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Key Players Returning:
QB Colby Suits, OC Garrett Hirsch, OT Blake Lodes, DE Ty Shelby, LB KeyShawn Johnson, LB Traveion Webster, CB Josh Newton, BS Keilos Swinney, FS Tyler Glass, FS Austin Hawley, WS Jabari Johnson, and KR Isaiah Phillips.
Key Players Departing:
RB Josh Johnson, TE Josh Pederson, OG T.J. Fiailoa, OT Samuel Williams, DE Ivin White, DT Kevin Pointer, LB Hunter Smith, PT Jared Porter, and PT Daniel Sparks.
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: DT James Gillespie (Woodbridge, Virginia), OT Stacey Wilkins (Oklahoma transfer), CB Adam Sparks (Missouri transfer), LB Damon Owens (Brentwood, Tennessee), LB Kenard Snyder (Rockledge, Florida), DE James Smith (Virginia Beach, Virginia), OG Willie Tyler (Texas transfer), CB Caymen Mills (Virginia Beach, Virginia), ATH Hunter Smith (Little Rock, Arkansas), and S Justin Macias (Hempstead, Florida).
2020 Results:
G01 at Army L 7-37
G02 TEXAS STATE L 17-38
G03 UTEP L 6-31
G04 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 30-35
G05 at Liberty L 7-40
G06 at South Alabama L 14-38
G07 APPALCHIAN STATE L 13-31
G08 at Georgia State L 34-52
G09 LOUISIANA L 20-70
G10 at Arkansas State L 15-48
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 0-10 (5th in Sun Belt West)
Home: 0-5
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 0-0
SBC: 0-7
Non-SBC: 0-3 Head Coach: Terry Bowden
UL-Monroe: 0-0
Career: 175-114-2
Bowls: 3-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Colby Suits (151-248, 1537 yards, 60.9%, 6.2 avg., 8 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing: Kadyn Roach (18 car., 112 yards, 6.2 avg., 1 TD)
Receiving: Malik Jackson (23 rec., 189 yards, 8.2 avg., 4 TD)
TD’s Scored: Perry Carter/Malik Jackson (4)
Sacks: Traveion Webster (2.5)
Tackles: Treveion Webster (82)
Interceptions: Austin Hawley/Josh Newton/Tre Odom (1)
Pass Deflections: Josh Newton (5)
Tackles For Loss: Treveion Webster (8.5)
Forced Fumbles: Keilos Swinney (2)
Kick Returns: Isaiah Phillips (20 ret., 382 yards, 19.1 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Perry Carter (5 ret., 31 yards, 6.2 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: None
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 4 Rhett Rodriguez (GR/TR)
RB: 24 Kadyn Roach (RS FR)
WR: 17 Jahquan Bloomfield (SO)
WR: 14 Perry Carter (RS JR)
WR: 2 Malik Jackson (SO)
TE: 82 Zach Rasmussen (JR/TR)
LT: 70 Blake Lodes (SO)
LG: 65 Dakota Torbert (JR)
OC: 57 Garrett Hirsch (GR/TR)
RG: 74 Evan Henry (RS FR)
RT: 59 Victor Cutler (RS FR)
KR: 14 Perry Carter (RS JR)
PK: 31 Calum Sutherland (RS SR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 94 Seth Mason (RS FR)
DT: 90 Sir’Darrius Ellis (SO)
NT: 96 Marcus Moore (FR)
DE: 44 Ty Shelby (GR)
LB: 10 Traveion Webster (SR)
LB: 7 KeyShawn Johnson (SO)
CB: 20 Josh Newton (SO)
CB: 00 Adam Sparks (SR/TR)
BS: 6 Keilos Swinney (SR/TR)
FS: 15 Austin Hawley (GR)
WS: 2 Jabari Johnson (RS SO)
PR: 14 Perry Carter (RS JR)
PT: 43 Kip Warren (FR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/04 at Kentucky Wildcats | UL-Monroe trails the series 1-4. The Warhawks lost (14-48) the last meeting between schools in 2014, and their only series win (21-14) was in 1994.
09/18 JACKSON STATE TIGERS | First meeting between schools.
09/25 TROY TROJANS | UL-Monroe trails the series 7-10-1. The Warhawks are 3-2 since 2011, and their lost (27-35) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
10/02 at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | UL-Monroe leads the series 3-0. The Warhawks won (45-42) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
10/09 GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS | The series is 3-3. The Warhawks lost (34-52) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (45-31) was in 2019.
10/16 LIBERTY FLAMES | UL-Monroe’s 7-40 loss last season was the first meeting between schools.
10/23 SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS | UL-Monroe leads the series 4-3. The Warhawks lost (14-38) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (30-17) was in 2019.
10/30 at Appalachian State Mountaineers | UL-Monroe trails the series 1-5. The Warhawks lost (13-31) last season’s meeting between schools, and their only series win (52-45) was in 2017.
11/06 at Texas State Bobcats | UL-Monroe leads the series 12-5. The Warhawks are 5-3 since renewing the series 2013, and their last series win (24-14) was in 2019.
11/13 ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES | UL-Monroe trails the series 14-28. The Warhawks are 0-10 since 2011, and their last series win (16-10) was in 2009.
11/20 at LSU Tigers | UL-Monroe trails the series 0-3. The Warhawks lost (0-31) the last meeting between schools in 2014.
11/27 at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns | UL-Monroe trails the series 25-31. The Warhawks are 2-8 since 2011, and their last series win (56-50) was in 2017.
Predictions:
Home: 3-3
Away: 0-6
Neutral: 0-0
SBC: 2-6
Non-SBC: 1-3
Overall: 3-9 (2nd in Sun Belt West)
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