2013 ULM FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • Primary Contact: Alex Edwards • Phone: (318) 342-5463 • Cell: (318) 355-7200 • E-mail: [email protected] • • Secondary Contact: Currie McFayden • Phone: (318) 342-5461 • Cell: (910) 964-4494 • E-mail: [email protected] • • Facebook: Facebook.com/Warhawks • Twitter: @ULMWarhawks | @ULM_FB • YouTube: YouTube.com/ULMWarhawkAthletics • 2013 SCHEDULE/Results GAME ONE: ULM (0-0) at OKLAHOMA (0-0) • Aug. 31, 2013 • 6:07 p.m. (CT) • Aug. 31 at Oklahoma 6:07 p.m. • TV: Fox Sports Network (PPV) • Radio: KJLO 1041. FM (Monroe) • Sept. 7 Grambling State 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Wake Forest 11:30 a.m. • Norman, Okla. • Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) • Sept. 21 at Baylor TBA Sept. 28 Tulane 6 p.m. FIRST AND TEN BY THE NUMBERS (2012) Oct. 3 * Western Kentucky 6:30 p.m. • When ULM lines up against Oklahoma Saturday night, it will mark the sixth straight Offense ULM OU Oct. 12 * at Texas State 6 p.m. season that the Warhawks have opened the season against a ranked foe... The streak Points 440 496 Oct. 26 * Georgia State 6 p.m. began in 2008 when ULM faced No. 10 Auburn... Since then, ULM has opened seasons Oct. 31 * at Troy 6:30 p.m. with: No. 2 Texas (2009), No. 14 Arkansas (2010), No. 5 Florida State (2011), and No. Average 33.8 38.2 Nov. 9 * Arkansas State 6 p.m. 8 Arkansas (2012). First Downs / Game 309 / 23.7 353 / 27.1 Nov. 23 * at South Alabama 6 p.m. • Saturday’s game marks just the ninth time since joining the NCAA ranks in 1975 Total Offense 5626 6472 Nov. 30 * at UL-Lafayette 6 p.m. that ULM has played a game in the month of August... The Warhawks are 4-4 in the Average 432.8 497.8 * Sun Belt Conference Game month of August. All Times Central • After lining up against the Sooners, the Warhawks will have faced eight of the current Net Rushing 1847 2098 Home Games In Bold 10 members of the Big 12 Conference... The only schools ULM has not faced are Texas Average 142.1 161.4 Tech and West Virginia. Net Passing 3779 4734 GAMEDAY INFORMATION • The contest against the Sooners is the first trip to the state of Oklahoma for the Average 290.7 336.5 Date: Sat., Aug. 31, 2013 / 6:07 p.m. (CT) Warhawks since the 1999 season when they defeated Tulsa, 37-34, in the season Location: Norman, Okla. finale (Nov. 13)... All-time it is just the fourth trip to the state for ULM (at Tulsa, 1977; Pass Attempts 539 571 Stadium: Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) at Oklahoma State, 1997). Pass Completions 343 376 TV: Fox Sports Network PPV • A total of seven Warhawks earned preseason recognition from either the Sun Belt Interceptions 15 11 Talent: Ron Thulin (pxp), Dave Lapham (analyst); Conference or a preseason watch list (Josh Allen, OL; Kolton Browning, QB; Kentarius Fumbles / Lost 13 / 4 20 / 9 Chad McKee (sideline) Caldwell, NT; Je’Ron Hamm, WR; Justin Manton, K / P; Tavarese Maye, WR; Isaiah Radio: KJLO 104.1 (Monroe) / KJLO.com 3rd Down 98 / 209 (47%) 96 / 184 (52%) Talent: Frank Hoffmann (pxp), Bruce Hanks (analyst), Newsome, S). Joey Trappey (sideline) • Four different Warhawks enter their final season in a ULM uniform with 30 or more ca- 4th Down 24 / 35 (69%) 7 / 11 (64%) Live Stats: ULMWarhawks.com reer starts (Kolton Browning, 36; Isaiah Newsome, 31; Josh Allen, 30; Tavarese Maye, 30). FG / Att. 5 / 9 (56%) 17 / 21 (81%) Twitter Updates: @ULM_FB • Kolton Browning enters his senior season at the top of the charts with 60 career Avg. TOP 30:27 31:04 Series: First Meeting touchdown passes... He is tied with Steven Jyles (2002-05) with 76 total career Monroe: N/A touchdowns... Browning meanwhile ranks in the top 10 in seven other categories Penalties / Yards 70 / 567 74 / 598 Norman: First Meeting including the number two spot in passing yards, passing attempts, pass completions, Average 43.6 46.0 Neutral: N/A total yards of offense and plays. First Meeting: N/A Defense ULM OU Last Meeting: N/A • Three other Warhawks enter the 2013 season in the top 10 in various statistical categories... Jyruss Edwards sits fourth in program-history with 21 career rushing Points 379 331 Average 29.2 25.5 WARHAWK coacHING staff touchdowns... Tavarese Maye ranks seventh with 149 career receptions... Justin Manton is sixth in punting average (39.8) and ninth in total points by a kicker (124). First Downs / Game 279 / 21.4 250 / 19.2 ON THE FIEld • A total of seven Warhawks have ties to the state of Oklahoma... Todd Berry (Head Total Defense 5444 5178 Todd Berry Head Coach / Quarterbacks Coach) calls Miami his hometown, while Steve Farmer (Asst. Head Coach / Off. Coord. Average 418.8 398.3 Troy Reffett Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks / O-Line) lists Coweta as his hometown... The five players from the state of Oklahoma Bryan Applewhite Running Backs are: Colby Mitchell (OL; Bartlesville); Ben Risenhoover (OL; Jenks); Jeremy Burton (OL; Net Rushing 1849 2499 Jerry McManus Tight Ends Muskogee); Brayle Brown (QB; Shawnee); Ray Stovall (LB; Tulsa). Average 142.2 192.2 • Last season, the Warhawks played in a FBS-high four overtime games and ULM won Jason Nichols Outside Wide Receivers Net Passing 3595 2679 three of those contests... ULM def. No. 8 Arkansas, 34-31 (OT; Little Rock, Ark.; Sept. 8); Travis Niekamp Linebackers / Special Teams ULM lost at Auburn, 28-31 (OT; Auburn, Ala.; Sept. 15); ULM def. Western Kentucky, Average 276.5 206.1 Everett Todd Defensive Line 43-42 (OT; Bowling Green, Ky.; Oct. 20); ULM def. FIU, 23-17 (OT; Miami, Fla.; Nov. 24). Pass Attempts 457 420 Alex Washington Offensive Graduate Assistant • ULM’s upset of Arkansas marked the first time a Sun Belt Conference school defeated Pass Completions 286 220 a team ranked in the top 10... It was also just the second win for the SBC over a ranked Interceptions 16 13 IN THE PRESS BOX foe (Troy def. No. 19 Missouri, 24-14; Sept. 9, 2004)... Arkansas State made it two wins Steve Farmer Asst. HC / Offensive Coord. / Offensive Line over ranked opponents for the SBC last season as they defeated No. 25 Kent State in the Avg. per return 8.6 9.5 Mario Price Inside Wide Receivers GoDaddy.com Bowl (W, 17-13; Jan. 6). Fumble / Rec. 20 / 10 7 / 3 Adam Waugh Safeties • ULM won eight games during the record-setting 2012 campaign... The eight wins were 3rd Down 80 / 186 (43%) 84 / 202 (42%) the most since the squad won nine games in the final year at the 1-AA level in 1993. Beau Brence Defensive Graduate Assistant 4th Down 18 / 28 (64%) 7 / 15 (47%) James Truxillo Defensive Graduate Assistant • The Warhawks made their first bowl appearance of the FBS-era as they battled the Ohio Bobcats in the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. Sacks / Yds. 24 / 163 25 / 138 Cody Wells Offensive Graduate Assistant WE ARE ULM ULM / OKLAHOMA INFORMATION In all references, please refer to us as ULM. We are ULM (0-0, 0-0 Sun BElt) OKLAHOMA (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) ULM, not Monroe, La.-Monroe, LAM, La.-Mon, UL Ranking: NR Ranking: 16 -- AP; 16 -- Coaches Last Game: Dec. 28, 2012 - Lost, vs. Ohio, 14-45 Last Game: Jan. 4, 2013 - Lost vs. (9) Texas A&M, 13-41 Monroe, UL-M, LMU or any other variation. We AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl AT&T Cotton Bowl are the University of Louisiana at Monroe, not Head Coach: Todd Berry (Tulsa, 1983) Head Coach: Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983) Louisiana-Monroe. Career Record: 46-80 (12th season) Career Record: 146-36 (15th season) ULM Record: 17-20 (Fourth season) OU Record: Same vs. Oklahoma: First Meeting vs. ULM: First Meeting ULM FOOTBALL WEEKLY SCHEDULE 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sun Belt Teleconference Press Conference Practice No Media Availability No Media Availability ULM at Oklahoma No Media Availability Todd Berry (10:56 a.m.) Malone Stadium Malone Stadium Norman, Okla. • 6 p.m. Contact SBC for dial-in (Scogin Room) 4:10 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. information Todd Berry - 1:45 p.m. Postgame Student-Athletes to follow Coaches and players Press Conference No player availability available after practice Coaches and players Practice available following NCAA Practice Fields mandated cooling off 4:10 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. period. Coaches and players available after practice SUN BElt TELEconfERENCE #SoonerSeries The Sun Belt Conference will hold its weekly teleconference each Saturday’s matchup between ULM and Oklahoma will be the first ever meeting between the two schools... The Warhawks have faced seven of the Monday from 10:30 a.m. (CT) until 11:20 p.m. (CT). The weekly tele- 10 members that currently make up the Big 12 Conference... After kickoff at Oklahoma, the only Big 12 Conference schools that ULM will have not conferences will run from Aug. 26 - Dec. 2. ULM head Coach Todd Berry battled on the gridiron will be Texas Tech and West Virginia. will be on the teleconference from 10:56 a.m. until 11:02 a.m. Those wishing to gain access the teleconference should contact John #SoonerState McElwain at (504) 556-0883 or via email at mcelwain@sunbeltsports. This weekend’s trip to Norman, Okla., will be the Warhawk football program’s fourth trip all-time to the state of Oklahoma..