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SCHEDULES & SCOREBOARDS GAME ULM (1-0) vs. ULM (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) Aug. 31 GRAMBLING STATE (ESPN3) W, 31-9 FLORIDA STATE (0-1) Sept. 7 at Florida State (ACC Network) 4 p.m. 2 Sept. 21 at Iowa State (TBD) TBA Sept. 28 SOUTH ALABAMA* (TBD) 6 p.m. Date...... Saturday, Sept. 7 Oct. 5 MEMPHIS (TBD) 6 p.m. Kickoff...... 5:05 p.m. ET Oct. 10 at Texas State* (ESPNU) 8:15 p.m. Oct. 19 at Appalachian State* (TBD) 2:30 p.m. Location...... Tallahassee, Fla. Nov. 2 ARKANSAS STATE* [HC] (TBD) 4 p.m. Stadium...... Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) Nov. 9 GEORGIA STATE* (TBD) 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at Georgia Southern* (TBD) TBA Surface...... 419 Tiftway Bermuda Head Coach Head Coach Nov. 23 COASTAL CAROLINA* (TBD) 4 p.m. TV/Web...... ACC Network Matt Viator Willie Taggart Nov. 30 at Ragin’ Cajuns* (TBD) TBA Tickets...... Seminoles.com ULM Record FSU Record 15-22 (fourth year) 5-8 (second year) FLORIDA STATE (0-1, 0-0 ACC) All-Time Series...... FSU leads 2-0 Aug. 31 BOISE STATE L, 31-36 Overall Record Overall Record Sept. 7 ULM 5 p.m. Last Meeting...... FSU 42, ULM 10 (Dec. 2, 2017) 93-55 (14th year) 52-58 (10th year) Record vs. FSU Record vs. ULM Sept. 14 at Virginia 7:30 p.m. Current Series Streak...... 2 by FSU (2011-) Sept. 21 LOUISVILLE TBA 0-1 1-2 Sept. 28 N.C. STATE TBA Oct. 12 at No.1 Clemson TBA Oct. 19 at Wake Forest TBA FIRST-AND-10 – Oct. 26 No. 22 SYRACUSE TBA • Saturday’s game marks the third meeting between ULM and Florida State. The Seminoles lead the Nov. 2 MIAMI TBA all-time series 2-0, with both games played in Doak Campbell Stadium. Nov. 9 at Boston College TBA Nov. 16 ALABAMA STATE TBA In the last meeting, Jacques Patrick and combined to rush 38 times for 275 yards and Nov. 30 at No. 8 Florida TBA four touchdowns to lead Florida State to a 42-10 victory in the 2017 regular-season finale. Patrick carried 19 times for 155 yards, including a pair of 2-yard TD runs, while Akers gained 117 yards on • Game Times: ULM – Central; FSU – Eastern. 19 attempts and scored on TD runs of 4 and 24 yards. As a team, the Seminoles rushed 45 times Rankings – AP/Coaches. * Sun Belt Games for 305 yards and five scores. HC: Homecoming FSU led 14-0 at halftime but broke the game open by scoring TDs on four of its first five possessions MEDIA COVERAGE in the second half. The Seminoles outgained ULM in total yards, 504-300. TV/Web Stream: ACC Network Play-by-Play: Chris Cotter • ULM has compiled a 4-5 record (.444) against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference Color Analyst: Mark Herzlich (0-1 vs. Clemson, 0-2 vs. Florida State, 2-2 vs. Louisville and 2-0 vs. Wake Forest). ULM’s last win Sideline Reporter: Ed Aschoff over an ACC opponent came against Wake Forest, 17-10, in the 2014 season and home opener. Producer: Evan Cohen • Junior Josh Johnson rushed 10 times for 173 yards, including touchdown runs of 51 and 37 yards, RADIO: WARHAWK SPORTS PROPERTIES to lead ULM to a 31-9 victory over Grambling State in the season opener for both teams. On his first Play-by-Play: Nick White carry of the season, Johnson scored on a 51-yard run up the middle as the Warhawks jumped out Color Analyst: Mike McGee to a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. He iced the game with a 37-yard TD run around left end early Sideline Reporter: Tag Rome in the third quarter. Six of his 10 carries resulted in either a TD or first down. Tailgate/Halftime Host: Mike Hammett Engineer: Cory Crowe Flagship Station: KLIP 105.3FM In nine games last season, Johnson gained 69 yards on 19 carries and scored one rushing TD. Online: https://www.la105.com • Johnson leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks 14th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing, averaging 173.0 yards per game.

• ULM leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks No. 14 in the NCAA FBS in rushing, averaging 315.0 yards per game. It marked the Warhawks’ highest single-game rushing total since gaining 307 yards at South Alabama in 2017. It also marked ULM’s highest rushing total in a season opener since rolling ULM ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS up 325 yards on the ground vs. Southern in 2016. Senior Associate AD...... John Lewandowski Cell Phone...... (517) 896-3537 • Fifth-year senior linebacker Chase Day, who recorded a career-high 12 tackles and an interception E-Mail...... [email protected] in ULM’s 31-9 win over Grambling State in the season opener, has been named the Louisiana Sports Office Phone...... (318) 342-5378 Writers Association (LSWA) Defensive Player of the Week. His second career interception came late Associate Director/Media Relations...... Mike Hammett E-Mail...... [email protected] in the second quarter and his 13-yard return helped set up a field goal as the Warhawks built a 17-6 Office Phone...... (785) 713-2048 lead. Early in the third quarter, Day stopped Grambling quarterback Jeremy Hickbottom a yard shy Website...... ULMWarhawks.com of a first down on a fourth-and-6 play from the ULM 27. He also was credited with a 2-yard tackle Twitter...... @ULM_FB/@ULMWarhawks for loss early in the fourth quarter. Facebook...... ULM Warhawks YouTube...... ULM Warhawks Video

2019 GAME NOTES 1 ULM QUICK FACTS • The ULM defense pitched a second-half shutout in the season opener as Grambling’s four second- half possessions resulted in two fourth-down stops and two punts. The Tigers went 2-for-6 on third- Location: Monroe, Louisiana down conversions in the second half. Grambling’s 9 points marked the fewest allowed by ULM under Founded: 1931 head coach Matt Viator. Enrollment: 8,995 Nickname: Warhawks • ULM senior quarterback Caleb Evans has completed 537-of-887 passes (.605) for 6,754 yards, Colors: Maroon & Gold 38 TDs and 25 interceptions in 32 career games. Evans already ranks among ULM’s all-time Top Athletics Website: www.ULMWarhawks.com President: Dr. Nick Bruno 10 in completion percentage (second), passing efficiency rating (third at 133.0), total offense (third Athletics Director: Scott McDonald with 8,150 career yards), pass completions (fifth), passing yards (fifth), pass attempts (sixth) and Head Coach: Matt Viator TD passes (tied for sixth). Basic Offense: One-Back Multiple Basic Defense: 4-2-5 • The Warhawks displayed dramatic improvement on the defensive side of the football in 2018, al- All-Time Record: 311-419-8 lowing 111 fewer points (9.2 per game) than the previous season. ULM also created more negative All-Time Sun Belt Record: 61-72 2018 Record: 6-6, 4-4 Sun Belt (3rd / West) plays, increasing its totals in tackles for loss (+30) and sacks (+13) from 2017. The Warhawks ranked Sun Belt Conference Championships: 1 second in the conference and No. 22 in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, averaging 2.8 sacks Bowl Appearances: 1 per game. In addition, ULM held three opponents under 100 rushing yards. Bowl Record: 0-1 • With a 38-10 victory at South Alabama last November, ULM became bowl eligible for the first time PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN since 2013. The Warhawks entered the final weekend of the regular season with a chance to claim at least a share of the West Division title. Lettermen Returning: 45 (20 offense, 22 defense, 3 specialists) Lettermen Lost: 28 (10 offense, 16 defense, 2 special- TEAM COMPARISONS – ists) ULM Florida State Starters Returning: 17 (6 offense, 8 defense, 3 Basic Offense One-Back Multiple Gulf Coast specialists) Basic Defense 4-2-5 Multiple Starters Lost: 10 (5 offense, 3 defense, 2 specialists) Offensive Starters Returning 6 7 Offensive Starters Returning (6): LT Trace Ellison, C Bobby Reynolds, RG T.J. Fiailoa, RT Eastwood Defensive Starters Returning 8 8 Thomas, TE Josh Pederson, QB Caleb Evans Specialists Returning 3 2 Offensive Starters Lost (5): WR R.J. Turner, LG Devin Jackson, WR Marcus Green, WR D’Marius Gillespie, AVERAGE HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS (STARTERS) – TB Derrick Gore ULM Florida State Defensive Starters Returning (8): DE Sam Miller, NT Larance Shaw, DT Jaylen Veasley, DE Donald Louis Jr., Offensive Line & Tight End 6-4, 291 6-5, 298 LB Rashaad Harding, BC Corey Straughter, WS Jabari Offensive Backs & Wide Receivers 5-11, 199 6-2, 187 Johnson, FS Austin Hawley Defensive Line 6-3, 264 6-4, 321 Defensive Starters Lost (3): LB David Griffith, S Collin Linebackers 6-0, 228 6-4, 239 Turner, FC Marcus Hubbard Defensive Backs 6-0, 194 6-1, 193 Starting Specialists Returning (3): KO Jacob Meeks, P Jared Porter, LSN Walker Easton Starting Specialists Lost (2): PK Craig Ford, SSN CLASS BREAKDOWN (STARTERS) – Trey Corley ULM Offense: 8 seniors, 3 juniors ULM Defense: 5 seniors, 5 juniors, 1 freshman ULM FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Florida State Offense: 2 seniors, 5 juniors, 3 sophomores, 1 freshman Florida State Defense: 1 senior, 6 juniors, 4 sophomores Head Coach: Matt Viator (McNeese 1986) Record at ULM: 15-22 (fourth year) STAT LEADERS – Overall Record: 93-55 (14th year) ULM (after one game): Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Rushing – Josh Johnson (10 carries for 173 yards, 17.3 avg., 2 TDs) Mike Collins (ULM 1983) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach: Passing – Caleb Evans (19 of 25 for 183 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) Matt Kubik (Louisiana Tech 2005) Receiving – Xavier Brown (6 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 avg., 1 TD) Tight Ends Coach/Special Teams Coordinator: Tackles – Chase Day (12 tackles, 5 solos, 7 assists, 1 TFL, 1 INT) Tyler Bolfing (McNeese State 2015) Defensive Line Coach: Florida State (after one game): Anthony Camp (McNeese State 2007) Cornerbacks Coach: Rushing – Cam Akers (15 carries for 116 yards, 7.7 avg., 1 TD) Perry Carter (Southern Miss 1994) Passing – James Blackman (23 of 33 for 327 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs) Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Receiving – Tamorrion Terry (4 catches for 99 yards, 24.8 avg., 1 TD) Joey Fitzgerald (Hampden-Sydney College 2009) Tackles – Hamsah Nasirildeen (12 tackles, 8 solos, 4 assists, 2 FF) Running Backs Coach: Joe Graves (Southeastern Louisiana 2016) STAT COMPARISON – Safeties Coach: Bakari Guice (Grambling State 2014) ULM FSU Offensive Line Coach: Scoring 31.0 31.0 Eman Naghavi (McNeese State 2008) First Downs 24.0 19.0 Linebackers Coach: Total Offense 501.0 426.0 Scott Stoker (Northwestern State 1991) Rushing Yards 315.0 99.0 Director of Strength & Conditioning: Passing Yards 186.0 327.0 Ben Jacobs (East Carolina 2010) Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations: Time of Possession 30:24 19:57 Pat Lambert (ULM 1974) Third Down Conversions .500 .083 Director of Recruiting & Player Personnel: Points Allowed 9.0 36.0 Cole Dial (Reinhardt University 2010) Total Offense Allowed 407.0 621.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 243.0 214.0 Passing Yards Allowed 164.0 407.0

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WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER Monday, Sept. Tuesday, Sept. Wednesday, Sept. Thursday, Sept. Friday, Sept. Saturday, Sept. Sunday, Sept. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No practice. 10 a.m. 4:55 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 3 p.m. 5:05 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Coach Viator’s weekly Open practice (first 15-20 Closed practice. Team charter departs for Kickoff at Florida State Team meeting/film review. 7:30 p.m. press conference (Malone minutes). Tallahassee, Fla. (ACC Network). HawkTalk with Coach Via- Stadium/Scogin Room). tor at Walk-On’s Bistreaux 11:12 a.m. Approximately 6:45 p.m. & Bar in West Monroe. Coach Viator’s weekly Sun Requested players avail- Belt Teleconference. able for interviews.

11:45 a.m. ULM Quarterback Club Luncheon (Bayou Pointe).

4:55 p.m. Open practice (first 15-20 minutes).

Approximately 6:45 p.m. Requested players avail- able for interviews.

ULM/FLORIDA STATE SERIES NOTES – Saturday’s game marks the third meeting between ULM and Florida State. The Seminoles lead the AROUND THE SUN BELT all-time series 2-0, with both games played in Doak Campbell Stadium. 2019 SUN BELT STANDINGS Conf. Games All Games All-Time Series Scores East Division Date ULM Result Score Site Appalachian State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Sept. 3, 2011 L 0-34 A Georgia State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Dec. 2, 2017 L 10-42 A Troy 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Georgia Southern 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Coastal Carolina 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 THE LAST MEETING – West Division Florida State 42, ULM 10 (Dec. 2, 2017, in Tallahassee, Fla.): Jacques Patrick and Cam Akers ULM 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 combined to rush 38 times for 275 yards and four touchdowns to lead Florida State to a 42-10 victory Arkansas State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Ragin’ Cajuns 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 in the 2017 regular-season finale. Patrick carried 19 times for 155 yards, including a pair of 2-yard South Alabama 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 TD runs, while Akers gained 117 yards on 19 attempts and scored on TD runs of 4 and 24 yards. As Texas State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 a team, the Seminoles rushed 45 times for 305 yards and five scores. FSU led 14-0 at halftime but broke the game open by scoring TDs on four of its first five possessions in the second half. The Seminoles outgained ULM in total yards, 504-300. WARHAWKS vs. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE OPPONENTS – ULM has compiled a 4-5 record (.444) against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (0-1 vs. Clemson, 0-2 vs. Florida State, 2-2 vs. Louisville and 2-0 vs. Wake Forest). ULM’s last win over an ACC opponent came against Wake Forest, 17-10, in the 2014 season and home opener. THE LAST TIME OUT – ULM 31, Grambling State 9 (Aug. 31, 2019, in Monroe, La.): Josh Johnson rushed 10 times for 173 yards, including touchdown runs of 51 and 37 yards, to lead ULM to a 31-9 victory over Gram- THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE bling State in the season opener for both teams. The Tigers and Warhawks played before a crowd Saturday, Sept. 7 of 28,327 – the fourth-largest single-game total in Malone Stadium history. Charlotte at Appalachian State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) ULM at Florida State, 4 p.m. (ACC Network) Maine at Georgia Southern, 5 p.m. (ESPN+) Grambling and ULM squandered early scoring opportunities as the teams traded missed field goals Coastal Carolina at Kansas, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) on their first possessions. Furman at Georgia State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Wyoming at Texas State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) On his first carry of the season, Johnson opened ULM’s second offensive series with a 51-yard TD Jackson State at South Alabama, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Liberty at Ragin’ Cajuns, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) run up the middle as the Warhawks took a 7-0 lead with 5:42 left in the first quarter. Arkansas State at UNLV, 9 p.m. (Stadium) Grambling responded with 12-play, 76-yard drive and pulled to within 7-6 on Geremy Hickbottom’s THIS WEEK’S SCORES 15-yard TD toss to Lyndon Rash with 31 seconds to play in the first quarter. Garrett Urban missed Texas A&M 41, Texas State 7 [Aug. 29) Mississippi State 38, Ragin’ Cajuns 28 [New Orleans] the extra-point attempt wide right. Nebraska 35, South Alabama 21 Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30 Early in the second quarter, Isaiah Phillips took a handoff on a third-and-1 play and broke a 25-yard Eastern Michigan 30, Coastal Carolina 23 run around left end for a first down at the Grambling 16-yard line. On the next play, Caleb Evans Appalachian State 42, ETSU 7 Troy 43, Campbell 14 hooked up with Xavier Brown for a 16-yard scoring play as ULM built a 14-6 advantage with 12:50 SMU 37, Arkansas State 30 remaining in the first half. LSU 55, Georgia Southern 3 ULM 31, Grambling 9 Midway through the second quarter, ULM’s defense produced its first takeaway as Chase Day • All times listed – Central. recorded his second career interception, picking off Charles Wright’s third-down pass attempt and * Sun Belt Conference game returning it 13 yards.

ULMWARHAWKS.COM @ULM_FB • #DEFENDTHENEST 3 TOP SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES ULM converted the takeaway into points, as a nine-play, 40-yard drive resulted in Jacob Meeks’ first career field goal, a 40-yarder, for a 17-6 lead with 1:16 left in the second quarter. Chase Day Tackles Total Opponent (S-A) Date Grambling manufactured an eight-play, 46-yard drive and cut its deficit to 17-9 on Urban’s 41-yard 12 Grambling State (5-7) 8/31/19 field goal with :07 remaining in the first half. 11 Georgia Southern (3-8) 9/17/16 10 Ragin’ Cajuns (6-4) 11/24/18 The Warhawks opened the second half with a seven-play, 76-yard scoring drive. On the second play Caleb Evans Rushing from scrimmage, Markis McCray gained 39 yards on a reverse along the far sideline and picked up Yds. Opponent (Carries) Date another 15 yards to the Grambling 21-yard line after Devanir Martin was flagged for targeting. On the 129 Ragin’ Cajuns (16) 9/23/17 next play, Evans connected with Brandius Batiste for an 18-yard completion to set up first-and-goal 102 Georgia Southern (15) 11/3/18 at the Tiger 3. On fourth-and-goal, Austin Vaughn scored on a 1-yard plunge off left guard as ULM 101 Troy (15) 9/22/18 extended its lead to 24-9 with 11:59 to play in the third quarter. Caleb Evans Passing Yds. Opponent (Comp.-Att.) Date The Tigers responded with a nine-play, 56-yard drive, but the scoring threat ended when Day stopped 454 Arkansas State (21-37) 11/25/17 Hickbottom a yard shy of a first down on a fourth-and-6 play from the ULM 27. 433 Texas State (24-37) 10/7/17 405 Idaho (24-37) 10/28/17 On the opening play of the fourth quarter, Johnson capped off a six-play, 97-yard drive with a 37-yard 367 South Alabama (27-32) 11/10/18 356 Appalachian State (24-32) 11/4/17 TD run as ULM took a 31-9 lead. 346 Southeastern Louisiana (35-53) 8/30/18 343 Ragin’ Cajuns (28-34) 9/23/17 On its next series, Grambling marched 86 yards in 10 plays, but the ULM defense came up with its 337 Georgia Southern (13-22) 11/3/18 second fourth-down stop of the night as Rashaad Harding broke up Hickbottom’s pass, intended for 290 Troy (29-48) 9/22/18 Dorrell James, in the end zone. 279 South Alabama (26-38) 11/5/16 262 Florida State (28-47) 12/2/17 225 Texas A&M (15-28) 9/15/18 As a team, ULM’s running game accounted for 315 yards and three scores. It marked the Warhawks’ 224 Coastal Carolina (16-22) 10/13/18 highest single-game rushing total since gaining 307 yards at South Alabama in 2017. It also marked 218 Arkansas State (17-28) 11/17/18 ULM’s highest rushing total in a season opener since rolling up 325 yards on the ground against 206 Ole Miss (17-28) 10/6/18 Southern in 2016. 201 Ragin’ Cajuns (15-24) 11/24/18

Nick Ingram Tackles Evans finished 19-of-25 passing for 183 yards, one TD and one interception. Total Opponent (S-A) Date 11 Georgia Southern (5-6) 9/17/16 ULM outgained Grambling in total yards, 501-407, and never punted. 10 Idaho (9-1) 10/8/16 Day tallied eight of his team-high 12 tackles in the second half as the Warhawks shut out the Tigers Jabari Johnson Tackles over the final 30 minutes. Total Opponent (S-A) Date 14 Ragin’ Cajuns (5-9) 11/24/18 10 Arkansas State (7-3) 11/17/18 JOHNSON RECORDS HIS FIRST CAREER 100-YARD RUSHING GAME – Junior Josh Johnson rushed 10 times for 173 yards, including touchdown runs of 51 and 37 yards, Josh Johnson Rushing to lead ULM to a 31-9 victory over Grambling in the season opener for both teams. On his first carry Yds. Opponent (Carries) Date of the season, Johnson scored on a 51-yard run up the middle as the Warhawks jumped out to a 173 Grambling State (10) 8/31/19 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. He iced the game with a 37-yard TD run around left end early in the Cortez Sisco Jr. Tackles third quarter. Six of his 10 carries resulted in either a TD or first down. Total Opponent (S-A) Date 12 Auburn (8-4) 10/1/16 The 5-foot-9, 215-pound Johnson leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks 14th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing, averaging 173.0 yards per game. In nine games last season, he gained 69 yards on 19 carries and scored one rushing TD. ULM COACHING STAFF GAME-DAY LOCATIONS DAY SELECTED LSWA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – On the field: Fifth-year senior linebacker Chase Day, who recorded a career-high 12 tackles and an interception Head coach Matt Viator Defensive coordinator Mike Collins in ULM’s 31-9 win over Grambling in the season opener, has been named the Louisiana Sports Writ- Tight ends coach/special teams coord. Tyler Bolfing ers Association (LSWA) Defensive Player of the Week. His second career interception came late in Defensive line coach Anthony Camp the second quarter and his 13-yard return helped set up a field goal as the Warhawks built a 17-6 Cornerbacks coach Perry Carter lead. Early in the third quarter, Day stopped Grambling quarterback Jeremy Hickbottom a yard shy Wide receivers coach Joey Fitzgerald of a first down on a fourth-and-6 play from the ULM 27. He also was credited with a 2-yard tackle Running backs coach Joe Graves Offensive line coach Eman Naghavi for loss early in the fourth quarter. Linebackers coach Scott Stoker Day reached double-figure tackles for the second-straight game, as he closed out the 2018 season In the booth: with 10 stops in the home finale against the Ragin’ Cajuns. Offensive coordinator Matt Kubik Safeties coach Bakari Guice

4 GAME 2 VS. FLORIDA STATE SUN BELT/NCAA STAT LEADERS – Here’s a glance at how ULM ranks among the Sun Belt and NCAA stat leaders in 2019: 2018 HONORS & AWARDS XAVIER BROWN (Sr.-5, Wide Receiver) Category Stat Avg. Sun Belt NCAA • Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Conference Offensive Team Rushing Offense 315.0 1st 14th of the Week (vs. Grambling State) Passing Offense 186.0 7th 88th Total Offense 501.0 2nd 34th CHASE DAY (Sr.-5, Linebacker) • Louisiana Sports Writers Association Defensive Player Scoring Offense 31.0 4th 59th of the Week vs. Grambling State Rushing Defense 243.0 8th 116th Passing Defense 164.0 3rd 39th CALEB EVANS (Sr., Quarterback) Total Defense 407.0 6th 81st • Manning Award Preseason Watch List (nation’s top Scoring Defense 9.0 2nd 24th quarterback after postseason bowl games) Passing Efficiency 131.87 4th 73rd • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch List (nation’s top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback) Pass Efficiency Defense 100.22 1st 36th • Ranked among the nation’s Top 30 quarterbacks by Turnover Margin 0.0 3rd 49th Phil Steele (No. 30) Net Punting 0.0 ------• Preseason All-Sun Belt Second-Team selection by the Punt Returns 0.0 -- --- league’s head coaches and media panel, Phil Steele, Kickoff Returns 20.0 4th 60th Lindy’s and Athlon Sports • Rated as the Sun Belt’s “best scrambler” by Lindy’s

NCAA STAT LEADERS – T.J. FIAILOA (Jr., Offensive Guard) Here’s a glance at how ULM ranks among the NCAA individual stat leaders in 2019: • Named to Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List Individual Statistics (Top 50 ) • Preseason All-Sun Belt Second-Team selection by the Rushing Yards: Josh Johnson (6th at 173.0 rushing yards per game) league’s head coaches and media panel, Phil Steele, Rushing Yards Per Carry: Josh Johnson (1st at 17.3 rushing yards per carry) Lindy’s and Athlon Sports Pass Completion Percentage: Caleb Evans (12th at .760) JOSH JOHNSON (Jr., Running Back) Receptions Per Game: Xavier Brown (47th with 6.0 receptions per game) • Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Conference Offensive Team Scoring: Josh Johnson (26th at 12.0 points per game) of the Week (vs. Grambling State) Total Touchdowns: Josh Johnson (15th with 2 total touchdowns) All-Purpose Yards: Josh Johnson (16th at 173.0 all-purpose yards per game) DONALD LOUIS JR. (Sr.-5, Defensive End) • Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth-Team selection by Phil Field Goals Per Game: Jacob Meeks (42nd at 1.0 field goals made per game) Steele and Athlon Sports Total Tackles: Chase Day (21st with 12.0 tackles per game) Interceptions Per Game: Chase Day (8th at 1.0 interceptions per game) JOSH PEDERSON (Jr., Tight End) Passes Defended: Corey Straughter (15th at 2.0 passes defended per game) • Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Pro Football Focus (first team) and Athlon Sports (third team)

WARHAWKS FEATURED ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS FOR FOUR NATIONAL AWARDS – BOBBY REYNOLDS (Sr.-5, Center) Three ULM players – quarterback Caleb Evans, offensive guard T.J. Fiailoa and center Bobby • Named to the Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List (nation’s Reynolds – combined for mentions on four different preseason watch lists for national awards. most outstanding center) • Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Phil Steele (second Evans is listed on the preseason watch lists for both the Manning Award (presented to the nation’s team), Pro Football Focus (second team), Lindy’s (second top quarterback after postseason bowl games) and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (nation’s team) and Athlon Sports (third team) top senior of fourth-year junior quarterback). Fiailoa is featured on the preseason watch list for the LARANCE SHAW (Sr., Nose Tackle) Polynesian College Football Player of the Year while Reynolds is mentioned on the fall watch list for • Rated among the Sun Belt’s top returning interior de- the Rimington Trophy (nation’s most outstanding center). fenders (No. 2 with 82.7 grade), according to Pro Football Focus ULM RETURNS ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST EXPERIENCED OFFENSIVE LINES – • Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Pro Football Focus With right tackle Eastwood Thomas (34 career starts), center Bobby Reynolds (28), right guard (second team) and Athlon Sports (third team) T.J. Fiailoa (19) and left tackle Trace Ellison (17) combining for 98 career starts, ULM boasts one CORTEZ SISCO JR. (Sr.-5, Linebacker) of the nation’s most experienced returning offensive lines (tied for 15th with Syracuse in the NCAA • Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Phil Steele (fourth Football Bowl Subdivision) for 2019. That combined total also marks the third highest in the Sun Belt team) Conference, trailing only ULL (131) and Texas State (110). COREY STRAUGHTER (Jr., Cornerback) • Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Athlon Sports (third NCAA FBS Most Experienced Offensive Lines team) and Phil Steele (fourth team) Rank Team Combined Starts Rank Team Combined Starts 1. Oregon 153 9. Washington 107 EASTWOOD THOMAS (Sr.-5, Offensive Tackle) 2. ULL 131 10. Boise State 106 • Preseason All-Sun Belt Second-Team selection by Pro 3. Texas Tech 115 11. Auburn 104 Football Focus 4. Iowa State 114 12. Houston 101 5. Michigan State 113 13. Southern Miss 100 6. Marshall 111 Liberty 100 2019 GAME CAPTAINS 7. Texas State 110 15. ULM 98 Aug. 31 vs. Grambling State 8. Ball State 109 Syracuse 98 OT Trace Ellison DE Donald Louis Jr. DE Sam Miller SEASON-OPENING STARTING LINEUP FEATURED FOUR FIRST-TIME STARTERS – OT Eastwood Thomas ULM’s starting lineup for the 2019 season opener against Grambling State featured four first-time starters, including one on the offensive side of the football, two on defense and one specialist. Sept. 7 at Florida State WR Xavier Brown LB Chase Day The first-time starter on offense was left guardBrandon Jones (6-3, 320, Sr.). The first-time starters C Bobby Reynolds on defense included BUCK safety Keilos Swinney (6-1, 193, Jr.) and boundary corner Josh Newton CB Rhoy Williams (5-10, 188, R-Fr.). Jacob Meeks (6-2, 192, So.) also made his debut as the starting placekicker. ULMWARHAWKS.COM @ULM_FB • #DEFENDTHENEST 5 QUARTERBACK CLUB EIGHT GRADUATES LISTED ON 2019 ULM FOOTBALL ROSTER – LUNCHEONS Eight members of the 2019 ULM football team already have earned their bachelor’s degrees: wide Weekly ULM Quarterback Club luncheons, featuring receiver Xavier Brown, long snapper Walker Easton, wide receiver Jonathan Hodoh, quarterback head football coach Matt Viator, are scheduled for JT Jackson, defensive end Donald Louis Jr., offensive tackle Eastwood Thomas, defensive line- Mondays, beginning at 11:45 a.m., in the Scogin Room, man John Washington and offensive tackle Samuel Williams. located inside Malone Stadium. The program includes opponent scouting reports provided by members of the Those eight student-athletes will wear a Sun Belt Conference graduate patch on their jersey. coaching staff as well as guest appearances by ULM administrators and former players. Graduate Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Program Xavier Brown kinesiology exercise science The annual membership fee for the ULM Quarterback Walker Easton kinesiology exercise science Club is $300. Guests are welcome for the weekly Jonathan Hodoh kinesiology exercise science luncheon. JT Jackson business administration public administration Donald Louis Jr. political science public administration Eastwood Thomas kinesiology exercise science John Washington* digital design criminal justice Samuel Williams agribusiness business administration

*Graduated from Tulane University in August 2018. ULM LEADS NCAA FBS IN LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN HOME ATTENDANCE – ULM’s average home attendance increased by 43.1 percent in 2018 – the largest percentage gain HAWKTALK WITH MATT VIATOR among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision programs. The Warhawks’ average home attendance HawkTalk with ULM head football coach Matt Viator increased by 4,282 fans per game to 14,210 last season, compared to 9,928 per game in 2017. airs Mondays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. (excluding bye weeks) on KMLB 105.7FM, live from Walk-On’s Bis- 2019 OPPONENTS UPDATE – treaux & Bar in West Monroe. Warhawk announcers Date vs. Nick White and Mike McGee serve as co-hosts for ULM Opponent (2018 record) Last Game Result Next Game this live show that features insight from Coach Viator, Aug. 31 vs. Grambling State (0-1) @ ULM (L 9-31) @ Louisiana Tech special guests and phone calls. Sept. 7 @ Florida State (0-1) vs. Boise State (L 31-36) vs. ULM Sept. 21 @ Iowa State (1-0) vs. Northern Iowa (W 29-26, 3OT) vs. Iowa Sept. 28 vs. South Alabama (0-1) @ Nebraska (L 21-35) vs. Jackson State Oct. 5 vs. Memphis (1-0) vs. Ole Miss (W 15-10) vs. Southern Oct. 10 @ Texas State (0-1) @ Texas A&M (L 7-41) vs. Wyoming Oct. 19 @ Appalachian State (1-0) vs. ETSU (W 42-7) vs. Charlotte Nov. 2 vs. Arkansas State (0-1) vs. SMU (L 30-37) @ UNLV Nov. 9 vs. Georgia State (1-0) @ Tennessee (W 38-30) vs. Furman WARHAWK ACTIVE STREAKS Nov. 16 @ Georgia Southern (0-1) @ LSU (L 3-55) vs. Maine Consecutive Games Started Nov. 23 vs. Coastal Carolina (0-1) vs. Eastern Michigan (L 23-30) @ Kansas Eastwood Thomas, RT 31 Nov. 30 @ Ragin’ Cajuns (0-1) vs. Miss. State (L 28-38) vs. Liberty Donald Louis Jr., DE 25 Caleb Evans, QB 23 ULM’s 2019 opponents have a combined record of 4-7 (.364). [Note: Record doesn’t include games Bobby Reynolds, C 23 played against ULM.] Trace Ellison, LT 18 Corey Straughter, CB 16 WARHAWK SINGLE-GAME BESTS UNDER VIATOR – Larance Shaw, NT 11 Here’s a look at the top single-game totals produced by ULM during head coach Matt Viator’s tenure (2016-present; 37 games): Rushing Yards: 325 vs. Southern, 2016 WARHAWKS IN THE NFL – Heading into Week 1 of the 2019 NFL sched- Passing Yards: 454 vs. Arkansas State, 2017 ule, ULM has one former players listed on a practice squad for a team (rosters as of Thursday, Sept. 5). Total Yards: 593 vs. ULL, 2017 Philadelphia Eagles: WR Marcus Green First Downs: 31 vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2018; vs. Texas State and Georgia State, 2016 [practice squad] Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: 42 yards by Georgia State, 2016 Green was the only Sun Belt Conference player selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0 by ULL, 2016 Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 216 by Georgia Southern, 2018 Fewest First Downs Allowed: 11 by South Alabama, 2018 Sacks By: 5 vs. Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina and Southern Miss, 2018; vs. ULL, 2017 Turnovers Forced: 4 vs. Southern Miss, 2018 Points (Game): 56 vs. ULL, 2017

6 GAME 2 VS. FLORIDA STATE Points (Half): 33 (1) vs. Texas State, 2016 WARHAWK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Points (Quarter): 23 (1) vs. Texas State, 2016 4 Brandius Batiste: BRAND-ee-us buh-TEEST Victory Margin: 28 vs. South Alabama, 2018 30 Tajhnick Bishop: TAAJ-nick Fewest Points Allowed (Game): 9 by Grambling, 2019 51 Zach Breaux: BRO WARHAWK TRENDS UNDER VIATOR – Here’s how ULM has fared during head coach Matt Viator’s tenure (2016-present: 37 games): 17 Xavier Brown: ex-ZAY-vyer

2019 Overall 68 T.J. Fiailoa: fee-OH-la Games played in Malone Stadium: 1-0 9-7 Games played on the road/neutral site: 0-0 6-15 41 Semaj Franklin: suh-MAJ

Games played in August: 1-0 2-1 15 Austin Hawley: HOLLY Games played in September: 0-0 4-6 Games played in October: 0-0 4-8 18 Jonathan Hodoh: HOE-dough Games played in November: 0-0 5-5 Games played in December: 0-0 0-2 5 Jakyle Holmes: juh-KYLE

When leading at halftime: 1-0 12-1 93 Mason Husmann: HUSS-man When trailing at halftime: 0-0 2-21 When tied at halftime: 0-0 1-0 70 Blake Lodes: LOADS

When scoring first: 1-0 11-3 12 Markis McCray: mar-KEESE (like Marquis) When opponent scores first: 0-0 4-19 8 Korian Reynaud: CORE-ee-on ray-NOD When leading after first quarter: 1-0 9-2 When trailing after first quarter: 0-0 4-17 48 Larance Shaw: Luh-RANTZ When tied after first quarter: 0-0 2-3 21 Corey Straughter: STROD-der When leading after three quarters: 1-0 13-0 When trailing after three quarters: 0-0 2-22 6 Keilos Swinney: KEY-los SWEE-knee When tied after three quarters: 0-0 0-0 52 Tralon Thomas: TREY-lon Overtime games: 0-0 2-0 10 Traveion Webster: TRAY-vee-on When gaining more first downs than opponent: 1-0 10-2 When gaining fewer first downs than opponent: 0-0 4-19 60 Hayden Welte: WELL-tee When gaining same number of first downs as opponent: 0-0 2-1 25 Kayin White: kai-EEN When gaining 200+ yards rushing: 1-0 11-5 When opponent gains 200+ yards rushing: 1-0 3-19 14 Kevric Wiggins: KEV-rick

When outrushing opponent: 1-0 12-4 27 Tavier Williams: rhymes with Javier When being outrushed by opponent: 0-0 3-18

When gaining 200+ yards passing: 0-0 9-14 When opponent gains 200+ yards passing: 0-0 9-15 When gaining more total yards than opponent: 1-0 11-3 When gaining fewer total yards than opponent: 0-0 4-19 When leading in time of possession: 1-0 9-3 When trailing in time of possession: 0-0 6-19 When splitting in time of possession: 0-0 0-0

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WARHAWK OFFENSE WARHAWK DEFENSE X 17 XAVIER BROWN (6-0, 196, Sr.-5) DE 58 DONALD LOUIS JR. (6-3, 262, Sr.-5) 7 Zach Jackson (6-0, 200, So.) 16 Ivin White Jr. (6-2, 253, Jr.) 84 Jahquan Bloomfield (6-1, 183, R-Fr.) 54 Brandon Nettles (6-1, 235, R-Fr.) LT 77 TRACE ELLISON (6-5, 296, Sr.-5) NT 48 LARANCE SHAW (5-11, 285, Sr.) 70 Blake Lodes (6-7, 302, R-Fr.) 98 John Washington (6-2, 286, Gr.) LG 78 BRANDON JONES (6-3, 320, Sr.) 55 Dayonte Roberts (6-1, 272, R-Fr.) 65 Dakota Torbert (6-5, 310, So.) DT 93 MASON HUSMANN (6-4, 265, Jr.) C 56 BOBBY REYNOLDS (6-2, 286, Sr.-5) 34 Jaylen Veasley (6-2, 260, Sr.-5) 75 John Bolding (6-3, 309, R-Fr.) DE 44 TY SHELBY (6-4, 245, Jr.) RG 68 T.J. FIAILOA (6-4, 299, Jr.) 45 Myles Cole (6-6, 245, R-Fr.) 76 Conner Parsons (6-3, 295, R-Fr.) WILL 7 CORTEZ SISCO JR. (5-11, 220, Sr.-5) RT 64 EASTWOOD THOMAS (6-5, 310, Sr.-5) 10 Traveion Webster (5-11, 205, Jr.) 72 Samuel Williams (6-7, 290, Jr.) 42 Hunter Smith (6-2, 214, So.) TE 86 JOSH PEDERSON (6-5, 232, Jr.) MIKE 32 CHASE DAY (6-1, 235, Sr.-5) 88 Tyler Lamm (6-5, 240, Jr.) 4 Rashaad Harding (5-11, 216, Jr.) 89 Cameron Darling (6-5, 244, So.) 24 KeyShawn Johnson (6-0, 226, R-Fr.) 85 Donavon Hickman (6-3, 230, Jr.) BUCK 6 KEILOS SWINNEY (6-1, 193, Jr.) Z 12 MARKIS MCCRAY (5-11, 179, Sr.-5) 29 Logan Latin (5-9, 170, Jr.) 14 Perry Carter (5-8, 175, So.) BC 20 JOSH NEWTON (5-10, 188, R-Fr.) Y 19 CHANDLER WHITFIELD (5-9, 160, Fr.) 13 Rhoy Williams (6-1, 193, Sr.-5) 2 Malik Jackson (5-8, 172, R-Fr.) WS 23 NICK INGRAM (5-11, 205, Sr.-5) QB 6 CALEB EVANS (6-2, 210, Sr.) 15 Austin Hawley (6-0, 209, Jr.) 16 Colby Suits (6-3, 242, R-Fr.) FS 1 TYLER GLASS (6-2, 204, R-Jr.) 15 JT Jackson (6-4, 224, Sr.-5) 15 Austin Hawley (6-0, 209, Jr.) TB 8 JOSH JOHNSON (5-9, 215, Jr.) 39 Bobby Bell (5-9, 187, R-Fr.) 33 Austin Vaughn (5-8, 222, Sr.-5) FC 21 COREY STRAUGHTER (5-10, 180, Jr.) 3 Isaiah Phillips (5-7, 185, R-Fr.) 3 Jordan Oliver (5-11, 173, R-Fr.) 5 Jakyle Holmes (5-9, 202, So.) 14 Kevric Wiggins (5-11, 165, Fr.) W 4 BRANDIUS BATISTE (6-0, 189, Jr.) 18 Jonathan Hodoh (6-0, 207, Jr.)

WARHAWK SPECIAL TEAMS KO 31 JACOB MEEKS (6-2, 192, So.) HLD 86 JOSH PEDERSON (6-5, 232, Jr.) 19 Davis Hughes (6-1, 167, Fr.) 37 Jared Porter (5-11, 175, So.) PK 31 JACOB MEEKS (6-2, 192, So.) KR 12 MARKIS MCCRAY (5-11, 179, Sr.-5) 37 Jared Porter (5-11, 175, So.) OR 4 BRANDIUS BATISTE (6-0, 189, Jr.) 19 Davis Hughes (6-1, 167, Fr.) 14 Perry Carter (5-8, 175, So.) P 37 JARED PORTER (5-11, 175, So.) 2 Malik Jackson (5-8, 172, R-Fr.) 47 Craig Walker (5-11, 215, So.) PR 4 BRANDIUS BATISTE (6-0, 189, Jr.) SSN 60 HAYDEN WELTE (6-4, 219, Fr.) 14 Perry Carter (5-8, 175, So.) LSN 57 WALKER EASTON (6-3, 232, Sr.-5)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig./Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Tyler Glass S 6-2 204 Jr./Sr. RS Greenwood, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 2 Malik Jackson WR 5-8 172 Fr./So. RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 3 Isaiah Phillips RB 5-7 185 Fr./So. RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 3 Jordan Oliver CB 5-11 173 Fr./So. RS Richmond, Texas (Kempner) 4 Brandius Batiste WR 6-0 189 Jr./Sr. 2L Roanoke, La. (Welsh) 4 Rashaad Harding LB 5-11 216 Jr./Jr. 2L Lafayette, La. (Carencro) 5 Jakyle Holmes RB 5-9 202 So./Jr. SQ Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula) 6 Caleb Evans QB 6-2 210 Sr./Sr. 3L Mansfield, Texas (Bishop Dunne) 6 Keilos Swinney S 6-1 193 Jr./Jr. JC Bentonia, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 7 Cortez Sisco Jr. LB 5-11 220 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Memphis, Tenn. (DeSoto Central) 7 Zach Jackson WR 6-0 200 So./Jr. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge) 8 Korian Reynaud S 5-11 194 Sr./Sr.-5 3L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 8 Josh Johnson RB 5-9 215 Jr./Sr. 1L Opelika, Ala. (Coahoma CC) 9 CJ Fletcher WR 6-0 196 So./Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Lamar) 10 Traveion Webster LB 5-11 205 Jr./Jr. 2L Longview, Texas (Longview) 12 Markis McCray WR 5-11 179 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Euless, Texas (Trinity) 13 Rhoy Williams CB 6-1 193 Sr./Sr.-5 1L Yazoo City, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 14 Perry Carter WR 5-8 175 So./Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 14 Kevric Wiggins CB 5-11 165 Fr./Fr. HS Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 15 Austin Hawley S 6-0 209 Jr./Jr. 2L Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater) 15 JT Jackson QB 6-4 224 Sr./Sr.-5 SQ Monroe, La. (Neville) 16 Colby Suits QB 6-3 242 Fr./So. RS Forney, Texas (North Forney) 16 Ivin White Jr. DE 6-2 253 Jr./Jr. JC Jackson, Miss. (Hinds CC) 17 Xavier Brown WR 6-0 196 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Atlanta, Ga. (Duncanville) 18 Jonathan Hodoh WR 6-0 207 Jr./Sr. 3L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 19 Chandler Whitfield WR 5-9 160 Fr./Fr. HS Zachary, La. (Zachary) 20 Josh Newton CB 5-10 188 Fr./So. RS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish) 21 Corey Straughter CB 5-10 180 Jr./Jr. 2L Monroe, La. (Neville) 23 Nick Ingram S 5-11 205 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Little Rock, Ark. (Maumelle) 24 KeyShawn Johnson LB 6-0 226 Fr./So. RS Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 28 Kevin Jones S 6-2 199 Fr./So. RS Tallulah, La. (Madison) 29 Logan Latin S 5-9 170 Jr./Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Lamar) 31 Jacob Meeks K 6-2 192 So./So. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge) 32 Chase Day LB 6-1 235 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School) 33 Austin Vaughn RB 5-8 222 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Alexandria, La. (Menard) 34 Jaylen Veasley DL 6-2 260 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) 36 Dylan Claiborne S 5-8 191 Jr./Sr. 1L Brusly, La. (Brusly) 37 Jared Porter K/P 5-11 175 So./So. 1L Redlands, Calif. (Air Force Prep) 39 Bobby Bell S 5-9 187 Fr./So. RS Bossier City, La. (Evangel Christian Acad.) 41 Semaj Franklin CB 5-9 177 Jr./Sr. 2L Kenner, La. (Bonnabel) 42 Hunter Smith LB 6-2 214 So./Jr. 1L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana) 44 Ty Shelby DE 6-4 245 Jr./Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Friendswood) 45 Myles Cole DE 6-6 245 Fr./So. RS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Acad.) 47 Craig Walker K 5-11 215 So./Jr. SQ Jena, La. (Jena) 48 Larance Shaw DL 5-11 285 Sr./Sr. 1L Fort Worth, Texas (Cisco College) 49 Barry Howard DE 6-1 215 Jr./Sr. RS Hollandale, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 51 Zach Breaux OG 6-3 298 Fr./So. RS Harvey, La. (Brother Martin) 52 Tralon Thomas LB 5-11 232 So./Jr. SQ Ville Platte, La. (Ville Platte) 54 Brandon Nettles DE 6-1 235 Fr./So. RS Arlington, Texas (Lake Ridge) 55 Dayonte Roberts DL 6-1 272 Fr./So. RS Cabot, Ark. (Cabot) 56 Bobby Reynolds C 6-2 286 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Keller, Texas (Keller) 57 Walker Easton SN 6-3 232 Sr./Sr.-5 2L Joplin, Mo. (Joplin) 58 Donald Louis Jr. DE 6-3 262 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Monroe, La. (Neville) 60 Hayden Welte SN 6-4 219 Fr./Fr. HS Princeton, Ill. (Princeton) 64 Eastwood Thomas OT 6-5 310 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Jackson, Ala. (Alabama) 65 Dakota Torbert OG 6-5 310 So./Jr. SQ St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 68 T.J. Fiailoa OG 6-4 299 Jr./Sr. 2L Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig./Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 70 Blake Lodes OT 6-7 302 Fr./So. RS Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge) 72 Samuel Williams OT 6-7 290 Jr./Sr. 2L Fordyce, Ark. (Bearden) 75 John Bolding C 6-3 309 Fr./So. RS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove) 76 Conner Parsons OT 6-3 295 Fr./So. RS Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield) 77 Trace Ellison OT 6-5 296 Sr./Sr.-5 2L Frisco, Texas (Texas Tech) 78 Brandon Jones OG 6-3 320 Sr./Sr. 2L Montgomery, Texas (Kilgore College) 84 Jahquan Bloomfield WR 6-1 183 Fr./So. RS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 85 Donavon Hickman TE 6-3 230 Jr./Jr. JC Union, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 86 Josh Pederson TE 6-5 232 Jr./Sr. 2L Morristown, N.J. (Blue Valley North) 88 Tyler Lamm TE 6-5 240 Jr./Sr. 2L Metairie, La. (Holy Cross School) 89 Cameron Darling TE 6-5 244 So./Jr. SQ McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd) 93 Mason Husmann DL 6-4 265 Jr./Sr. 2L Aurora, Mo. (Aurora) 98 John Washington DL 6-2 286 Sr./Gr. 1L West Monroe, La. (Tulane)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig./Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 4 Brandius Batiste WR 6-0 189 Jr./Sr. 2L Roanoke, La. (Welsh) 39 Bobby Bell S 5-9 187 Fr./So. RS Bossier City, La. (Evangel Christian Acad.) 84 Jahquan Bloomfield WR 6-1 183 Fr./So. RS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 75 John Bolding C 6-3 309 Fr./So. RS Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove) 51 Zach Breaux OG 6-3 298 Fr./So. RS Harvey, La. (Brother Martin) 17 Xavier Brown WR 6-0 196 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Atlanta, Ga. (Duncanville) 14 Perry Carter WR 5-8 175 So./Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 36 Dylan Claiborne S 5-8 191 Jr./Sr. 1L Brusly, La. (Brusly) 45 Myles Cole DE 6-6 245 Fr./So. RS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian Acad.) 89 Cameron Darling TE 6-5 244 So./Jr. SQ McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd) 32 Chase Day LB 6-1 235 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Baton Rouge, La. (The Dunham School) 57 Walker Easton SN 6-3 232 Sr./Sr.-5 2L Joplin, Mo. (Joplin) 77 Trace Ellison OT 6-5 296 Sr./Sr.-5 2L Frisco, Texas (Texas Tech) 6 Caleb Evans QB 6-2 210 Sr./Sr. 3L Mansfield, Texas (Bishop Dunne) 68 T.J. Fiailoa OG 6-4 299 Jr./Sr. 2L Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur) 9 CJ Fletcher WR 6-0 196 So./Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Lamar) 41 Semaj Franklin CB 5-9 177 Jr./Sr. 2L Kenner, La. (Bonnabel) 1 Tyler Glass S 6-2 204 Jr./Sr. RS Greenwood, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 4 Rashaad Harding LB 5-11 216 Jr./Jr. 2L Lafayette, La. (Carencro) 15 Austin Hawley S 6-0 209 Jr./Jr. 2L Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater) 85 Donavon Hickman TE 6-3 230 Jr./Jr. JC Union, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 18 Jonathan Hodoh WR 6-0 207 Jr./Sr. 3L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) 5 Jakyle Holmes RB 5-9 202 So./Jr. SQ Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula) 49 Barry Howard DE 6-1 215 Jr./Sr. RS Hollandale, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 93 Mason Husmann DL 6-4 265 Jr./Sr. 2L Aurora, Mo. (Aurora) 23 Nick Ingram S 5-11 205 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Little Rock, Ark. (Maumelle) 15 JT Jackson QB 6-4 224 Sr./Sr.-5 SQ Monroe, La. (Neville) 2 Malik Jackson WR 5-8 172 Fr./So. RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 7 Zach Jackson WR 6-0 200 So./Jr. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge) 8 Josh Johnson RB 5-9 215 Jr./Sr. 1L Opelika, Ala. (Coahoma CC) 24 KeyShawn Johnson LB 6-0 226 Fr./So. RS Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 78 Brandon Jones OG 6-3 320 Sr./Sr. 2L Montgomery, Texas (Kilgore College) 28 Kevin Jones S 6-2 199 Fr./So. RS Tallulah, La. (Madison) 88 Tyler Lamm TE 6-5 240 Jr./Sr. 2L Metairie, La. (Holy Cross School) 29 Logan Latin S 5-9 170 Jr./Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Lamar) 70 Blake Lodes OT 6-7 302 Fr./So. RS Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge) 58 Donald Louis Jr. DE 6-3 262 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Monroe, La. (Neville) 12 Markis McCray WR 5-11 179 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Euless, Texas (Trinity) 31 Jacob Meeks K 6-2 192 So./So. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Lake Ridge) 54 Brandon Nettles DE 6-1 235 Fr./So. RS Arlington, Texas (Lake Ridge) 20 Josh Newton CB 5-10 188 Fr./So. RS Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish) 3 Jordan Oliver CB 5-11 173 Fr./So. RS Richmond, Texas (Kempner) 76 Conner Parsons OT 6-3 295 Fr./So. RS Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield) 86 Josh Pederson TE 6-5 232 Jr./Sr. 2L Morristown, N.J. (Blue Valley North) 3 Isaiah Phillips RB 5-7 185 Fr./So. RS Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 37 Jared Porter K/P 5-11 175 So./So. 1L Redlands, Calif. (Air Force Prep) 8 Korian Reynaud S 5-11 194 Sr./Sr.-5 3L St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 56 Bobby Reynolds C 6-2 286 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Keller, Texas (Keller) 55 Dayonte Roberts DL 6-1 272 Fr./So. RS Cabot, Ark. (Cabot) 48 Larance Shaw DL 5-11 285 Sr./Sr. 1L Fort Worth, Texas (Cisco College) 44 Ty Shelby DE 6-4 245 Jr./Sr. 2L Houston, Texas (Friendswood) 7 Cortez Sisco Jr. LB 5-11 220 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Memphis, Tenn. (DeSoto Central) 42 Hunter Smith LB 6-2 214 So./Jr. 1L St. Francisville, La. (West Feliciana) 21 Corey Straughter CB 5-10 180 Jr./Jr. 2L Monroe, La. (Neville) 16 Colby Suits QB 6-3 242 Fr./So. RS Forney, Texas (North Forney) 6 Keilos Swinney S 6-1 193 Jr./Jr. JC Bentonia, Miss. (East Mississippi CC) 64 Eastwood Thomas OT 6-5 310 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Jackson, Ala. (Alabama)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig./Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 52 Tralon Thomas LB 5-11 232 So./Jr. SQ Ville Platte, La. (Ville Platte) 65 Dakota Torbert OG 6-5 310 So./Jr. SQ St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) 33 Austin Vaughn RB 5-8 222 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Alexandria, La. (Menard) 34 Jaylen Veasley DL 6-2 260 Sr./Sr.-5 3L Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) 47 Craig Walker K 5-11 215 So./Jr. SQ Jena, La. (Jena) 98 John Washington DL 6-2 286 Sr./Gr. 1L West Monroe, La. (Tulane) 10 Traveion Webster LB 5-11 205 Jr./Jr. 2L Longview, Texas (Longview) 60 Hayden Welte SN 6-4 219 Fr./Fr. HS Princeton, Ill. (Princeton) 16 Ivin White Jr. DE 6-2 253 Jr./Jr. JC Jackson, Miss. (Hinds CC) 19 Chandler Whitfield WR 5-9 160 Fr./Fr. HS Zachary, La. (Zachary) 14 Kevric Wiggins CB 5-11 165 Fr./Fr. HS Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 13 Rhoy Williams CB 6-1 193 Sr./Sr.-5 1L Yazoo City, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 72 Samuel Williams OT 6-7 290 Jr./Sr. 2L Fordyce, Ark. (Bearden)

12 GAME 2 VS. FLORIDA STATE STARTING LINEUPS / CAREER STARTS

STARTING LINEUPS/CAREER STARTS Career Starts by Position

TB 33-Vaughn (2)

W/Y QB 4-Batiste (2) 6-Evans (28)

Z TE RT RG C LG LT X 12-McCray (4) 86-Pederson (12) 64-Thomas (35) 68-Fiailoa (20) 56-Reynolds (29) 78-B. Jones (1) 77-Ellison (18) 17-X. Brown (28) 88-Lamm (1) 7-Z. Jackson (2)

BC DE NT DT DE FC 20-Newton (1) 58-Louis (25) 48-Shaw (11) 90-Veasley (34) 98-Miller (8) 21-Straughter (16) 93-Husmann (11) 5-Starks (5)

BUCK MIKE WILL 6-Swinney (1) 32-Day (26) 7-Sisco (4) 29-Latin (1) 4-Harding (10)

WS FS 23-Ingram (11) 15-Hawley (9) 2-Ja. Johnson (7) 1-Glass (2)

2019 OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game X LT LG C RG RT TE Z QB TB W/Y Grambling State Brown Ellison B. Jones Reynolds Fiailoa Thomas Pederson McCray Evans Vaughn Batiste at Florida State at Iowa State South Alabama Memphis at Texas State at Appalachian State Arkansas State Georgia State at Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina at Ragin’ Cajuns

2019 DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Game DE NT DT DE WILL MIKE BUCK BC WS FS FC Grambling State Louis Shaw Husmann Starks Sisco Day Swinney Newton Ingram Glass Straughter at Florida State at Iowa State South Alabama Memphis at Texas State at Appalachian State Arkansas State Georgia State at Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina at Ragin’ Cajuns

ULMWARHAWKS.COM @ULM_FB • #DEFENDTHENEST 13 The Automated ScoreBook ULM Game Results (as of Sep 05, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2019 GRAM W 31-9 1-0 0-0 3:02 28327 The Automated ScoreBook ULM Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2019) All games

Team Statistics ULM OPP SCORING 31 9 Points Per Game 31.0 9.0 Points Off Turnovers 3 0 FIRST DOWNS 24 21 R u s h in g 13 11 P a s s in g 9 9 P e n a lt y 2 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 315 243 Yards gained rushing 319 253 Yards lost rushing 4 10 Rushing Attempts 39 37 Average Per Rush 8.1 6.6 Average Per Game 315.0 243.0 TDs Rushing 3 0 PASSING YARDAGE 186 164 C o m p - A t t - I n t 20-28-1 19-34-1 Average Per Pass 6.6 4.8 Average Per Catch 9.3 8.6 Average Per Game 186.0 164.0 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 501 407 Total Plays 67 71 Average Per Play 7.5 5.7 Average Per Game 501.0 407.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-60 5-90 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-13 1-3 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.0 18.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.0 3.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 9-76 10-85 Average Per Game 76.0 85.0 PUNTS-Yards 0-0 4-138 Average Per Punt 0.0 34.5 Net punt average 0.0 29.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 6-362 3-164 Average Per Kick 60.3 54.7 Net kick average 45.3 34.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 2 4 2 9 : 3 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/14 6/15 3rd-Down Pct 50% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 0/2 4th-Down Pct 33% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 0-0 0-0 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (3-4) 75% (1-3) 33% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-4) 50% (1-3) 33% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (0-1) 0% ATTENDANCE 28327 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/28327 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ULM 7 10 7 7 0 31 Opponents 6 3 0 0 0 9 The Automated ScoreBook ULM Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2019) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Johnson, Josh 1 10 173 0 173 17.3 2 51 173.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Phillips, Isaiah 1 9 46 3 43 4.8 0 25 43.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 McCray, Markis 1 1 39 0 39 39.0 0 39 39.0 Vaughn, Austin 1 11 32 0 32 2.9 1 13 32.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Evans, Caleb 1 6 22 0 22 3.7 0 8 22.0 Day, Chase 1 13 13.0 0 13 Suits, Colby 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 Total 1 13 13.0 0 13 TEAM 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Opponents 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 1 39 319 4 315 8.1 3 51 315.0 Opponents 1 37 253 10 243 6.6 0 51 243.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg McCray, Markis 1 25 25.0 0 25 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Batiste, Brandius 1 24 24.0 0 24 Evans, Caleb 1 142.69 19-25-1 76.0 183 1 27 183.0 Veasley, Jaylen 1 11 11.0 0 11 Suits, Colby 1 41.73 1-3-0 33.3 3 0 3 3.0 Total 3 60 20.0 0 25 Total 1 131.87 20-28-1 71.4 186 1 27 186.0 Opponents 5 90 18.0 0 23 Opponents 1 100.22 19-34-1 55.9 164 1 34 164.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Brown, Xavier 1 6 68 11.3 1 18 68.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 McCray, Markis 1 3 45 15.0 0 27 45.0 Hodoh, Jonathan 1 3 27 9.0 0 13 27.0 Pederson, Josh 1 3 21 7.0 0 10 21.0 Batiste, Brandius 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 18.0 Jackson, Zach 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Jackson, Malik 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Carter, Perry 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 Whitfield, Chandler 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 -3.0 Total 1 20 186 9.3 1 27 186.0 Opponents 1 19 164 8.6 1 34 164.0 The Automated ScoreBook ULM Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2019) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Johnson, Josh 2 ------12 Evans, Caleb 1 31 22 183 205 205.0 Meeks, Jacob - 1-2 4-4 - - - - - 7 Johnson, Josh 1 10 173 0 173 173.0 Brown, Xavier 1 ------6 Phillips, Isaiah 1 9 43 0 43 43.0 Vaughn, Austin 1 ------6 McCray, Markis 1 1 39 0 39 39.0 Total 4 1-2 4-4 - - - - - 31 Vaughn, Austin 1 11 32 0 32 32.0 Opponents 1 1-2 0-1 - - - - - 9 Suits, Colby 1 4 7 3 10 10.0 TEAM 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 Total 1 67 315 186 501 501.0 Opponents 1 71 243 164 407 407.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Meeks, Jacob 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 40 0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 4 138 34.5 44 1 1 2 0 0 FG Sequence ULM Opponents GRAM 35,(40) 40,(41) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Meeks, Jacob 6 362 60.3 0 1 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 6 362 60.3 0 1 18.0 45.3 19 Opponents 3 164 54.7 0 0 20.0 34.7 30 The Automated ScoreBook ULM Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2019) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Johnson, Josh 1 173 0 0 0 0 173 173.0 McCray, Markis 1 39 45 0 25 0 109 109.0 Brown, Xavier 1 0 68 0 0 0 68 68.0 Phillips, Isaiah 1 43 0 0 0 0 43 43.0 Batiste, Brandiu 1 0 18 0 24 0 42 42.0 Vaughn, Austin 1 32 0 0 0 0 32 32.0 Hodoh, Jonatha 1 0 27 0 0 0 27 27.0 Evans, Caleb 1 22 0 0 0 0 22 22.0 Pederson, Josh 1 0 21 0 0 0 21 21.0 Day, Chase 1 0 0 0 0 13 13 13.0 Veasley, Jaylen 1 0 0 0 11 0 11 11.0 Suits, Colby 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 7.0 Jackson, Zach 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0 Jackson, Malik 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 Carter, Perry 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 TEAM 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0 Whitfield, Chand 1 0 -3 0 0 0 -3 -3.0 Total 1 315 186 0 60 13 574 574.0 Opponents 1 243 164 0 90 3 500 500.0 The Automated ScoreBook ULM Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 32 Day, Chase 1 5 7 12 1.0-2 . 1-13 ...... 7 Sisco, Cortez 1 5 4 9 ...... 23 Ingram, Nick 1 5 3 8 ...... 10 Webster, Traveion 1 2 4 6 ...... 6S Swinney, Keilos 1 3 2 5 0.5-1 ...... 1S Glass, Tyler 1 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 42 Smith, Hunter 1 2 2 4 0.5-3 ...... 4L Harding, Rashaad 1 . 3 3 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 58 Louis, Donald 1 2 1 3 ...... 34 Veasley, Jaylen 1 . 3 3 0.5-1 ...... 5 Starks, Kerry 1 . 3 3 ...... 44 Shelby, Ty 1 . 2 2 0.5-2 ...... 93 Husmann, Mason 1 . 2 2 ...... 54 Nettles, Brandon 1 1 1 2 ...... 24 Johnson, KeyShawn 1 1 . 1 ...... 29 Latin, Logan 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 84 Bloomfield, Jahquan 1 1 . 1 ...... 4C Wiggins, Kevric 1 . 1 1 ...... 21 Straughter, Corey 1 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . . 48 Shaw, Larance 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 88 Lamm, Tyler 1 1 . 1 ...... 16 White, Ivin 1 . 1 1 ...... 13 Williams, Rhoy 1 1 . 1 ...... 98 Washington, John 1 . 1 1 ...... 55 Roberts, Dayonte 1 . 1 1 ...... Total 1 34 44 78 4-11 0-0 1-13 4 2 . . . . Opponents 1 28 56 84 4-7 0-0 1-3 . 1 . 1 . .