1987 National Championship Team to be Inducted into ULM Hall of Fame
MONROE, La. - The
ULM football team returns to Malone Stadium for just its second home game of
the 2012 season when it hosts Florida Atlantic Saturday night. Kick-off is slated for 7:06 p.m. and the game
will air on the Sun Belt Network (CSS) and ESPN3 as well as Warhawks
All-Access.
| Setting the Stage: ULM vs. Florida Atlantic |
First and Ten...
- Middle Tennessee scored the first points of the game
(44-yard field goal) as it snapped ULM's five-game streak of scoring first...
The victory by ULM marked the second time in the 13-game series that the team
scoring first did not win the game.
- ULM totaled 500 yards of total offense in the 31-17 win
at Middle Tennessee... It marked the fourth time this season that the Warhawks
reached the 500+ yard plateau and the club owns a 3-1 record in 2012 when
tallying 500 or more yards of total offense.
- The win at Middle Tennessee was just the third in a Sun
Belt Conference opener for the Warhawks... The club is now 3-9 (.250) in
conference openers... The other two wins also came on the road (at Florida
Atlantic, W, 28-21 [2005]; at Florida Atlantic, W, 27-25 [2009]).
- Kolton Browning finished 26-for-38 for 285 yards with
one touchdown pass and one interception at Middle Tennessee... He also rushed
for 44 yards on 10 carries and the junior climbed the ranks in four different
career categories... Browning now ranks second in career completions (614),
third in career pass attempts (1,008), third in total offense (7,555) and
fourth in career passing yards (6494).
- Jyruss Edwards tallied two rushing touchdowns for the
second consecutive game... 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).
- Centarius Donald rushed for 71 yards on 20 carries with
one touchdown against the Blue Raiders.
- Brent Leonard led the Warhawks with eight receptions at
Middle Tennessee while Tavarese Maye led the team in receiving yards (77).
- Je'Ron Hamm had the lone receiving touchdown of the
contest... His three-yard touchdown reception gave ULM a 17-3 advantage with
3:40 remaining in the second quarter.
- In the fourth quarter, Isaiah Newsome intercepted
Middle Tennessee's Logan Kilgore in the endzone and returned it to the ULM
eight yard line... The Warhawks were able to run out the clock with a 16-play,
70 yard drive spanning 8:25.... Newsome's interception was the first of the
season and the fourth of his career.
- R.J Young and Cordero Smith each forced a fumble at
Middle Tennessee... It was Young's third career forced fumble and Smith's
second career forced fumble... R.J. Young recovered the fumble he forced for
his second career fumble recovery, while Rob'Donovan Lewis recovered the fumble
forced by Cordero Smith for his first career fumble recovery.
- Cordero Smith and Rob'Donovan Lewis led the team with
six total tackles in the 31-17 win at Middle Tennessee.
- Justin Manton was successful on his first FG attempt of
the season at Middle Tennessee... Manton's 32-yard FG pushed the ULM lead to
10-3 with 11:42 remaining in the second quarter... On the season, he is now
1-for-3 with his other two attempts coming at Auburn.
- Justin Manton is 27-for-27 on PATs in 2012... As a true
freshman in 2011, he set a school-record with 32 consecutive PATs and he
finished 34-for-36 on the season.
- At Middle Tennessee, Cortney Davis set career highs in
kickoff return yards (106) and long return (30 yards).
The Series
Saturday's contest between ULM and Florida Atlantic will
be the ninth meeting all-time between the two conference schools.
ULM has won three games in a row and four of the
last five.
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).
Moving the Ball
and Racking Up Yards
During the 2012 season the Warhawks have set new
Berry-Era Highs in both first downs and total offense.
In the 34-31 win over Arkansas, ULM set a new mark with
550 yards of total offense while tying the high with 30 first downs.
Less than two weeks later, both of those marks were
surpassed in the 47-42 loss to Baylor.
ULM totaled 560 yards of total offense with 31 first downs.
In all, the Warhawks have totaled 27 or more first downs
in all five games and have finished with 500+ yards of total offense four
times.
200 Again...
Again... and Again...
The ULM ground attack has surpassed the 200-yard plateau
in three consecutive games. Against
Baylor, the club tallied 262 rushing yards and followed that with 222 yards
against Tulane and 204 yards in the Sun Belt opener at Middle Tennessee.
Rushing to the
Top
Junior RB Jyruss Edwards found the endzone twice in ULM's
63-10 victory at Tulane (September 29).
Edwards now has four rushing touchdowns on the season and 19 for his
career.
Edwards found the endzone twice against Middle Tennessee
as he helped ULM improve to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play with the
31-17 victory.
With 21 career rushing touchdowns, Edwards is now tied
for fourth in program history (Steven Jyles, 21, 2002-05).
Attacking
Defense
In ULM's 31-17 win over Middle Tennessee (Oct. 6), the
squad registered four TFLs, 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 Tenneesee'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.
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.
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.
