everyone's cheering for us and supporting us. We're just going to try and to continue that." The traffic in and out of the ULM bookstore has helped boost the sales for the T-shirts, made specifically for ULM's home opener against Baylor on Sept. 21. The fans are urged to "white out" the stadium during the Friday night, nationally-televised game, and the customers in the bookstore Tuesday afternoon were buying the T-shirts on display next to the Shock in Little Rock shirts, just to have something to represent their support of ULM football. "That's what I was coming for," said junior Cody Hill, who settled for the Baylor white out shirt instead. "There's supposed to have some in the morning so I'll have to come back." Hill, a Shreveport native, lives in the on-campus apartments and was watching the game with friends on his laptop. ULM freshman Brandon Bearden also settled for the Baylor white out T-shirt, but he plans on coming back later to buy the commemorative shirt also. He is a West Monroe graduate and said he's always kept up with the Warhawks. "I love it," Bearden said. "I can't brag enough. I'm going to every game now because of this. I've always loved ULM, but now it's at an even higher level." The Shock at Little Rock shirts are on sale for $14.95 and can also be purchased online through the ULM bookstore website.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Warhawks' Browning a reluctant hero ULM quarterback Kolton Browning sat down before his postgame interview this past Saturday and took a second to look at his phone. "Dang, 56 text messages," he said to himself before addressing the media, minutes after scoring the winning touchdown in overtime over No. 8 Arkansas. It was only the beginning. By the time the team got on the bus to return to Monroe, Browning's 16-yard keeper into the end zone had been replayed more than a dozen times on national TV and the awards started pouring in from ESPN College Football Player of the Day to the Walter Camp National Player of the Week. The ULM highlights cut into televised games Saturday night, and it wouldn't be the last time Browning shared a screen with some of the well-known quarterbacks in college football. The junior was sandwiched between USC's Matt Barkley and West Virginia's Geno Smith on the ESPN College Football page Tuesday with a certain flattering word under the pictures — Heisman. "Give me one good reason why not," columnist Gene Wojciechowski wrote. "Has any other quarterback this season led is team to a bigger win than Browning." Yes, it's far fetched but Browning doesn't want to talk awards anyway. He's up to four this week, but even the smallest amount of attention seems to get dismissed quickly with the Player of the Week for Louisiana, the Sun Belt as well as the Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week. "My phone definitely started blowing up with text messages and comments on Facebook and Twitter and stuff," Browning said Tuesday afternoon. "It's hard to respond to everybody. "It was all right. It kind of got annoying after a while." Browning will take that annoyance over the frustration of being injured. The junior spent his first two seasons as ULM's starting quarterback playing through pain — and not just your everyday sprain. Browning broke his foot as a redshirt freshman, requiring surgery in the offseason, and followed that up with a broken sternum as a sophomore. He never missed a game, though, separating the chest bone on more than one occasion when he dropped back to pass during the last eight games of the 2011 season. Some chalked up last year as a "sophomore slump" before they knew he was playing through pain. Head coach Todd Berry had all the facts, and he called his quarterback's performance something far different — admirable.
"Our team knew about it, obviously, and you talk about earning some respect within our football team whenever they knew that this guy was out there playing when a lot of people wouldn't be playing," Berry said. "I think that culminates into what happened this Saturday is you've got a guy that's very, very well prepared and a guy that's got significant skill levels." Sorry, Kolton, whether you like it or not you are the talk of the town, if not the country. Female students in the ULM bookstore were looking at the football T-shirts for sale and called him by name when talking about the game and the effects it had on campus. "I saw Kolton Browning in the SUB (Student Union Building) today," one said. "Everyone was around him congratulating him." The whole team seems to be in rock star status. Another friend chimed back, "I saw some players in the hallway today, and I felt like I was in the presence of greatness." He spent Tuesday talking to the local media with the same unkempt scruff around his chin and the same smirk when people joked if the President had called him yet. It seems like everyone else has called the most talked about quarterback who seems the least fazed by last weekend's heroics. "There's been random people walking across campus saying, 'Hey, congratulations, great game,' and I've never met them before in my life," Browning said. "But it's great to see all the support we get from everybody." But the junior from Mabank, Texas, with his southern draw as he enunciates his hometown is only concerned with being in the presence of one greatness — and that is the greatness of this season. The Warhawks are 1-0. , and yes it is a big 1-0, but he was itching to get back to the film room Tuesday as he and the team prepare for Auburn this Saturday. "They have great athletes on defense," Browning said of Auburn. "They're fast. They run to the ball well. Up front they're big, strong and physical, but I think my O-line did a great job this past week. "I'm excited to see them play again and progress the way they have. My receivers had a great game too. They made plenty of catches. I feel like we're clicking, too, but as an offense there's still some things we can clean up. We kind of shot ourselves in the foot a couple of times, so I'm just excited to get back out there and get this week rolling and get us ready for the next game."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM wants to validate itself with win A year ago Auburn was the defending National Champion, but it is the Tigers that are throwing out endearing labels to their opponent this week with ULM coming to town fresh off the biggest upset of the young season. Senior cornerback T'Sharvan Bell told the Alabama media this week, "We're going to be facing America's favorite team right now, this week." The Warhawks, however, know how easily they can go back to being invisible. Head coach Todd Berry wasted little time after the Warhawks' upset victory over No. 8 Arkansas last week to point out that the win meant nothing if his team did not show up again this week. He also reminded his players throughout practice this week to be the athlete and the person they were seven days ago. ULM did not get a sniff of recognition by any national media last Saturday until well into the evening once it started to inch closer to Arkansas' 21-point lead and eventually tie and pull off the upset in overtime. The Warhawks left Monroe without hardly any notice, but the return trip was anything but. The highlight reels, the interview requests and story after story on national websites made every college football fan recognize the ULM and Warhawk logo. The interviews turned from talking upset to questioning a possible fluke after Arkansas and if the team will be too caught up in the win and come out less than crisp against Auburn. "These are not pressure situations if you're prepared for it," Berry said. "You live for those kinds of moments." The team had the same mindset before it beat Arkansas. Players walked around with maroon shirts Friday that read, "Unfinished business" on the front in gold. The shirts were ordered before the season started. The Warhawks talked about a chip on their shoulder, and it doesn't seem to have gone away. If anything, it's gotten bigger wanting to prove that they are a talented team, not lucky. "I go out as do the players, and I treat every opponent the exact same way," Berry said. "I treat every situation the exact same way because I am big on standard performance. If you go out and play well and you love playing the game and you go out and prepare regardless of who you're playing then it doesn't make a difference who you play because you're playing to the best of your abilities and that's all we can ask of the players and the staff." Auburn is off to its worst start since 2003 with an 0-2 record after losses to Clemson and Mississippi State. , but complacency was nowhere near the ULM practice fields this week.
"They have tremendous athletes," Berry said. "They are well-coached. They've played two very good teams, and they've had some bad breaks and things haven't quite gone their way. We've all been there as coaches and players so I think we have a tremendous challenge this week." Most of Auburn's statistic leaders from a year ago are no longer on the team. Quarterback Barrett Trotter (1,184 passing yards, 92-167-6) has graduated and running back Michael Dyer (1,242 rushing yards on 242 carries) was dismissed from the team this offseason. Leading receiver Emory Blake is back, however, for his senior season after hauling in 36 catches last season for 613 yards and five touchdowns. He still holds the school record for the longest play from the line of scrimmage — a 93-yard touchdown reception, against none other than ULM in 2010. The offense will be operated by sophomore quarterback Kiehl Frazier, who is in his first year as the Tigers' starter. He's generated 590 yards of total offense in Auburn's first two games combined this season and has four interceptions to go along with his 319 yards passing. "The quarterback has a strong arm," ULM junior safety Isaiah Newsome said. "He's young, and they have some fast guys — very fast. They might be the fastest team we face this year, and they have some unique formations that they do. Other than that, it's the same to us, just going out and playing hard."
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM defense leaves opponents confused The most seasoned veterans on the ULM defense still remember some of their first meetings in the defensive room at ULM. Most of it started with thoughts like, 'You want me to do that? All that? In one game? And still have time to breathe?' To say the least it's confusing, and it still is to the average onlooker as the defense bounces around from coverage to coverage, blitzes to no end and executes a call from the sidelines as defensive coordinator Troy Reffett flailed his arms in a way that only they can understand. Even ULM's opponent this week is trying to wrap its mind around the 3-3-5. "It's a challenge," Auburn Gene Chizik said. "Schematically, it's not something you see every day. If you want to just give it some relevancy, I would say their defense was kind of like dealing with an option offense that you don't see every day." There is not a 3-3-5 defense in the SEC. The most well-known are at Arizona — brought in by firstyear head coach Rich Rodriguez (previously ran at West Virginia) and at San Diego State — where Reffett's former boss at New Mexico Rocky Long is head coach. "It's so many things," ULM senior linebacker Cameron Blakes said. "You have so many responsibilities you have to have, but it's like riding a bike. Once you got it, it's a lot of stuff you've got to learn but once you got it, you'll never forget it." Even that last sentence is confusing. While the ULM defensive players see it as riding a bike, a lot of opponents see those same players like they're riding a bull dozer. Just ask Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson, who was knocked out of last week's game with an "above the head" injury that the team later insinuated was a concussion after a big hit by backup linebacker Ray Stovall and topped off with a full-speed blitz by the 6-1, 233-pound Blakes. "It's going to take a lot of work," Chizik said. "They're all over the place. They get after you on the pass and really dialing in on your pass protection and getting to your quarterback." Arkansas played the entire second half of last week's game with redshirt freshman Brandon Allen. It was just his second collegiate appearance after throwing seven passes the week before in a lopsided win over FCS opponent Jacksonville State. Allen produced 108 yards of total offense over the next two quarters — 66 of which came on Arkansas' first possession of the second half when the Razorbacks scored their final touchdown of the game. "Arkansas is a very well-coached team and always has been and very talented as well," Chizik said. "They were able to get to Tyler Wilson several times, as we know. Early in the game, he threw an early interception. It's a challenge."
A lot of football critics and bookies wouldn't give ULM a chance against the SEC. It certainly sent shock waves through the nation last week, but ULM head coach Todd Berry thinks the uniqueness of his team both offensively and defensively is what gives the Warhawks a chance against big-name opponents. "You're always searching for those differential advantages — how can I close the gap between what they have and what I have?" Berry presented. "One of those things tends to be scheme, and defensively we wanted to reach out there for some things that were difficult to prepare for — that not everybody sees because if we lined up in a more conventional defense it would easier for Arkansas or Auburn — or whoever we lined up against down the road — it would be easier for them to perform against us." Like Arkansas in the second half, Chizik has his own young quarterback feeling his way around college football in sophomore Kiehl Frazier. The 2010 USA Today's National Offensive Player of the Year threw 17 passes last season behind starter Barrett Trotter and struggled through his first two starts this season. The offense totaled 590 yards after two games — just 40 more than ULM put up in its opener at Little Rock — and Frazier has completed 24-of-49 passes for 319 yards with four interceptions. Three of the four turnovers came last week in the loss to Mississippi State, and afterwards the young quarterback said he puts 75 percent of the loss on his shoulders. Chizik was quick to defend Frazier though. "I would say that's a young quarterback putting a lot of pressure on himself and wanting to shoulder a lot of the blame because he feels like he can play better. I can assure you there are a lot of guys out there who made a lot of mistakes. It wasn't just Kiehl Frazier." The Tiger offense as a whole is trying to wrap its mind around former first-year coordinator Scott Loeffler's playbook. Loeffler joined the staff after one year at Temple and spent the previous two at Florida as the quarterbacks coach, mentoring Tim Tebow. As the Tigers work through their growing pains in pre-conference play, the ULM defense is hoping to take advantage of their mental lapses as they occur on Saturday. "It's very tough," ULM junior safety Isaiah Newsome said. "You see all these teams looking towards the sidelines and trying to get in check or trying to get a different play in because they can't really read what we're doing. The confusion creates big plays for us." Newsome can sympathize with opposing offenses. He came to ULM as a running back and ran as a scout team member against the defense as a true freshman. After redshirting in 2009, Newsome moved to the defensive side of the ball and is in his third year as a starter, along with Blakes. As young starters, they were a lot like the Auburn offense as they strived to improve through trial and error. Now, the unit finally feels that what once seemed like a lot of jumping around, blitzing and watching Reffett's arms fly around is now a chaos only they understand — and it's a recipe for success. "Hearing the offensive linemen on the field trying to communicate about what to do, none of them understand how to control our defense," Newsome said. "This amount of speed and physicalness, I
just believe our defense is on another level now and filled with speed and now we play smart. It's a good combination."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM's Berry not into moral victories The term moral victory almost turns ULM head coach Todd Berry's stomach as much as Auburn's Hail Mary did against the Warhawks Saturday afternoon. The 33-yard touchdown that quarterback Kiehl Frazier threw up as time expired in the second half gave the Tigers their first lead of the game after ULM scored the first touchdown on an SEC defense for the second week in a row. The Warhawks either led or was tied with Auburn until the final play leading into halftime and then came back to score 14 unanswered points to force a second overtime in as many weeks against an SEC opponent. If ULM was to pull off the win, it would have been the first time a team from a non-automatic qualifying conference beat two SEC opponents back-to-back since Tulane did so in 1988. It's by far the best time to be a Warhawk fan, but Berry spent most of his postgame apologizing. He shouldered the loss in his opening statement. "They have great hearts," Berry said of his team. "They believe in each other. When it went into the fourth quarter, I didn't have any doubts. I have a lot of faith in these guys. I mismanaged the end of the game. I really apologize." Most of the team has spent the past two-plus years together and were in the same Auburn locker room two years ago when more than half of Jordan-Hare Stadium was empty by the time they went in for halftime. It was completely empty with the exception of players' families when ULM walked off the field to the sound of a 52-3 defeat in 2010, but it doesn't mean an improvement to an overtime loss to the Tigers calls for a pat on the back. If anything, it hurts more because the players have gone through the bad and feel like they are on the other side. "This team doesn't believe that anymore. That's old stuff. There aren't any moral victories anymore," Berry said. "There's wins and there's losses and quite honestly the reason we're playing the way we're playing right now is because they don't buy it anymore. "They're not listening to anybody else except themselves and that's a big part of it is believing." ULM collected the biggest paycheck Saturday from all of the quote-on-quote money games in college football. Auburn paid the Warhawks $1.05 million on top of their $500,000 ULM collected from Arkansas last week. Usually this means, "Thanks for the tune up before we start conference play," but instead it was the Warhawks reaping the benefits. Instead of having the option to spend unlimited amounts of money to become one of the most respected and elite programs in the country, ULM is currently enjoying its transformation into the
most recognized and in a way most respected team after putting its team through a grueling preconference schedule to help pay the bills. The past two years were painful prior to the Sun Belt slate, but it seems to have only prepared them to build this catapult to the next phase of the program under Berry. Berry sees it a little more simple, but at the same time he knows his team is on the right track. "it means we're 1-1," Berry said quite frankly. "I hope our fans will appreciate how hard this team plays and that would be great for us. We're 1-1 now." As nice as 2-0 looks, the start of the season could have Malone Stadium looking pretty nice this Friday night when the Warhawks host their home opener against Baylor in a Friday night contest on ESPN. ULM already sold an additional 16,000 single game tickets to the opener following the win last week against Arkansas, and despite the loss at Auburn it has to give the fans some of that belief that the team is already feeling. "This group is prepared to bounce back," Berry said. "Hopefully the fan base will bounce back with us. I'll be disappointed if they didn't because this team plays hard." After two weeks on the road in two of the most hostile environments in college football, the players are ready for their own version of show and tell in front of their home fans. "We went sent a message out that last week wasn't a fluke taking our second SEC opponent in a row to overtime," redshirt freshman tight end Harley Scioneaux said. "It just shows this team is willing to fight no matter how many points we're down – last week 21, this week 14. "It doesn't matter who's across the line. We're going to play, and we're going to play Warhawk football."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM success a total team effort ULM's start to the season has its fans excited about how the season could unfold heading into the team's home opener against Baylor this Friday night on ESPN. The Warhawks took their first two opponents -- both from the Southeastern Conference -- to overtime and finished 1-1 with the chance to be undefeated at this point in the season after their two biggest money games of the year. A deeper look at the team's production during the past two weeks against teams from arguably the best conference in college football should also have the Warhawk faithful optimistic about the program for years to come. The upperclassmen are finally seeing benefits of growing up in the system, but younger players are also contributing to the success of the team proving that head coach Todd Berry is growing a tradition of winning, instead of just stringing together some luck. The Warhawks started this past Saturday against Auburn with a touchdown pass from junior quarterback Kolton Browning to redshirt freshman tight end Harley Scioneaux, who grabbed another touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to close ULM within a touchdown. The score put the Warhawks in a position to tie the game in the final minutes of regulation, and Browning found another young player in sophomore receiver Colby Harper to push the game into overtime. "I think growing up it's everyone's dream of scoring touchdowns in such a hostile environment such as Auburn," Scioneaux said. "I never really thought it would happen to me and to score two in such a venue, it's just very, very exciting what the future can hold individually and with this team." Scioneaux's touchdowns were the first of his collegiate career after playing in his first game last week at Arkansas. He and two other redshirt freshmen made their first starts in their first college game in Little Rock with nine others stepping onto a Division I field for the first time. All contributed to the Warhawks' success and in some of the toughest places to play even for the most mature players. True freshman receiver Tony Cook kept ULM's first drive of the Auburn game alive with a six-yard reception from Browning on a third-and-four situation. ULM scored 10 plays later to take a quick 7-0 lead, scoring a touchdown in its first possession of the game for the second straight week. "This is still a young team," Berry said. "There's not very many seniors in this group, and we had a lot of freshmen out there for the first time. "We're probably a year away from where we'd like to be from a maturity standpoint, but they fight." Redshirt freshman Mitch Lane led the defense again this week with two crucial turnovers to set up ULM touchdowns. The first came on the ULM 1-yard line when Auburn appeared poised to put the game away after leading by 14 points. ULM safety Cordero Smith -- a sophomore -- knocked the ball loose and Lane recovered the fumble and returned it to the 5-yard line.
The redshirt freshman came up with an interception in the fourth quarter after Auburn crossed the 50yard line into ULM territory, and the ULM offense turned it into seven points on Scioneaux's second touchdown reception of the day. Lane led the team with nine total tackles against Arkansas and was one of three underclassmen to finish in the Top 5 in tackles this past Saturday at Auburn. Sophomore Rob'Donovan Lewis had a team-high nine tackles in the game in just his second career start and Smith finished with six to go along with his forced fumble. POLL UPDATE: A week after ULM received votes in the Associated Press and USA Today Top 25 poll following its upset over No. 8 Arkansas, the Warhawks received only four votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Warhawks received 22 votes from the AP poll last week and one in the USA Today poll. ULM's opponent this week, Baylor, received 55 points in the AP poll and 54 in the USA Today poll. The Bears come to Monroe Friday 2-0 after defeating Sam Houston State 48-23 this past Saturday. Baylor led 24-20 after three quarters before outscoring the Bearkats 24-3 in the final 15 minutes of play.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM hopes for 'hostile' home crowd ULM head coach Todd Berry talks a lot about how much he trusts the players who are in his program right now. The players have show that the feeling is mutual in their first two games of the season, giving up almost every ounce of energy because they know their head coach is going to put them in a position to win. They look to Berry for answers, but one frequent question over the past few years has yet to be answered. "What will it take to fill the stands of Malone Stadium?" Berry knows the answer, and he's repeated it several times — win. ULM has started the season 1-1, but it was a big win and should be enough for the players to finally see Berry's answer come to life when they round the right corner of Malone Stadium this Friday night in their home opener against Baylor. "These are some special moments for them," Berry said after Monday's rainy, two-hour practice. "They've worked hard for them so it's nice to get all those things and obviously it helps when you win. It's a win-win." MAKING A STATEMENT For the first time since probably moving up to FBS in 1994, an opposing coach called ULM's Malone Stadium "hostile". Baylor coach Art Briles expressed his respect for Berry as a coach and a person and called quarterback Kolton Browning "uncanny" and "on fire". Both are proven points, but Malone Stadium as hostile — the same stadium that has more fans in it for Bayou Jamb, the annual high school jamboree? ULM averaged around 15,000 fans for the past few years, but even Briles can sense something big is about to happen. "It is their first game coming back from beating Arkansas and taking Auburn into overtime," Briles said. "Their fans are really excited, as they should be. It'll be good for us too, because throughout the Big 12 we go to some really tough venues." Malone Stadium is now a prep site for Big 12 environments and in the same sentence as Oklahoma and Texas. Granted, it won't hold 100,000-plus like the Longhorns' home field in Austin, but the sounds of a packed home stadium will be just as nice after playing in such venues like War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock and Jordan-Hare Stadium against Auburn.
"The buzz around town is just great," Berry said. "I would love for when Baylor comes in for everybody to have ULM flags flying and all the restaurants, everybody that's got a billboard to be saying something. "I want them to know whenever they come in here this place is unique and the fan base is unique because we've got an opportunity not just as a team but for this university and community to make a statement on national television and for them to walk away from here at the end saying well that was pretty impressive. It would be outstanding." HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE The seniors are also looking forward to finally having the crowd noise go their way. Even after playing at home the past three years, the empty spots throughout the stands made it tough for the team to capitalize on home field advantage. For the past two weeks, the defense has been on the quiet end of things while Arkansas and Auburn had the majority of the fans to keep the stands quiet while their team was on offense. "I love it," senior linebacker Cameron Blakes said. "For the last couple of weeks, we've been on the quiet side now we get a little noise on our sides. Hopefully our crowd can get a couple false starts and misalignments and throw their time off by the crowd noise, so I'm looking forward to it." On the flip side, the ULM offense will actually be able to hear Browning from the huddle and hopefully work into its advantage. "It will be different coming from Little Rock and Auburn," senior receiver Brent Leonard said. "They got loud, and you're in a hostile environment with offense. It helps to hear Kolton call out the plays and so it just adds to the hectic chaos going on, so it will be nice to have a little bit of quietness going on this Friday." ALL OVER SUPPORT ULM fans are encouraged to wear white to the game to help "white out" the stadium, and the first 4,000 students will receive white ULM shirts in addition to 10,000 white pom-poms given out before the game. Several area high school bands are joining the ULM's Sound of Today to help boost the atmosphere also. "I know just in my classes and around campus you see a lot more Warhawk shirts now and you get a lot more congratulations and stuff like that," Leonard said. "Any time you can get the community around you it's going to help so we're excited." Attention seems to be coming from all angles. Blakes, a Monroe native, said he's heard from past teachers as far back as elementary, gushing over his individual and team's success. Berry also received a $50 check from a woman in Nashville who has no affiliation with ULM or any ties to college football. The head coach said she just wanted to send something because the players inspired her with how hard they played in their win against Arkansas.
"We get more out of this than trying to win games," Berry said, "We get that feel for what dedication and commitment and teamwork is all about. We want to inspire other people. "I'm proud of where we're at. There's way we can improve, but I'm proud of those things." ULM GAME DAY PREP Tickets are still available for Friday night's opener against Baylor. The chair back seats and most of the lower bench have been sold, but ticket manager Adam Johnson said general admission and seats in the visitor's area are still available for fans wishing to purchase tickets. "We have plenty of seats to sell," ULM athletic director Bobby Staub said. "We want to encourage people to come and get the best seats they can to avoid long lines, and the best way to do that is do it in advance." Staub said the sales were steady in and out of the stadium Monday, despite the rain. The ULM bookstore is still selling the White-Out t-shirts specifically for the Baylor game at a rapid pace, as well as the Shock in Little Rock shirts commemorating the Warhawks' upset victory over No. 8 Arkansas two weeks ago. "There have been tons of online sales all over the country," manager Rebecca Boothby said. "We got another order in Friday of 1,100. We're sitting at about 2,100 (sold so far)." The White-Out shirts have been available for about three and a half weeks but are still selling quickly also. Boothby said she had to make a stop to the post office this week to send shirts to troops overseas. "It's everywhere," Boothby said. "We're sending shirts all over the world."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Warhawks ready for Baylor in Friday match ULM senior linebacker R.J. Young had a chance to play for Baylor coach Art Briles twice in his career. The three-star recruit out of DeSoto High School in Texas was recruited by Briles when he was the head coach at Houston and then again when Young was deciding on which school to transfer after two seasons at Arizona. "This (ULM) was the best opportunity for me to come in and play," Young said. "I thought this team could come in and do something special." Young still has some love for Texas teams. While some teammates are embracing the media's dubbing of ULM as America's team, Young isn't sold just yet. "I thought the Dallas Cowboys was America's team," Young said laughing. "Hey, if they're claiming it, we don't want to just jump on the wagon. "We only won one game, ya know? We gotta keep winning if we're going to claim America's team. It's giving us attention and giving us support and we love the support." The Warhawks will get the most attention this Friday night when they host Baylor in their home opener after two weeks in SEC country against No. 8 Arkansas and Auburn. As much as ULM's game highlights were played over and over again after upsetting Arkansas and then Auburn almost falling to the same fate, the Warhawks have an opportunity to showcase their talents as part of the only FBS team on TV Friday night and for three-plus hours straight. "We're that one out there that nobody thought much about, and now everybody wants to see if we're for real," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "That's our job to see if we are for real and prove it." Baylor took a dive into the national spotlight during its one Friday night game last season in a barn burner against No. 14 TCU. The Bears and ULM are both receiving votes in the Associated Press and USA Today Top 25 polls and will meet on the football field for the first time in the history of the two programs. Baylor is 2-0 with both wins coming at home against Southern Methodist and Sam Houston with a bye week in between. As the Bears travel for the first time this season, ULM will finally enjoy being at home and it's the one thing that concerns Berry. "I think we're going to have a really, really nice crowd here, which I'm excited about, our players are excited about it too because it's something they've wanted really, really badly," Berry said. "One thing we've got to do is we've got to play within ourselves this week. "One of my biggest fears is the fact that everybody is going to go out there and try so badly, so hard, to try and impress the home crowd that they've been desperately wanting that they do some things that maybe is not within their realm of possibility or outside of their job description and what their role is on that play."
Berry is not concerned about facing a team that has put up 500 yards of more of total offense or his team going up against a defense that has put up points in both of its games this season. That part, he feels like will take care of itself after seeing what the team did in two hostile environments against Arkansas and Auburn. "They're not not-emotional, though, don't get me wrong because the game is a lot of emotion but if you watch our sidelines in between series it is very, very business-like," Berry said. "Everyone is kind of going about their business. We didn't come out of ourselves when good things happened or bad things happened at Arkansas or Auburn. We just got back to work and that's kind of this team."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM enjoys depth in stands ULM averaged 12,413 fans the year junior quarterback Kolton Browning was being recruited out of Mabank High School in Texas by the Warhawks. Malone Stadium had to wait two games in 2008 to reach the same attendance as ULM had this past Friday night in its nationally televised game against Baylor — a record-setting 31,175. Even after Browning signed a National Letter of Intent in February 2009, he admits he never thought he would play in front of the type of crowd he did this past weekend. "Probably not," Browning said. "The coaches have done a great job since they've been here. They've set a new standard as you can see. Everyone is buying into it, and everyone's proud." ULM head coach Todd Berry could not hide his disappointment in the 47-42 loss due to defensive mishaps and turnovers on offense, but his face could not help but light up when talking about the crowd. For the first time in several years, the team was able to round the corner and see something they've been longing for — a packed stadium full of ULM fans, instead of the opposing color or even worse, LSU colors. "Someone asked me before the game about what I was expecting (with the crowd) and they exceeded that," Berry said. "For two or three years, we've tried to get this team to believe. And I think this team believes and I hope that even with the loss that the fan base, the student body that they believe now too because if we all believe we can go a long way with this thing." Browning took over as the starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2010, the same year Berry returned to ULM as the head coach. Every year the team seems to raise the expectations around the program from crowd support to production on the field. The team constantly talked about having a chip on its shoulder after last season when it came nine points away from a winning season. Now, the Warhawks are eight points away from being 3-0 with two wins over SEC opponents and one over a Big 12 school and it is just as disappointing to a team that has raised its expectations. In 2008, ULM chalked up its success to an upset win over conference favorite Troy, who went on to win the Sun Belt as it has for multiple years. "We went in tonight thinking we were going to go out and win the game, as we did against Arkansas and Auburn," Berry said after the 47-42 loss to Baylor Friday night. "We believed it as a staff. That's not taking anything away from those other people, I just think this group has worked hard not to do it. "I think we have enough talent in the group and have enough maturity in the group to be competitive. So we've got to keep striving to be a better football team, but I think we've got a decent football team and I think we proved that." DEPTH ON ITS SIDE
In addition to the surprise of the crowd, the team also gave fans a little surprise of its own. Berry has spoken on the depth of the team that has gradually grown over the past three years, and the Warhawks used it to their advantage Friday night. Unfortunately for the team, one came in the form of an injury when redshirt sophomore Ray Stovall stepped in for three-year starting linebacker Cameron Blakes. The senior went down with what appeared to be an ankle injury in the third quarter, and Berry was pretty certain after the game that Blakes, a Ouachita product, would miss the remainder of the season. "That's too bad because Cam is a really, really good player and great leader for us," Berry said. Blakes played as a true freshman on special teams and has never redshirted, so the possibility of a medical redshirt is possibly still in the equation. Stovall came in and finished second on the team in tackles with nine total, including one for a loss. Offensively, Browning and backup quarterback Cody Wells put on a show in the third series of the game with some razzle dazzle action. Wells started the drive with a complete pass before Browning lined up with him in the backfield. Wells took the snap, handed off to Browning who then completed another pass for 17 yards. The quarterback duo repeated the play, only this time Browning took the snap then handed off to Wells who completed another pass for a first down. WELCOME TO THE GAME, MR. WASHINGTON The other offensive fireworks came from running back Monterrell Washington, who was listed as the fourth string running back coming into the season. With junior Centarius Donald sidelined for one more week with a knee injury and Jyruss Edwards shaken up on a couple of plays Friday night, Washington came in and looked like another first-team player. He took his first carry of the game 22 yards for a first-and-goal and followed it up with a 9-yard run to give the Warhawks a 14-0 lead in their final series of the first quarter. "We have a few running backs in our program right now that are pretty good players so Mo (Washington) has sat back there and continued to work and hasn't gotten discouraged and has taken the moments," Berry said. "I think he's going to surprise people when he gets in. He's not your normal fourth team running back, and he went out there and did just that so I'm excited for him because he's worked hard." Washington was not done though. He took the fifth play on the following series 48 yards for another ULM touchdown, marking the second player in as many weeks to score their first collegiate touchdown then follow it up with a second. Redshirt freshman Harley Scioneaux had two touchdown catches last week at Auburn. "It was a great experience," Washington said. "The offense gave me some good opportunities to make some great cuts and find the holes. I owe that to my offensive line and my receivers for blocking down field. It was a great experience."
Prior to this season, the junior running back only had 17 carries for 36 yards.
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Article Courtesy: Steven Godfrey, SBNation Dawn of the directional: UL Monroe football, where upsets are the business model Kolton Browning has almost done it again. That's good enough for America, but not enough for its newfound favorite underdog.
The quarterback, standing alone in the hallway underneath his team's home bleachers, still sounds slightly out of breath. It's been less than 30 minutes since he led his last touchdown drive, a frantic 12-play, 90-yard dash that could only cut Baylor's win down to 47-42. Louisiana-Monroe has just spent the better part of a Friday night trading spread-option blows with Baylor in front of a home crowd and a national television audience. They acted like a BCS team, and short of one particular back-breaking turnover in the fourth quarter, had the complete capacity to beat yet another BCS team in this young season.
Regardless of the box score, the reviews are in, and they're fantastic. Tweets and comments claim that, no matter your own regular rooting interests, ULM is appointment viewing this season for simply being damn good television. Browning and his 1-2 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks are America's second favorite team.
"That's a nice little compliment. That's great, especially to get recognized nationally because we know what we're capable of. If you want us to be your second favorite team that's great, but we expected to win all those games. We truly believe that," he says politely.
The national audience enjoying the kitsch of this come-from-nowhere story would likely infuriate Browning in person. In head coach Todd Berry's third year resuscitating this perennial Sun Belt doormat, a mental reprogramming and an agressive, fearless brand of offense have thrust a forgotten team into the spotlight, and with Arkansas as proof positive, they're bought into believing. They beat a top-10 Razorbacks team, 34-31, in overtime on a Browning QB scramble, the kind SportsCenter producers dream about.
But hey - even though it was fun, it was a John L. Smith team, right? ULM encored immediately, almost beating Auburn the following week in a 31-28 overtime loss. They outscored the Tigers 14-3 in the second half, passing and running the ball far better than their SEC competition and winning time of possession by 10 minutes.
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If they're lucky or if they're for real, or, if like most college football stories they're just a bit of both, Louisiana-Monroe is most certainly no longer what they were, at least for the time being. Because what they were was worse than awful. Now, thanks to the serendipity of a major upset win and a growing trend in college football scheduling - BCS teams "dropping down" to play home-and-home series with smaller FCS opponents to save cash - they've got a chance to build something more than one Sunday morning's worth of wild headlines.
At a Thursday afternoon Quaterbacks Club luncheon on campus, ULM athletic director Bobby Staub unwraps a piece of newspaper. It's a story cut from an international edition of USA Today, featuring a full headline and photo of the Warhawks' win over Arkansas. Some friends of Staub's mailed it to him from a vacation in Europe. Later, head coach Todd Berry tells me that in the midst of the buzz surrounding team's win over Arkansas, he opened a letter from a woman in Tennessee who had been converted to a Warhawks fan.
"No affiliation with the university, and apparently no affinity for football, even," he says. "But after that game, she had caught the last quarter with her husband and watched how hard the kids had played and never gave up. So she sent me a $50 check to the general scholarship fund."
Like most of America, the woman likely had no idea what or where a "ULM" was. But as the note said, she was, "just proud of those boys."
"If you can create some kind of inspiration, maybe people see us play and think they're OK, I'm going to be OK and this country's going to be OK. Maybe that's far fetched, and it is, but I thought that was neat. I certainly showed it to our team to prove to them they can make a difference," Berry said.
With an enrollment of just over 8,500 students, ULM has the smallest undergraduate campus body in the Sun Belt. Its athletic budget is routinely ranked as the smallest of all FBS member schools in the nation. A 2012 USA Today report lists ULM’s all-sports total revenue at $11.6 million annually, just $400,000 above last place North Texas. Of that figure, the Warhawk football budget is roughly $3.3 million per Staub, also one of the lowest in the FBS.
When the coaching staff squares off against Baylor, they've got one less coach than the Bears - after Berry, there are only eight assistant coaches, per the budget. There's a single elevator to the press box level of Malone Stadium, which causes a panic when it isn't held for the two teams' coaches to head to the locker rooms before halftime. Shortly after, it opens to reveal, among others, the cast of the locally shot Duck Dynasty show. The mass of folks loudly and drunkenly spill out, entourage in tow. During Friday night's game a pipe bursts under the stadium, and a pool of water cascades from the sidewalks leading to the box office while pressure fails for the soda fountains and bathrooms above. By halftime against Baylor, most bottled sodas and concession stand food are sold out. Parking is jammed. Stadium employees look harried. Fans who have clearly never visited are wandering aimlessly about. Some even talk about having to buy tickets from a friend of a friend. Does that technically count as a scalper? At a ULM game?
It's because of these calamities brought by a record crowd that it's apparent the business of ULM football is finally, finally booming, at least for the night.
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For as long as any fan of a major college football program has bothered to notice who the hell their favorite team was beating by 40 points on Labor Day weekend, the Warhawks have been a rent-awin. When Louisiana-Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana) left I-AA in 1994 to join the ranks of Division 1, it became the prototypical cupcake opening game, amassing a string of sub-.500 seasons built with road losses to programs like Colorado, Georgia, Auburn, Louisville, Arkansas, Kansas State and Arizona. Because of the guaranteed money that came with those games, it was impossible to turn down.
Not much changed when the program joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2001. In the last 11 seasons, the Warhawks (Indians until 2006) have finished .500 twice, but never posted a winning record in the FBS. In 10 of those 11 seasons, ULM had a losing record before they hosted their first conference home game, routinely opening the year at places like Florida, Texas, LSU, and Clemson (maybe it actually got worse). During that time the Warhawks did pull off the unthinkable - upsetting Alabama 21-14 in Nick Saban's first season with the Crimson Tide. If that game was the apex, according to a band of hardcore local fans two years later the Hawks hit the basement, losing to a two-win LouisianaLafayette team to close the season in a game that likely cost the Warhawks their first bowl bid ever.
That was Berry's first season. The coach arrived in Monroe from UNLV, where as the offensive coordinator he'd touted the growing popularity of the spread option and intended to use its speed and space on the field to help ULM overcome a variety of disadvantages. Now entering his third year, this system is an inarguable success, but even an offense that's in the top 20 in most national categories couldn't rehabilitate the mindset of a fan base, or what was left of one. Berry insists on a team mentality that's straight from the big book of head coach cliches - expect to win ... no, really expect to win - but it's still effective as a salve for both players and fans alike. There's a joke among diehard ULM fans that they were so bad for so long, they were simply forgotten and not even allowed to be the scrappy underdog in Louisiana because of C-USA member Louisiana Tech, just one parish over in Ruston.
"I have been somewhat cavalier in terms of the way we approach this, because I think I had to be that for the attitudinal change. If I wasn't that way, and that agressive, I don't know if we'd ever have a buy in," Berry said after Thursday's practice.
Cavalier has largely been defined by agression. The Warhawks routinely go for it on fourth down in the Baylor game. By the end they'll have converted 10 of 14 fourth down conversions in only three games, and only Southern Cal (with an extra game) has attempted more. They purposely don't settle for field goals, scoring an average of five touchdowns a game through three weeks of play. Browning has 37 plays of 10 or more yards, 10 of 20 or more and four of 30 or more. Yet the Warhawks are also fourth in the nation in time of possession, averaging 35:19 a game despite running the offense least likely to revert to ball control. And they're also fun (hence America's casual viewing love affair). Browning lines up with fellow quarterback Cody Wells on more than one play, perfectly executing a two-quarterback option formation that's as infuriating to Baylor's defense as it is just damn PlayStation cool to watch.
In the loss to Baylor, ULM outscores their opponent in the fourth quarter for the third straight game and outgains Art Briles' own vaunted quick-strike attack, 560 yards to 549, and in three fewer plays. Throughout the week Berry never once mentions playing anything other than ULM's brand of offense. There's no talk of running the clock, keeping the ball or trying to do anything other than score more points than the Bears can. When you mention a potential need to hold the ball against a more talented and very similar offense, Berry doesn't take offense, but simply shrugs. He won't concede a game by changing his attack due to your conceived talent disparity.
"Yeah, we're not gonna do anything different. We feel we can hang with these guys. Games like these are about who can score last, and we think we can," he says with a half smile.
He ends up being totally right. Down 40-35 after squandering an early 21-7 lead, ULM has converted for a first down on a 41-yard pass from Browning to receiver Colby Harper and is gearing up to drive the field with six minutes left in the ball game. But junior running back Jyruss Edwards, over 100 yards rushing on the night and counting, fumbles away possession. In the the war of quick strikes, Baylor scores again and ULM can only scramble to cut the final deficit to five. The offense committed mistakes, but was fundamentally capable of winning the game.
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After coaching his third non-conference game against a BCS team in as many weeks, Berry is composed but clearly gutted afterwards. ULM was routinely fooled by a hard count into jumping offsides, fumbled the ball twice, threw an interception and routinely failed to wrap up tackling receivers. These are the mistakes made by a team that could've won, not the lament of a squad that had no business being on the field. But if the close loss to Auburn offered a little consolation, this one has no silver lining.
Except it does, in the form of a record attendance of 31,175, more than double the average home attendance for a regular ULM game. According to Staub's calculations on Monday, Baylor accounted for 1,000 to 1,500 tickets sold, meaning that the tiny campus showed up en masse. More noticeably, the city of Monroe and its surrounding communities, who willingly moved an entire slate of major high school games to Thursday night, showed up too.
"You know, I've tried, we've tried for three years now to get these kids on this team to believe. And this team believes. And I hope these fans, this student body, that they believe too. Because if they do, we can go a long way with this thing. Hopefully in some form or fashion they were encouraged enough to come back and watch us play again," Berry says after the game.
That's what Staub is banking on. Despite the loss, ULM has captured the spark set by their win at Arkansas. Unlike the Alabama upset of years past or any one particular game, Staub had a fire starter to follow the spark of that win in Little Rock - a home game in Monroe's Malone Stadium against a BCS opponent, nationally broadcast by ESPN.
After years of traveling for one landslide loss after another to fund the budget, ULM and schools at the bottom of the FBS' budget rankings have found the joy of trickle-down economics. As major conferences have begun to rake in record revenue from TV deals, that's allowed their cupcake opponents to ask for more cash on a per-game basis. Sun Belt teams are now averaging around $1 million a game to play major SEC opponents (ULM received $1.05 million to play at Auburn the previous week). The Arkansas series, set before Staub arrived, actually had ULM as the home team in Little Rock thanks to a five-year contract with Arkansas that granted ULM hosting status in War Memorial, allowing the crowd of over 50,000 to count in ULM's annual attendance average. The NCAA mandates that FBS teams average 15,000 a game in home attendance, and ULM routinely plays only five home games a year. On top of the statistical boost and the huge win, ULM pocketed $950,000 for the game, per Staub.
But then what? Staub suffers no shortage of lopsided, bad offers from teams. That's life in the basement. But now that teams are routinely getting seven figures to play the cupcake, the market has priced out all but an upper tier of national programs. Paying a $1 million-plus tag is no sweat for Oklahoma (playing ULM in 2013) or Alabama or Florida, but what about the Baylors of the world?
"What you’re finding is that there are 15 programs or so that can pay significant dollars, programs that can certainly justify someone going there and not returning a game. And there’s some other programs in the power conferences that can’t pay those kind of figures that are more apt to go homeand-home, especially if they’re struggling to find games," Staub said.
In other words, years and years of publicly maligned "cupcake" games (plenty featuring ULM losing by double-digits) have actually created a level playing field, sort of: Baylor had to come to Monroe, to Malone Stadium, and ULM hosted its first-ever nationally televised true home game against a BCS opponent. The Bears aren't reinventing the wheel, either - Mississippi State has travelled to Sun Belt neighbor Troy already this season, while Georgia Tech has gone on the road to Middle Tennessee and Oklahoma State has traveled to Louisiana-Lafayette in recent years.
Initially, ULM was scheduled to play at Baylor this season and host the Bears in 2013, but the Big 12’s expansion to nine conference games caused the series to flip-flop. Staub contends that some conferences are even considering the price of non-conference payouts when expanding their season slate from eight to nine games.
Whatever the reason, Berry's upset and Staub's deal landed ULM its biggest win in program history 30,000 fans who came to either support ULM or at least indulge a curiosity.
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If the final score of the Baylor game only matters so much for the future growth of the program, the biggest opponent is the team ULM sees every day of every week at every turn in Monroe.
Ask Clint Thibodeaux, who could be considered the king of good-faith tailgating. Hours before kickoff, the 27-year-old is working around an eight-foot long smoker cutting up sausage and sporting a ULM Warhawks apron. He's a fixture at ULM home games win, lose, or really lose, and as he cuts open a bag of charcoal, he recalls all the various sports he's tailgated for on campus. "One time, we tailgated for a ULM tennis match. The coach said he'd pay for the food if we did it, so we were out there."
Thibodeaux's family is native to Louisiana, but he moved to Monroe from Blounstown, Fla., before high school. His father attended ULM, and despite growing up a Florida Gators fan, Thibodeaux threw himself into ULM fandom when he enrolled. The combination of Louisiana heritage, a Gator youth and a ULM diploma gives Thibodeaux a unique perspective on the "LSU problem." Like any other Louisiana university, ULM's student and fan base have long been filled with fans who pledge their hearts to the Tigers first and whatever else second. Even when non-LSU programs - like neighboring Louisiana Tech, currently undefeated - gain momentum, the purple shadow seems to prevent roots from growing.
In ULM's case, it's the combination of a I-AA history that's lost on the current generation, almost three decades of total irrelevance, and the rarity of chances for events like the Baylor home game to excite the base and attract new members. "Growing up in Florida, I haven't been back in seven or eight years, but if you name someone I can tell you if they're a Florida fan, Florida State fan or Miami fan. You don't have that here, different teams that win. They don't understand it. Even with the Saints up until recently, if you wanted to cheer for a team that won in Louisiana, it was LSU." Not that such a perspective means Thibodeaux is OK with the state of the Louisiana college football fan.
"Absolutely it pisses me off. It infuriates me. Last year Coach Berry walked through the Grove [ULM's designated tailgating area adjacent to the stadium], and one of these tents nearby, the guy had an actual LSU tent and was wearing LSU stuff. Coach Berry stopped, walked over there and said 'LSU's playing four hours south.' I think it's great he did that. It's disrespectful to the players and their families." Wait, what? The first-year coach of the forgotten directional school said what about who? Isn't that illegal, if not by Napoleonic Code than certainly by some tacked-on amendment from Huey Long?
"It made a little bit of noise when I did it," Berry admits. "But I told [A.D.] Staub I'm going to do it just one time and hopefully we get the message out that that's not good football etiquette. It's something that every other school in this state other than LSU has to battle. I've talked with Sonny [Dykes] over at Louisiana Tech and Mark [Hudspeth] at Lafayette.
"It was frustrating to my players. Quite honestly, and I don't think anyone had ill will or bad hearts, it was just disrespectful. And to act like you're coming in to cheer for us and yet you're wearing somebody else's colors? When I went through the Grove in our very first ball game, I confronted those people in front of our players, any time I saw the LSU colors. And look, I don't have any animosity at all towards LSU. I just want people to be respectful of my guys. I owed it to my guys to do that one time. I was hopeful that in my first year I'd brought it up in the quarterback luncheons that I wouldn't do that, that everyone else would do it for me.
"I won't do it again. I did it that one time. If they're out there wearing LSU now, I'm not going to move 'em."
Berry's point is understandable, especially on the rare chance for ULM to brand itself to recruits, potential new fans and the national viewing audience.Thus, I decide to enforce the Todd Berry dress code roughly 2 hours prior to kickoff. Standing in the main parking lot of Malone Stadium, with the main entrance gates at my back, I randomly approach any fans I can find wearing LSU gear (or mixed LSU and ULM gear). Given their polite but quick non-responses, it's safe to assume Berry's decree has garnered attention, if maybe not creating a total change. Still, it's apparent that he's a least spooked them: In a decade of talking to sports fans for various media outlets, I'd never seen such a universal reluctance to comment about fans and students allegedly moonlighting with LSU.
Fan No. 1: Middle-aged male, wearing LSU cap, ULM "white-out" t-shirt. When approached, declines comment.
Fan No. 2: Young, college-aged male, wearing LSU t-shirt. When approached, acts as if he's committed a crime, admits he's a current ULM student, won't give me his name, and offers a friendly "Beat Baylor!" before walking away quickly.
Fan No. 3: Middle-aged female, wearing purple and gold blouse and a ULM visor. Seems confused when asked about the dual allegiances and politely excuses herself.
Fan No. 4: Young, college-aged male, wearing a LSU polo. Me: Hey, I just wanted to ask if you'd heard about the ULM coach asking that fans not wear LSU gear at the games. Fan No. 4: (is heavily inebriated) Oh. That right? Me: Yeah. Are you a LSU fan? ULM fan? Both? Don't care? Fan No. 4: I'm a LSU student. I was a LSU student. But I'm from Monroe. Me: Oh, OK. Fan No.4: And so I'm not allowed to wear LSU gear? (smiles) Me: According to the coach, I guess. Fan No. 4: ‌‌ Also, Geaux Tigers. Put that in your newspaper: 'Geaux Tigers.' Me: Gotcha. Fan No. 4: Do you know how we spell 'Geaux?' Me: I do. Can I get your name? Fan No. 4: Reggie Bush. Me: Thank you.
Monday evening Staub is still happy, effusive towards the Monroe and Ouchita Parish communities for their support. Given the size of the undergraduate enrollment on campus alone, there's no question that the locals were the difference. There's an amended season ticket plan the athletic department is aggressively marketing to the first-time attendees from Friday night's game. Be they LSU moonlighters, unaffiliated locals or simply warm bodies looking for entertainment, the plan is, above all else, to raise attendance and revenue at Sun Belt Conference home games, and do it immediately.
More money means a full roster of coaches. It means the hope of one day creating a football facilities. It means maybe, one day, more elevators. "For everything we've done, the job Coach Berry's doing right now, this momentum is fleeting," Staub says. "We've got two weeks to capture it before FAU comes in. We have to do the work off the field, get the message to those 30,000 fans and say 'Hey, we need you back.'"
The battle for ULM in the marketplace is long from decided and will likely be a tougher outing than any four-game stretch of playing the victim role. For the time being, Berry's closed the gap on the competition that the budget forces ULM to face. You can argue Arkansas is imploding, Auburn is floundering and Baylor is rebuilding, but not three weeks in a row, and not against a program considered the premiere doormat of the FBS just two months ago. Staub, Berry, the team and the university are tasked with carving out a permanent name in between world-ending upsets every few years.
Back at the Friday afternoon tailgate, hope doesn't abound, but it feels a hell of lot less ludicrous than before.
"It's the first time I've ever seen ULM fans excited and active about a football game," Monroe resident and former local talk radio host Sean Fox says.
"If it stays, that depends on how they play, and if they lose, how they lose, if they're right there with Baylor. They have to make this thing a season, and that means a bowl game.
They haven't had a winning season since they moved to 1-A. They have to show consistency for people to support them. They beat Alabama, but what happened after that? They probably lost to somebody in the Sun Belt, or already had a losing record. (Ed.: After their 21-14 win over Bama, ULM closed the '07 season with a 17-11 win at Louisiana-Lafayette and a 6-6 season)."
"Even after Arkansas, I didn't see anyone excited about the next game. You didn't log on to Facebook and see people saying 'Hey, we've got a find a place to go watch the ULM-Auburn game. But now I'm seeing people today and it's because they won, but also because the game's here."
"At least this gives them a chance."
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Honoring No. 18 ULM shows support for Walker ULM head coach Todd Berry is adamant on getting more out of his football players than just winning games. Sure, the demanding offseason workouts help the Warhawks in close ballgames that are determined late, but it also creates lessons that players can take with them after their careers have ended. "This game is about teamwork and it's about commitment and it's about passion," Berry said last week prior to ULM's game against Baylor. "It's about that willingness to take another step when everybody else is questioning you and when all odds are stacked against you." The Warhawks will meet Tulane Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and in the process of trying to even their pre-conference record to 2-2, they will also have a bigger reminder in the grand scheme of things in life. Tulane safety Devon Walker was paralyzed during a helmet-to-helmet with a teammate at Tulsa in the second week of the season. The senior dove to make a tackle and went limp after the helmet contact. He was carried off the field and had immediate surgery to stabilize his spine. It is still unclear whether Walker will walk again, and Tulane will honor its teammate by wearing a No. 18 on one side of its helmet throughout the season. The white helmet usually has the Green Wave logo on both sides, but the logo will be replaced on the left side of the helmet with large green No. 18. ULM will also do its part to show respect for the injured player by wearing a No. 18 on its helmets this weekend too. "Our thoughts are obviously with him," Berry said. "A few weeks ago we decided we were going to do that, and Tulane actually helped us with that. "Our equipment guy got in touch with their equipment guy to find out exactly what they were doing so we could kind of emulate that." Berry credits his career as a player and coach to impacting him the most as a person and it is a big reason why he takes the responsibility to heart when it comes to molding his players for later in life. As a coach, he had a similar situation where a player was paralyzed after an injury. He also had a player who broke his leg, requiring amputation and another player who died. "Those are tragic things," Berry said. "When you're dealing obviously with as many games as we're dealing with and 105 players, there's always going to be tragedies, and that's when teams come together and staffs come together and where the bond in this game is really, really significant amongst players." The Tulane coaching staff wore white t-shirts that resembled Walker's jersey on the sidelines of last week's game against Ole Miss.
The front had Tulane with the No. 18 and the back of it had the number with Walker above it. The shirts are also being sold for $20 through the Tulane Bookstore on campus and online with all the proceeds going to the Devon Walker Fund. "I think there will be something for him throughout because the players want it," Tulane first-year head coach Curtis Johnson said of honoring Walker throughout the season. "I had a meeting with the senior leadership council, and I asked that question to them. They said, 'No he's one of us.' So they want to do something." Johnson, who served as the New Orleans Saints receivers coach the past six years, spoke to the New Orleans media during his weekly press conference Tuesday. ULM wide receiver Brent Leonard, who wears No. 18 for the Warhawks, said he had never been involved in anything close to Tulane and Walker's situation but it has certainly hit home to him since repeatedly seeing the playback of the injury two weeks ago. "He's got a ton of people who don't even know him here that are praying for him and really do love him and showing him a lot of support," Leonard said.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM taking Tulane seriously Warhawks favored by 20 points in Saturday's game ULM will play its final pre-conference game this afternoon against Tulane — or for lack of a better term the cupcake reversal game. Most college football fans and analysts alike probably expected the Warhawks to go into the game 0-3 at this point and hoping for a win to boost their confidence before the Sun Belt slate. ULM is one win off from the normal projection at 1-2, but the team has been in all of its so-called money games with an overtime loss to Auburn and a 5-point loss to Baylor last Friday night. In addition to walking with some confidence into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this afternoon for a 2:30 p.m. match up, the Warhawks actually get to enjoy being a favorite. Most betting sites are giving Tulane around 20 points as the underdog with the over/under set at 56 after the Green Wave started the year 0-3 under first-year head coach Curtis Johnson. Tulane is trying to avoid its first 0-4 start since 2001. "I think it's all about our standard performance," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "If you looked on paper Arkansas was overwhelming against us too. If you looked at Auburn's budget, you'd say it's overwhelming to us again so we're not going to get caught up in who's overwhelming. "We're just going to talk about somebody's going to put a ball down Saturday and the best players are going to show up and I'm sure their players are going to show up and we'll show up too." The Green Wave is 14-0 against in-state schools since 1998 with the exception of LSU but has started its season with losses to Rutgers (24-12), Tulsa (45-10) and Ole Miss (39-0). The loss of key players due to injury seems to be more impacting on Tulane too. In fact, the question of who would even take the ball for Tulane once it was put down and hiked by its center remained a mystery until Thursday when Johnson made the call to go with third-string quarterback D.J. Ponder after injuries sidelined his first and second-string signal callers. It will be the first start for the fifth-year senior, who gave up football for minor league baseball only to change his mind in time for fall camp. The Tulane offensive line has given up 14 sacks through three games for a loss of 90 yards. "It's always difficult when you're not exactly sure what somebody is going to line up in and who's going to be lined up in those positions so you've got to be prepared for everything," Berry said. "It's almost like playing an opening game because you're not exactly sure what you're going to get. They'll be snapping the ball to somebody and we'll just have to adjust on the run." Speaking of the run, the Green Wave ranks last in the country in rushing — just 9.67 yards per game — and is still looking for its first rushing touchdown of the season. Johnson told The Times-Picayune in New Orleans that he expects last year's rushing leader Orleans Darkwa (210-924 yards in 2011) to return to this week after being sidelined since fall camp with a high ankle sprain.
Tulane has just two touchdowns through its first three games — an 11-yard pass against Rutgers and a 66-yard pass against Tulsa, both in the fourth quarter. The home team also ranks worst in FBS in total offense 199.33 yards per game and scoring (7.33 points per game). "We're not going to look at that a whole lot," senior receiver Brent Leonard said. "We're just going to go look at their defense and they like to fly around the field. I'm not going to look a lot into point favorites." The Green Wave defense is led by Zach Davis with 20 total tackles through three games. ULM enters the game fifth in the nation in total offense (365.7 yards per game) with junior quarterback Kolton Browning newly named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, which is given annually for the most outstanding player in college football. Browning enters the fourth game of the season with 921 passing yards, completing 95-of-152 passes with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. The team practiced in the ULM recreation center this week to help get acclimated to playing under a roof. Five Warhawks played and won high school state championships in the Superdome, including three local players. Sophomore receiver Tyler Cain played for West Monroe during its trips to the Class 5A title game from 2008-10 with Cain being a part of the 2009 state championship team. Junior cornerback Preston Coleman won three state titles with Bastrop from 2005-07 with the last two games being played in New Orleans, and freshman Felix Blade helped the Neville Tigers to their 2009 championship. Junior cornerback Otis Peterson won the Class 4A title with Belle Chasse in 2008 as a junior in high school, and sophomore nose guard John Nard won state titles with Evangel in 2009 and 2010.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM's young players show mettle While Tulane worked through its struggles with its third quarterback in four games, ULM had four different players line up behind center in the Warhawks' 63-10 win Saturday afternoon in New Orleans. Redshirt freshman quarterbacks Brayle Brown and Chazz Carrington joined in the fun with starter Kolton Browning and frequent participant Cody Wells for their first college snaps of their careers. Brown came in once ULM scored its seventh touchdown of the day to go ahead 49-3 in the third quarter and he and Carrington alternated possessions for the rest of the game. Brown also guided the offense to its final score of the game in the fourth quarter on a 42-yard touchdown run by another redshirt freshman, Devontae McNeal. The underclassmen were three of 13 true or redshirt freshmen to get their first significant playing time of the season. "You know what was fun? Seeing those kids who we haven't been able to get into a game because of how tight all the games have been," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "That's what was fun. They got into the game, and they didn't play great all the time but the fact they were playing and they were loving life, that's what this thing is all about." For the second time in as many weeks, a defensive starter was sidelined by an injury but a secondstring player stepped up for the second consecutive week too. Senior middle linebacker R.J. Young had a minor shoulder injury and was replaced by Hunter Kissinger in the second quarter. The redshirt freshman moved up to Young's backup after junior Austin Moss missed the first month of the season because of pneumonia. Moss traveled this week for the first time this year, but he did not dress out. Kissinger came in and led the team with six tackles, one sack, two tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery. Redshirt sophomore Ray Stovall also had a fumble recovery — off his own teammate, Young, during an interception return that he pounced on in the end zone for a touchdown. Stovall started his first game in place of the injured Cameron Blakes, who sustained a season-ending injury last week against Baylor. "It was great. We don't need to have a drop off if a guy goes down," Young said of Kissinger's performance. "It's the same thing with Cam and Ray. Ray stepped in great and made a good play." Although Young wanted the interception return for the touchdown, he said the two laughed about it in the locker room after the game calling it "linebacker love." The linebacker corps also talked about playing for Blakes the night before the game. As a team, Berry talked about playing well enough to let younger players get some snaps during Saturday's contest inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The starters did just that, building up a sizeable lead early, and McNeal took full advantage of his opportunity once he came into the game in the third quarter, finishing with 114 rushing yards on 10 carries to lead all players in the game. He had the blocking up front of backup offensive linemen too, like redshirt freshman Dillon Jordan and Colby Mitchell. "There's a lot of guys I thought could play, but I didn't know for sure," Berry said. "I can see it in practice but when you get underneath the lights, it's different. Like Devontae McNeal, I've said multiple times I'm excited about Devontae getting in the game, but it's been hard to stick him in because the game is so tight that we couldn't really afford to miss a snap. He had a nice touchdown run at the end and that gives us a little bit more depth at running back, where we already have some depth obviously but it gives us some more depth so I'm excited about that." The same goes for other positions too. Like at linebacker where there seemed to be little to no drop off after an injury, game time experience will help should ULM run into unfortunate injuries similar to last season. "We're still having those injuries now, but our depth is carrying us through those games," Berry said. "It was great. I was so happy for those kids to get in there to certainly see them perform and now I have a lot more comfort in putting them out there in more situations." It also is beneficial to the starters since ULM will play 12 straight weeks after taking its bye in Week 1 of the season. The offense is also averaging 86.5 plays a game. "We've taken a ton of snaps already," Berry said. "We've basically already taken four games worth of snaps (in three games) so for those guys not to have to play the whole game to get some rest, that's big." The whole team got additional rest Sunday due to the thunderstorms in the Monroe area. ULM will resume normal practices Tuesday after taking their normal off day, Monday.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM opener to draw attention Warhawks, Middle Tennessee meet after big wins over AQ teams Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson's golf games are a lot like most of the chatter around water coolers nationwide. There is a lot more talk about the 12-year old football conference, and it's not just courtesy small talk because he is the commissioner or because his Sunday afternoon buddies are hoping he will take it easy on them on the links. "There's much more awareness," Benson said of the conference he took over on April 1. "They certainly were not following the Sun Belt before I met them." It's because Sun Belt teams are not taking it easy on their pre-conference opponents that usually consist of money games. ULM and Western Kentucky took wins and pay checks home with them after beating teams from the SEC, and this past weekend Middle Tennessee defeated ACC member Georgia Tech on the road. "We as coaches, we've repeated that message for years now that this conference is very underrated," said Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill, who is in his seventh year with the Blue Raiders. "There's good players in this conference. There's good coaches in this conference. We just don't gain the national respect that we deserve." It is getting better though with ULM still receiving votes in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll, and Stockstill going through similar, national media requests that ULM head coach Todd Berry had for more than a week after the Warhawks' win over No. 8 Arkansas. It's those types of wins and attention that Benson hopes gets the Sun Belt more reverence as a whole. "It certainly has created a good foundation, a positive foundation, and it's definitely permeated throughout the conference" Benson said of the first five weeks of the season. "When Middle Tennessee beat Georgia Tech on Saturday, I'm hearing from the entire conference and that just builds some credibility and builds some enthusiasm in the Sun Belt." This week will be different for ULM though. If Middle Tennessee wins, it won't be exciting for the Warhawks. After finishing non-conference play 2-2, ULM finally joins the rest of the Sun Belt with its first conference game of the season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday against the Blue Raiders (3-1, 1-0 in Sun Belt). Middle Tennessee opened Sun Belt two weeks ago with a 31-17 win over Florida Atlantic to go along with its two other wins on the year against Georgia Tech and Memphis (48-30). The Blue Raiders' only loss was in their season opener against FCS member McNeese 27-21. "Obviously, we had tremendous respect for Middle Tennessee before that (win over Georgia Tech)," Berry said. "I don't know we needed to see them beat somebody else to have respect for them. Rick does a great job. We knew they were going to be flying around and playing good football. I don't think it changes our demeanor or approach at all."
With both teams going into the game with significant wins this season, it may change the average college football fan's TV schedule on Saturday. ULM's Sun Belt opener at Middle Tennessee will be televised on the Sun Belt Network, which spans 13 states in the southeast. "More and more people will be able to read about it and hear about it and watch us play this week," Stockstill said. "I think it only helps both programs. It helps Monroe. It helps us, but the big picture is it helps the whole conference." ULM and Middle Tennessee are also ranked first and second respectively in scoring offense through four games. The Warhawks lead the Sun Belt with an average of 41.8 points a game and are also atop the conference standings in total offense (518.2 yards a game). Middle Tennessee is averaging 37.2 points a game and is fourth in the Sun Belt with 443 yards a game on average. "Our guys know what they're getting ready to get into with Middle," Berry said. "These guys have played against these guys the last couple of years and this is a good conference."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM opens Sun Belt with goals in mind It would be difficult for ULM players to lose track of their goals this season with all the reminders hanging inside Malone Stadium. A 12-slot schedule hangs in the back hallway, but 11-of-the-12 spaces are blank, white squares. Only one opponent is shown each week and that is the one scheduled for the upcoming Saturday. Players walk into the weight room every day with another reminder of where they were picked to finish in the Sun Belt Conference this season — sixth out of 10 teams. Just below the Warhawks in the coaches' preseason poll is the team that is hanging by itself on the schedule in the back hallway of the stadium — Middle Tennessee, a 3-1 team that ULM opens its Sun Belt slate with this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. "This is something going back to the end of last season," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "This is something that's resonated within our team. They want to get into conference play and play well and make statements." Sun Belt coaches anticipated ULM to turn heads last season, placing the Warhawks third in the preseason poll before the team struggled to a 4-8 record and sixth-place finish in the league. Middle Tennessee knows the feeling, finishing 2-10 overall, but neither waited for Sun Belt play this season to start proving naysayers wrong. The Warhawks opened the season with their upset win over No. 8 Arkansas and Middle Tennessee defeated Georgia Tech last weekend on the road, leaving this afternoon's opener a lot more interesting between projected middle-of-the-pack teams. Despite big out-of-conference wins, though, Berry knows this afternoon will be the start of an even bigger goal for his team. "All games are important, and all coaches and players want to win," Berry said. "Those other games didn't have that extra part to them. Before it was go out and win because you're a competitor, now it's go out and win because you want to win and also something else is riding on it, which is a conference championship. "I hope we're in the mix when the season ends but we recognize in order to do that, we have to take it one game at a time." ULM seems to have done a good job of that so far. After its upset at Arkansas, the Warhawks still put up impressive performances against Auburn and Baylor — losses that were decided by five points or less. As a result, ULM has gained national attention and instead of sneaking up on conference opponents at this point in the year, the Warhawks might as well have been picked to win the league in the preseason poll with the respect that opponents are giving them. "Everyone always cheers for the underdog," linebacker Hunter Kissinger said. "That's just the way it is, but I'd rather have the target on our back because that means we're obviously doing things well.
"It kind of makes you work harder — not that being the underdog doesn't but with that target on your back you can't let anything slide. You've got to be 100 percent all the time and have to understand that you have that target on your back and go out there and play your game as hard as you can."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Browning draws comparisons to Tebow, RGIII ULM quarterback Kolton Browning has drawn comparisons to some of the recent college football greats by opposing coaches and television commentators. Some have thrown out names like fellow lefties Tim Tebow and Kellen Moore, but Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pelini had to stop and think this week before coming up with his closest comparison. The Owls visit ULM Saturday for the Warhawks' first conference game at home, and Pelini has had two weeks to study film on ULM after a bye last week. "He's a little different," Pelini said after a pause. "A little unique." The first-year head coach came to Boca Raton, Fla. after four years as Nebraska's defensive coordinator where he faced Big 12 quarterbacks like Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Texas' Colt McCoy. The Cornhuskers moved to the Big 10 in 2011, but Pelini did face Baylor's Robert Griffin III as a freshman and finally picked the most recent Heisman winner as the best comparison to Browning. "When we played Griffin at Nebraska he was still a true freshman so he didn't have the throwing aspect of his game yet," Pelini said. "There were a couple of quarterbacks at Kansas during their better years under (Mark) Mangino that we struggled with, but he's (Browning's) got it all. "He's a very intelligent guy. He's hardnosed. He's a really good runner, and he's a good thrower and he knows when to do which." So RGIII to KB1? Browning shakes his head. "I try to tune it out," Browning said. "I don't pay attention to any of it." Browning is not even a junior or a senior in a long list of Kolton's in his Texas family, but his father Karl did request his middle name be Ryan after Texas ace Nolan Ryan — Karl, Kolton and brother Kory all share the initials KRB. Browning can hurl it from the mound too and planned on playing baseball for the Warhawks as a twosport athlete, but football won out after head coach Todd Berry turned to the then redshirt freshman as his guy in 2010 after seeing some natural talent and the ability to make plays happen. "When he was a freshman, you have those moments when you're having to teach off that creativity, and you don't want to bridle him," Berry said. "He made some plays as a freshman, but there were some bad plays in there too in terms of not making great decisions. "Now I'm amazed sometimes at the defensive structures that we see that allow him more creativity because if I'm on defense I am not letting that guy out of the pocket." Browning has rushed for 295 yards through five games this season and his red hot pitching arm has produced 1,692 yards passing to help ULM rank eighth in the nation in total offense.
Browning's parents joke that their son's last name really is Berry. With as much time as the two spend together, the quarterback almost sounds like a clone of Berry during interviews. As much as they are together, though, the head coach — and quarterbacks coach — also had to take a pause when thinking of whom to compare Browning too. Berry points out Boise State's Moore as far as his quarterback's mental game, but he draws much farther back when it comes to the other parts of Browning's game. "When he gets out there in the open, he reminds me a lot of Fran Tarkenton," Berry said of the great NFL quarterback in the '60s and '70s. "Fran Tarkenton was a guy that could move around and get contorted then throw a strike and always seemed to be that guy to make a play when the team needed a play." It's almost like a magic show for Berry. He doesn't tense up on the sidelines whenever Browning has to make something happen once the defense shut downs his original option. Berry just watches it unfold, waiting to see what his quarterback is going to pull out of his helmet next for a big gain. "I'm at that point where I don't have to do a lot of coaching anymore," Berry said. "I'm doing a lot of clapping. While there's still some teaching going on, we're having more open discussions about things rather than me telling him exactly what needs to happen because he knows. "That's where you want to get with all your players to that point where you can have that kind of ability and calmness on the sidelines and discuss games." The offense as a whole seems to be having as much fun too. Browning ranks No. 17 in the nation in passing yards per game (291.8) and his leading receiver, senior Brent Leonard, ranks No. 68 in receiving yards (38 catches for 373 yards) and is tied for tenth in receptions per game (7.60). "Even when he's scrambling, he's always keeping his eyes down field, which is what you want as a receiver," Leonard said. "And he throws it pretty much right on the money every time so we love that." Griffin has his nicknames, and Tarkenton had his share of them, like "the Mad Scrambler" or "Scramblin' Fran" but in his four years at ULM Browning seems to just keep it simple. The only thing he's worried about being called is a Sun Belt champion and maybe even a bowl champion at the end of this season. "I just want to be myself," Browning said. "I want to be my own person and help my team win."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM sticks together, proves it's for real No lead, no problem. ULM has scored the first touchdown in all its game this season, but Western Kentucky was a different story. The Hilltoppers not only scored on the first possession of the game but did again on their third drive before ULM ever found the end zone. It may not have seemed like an ideal start for the Warhawks, but they had been there before. The leading team of the Sun Belt trailed 28-7 against No. 8 Arkansas in its season opener, and we know how that turned out. So when Western Kentucky went up by the same score halfway through the second quarter there was no trace of panic. "This team doesn't have any quit in them," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "I certainly would have liked to see us play a little bit better early on, and we certainly didn't execute all the plays that were out there and that's to Western Kentucky's credit, but obviously this team has a lot of resiliency and they're not going to quit." ULM's come-from-behind win at Arkansas catapulted the team to national status, and even though Western Kentucky is not an SEC or ranked team it may send a bigger message. The Warhawks (5-2, 3-0) are for real. It was evident from the sidelines. The team stuck together too, which seems to play an important factor when it comes to executing play calls, and more importantly, putting together a comeback. "I think any time you have a quarterback of Kolton's caliber and a group of offensive players around them to make some plays, you're never out of a game," Berry said, "I think they recognized they could score quickly if they needed to. We would like to make it easier than we did tonight, but we'll certainly take it." There were never any finger pointing or sulking or temper tantrums, and both teams had their share of setbacks with untimely penalties or calls that didn't go their way. ULM lost two starters to injury through the process of the game and had a couple of pass interference calls that extended Western Kentucky drives, two of which resulted in touchdowns, not to mention the 11-of-17 third downs the Warhawk defense allowed the Hilltoppers (5-2, 2-1) to convert. The defense regrouped though, denying Western Kentucky a trip to the end zone for more than 34 minutes in the middle of the game to give its offense time to close in on the lead. The Warhawks went from allowing more than 100 yards a piece in the first two quarters to 90 in the third quarter, including no passing yards, and just 86 yards in the fourth quarter.
"I wanted this game," Browning said. "I'm really proud of this team. We got down early, and I made a few mistakes there and turned the ball over, but the defense did a heck of a job in the second half and the offense did a heck of a job coming back. I'm just really proud of these guys." Western Kentucky's most crucial mistake came on a personal foul penalty on Browning in ULM's final drive of regulation when the Warhawks tied the game 35-35. The team was facing a third-and-nine situation when the quarterback rushed for six yards to come short of the first down, but a late hit by Western Kentucky's Tyree Robinson gave ULM an automatic first down. Even though the game was not decided until Berry's gutsy call to go for two, the Warhawks did not look like they could be stopped once the offense kicked into gear. "You've just got to read your defense and stay calm and keep your composure," Browning said. "You can't let the awe of the away crowd get to you or if we don't get this, we lose." ULM ruined Western Kentucky's homecoming in front of 22,323 — the second largest crowd for a Hilltopper home game. It was the first Sun Belt loss for Western Kentucky since Oct. 1, 2011, breaking a nine-game win streak — the second longest in the country for conference games. INJURY UPDATE: ULM will be without two more starters in its homecoming game against South Alabama this Saturday. Starting safety Mitch Lane is no longer on the depth chart at the Hawk position after coming out of the game in the second quarter this past Saturday at Western Kentucky. The redshirt freshman needed attention on the field from the trainers during the Hilltoppers' first possession of the second quarter. Senior Henry Mitchell is listed as the starting Hawk now with sophomore Roland Veal at No. 2. Receiver Colby Harper is not listed either on ULM's updated depth chart, which usually has four receivers in its two-deep. This week only has three receivers listed this week with senior Brent Leonard and juniors Je'Ron Hamm and Tavarese Maye listed as starters. Berry said after the Warhawks' overtime win at Western Kentucky that both players were likely out this week and that it was too early to tell anything more than that.
Article Courtesy: Dusty Thibodeaux, Warhawk Report  When the ULM Warhawks take to the field, it comes after hours of preparation by the coaching staff. The first thing noticed though by fans is the uniform and helmet worn by the players. This too is put together by a staff, the Warhawk Equipment staff. With just a full-time staff of one, and a group of five student workers, this group ensures that when ULM takes to the field they have everything they need and look good while there. "I got into doing all this after being recruited to play football here," Director of Equipment Clay Lewis said. "I talked with (former) assistant Bob Leahy about how I could still be a part of the team and just loved every minute of it. The hours are often from sunrise to sunset, not back-breaking work, just lots of long hours." In wee hours of a Sunday morning, a white, unmarked truck pulls into the Malone Stadium parking lot. In it are the player's and coach's game worn attire fresh, or not really so fresh, after an eight and a half hour ride back from Bowling Green, Ky. While the smell is obnoxious to some, the sweat in the soiled jerseys tells of another win for this season's team. "It's a test of your will when you come in from a road game and the sun is coming up," student worker Asa Stone said. "There's a whole locker room to unload and then get everything setup before practice just a few hours later. Opening that truck door, the smell takes some getting used to, but it makes it so worth it and easier on travel especially after a win." Hours later, the staff is out on the practice field to setup and tear down various drills and pads needed for the two and a half hour session. A few on the staff even act as ball boys for live drills, while others hold the first down markers on the sidelines. Monday rolls around with the team being off, however Lewis is hard at work adding the talon stickers as directed by Head Coach Todd Berry for player's prior game performance. This practice ritual continues through the week until after the Thursday session and during the team's walk-through on Friday. During this time, the staff cleans the helmets, while replacing any torn or scuffed Warhawk heads. Some helmet have gashes in them that will be filled with paint at a later date, while most are returned to shine like new after some serious scrubbing. "It just takes a lot of hard scrubbing and then patience," one of the student workers says. All of this is echoed by another part of the team. "Taking all the decals off and making sure they lineup just right, that's definitely the hardest part of the job," Stone said. All the player's lockers are lined out with all their pads, pants, socks, and cleats ready. Completing the player's locker room allows the coach's locker room to be setup. Freshly pressed pants and white shirts all round, except the black polo worn by defensive coordinator Troy Reffett. "The coaches are great to work with," Lewis said. "They really don't have any special request except for (Head Coach Todd) Berry. He always wants a maroon visor, and that's for practice and games, so I always make sure he has one on his locker." After taking care of how the Warhawk uniforms look, it's time to take to the field for the setup of the coach's headsets, and pylons around the end zones. While the importance of the headsets allows the
ULM coach's to discuss plays with one another and make adjustments on the fly, the conversations during testing are far stretched from anything football related. Once the work is done, the staff finally gets a break for brunch; however on the road it's time for one of their traditions; a football game of their own. After the game, laundry is collected with stains treated and jerseys hung out to dry. On the road, the truck is loaded for cleaning upon return to Malone Stadium; starting the cycle all over again. For continual updates from the Warhawk Equipment staff, follow them on Twitter @WarhawksEquipMe
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM's Wells ready to take QB reigns When ULM quarterback Kolton Browning went down with an injury this past Saturday night, head coach Todd Berry admitted the sidelines deflated. The Warhawks managed to get by with injuries to two starting running backs, a top receiver and arguably their best defensive lineman, linebacker and secondary member. ULM still rallied to win all the games that starters were lost in with the exception of one, but Browning seemed to be a different story as the Warhawks surrendered their first conference loss of the season 40-24 to ULL. "I think we've been playing pretty well and didn't play as well in that one, and I think Kolton's injury had some impact on that," Berry said. "Although, obviously, it doesn't have complete impact on it but there was a little bit of deflation on the sidelines but I thought we rallied up." Some fans have already chalked the season up to a 6-6 record or maybe 7-5 at best with Browning not behind center. As the quarterback hobbled off the field, refusing to fall to the ground until he reached the sidelines, flashes of his overtime heroics at Arkansas and his take-charge, come-from-behind demeanor in the overtime win at Western Kentucky reeled through the minds of the ULM faithful. "We still have control of our own destiny," Berry said. "It's not like we have to rely on somebody else, and a lot of people did not believe we would be in this spot at this point in time. "This team is excited about this week. They understand that their opportunities are still out there, and that people have to step up. They're rallying around those people who need to step up right now and out of this whole thing we will become a better football team." The excitement of the first half of the season and the impressive start to conference play may have fogged the memory of what backup quarterback Cody Wells has to offer. Most teams that lose their starting quarterback are forced to hand the reigns over to a younger player who has not been in the system as long. Wells has been around since 2008 and started two games in 2009 for another injured quarterback in Trey Revell so he's not afraid to step up — or step out for that matter. This past spring the senior took the spotlight in the spring game during the halftime video. After a bad workout when the team did not seem focused, Wells gathered his teammates for an onthe-fly rallying cry. "The last heartbeat, the worst person on the field right now is the one that has to come together with all of us," Wells said on the video. "Do it right with every step you take and every drill you do because that's what's going to win championships." "If someone sat on this field and said, 'Hey, we'll be 13-0 if you take that last rep, the one that's going to be the last one if you do it perfect," Wells continued to his teammates. "If you take that mentality every play that you're going to be 13-0, I swear to God everyone on this field will go 13-0."
"You're the best when your points on the board is greater than the other team — that's when you're the best and that's always going to be the best when that clock says 00:00 and your number is higher on the ULM side," Wells continued. "That's when you're the best." "You got to build a foundation before the building is ever up. It starts right here." Browning may have started a season that could become the most memorable since ULM moved up to FBS, but Wells is ready to contribute too. "We're getting a really, really good player that has great command of the offense and has got total control of this football team," Berry said of Wells. "Cody doesn't try to be Kolton. Cody understands what he can do and he plays within that and that's what good players do is they understand that's not a negative. "That's a great positive when you say this is who I am and I play within that." The Warhawks were in a somewhat similar situation when Wells started as a redshirt freshman in 2009. The team was off to its best start in conference play at 3-0 with SEC member Kentucky sandwiched in between its Sun Belt schedule and a meeting with reigning league champion Troy. Wells averaged 273 yards passing in his two starts and a 55 percent passing efficiency with ULM losing both games. "I'm always ready," Wells said after Saturday night's loss. "I never want to see a player go down. A couple years ago never wanted to see Trey go down, and I never want to see Kolton go down. I never want to see a teammate get hurt, but my job as a backup is to get in the game when my numbers called and be prepared." Wells will start this Thursday at Arkansas State with another chance to keep his team in contention for the Sun Belt title. The Red Wolves have one loss in Sun Belt play and ULM will likely have to win out to keep its goals of a title alive. "I've seen the ups and downs of this university," Wells said after the spring game. "I want to see this program take it to the next level, and I want to be a part of it." At the time, the senior didn't realize how much he would be a part of it. Now he is in the driver's seat with the offense, and Berry is confident Wells will do his part. "Cody is tremendously coachable," Berry said. "He's a film junkie. I love the discussions that he and I and Kolton get into in our meetings. "Cody's ready to play and this team knows that."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM's Berry: We're not the same team Warhawks focused on picking up pieces to finish strong There's nothing fun about a losing streak, especially when a team is used to winning. It's almost a double negative for ULM, a team that was used to losing records before starting this season with arguably the most excitement around the program in almost 20 years. At this time last week, the Warhawks were 6-2 and undefeated in Sun Belt play. Seven days later, the former conference frontrunner is on its first two-game losing streak since its loss to Baylor on Sept. 21. Even worse, ULM surrendered control of its own destiny with its 45-23 loss Thursday to Arkansas State and will likely have to depend on other teams to lose for another shot at the conference crown. "I'm disappointed for the kids," ULM head coach Todd Berry said after the game. "I'm disappointed. Obviously, this is part of sports and you learn to rise up and you learn to overcome. That's part of what the lesson is, and that's kind of what I told them right now and see if you learn." The Warhawks are starting to grow immune to things being out of their control. Injuries have become as crippling as anything this year and it has drastically changed the output on both sides of the ball. "We're physically challenged right now," Berry said. "We've got guys out there that are having to play because we don't have anybody else to go to and it's been unfortunate but that's part of the game. There's some other guys that are injured that we're missing right now. "I know one thing, about four weeks ago we were a lot better football team than we are right now." THEN AND NOW: The Warhawks had just won their conference opener four weeks ago at Middle Tennessee — a team that is sitting at the top of the standings ahead of ULM at 4-1 in the Sun Belt. The defense gave up 307 yards of offense that week and matched it the next week against Florida Atlantic, but opposing offenses have taken advantage of the beat-up unit with Western Kentucky gaining 449 yards, followed by 607 by ULL and 534 Thursday night to Arkansas State. All three offensive performances are the teams' best in Sun Belt play this season. "To be honest with you, right now, they're very good players," Berry said of Arkansas State. "I don't want to take anything away from them, but right now everybody looks pretty good against us." When asked about what else the team could do to improve in the secondary, Berry was out of answers. "We don't have anybody else we can put in there, and we can't do any more drills or put them in any more situations than what we already have," Berry said. "You either make a play or you don't make a play. You're going to be evaluated on it."
INJURY UPDATE: The one good thing about Thursday's loss in Jonesboro is that ULM came out of the game healthy for the first time in six weeks. Quarterback Kolton Browning, who injured his left foot a week ago against ULL, dressed out with the team and went through some pregame drills. Berry said he couldn't have played — but that didn't stop Browning from trying. The junior stayed close to his head coach on the sidelines for the majority of the game, pacing and shuffling his feet in timeout huddles and with his helmet on most of the time. "You always have to hold him back," Berry said. Backup quarterback Cody Wells started his third career game and first since 2009 as a redshirt freshman. The senior finished with more passing yards than ASU quarterback Ryan Aplin, 357-334. "He's a tough kid and, for the most part, we had a few timing issues and a couple of bad things that happened during the game. But overall I thought he played really well and I thought he stepped up nicely," Berry said. "He's tough. He's a tough competitor. The game's important to him. This team is important to him. He prepares well, so he plays well." Wells kept his composure most of the game and completed all seven passes in the first quarter, including a 27-yard pass to Monterrell Washington for the first touchdown of the game. The Warhawks tied the game 17-17 on their first possession after halftime but were unable to keep up with Arkansas State's scoring surge. After the Red Wolves responded with a quick 70-yard touchdown pass by Aplin, ULM went for it on fourth-and-12 at the ASU 36 but an incomplete pass turned the ball over on downs and Arkansas State scored seven plays later after starting the drive with a 46-yard reception by Julian Jones. "I went in and felt like I was prepared," Wells said. "I just went in and played football and played the game I love, and it wasn't enough (Thursday)." Senior receiver Brent Leonard finished the night with 134 yards on 14 catches — two shy of tying the record for most receptions in a game behind Jackie Harris in 1988. FINISHING STRONG: Leonard and Wells, along with the other 10 seniors, will be honored before next Saturday's game against North Texas — the final home game of the season. The season finale is a week later at Florida International, but ULM's seniors are trying to draw their college careers out a little longer — as in a bowl game — and make history at ULM. "It (the two-game losing streak) is a letdown, but we can only control what we can control and we've got two games left to play the best we can and get in a bowl game," Wells said. "We can't expect other people to lose. We lost our opportunity to stay in the driver's seat, and now all we can do is what we can do and that's win two more ballgames."
Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Making do with the bare necessities ULM football finding way to success on the cheap Thanksgiving is officially over, ushering in the most wonderful time of the year. For most that is Christmas, even though most advertisers and retailers have pushed it on us for more than a month. For college football fans, Christmas is paired with bowl season and ULM has been in the conversation for about a month too since the Warhawks won their sixth game on Oct. 27. Win No. 6 added to the attention ULM already gained in the first half of the season with its win over Arkansas, tight losses to Auburn and Baylor and its five-game winning streak that followed. Speculation from the Independence Bowl to the Liberty Bowl to the New Orleans Bowl has been linked lately to a possible ULM landing, but right now it's just that — speculation. ULM head coach Todd Berry was still uncertain this past Tuesday during his weekly press conference as to where his team would end up, but he spoke assuredly that its season would be extended with a bowl appearance. "I think it could come as early as Saturday night, and it might stretch further," Berry said. "I think a lot of it is going to depend on some other things around the country, and so we'll take it for when it comes." In addition to what teams ULM has beat, there are other factors that could drive home the rhetorical question North Texas coach Dan McCarney asked just this past week — who wouldn't love ULM? As many people who didn't know who the Warhawks were, anyone could appreciate the underdog this past September that knocked off the No. 8 team in the country. This past week, USA Today released its annual coaches salary database that could have even more of the average college football fans rooting for the little guy. Berry is the lowest paid coach among FBS coaches with an annual salary of $250,000 with the next Sun Belt coach making more than $100,000 more than Berry. "I'm not much of a material guy," Berry said. "I'm much more into the quality of life and the opportunities for success, so I'm much more interested in those kinds of things." Berry already knew how much he and his family enjoyed the Monroe area from his previous stop at ULM as the offensive coordinator from 2004-05, so he also knew the struggles he may endure in trying to build a program. The third year head coach was optimistic, though, and the Warhawks are overcoming them. Meanwhile the other three Sun Belt schools that ULM has the potential of tying with for the conference title this season have the highest paid coaches in the league. Arkansas State coach Gus Malzahn leads the way with an annual salary of more than $859,000.
"I didn't have to come back, I wanted to come back, and I knew all those other kind of things coming in," Berry said. "We all want great things for our kids from doing everything we can from academic success to feeding them, and we don't have all the things that some other programs have whether it be academic help and assistance to training tables and all those other kinds of things that other I-A programs have." Berry and his staff already mapped out a possible bowl practice schedule this summer so if the opportunity presented itself this time of year they wouldn't be distracted by it. In addition to just making out a schedule, the football program also has to decide which days to feed its players since the athletic budget is also the lowest in the country and the university cafeteria is not open during Christmas break. It could be an excuse, but the team finds a way through it. "One of the things that I'm appreciative of and not just with myself but I think even the staff that has been around, we don't make any excuses — we just go out and attempt to do everything we can to win," Berry said. "If that means getting on a bus for a long period of time, we'll get on a bus and the players have kind of gotten into that too. "I'm hopeful that through success comes better ticket sales and more donations and that way we can do a better job of taking care of our kids, but there are obviously hurdles that we have to confront that other people don't have to confront."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Seniors step up big for ULM victory Senior night at ULM brought about a different feel than most universities' ceremonies. While most of the time it signifies an end, the 12 seniors in maroon and gold had a different outlook on their last game in Malone Stadium. They found a way to likely keep their careers alive for one more game after recording ULM's seventh win for the first time in school history since moving up to the FBS level. They also raised the bar for future teams by accomplishing a seventh win in the program's 18th try in FBS — a huge pressure lifted — and the small senior class found every way to contribute to the win. Four-year starter Jonathan Gill blocked for an offense that produced its most yardage in conference play this season (518) and helped pave the way for other seniors' performances. Senior receiver Brent Leonard had 8 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown, and senior running back Mitch Bailey carried the ball nine times for 46 yards and a touchdown of his own. Tight end Keavon Milton almost had a touchdown too on a 30-yard reception, but after review he was ruled down at the 1-yard line setting up a rushing touchdown for quarterback Kolton Browning in his first score back from injury. "It's a great group of young men," ULM head coach Todd Berry said of his seniors. "It's important to them, as we've talked about their legacy and a winning I-A season. It's been a long time, so it's big for that opportunity to say you did it." Backup quarterback and senior Cody Wells came in for his own drive during ULM's third possession of the contest against North Texas and drove the ball 40 yards completing 5-of-6 passes for 33 yards. Defensively, middle linebacker R.J. Young led the team with 14 tackles, including two during ULM's goal line stand that kept North Texas down 18 points before the Warhawks (7-4, 5-2) piled on more points for a convincing win. Other seniors DaCorris Ford and Henry Mitchell recorded tackles in the win, and Mitchell had two pass break ups including one that forced the Mean Green to punt after an incomplete pass on 3rd-and-10. "It's very great," said Mitchell, who has started the past four games for injured redshirt freshman Mitch Lane. "We're all very happy about making plays and helping our team out. "As a whole, we expect next year to be even better. We're happy to hit a record and go out with a win in our last home game." Even with the loss of big playmakers, Berry is optimistic for next season with several key players ready to fill in. "I think we had a plan in place from Day 1, and what we said in our first recruiting meeting, and we were going to approach things and we stuck the course," Berry said.
As Leonard was hauling in passes, Browning got young receivers involved too. The first play of the game was a 7-yard pass to true freshman Tony Cook, who finished with three catches for 18 yards and redshirt freshman Rashon Ceasar had two catches for 14 yards. "Whenever we leave next year, they're going to pick up the torch and keep running," Leonard said. "There's playmakers on offense and defense and young guys like Tony and Rashon really stepped up this year so that's going to be big for the team." Berry said it's the molding of younger players, like Leonard did with Cook and Ceasar, that's the most important thing this group will be most proud of when their college careers are over. "Obviously we still have one more game, and probably two now, but I think the seniors will tell you that their greatest legacy is the group that's left here in terms of what the next group has to do," Berry said. "I'm very, very excited about the future and while we're at seven wins right now, I hope it comes sooner next year. "I think the seniors will tell you it's going to come sooner, so their legacy is going to be that they started it, but there's a lot left to accomplish and these next teams have the abilities to accomplish that." BOWL UPDATE: ULM's seventh win likely solidified its chances of going bowling for the first time in program history. Both analysts on ESPN's bowl projections have ULM playing Tulsa in the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. on Dec. 31. It would be an interesting matchup, considering Berry played quarterback at Tulsa and grew up in Oklahoma. Other bowl projections out there are ULM in the Little Caesar's Bowl against Northern Illinois on Dec. 26 in Detroit and the Warhawks in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 5. At this point, though, everything will depend on the final two weeks of the season and which conferences will fail to put a bowl eligible team in its respective tie-ins. ULM will play its regular season finale this Saturday at Florida International (3-8, 2-5), beginning at 5 p.m. "Coach Berry really talked about how we need to make another statement next week," Leonard said. "When you have seven wins, that looks good, but when you have an eighth win and ending with a win that looks good on a bowl resume."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM quarterback's offensive line plays big part in his successful season The ULM football team will gather for its own Thanksgiving feast this afternoon, following a morning practice, but today is not the only day players show their appreciation for each other. It is evident on the field every Saturday, but like other quarterbacks on different levels, Kolton Browning has hosted his offensive linemen on several occasions for barbecues. "There's a great chemistry between our offensive line and the quarterback," four-year starter Josh Gill said. "The whole offensive line is great friends with Kolton, and he's got our backs and we got his back and we just roll with it." Browning's gestures of appreciation are equally appreciated by the linemen and his other supporting cast members on offense. The three-year starting quarterback is still considered a top contender for the Sun Belt Player of the Year, but his accolades would not be near where they are without the production of the offensive line over the past three years. "I get the question quite a bit from the media about Kolton, and I almost always reference the big difference in this football team is not the dramatic rise of Kolton Browning," Berry said. "Kolton has been like this in practice for quite some time. The rise in this football team is the offensive line play, and that's a great credit to those young men that were maligned at some point in time and for them to kind of stick with things is a great source of pride within that group." Players like Gill, Josh Allen and Jon Fisher started their first collegiate games at the same time as Browning in 2010. Through the past three years, the offense has improved to more than 100 yards more of total offense on average a game. In 2010, the Warhawks averaged 347 yards a game and are currently third in the conference in total offense with 461.5 yards a game. ULM also improved its scoring average from 20.8 points a game in 2010 to 36.6 this season, which is also the first year for Browning to hit the 300-mark in passing yards averaged per game with 303.1. The junior averaged 226.7 in 2010 and improved to 237.6 as a sophomore. "I think if you look throughout this whole season and you reference back to last year, the big difference isn't necessarily been Kolton throwing a better ball or any of those kinds of things, it's that Kolton's got time in the pocket," Berry said. "The patience he showed this past week "ÂŚ I even remarked to one of our staff members after the ballgame that the calmness that he has back there is not due to his maturity it is due to the offensive line play." The health at the tight end position has helped also. Senior starter Keavon Milton missed a good chunk of last season with an injury, as did back up Ty Kittle. Berry said a healthy tight end is crucial to help "set the edge" and Milton plays a big role in that, as well as backups Kevin Steed and Harley Scioneaux.
At 6-4, 293 pounds, Milton's force on the field is unmatched, although he may not be as flashy in the receiving department as a tight end like Western Kentucky's Jack Doyle. The senior has 13 receptions for 145 yards and averages about 11 yards a catch. Steed and Scioneaux often tease Milton, though, because he is the only tight end without a touchdown this season. Milton almost punched it in last week against North Texas, but his season-long 29-yard reception was ruled out at the 1-yard line after a review. "I saw him throw his hands up and got all excited, then during the review I looked over at the ref that was reviewing it and he kind of looked at me, and I just knew then that maybe I didn't make it," Milton said. "I'm not really too caught up in it (about not scoring a touchdown so far this year). I mean I am, but I'm not. "I don't let it get me down as long as we come out and do what we need to do to win. I can go scoreless. As long as we win, we're happy."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM seniors stayed the course, now want results Former ULM quarterback and record holder Doug Pederson joked often that he had the best job in the NFL. Pederson, who played for then-NLU from 1987-90, backed up Brett Favre for six years in Green Bay and has a Super Bowl ring to show for it. The college scene is a little different. ULM backup Cody Wells has held the No. 2 spot since his redshirt freshman year, so for the past four years he has prepared like he is a starter in case the starter goes down. "We've talked about it in the quarterback room, the worse job — I mean the worse job — is being the backup quarterback because you don't know if you're going to play extensively in any ball game and you know the moment the starter goes down, basically the whole team's success is resting on your shoulders," said ULM head coach Todd Berry, who also played quarterback at Tulsa. "So you've got to prepare and not getting the repetitions, so a lot of it is mental so it is a very, very difficult job." Out of 44 games dressed out on the sidelines, Wells' number has only been called four times and each time fans and analysts alike panicked as if ULM could not win without the starter, especially when the likely Sun Belt Player of the Year Kolton Browning went down two weeks ago against ULL. Wells started two games in 2009 for the injured starting quarterback after ULM started the Sun Belt undefeated at 3-0, and the senior came in to the Lafayette game with the Warhawks' 4-0 conference start hanging in the balance. "I just ignore all that stuff," Wells said. "Every week I'm just going to go in and do the same thing week in and week out and if my number has to be called then I'll be ready to play." Wells is one of 12 seniors who will be honored prior to Saturday's game against North Texas, marking one of the smallest senior classes to come through ULM in recent years. At the time Wells was a redshirt freshman, there were 22 other true or redshirt freshmen on the roster. Since ULM head coach Todd Berry took over in Dec. 2009, those players have either been dismissed from the team, transferred or quit football all together. Wells had the opportunity to transfer too after Berry named redshirt freshman Kolton Browning the starter in his first spring and fall camp as ULM's head coach in 2010. Sitting a year ahead of Browning, it was evident Wells would spend his career as a backup. The thensophomore had the option, and time, to transfer to a school with a better chance of starting, but he chose to stick with the Warhawks — along with just three others who came to ULM in the same class as Wells. "There's not very many of us and, like I said, us as a group we have done a great job building this program," said Wells, an Alabama native. "And the guys below us, just the guys to stick it out for five years, with the coaching change, not since coach Berry has been here, but we've gone through some coaches just assistant coach wise and then another head coach. Just to show those guys we'll stick together as a group and finish our five years together is just awesome."
Wells, along with tight end Keavon Milton, offensive lineman Jonathan Gill and running back Carl Elie are the only remaining members of the 2008 signing class. All four redshirted in 2008, and safety Khairi Usher started as a true freshman in 2009. Receiver Brent Leonard and safeties Brandon Hardy and Henry Mitchell started as walk-ons and worked their way to scholarships, while running back Mitch Bailey and linebacker R.J. Young transferred to ULM from other Division I programs and have been playing for the Warhawks for the past two seasons. "While our junior, sophomore and freshman classes, they hold together as a group as the same group that kind of came in, this group was fragmented," Berry said. "A lot of times when that happens you don't have some of those strong bonds and this group I think has overcome some of those things which I think is a great characteristic to have and to be able to overcome and has done a great job of not just leading this team this last year, but really trying to buy into that early on." And the seniors hope that legacy will carry on after they have left. As redshirt freshmen they were a part of a team that sat 6-4 with two games remaining on their schedule, as does this team. The Warhawks ended up losing their final two games in 2009 to finish 6-6 for the second time since moving up to the FBS level, and the seniors are determined to get the program over the .500 mark starting with Saturday's game against the Mean Green. "Senior Day, it's just going to be a great day," Usher said. "We've been through our trials and tribulations throughout the years, but it's all worth it now. We're probably, or hopefully, going to be the first team to win seven games and hopefully eight, and hopefully go to a bowl game my senior year. "It just shows how much willpower and how much heart we have and how much we're willing to put in time and you know when you put in time good things are going to come out of it, so it's a testament to how hard we work." ULM has had different bowl representatives attend its games in the past few weeks, including bowls with Sun Belt tie ins — the New Orleans Bowl and the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Representatives from the Liberty Bowl were also at last Thursday night's game against Arkansas State, and representatives from the Independence Bowl will be at Malone Stadium Saturday afternoon. In addition to supporting the seniors, Berry said a big crowd also will be important to help the Warhawks' hopes of a bowl invitation. "We want everyone to come out," Berry said. "I want our fan base to come out and see these guys. This is their last chance at home, and I know that for the average fan they don't understand how special this game is going to be for these seniors. This will be the one that they'll remember for the rest of their lives and when you put so much into being a football player, being an athlete, when you put so much into a program and to a university it all culminates with that last home game. "This is something again, that is going to be a special day for them and we'd love for everyone to participate in that."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Warhawks receive invitation to Shreveport bowl The ULM football team knew something was coming down Saturday when head coach Todd Berry kept making the same statement over and over again. "It's a great day for the Warhawks," the third-year head coach repeated. He brought the team together after stretches during its afternoon practice and said it again — "It's a great day for the Warhawks" — then the team broke by saying "Bowl game." Halfway through practice Berry stepped off the field to take a phone call, and the players' focus went out the window. "We all had that feeling we were going to find out today," senior linebacker R.J. Young said. "Coach Berry called us up, and we were anticipating it." As much as practice fell apart when the head coach took the call, it went into a complete uproar when Berry called the team together to announce the formal invitation the team just received to play in the AdvoCare Independence Bowl on Dec. 28. The Warhawks' opponent was still unknown as of late Saturday night. "Really with this team and how everything's happened this year, I don't know if it could have been better," Berry said of the timing of the announcement. "We were out there, and we were practicing and we were practicing hard and the intensity was good and I got the call midway through practice. "As soon as I blew the whistle it was pandemonium. They knew something was getting ready to happen." All the other great days of being Warhawks this past regular season — the overtime win at Arkansas, the first winning season in history with the seventh win, and then to finish with an eighth win — led up to a moment several people have been waiting on. "I feel honored to be a part of this team especially this group of guys," junior quarterback Kolton Browning said. "We've been together four years and been through a lot together, especially the seniors. To go out with our first winning record in school history and take them to a bowl game, it's a really good feeling." ULM athletic director Bobby Staub said there was a pool of about eight bowls that were possibilities for the Warhawks to land throughout the final month of the season. The Sun Belt bowl tie-ins include the New Orleans Bowl and the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala., but there was also talk of the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, the Beef O'Brady's Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Little Caesar's Bowl in Detroit. The Warhawks are the first Sun Belt school to go to its first ever bowl game as close to home as ULM is in proximity to Shreveport. "It probably is within reach of more of our fans than any that you could think of," Staub said. "It also allows us to get in the Shreveport market for a whole month and get that attention, which is something that is a big bonus for us as well.
"We expressed to the Independence Bowl that we wanted to be there. They knew that. We looked at it as a great opportunity. It's a great bowl. They do a great job and provide a phenomenal experience for our kids and our coaches and one thing led to another and here we are." ULM has 28 in-state players on its roster and only 10 are from states not bordering Louisiana, helping the travel of players' families along with the Warhawk faithful. Berry said when Independence Bowl chairman Jack Andres phoned him to extend the formal invitation during practice, Andres also was very gracious and congratulatory of ULM's season. In return, the head coach was also grateful for any bowl bid, but especially the nearby venue that will allow for easier travel. "I was telling him I was appreciative and elated about this because again I think for our players to be able to share this with so many people I think it's going to be a really special experience for them," Berry said. "But more than anything else, we're hoping this isn't going to be our only one, but I want this to be special for them. I want them to have this moment to get a sense of what this is like because I've done this before and I want them to have this special moment and hungry to have more." ULM and the Fieldhouse, located off 165 North, will host a watch party Sunday night beginning at 6:30 p.m. with The Paul Amy Band kicking off the event. The selection show airs from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Berry and his players will be in attendance, and the party is open to the public.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM wants to achieve more Warhawks looking for ninth win to build on history ULM will play in its first bowl game on Dec. 28 when the Warhawks line up against Ohio in the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl. It will be the first postseason appearance for the majority of the ULM players, but three transfers have bowl experience from their previous schools. Previous Arkansas players Mitch Bailey and Austin Moss were a part of a team that went to the 2009 Liberty Bowl, and linebacker Moss was on the sidelines for the Razorbacks' Sugar Bowl appearance in 2010 as a redshirt sophomore. The junior played sparingly as a freshman in 2009, while Bailey redshirted. ULM senior middle linebacker R.J. Young is the most bowl-decorated among the Warhawks after spending three seasons at Arizona. The Texas native spent the 2008 season redshirting when the Wildcats went to the Las Vegas Bowl, where they beat BYU 31-21. Young appeared in every game the next two years as a reserve and was part of two bowl teams that lost in the postseason — a 33-0 loss to Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl in 20009 and a 36-10 loss to Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl in 2010. "You know what's so special about this?" Young asked after Saturday's practice, just about an hour after the team received its official invitation to the Independence Bowl. "This is the first bowl game I get to play in, like really play in and contribute a lot." Young leads the ULM defense with 90 tackles, including 10.5 for losses. He also has one sack, three forced fumbles and one recovery that he returned 36 yards for a touchdown in the Warhawks' season finale at Florida International. Young may have the bowl experience unlike his teammates, but they are all striving for a ninth win — something the linebacker never was a part of at Arizona. "It's great," Young said. "Eight wins, it's just perfect. Those losses we had we wish wouldn't have happened and look back on the season and think this could have happened or that, but this bowl game lets us finish it strong and get that ninth win." Young, along with the other 11 seniors, are the first to extend its season past the regular season 12 games. Safety Khairi Usher, who played significantly as a true freshman in 2009, talked about the excitement of a bowl invitation Sunday at the ULM watch party, but also reflected on the seniors he saw come up short during his previous seasons with the Warhawks. "I'm very blessed," Usher said. "They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I guess that's true in this case. There were times when we were 6-6, we always wanted to win that last game and go to a bowl game. Now we just want to keep practicing better to get better for the bowl."
Usher missed the first half of the season due to an injury he sustained during fall camp. The senior came back in time for the start of Sun Belt play at Middle Tennessee and played mostly on special teams, while backing up safety Cordero Smith. "Being that you can't play, it's hard but once you find out you've got people playing for you and not only for themselves, it's a beautiful thing," Usher said. "I think that's our biggest thing. We're a family. The chemistry is there. We can't be on the field all the time, so we just live through them." Usher spoke with running back Jyruss Edwards next to him. The junior hurt his wrist against South Alabama that required surgery. Edwards is still wearing a cast and said he has to wear it for two more months. He, along with the other five injured players from this season, will not be back in time for the bowl game, but the team's closeness helps him cope with being on the sidelines instead of on the field. "I know they're going to handle business," Edwards said. "Every day that I'm out there at practice, I'm just excited to be out there with the guys. They talk to me and tell me they're doing it for me. Just like Khairi, it's just exciting to see it happen." ULM does expect Hawk Mitch Lane to return in time for the bowl game. The redshirt freshman injured his knee against Western Kentucky on Oct. 20 and has been working his way back to 100 percent ever since.
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Fans excited for ULM's bowl bid Longtime ULM fan David Robinson sat in the student section at a home game against Wofford in 2000 and counted seven students supporting the team with him. The band even left after playing the National Anthem because it was sleeting. ULM lost 24-6, but Robinson stayed through the cold, the sleet and the beat down. Twelve years later, he is still wearing the faithful maroon and gold and enjoyed Sunday night just as much as anyone else when the Warhawks were a part of the ESPN Bowl Selection Show for the first time in school history. "I've been waiting a long time for this," Robinson said. He was not alone. Donna Cathey was a freshman at ULM in 1974 and has three degrees from the university. "It is unbelievable," Cathey said. "It is indescribable. It's amazing because I've seen all the hard work and effort that not only the team has put in, but the coaches and the administration that they don't often get credit for." The watch party was held at The Fieldhouse on Highway 165 just a few blocks from campus with standing room only for the majority of the night. Owner Joey Trappey played at ULM from 2001-05 and was one of the first supporters in line for head coach Todd Berry after playing for him when Berry was the offensive coordinator in 2004-05. "You could just tell the way he carried himself as a man and the respect he had from the team I knew he was the guy that was going to carry us to this point," Trappey said. "It took him three years to do it, and I think everyone is pleased with the work he's done. "It's a testament to the attitude he brings to the table when it comes to coaching and the people he surrounds himself with in the coaching world. So kudos to coach Berry and his staff and the players he's done this with — just fighting it and battling through it. It's just amazing to see us get to this point." The ULM ticket office opened at 1 p.m. Sunday but had fans lined up as early as 10:30 a.m. to purchase tickets. Associate athletic director Adam Jonson, who is charge of ticket sales, said the traffic was nonstop and when the office closed at 5 p.m. he still received calls for another hour until he had to leave for the watch party. The ticket office will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Sam Loftis, a 40-year fan of the Warhawks, said he and his wife Mo have already purchased tickets for themselves as well as their daughter, who plans to travel 400 miles for the game.
"I think it should be (sold out)," Loftis said. "I hope everyone will go to the game. We want everyone there."
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) ULM went from having no preseason all conference players to hailing the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year, one first‐team honoree and five second‐teamers. In addition to head coach Todd Berry’s Coach of the Year award, junior quarterback Kolton Browning was named the most valuable offensive player in the conference as voted on by the league head coaches and working media members. Browning finished second in the Sun Belt in total offense with an average of 297.4 yards a game. He passed for 2,830 yards and rushed for another 511, including a 16‐yard run in overtime at No. 8 Arkansas for the win and his coming out party on the national scene. “I thought Kolton had just a tremendous year, not just his statistics but in terms of just the impact he had on our offense,” Berry said. “Whenever he’s out there, I think everybody on the football team knows things are going well, that he’s going to find a way to make a play and hope is a powerful thing on a football team, whether you’re down 28‐7 or in overtime. “When you’ve got a guy that everybody feels that confident that every time he’s going to make a play, everyone plays harder. Kolton is very deserving of that award. It’s a tremendous honor.” Browning missed playing time with an injury to his left foot, including the game against eventual conference champion Arkansas State and most of the Warhawks’ home contest against ULL. Red Wolves’ quarterback Ryan Aplin, the preseason offensive player of the year, garnered Overall Player of the Year honors Wednesday as announced by the conference office. The senior quarterback was also named to the first team with Browning listed as the second‐team, all conference quarterback. ULM receiver Brent Leonard was the only Warhawk named to the first team after leading the league in receptions per game (8.1) and second in the Sun Belt in reception yards (1,042) and an average of 86.8 a contest. The senior is two receptions shy of the ULM career record set by Mack Vincent (2000‐03) with 203 catches and will have one more game to try to take over the record when the Warhawks play in their first bowl game in school history on Dec. 28 at the Independence Bowl. “I’m excited for Brent,” Berry said. “I think Brent got passed over last year and I thought he had the same kind of impact so I’m really happy that he was acknowledged by the conference and that award. “He doesn’t just make receptions. He makes receptions at critical, critical times and makes great receptions when you need them, and that’s the mark of a great player.” Browning was joined in the All‐Sun Belt second team by two offensive linemen – junior center Josh Allen and senior guard Jonathan Gill.
The two helped the offense account for an average of 35.5 points a game – second in the Sun Belt – and an average of 442.7 yards of total offense this season to rank fourth in the league. ULM also put two defensive players on second team, including the team’s leading tackler and middle linebacker R.J. Young. The senior finished the regular season with 90 total tackles, including 10.5 for losses. He also has one sack, three forced fumbles and one recovery that he returned 36 yards for a touchdown in the Warhawks' season finale at Florida International. Junior Isaiah Newsome took one of the four defensive back spots on the all conference second team after finishing the season with four interceptions to tie for third among Sun Belt leaders. Newsome, a three‐year starter, also had 55 tackles, five pass break ups, nine passes defended and one fumble recovery. “I think the league has improved dramatically over a period of time, so the challenge to be a first teamer is significant with the performances from this season,” Berry said. “So I’m excited about the amount of players we had on the second team because of their quality of play and the quality in the league. I’m excited for us to be acknowledged because it means we had a significant season.” Senior linebacker DaCorris Ford and junior receiver JeRon Hamm received honorable mention. Every Sun Belt school had two players named to the list giving ULM a total of six players to be recognized. The Warhawks and Middle Tennessee had the biggest difference from the preseason to postseason awards. Neither school had a player listed on the preseason team, which only selects a first‐team list. Florida International, the preseason favorite to win the league, went from having seven preseason players on first team to two total in postseason honors. The Golden Panthers also dropped the furthest from the preseason Sun Belt Coaches’ Poll dropping from the favorite to finishing eighth out of the 10‐team league with a 3‐9 record. It also cost sixth‐year head coach Mario Cristobal his job. The athletic director delivered the news Wednesday morning to the head coach who took FIU from a 1‐11 record to back‐to‐back bowl appearances in 2010 and 2011.
Article Courtesy: Laura Clark, ULM Office of Public Information Grandfather and grandson earn diplomas together at ULM Fall Commencement Today, University of Louisiana at Monroe President Nick J. Bruno, Ph.D., awarded 638 degrees to graduates of the 2012 summer and fall classes. One of those graduates was 72-year-old Earnest Smith. Smith earned his bachelor of general studies degree alongside fellow graduate -and grandson-Preston Coleman. Coleman, of Bastrop, earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. He is also a ULM cornerback and will play for the Warhawks in the Independence Bowl against the Ohio Bobcats on Dec. 28 in Shreveport. When asked about his grandfather's achievements, Coleman said, "It is really special. He helped raise me, and we have been through a lot together. He is one of my best friends. To see him, at his age, go through school and get a degree is awesome. He looked at all of his grandkids, who were in school, and thought, 'I don't have anything else to do, so I am going to get my degree.' It was fun seeing him around campus with his backpack on." President Bruno publically recognized the grandfather and grandson, and the crowd at Fant-Ewing Coliseum erupted into applause. ULM alum and State Representative Katrina R. Jackson (B.A. '00) delivered the commencement keynote address. Jackson gave students insight into her time at ULM and spoke about the value of time, and how managing that time could make a significant impact on one's future. She presented the students with a challenge: "I have come to realize that over the last decade, time is one of our most valuable commodities," Jackson said. "Each second that passes is a second that we will never see again, and it can never be recaptured. Therefore, graduates, at this momentous time in your life, I challenge you with two questions: First, how have you spent your time? Second, how will you invest your time in the future?" She encouraged students to reflect upon their time. "After reflecting on how you have spent your time in the past, you must consider and determine how you will do so in the future," said Jackson. "You have been given a precious opportunity at this time. You stand at the gateway of a life that can be filled with accomplishments, achievement, success, and fulfillment." Jackson spoke fondly of the support she received from both her family at home and her family at ULM. "I am able to stand as your commencement speaker, State Representative, and attorney, because my family- including my ULM family-invested time in me, and life has taught me the importance of giving value to this precious commodity called time," she said. Jackson continued, "My parents, your parents, and many sitting in this audience have helped you along the way... I am certain they now expect you will understand their investment and respect it enough to make wise investments of your time. I think I can speak for most of them when I say the
only return of investment of their time and resources that they expect from you is to live a life that is fulfilling, honorable and happy." She ended her speech with a powerful reminder to students to endure and move forward. "Graduates, this is what I know to be true: none of us are as deeply wonderful as our biographies," Jackson said. "We have all struggled to maintain composure as life has sometimes dealt us bad hands. We accept that time and chance affords us all an opportunity, and it is what we do when that opportunity stares us in the face that makes the difference." At the conclusion of Jackson's address, ULM President Bruno conferred diplomas to participants of the ceremony. There were a total of four top graduates in the two classes who earned 4.00 grade point averages. Top Graduate Summer 2012: Lauren Guerriero Creekmore received a bachelor of arts degree in mass communications, from the College of Arts & Sciences. She is from Monroe and is the daughter of Jeff and Elizabeth Guerriero and the wife of Bryan Creekmore. Top Graduates Fall 2012: Daniel James Bonnette received a bachelor of science degree in biology, from the College Arts & Sciences. He is from Calhoun and is the son of Bruce and Anne-Louise Bonnette and the husband of Amy Crocker Bonnette. Samantha Leslie Matherne received a bachelor of music degree in music, from the College Arts & Sciences. She is from Monroe and is the daughter of John and Crystal Matherne. Stephani Page Stephens received a bachelor of business degree in management, from the College of Business Administration. She is from Wisner and is the daughter of Steve Stephens and the late Maebell Stephens. Several honor graduates were recognized during the ceremonies. They are designated as summa cum laude (3.900-4.000), magna cum laude (3.750-3.899) and cum laude (3.500-3.749).
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Article Courtesy: Tabby Soignier, The News Star (Monroe, La.) Break and bowl ULM ran gassers after Saturday’s practice, but the players appeared to be running even faster towards the locker room after Monday’s afternoon session. Following four straight days of bowl practice, head coach Todd Berry released the team for Christmas break and some could not get to their cars and on the road fast enough. The players will have off until Sunday, Dec. 23 when they return for one final practice at Malone Stadium before traveling to Shreveport on Dec. 24 for weeklong festivities leading up to the Independence Bowl Friday, Dec. 28. “I just haven’t been home in what seems like forever, so I’m just looking forward to hanging out with my parents and the normal everyday thing,” senior receiver Brent Leonard said. “I’m sure they’re excited to go to Shreveport and do some hanging out there and my girlfriend lives in Texarkana and that’s 45 minutes from Shreveport.” Leonard and his teammates had a somewhat early Christmas moment Monday afternoon when they picked out their bowl gifts. Each player had seven points and could pick gifts categorized under one to seven points with the biggest gifts including a Nintendo Wii, a Trek 820 Mountain Bike or a Lane recliner. Leonard chose the guitar among other gifts and plans on teaching himself how to play through the included DVD tutorial. Most of the players already feel like they have received Christmas gifts through the bowl – but really just the bowl invitation itself. Berry felt confident releasing his team after Monday’s practice, following a total of eight postseason practices. “They were anxious to go home for Christmas break so everyone was highly energized,” Berry said. “This whole week, I’m really proud of them. They’ve done a great job. We talked about the game being a little ways off and these guys have been tremendously focused all year and they’ve carried that through the bowl preparation. “We kind of ground them up here the last few days so today (Monday) was more of a Thursday practice if we were to play on Saturday, if we were ready to play from a game plan standpoint. So we got to the game plan in, and we’re ready to play. It’s not going to be this Saturday, but it will be a little while down the road.” Each bowl eligible team is allowed 15 practices after the regular season, but the head coach said most teams do not use them all. “I want to give these guys a Christmas break too,” Berry said. “I’ve been around some where they don’t get a Christmas break, and they need to be back around their families and I want them to have this time. We’ll be more than ready to play and we’ve got those extra practices in, but I want them to have a good nice break with their families too.” Leonard is also anxious to drive the five hours home to Keller, Texas for the first time since before ULM’s season opener in September and to meet his new, three-month old nephew. Several players are looking forward to spending time with younger family members too.
Senior linebacker R.J. Young will be home in time to see his brother, Taylor, compete for a high school Class 5A state title in Texas. Taylor, a senior linebacker, and DeSoto High School are competing in the semifinals this weekend. Senior linebacker DaCorris Ford used his bowl gift points to choose a digital camera to capture as many pictures of his six-month old daughter Ava during her first Christmas. Other than that, Ford is not sure what to do with his time once he gets back to Longview, Texas. “I guess just relax and enjoy some free time,” Ford said. “Get off my feet.” At the same time, Berry trusts his players enough to turn them loose for two weeks and know they will stay conditioned and report back on Dec. 23 ready to go. “I think this is important to them and when things are important to them they tend to focus, so even though they’re going to be on break I think they’ll be in good condition,” Berry said. “I like the way we focused on the game plan, and the players have taken that focus. They knew I was only going to give them a break only if we practiced well so there are rewards.”