ULM Returns Home for First Time in Four Weeks; Faces West Division Rival Texas State

Football Nov 03

Game 9: Texas State (3-5, 1-3 Sun Belt) at ULM (2-6, 1-3 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Nov. 5 | 4:02 p.m. CT
Malone Stadium (30,000) | Monroe, La.
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2022 ULM Football Notes: Game 9 vs. Texas State

Coach Bowden Weekly Press Conference: Game 9 Preview vs. Texas State

MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY TICKET INFORMATION
Retired and active military, who present a valid I.D. card, will receive four (4) complimentary general admission tickets to Saturday's Texas State at ULM football game in Malone Stadium. Tickets may be secured in advance at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum Ticket Office or on game day.

Single-game tickets for the general public are priced at $35 for lower chairback, $25 for upper chairback/lower bench, $15 general admission and $12 for ULM student guest/youth GA (ages 4-12). Order tickets online here.

ULM BASKETBALL TEAMS CONDUCT FREE YOUTH CLINIC PRIOR TO SATURDAY'S HOME FOOTBALL GAME
Prior to ULM's Nov. 5 home football game against Texas State, the Warhawk women's and men's basketball coaching staffs and players will conduct a free youth clinic from 12-1 p.m. in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Girls and boys, ages 8-12, are invited to participate in the free youth basketball clinic.

The purpose of the clinic is to introduce youngsters to the game by stressing fundamentals. Gym shoes are required. Clinic participants are asked to enter Fant-Ewing Coliseum through the main Ticket Office lobby entrance.

The youth basketball clinic will conclude with a combined autograph session with both the ULM women's and men's basketball teams, signing 2022-23 schedule posters.

As a bonus, youth basketball clinic participants will receive a free general admission ticket to the 4 p.m. ULM-Texas State football game. In addition, accompanying adults may purchase GA football tickets ($15 value) at the discounted rate of $12 each.

FIRST-AND-10 –
• Coming off a bye week, ULM returns to action at 4 p.m. Saturday, entertaining Texas State at Malone Stadium. It is the first home game for ULM since Oct. 8, when the Warhawks lost to Coastal Carolina, 28-21. ULM lost its last game, 48-24, at Army on Oct. 22 to drop to 2-6 overall. The Warhawks enter this week's game at 1-3 in Sun Belt Conference play.

Texas State also is coming off a bye week. The Bobcats lost their last game, 20-14, at home against Southern Miss on Oct. 22. Texas State is 3-5 overall on the season and 1-3 in SBC action.

• Saturday's game marks the 19th meeting between ULM and Texas State. The Warhawks lead the series, 12-6. Texas State has won the last two meetings, including last year's 27-19 win over ULM in San Marcos. The Bobcats won the last meeting in Monroe, 38-17, on Sept. 19, 2020. Three of the last four games in the series have been decided by 10 points or less. The Warhawks are 6-3 all-time against Texas State in Monroe.

• ULM's 2022 roster features 27 players from the state of Texas, including four projected starters on offense and four on defense: quarterback Chandler Rogers (Mansfield, Lake Ridge High School), running back Andrew Henry (Dallas, Allen), tight end Zach Rasmussen (Anna, Newman Smith), right guard Elijah Fisher (Allen), defensive tackle Quincy Ledet (Orange, West Orange-Stark), nose guard Caleb Thomas (Mansfield), defensive end Seth Mason (Allen) and linebacker Tristan Driggers (Hallsville), along with kicker Calum Sutherland (Keller).

• ULM sophomore quarterback Chandler Rogers has become one of the nation's best in completion percentage. Rogers ranks 11th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and second in the Sun Belt Conference with a .709 completion percentage. He also ranks inside the Top 50 in passing efficiency at 154.6 (31st FBS, fourth SBC) and yards per pass attempt at 8.17 (41st FBS, fourth SBC).

Through eight games, Rogers has thrown for 1,601 yards on 139-of-196 passing (70.9%) with 12 TDs and five interceptions. He also has rushed for 239 yards and three TDs.

In four games in the month of October, Rogers was incredibly efficient, throwing for 952 yards on 80-of-105 passing (76.2%) with 10 TDs and two interceptions with a passing efficiency rating of 180.0. He also rushed for 134 yards and one TD in the month.

He has been at his best in crunch time. Rogers is completing 80.5 percent (33-of-41) of his throws in the fourth quarter for 450 yards, three TDs and no interceptions. His passing efficiency rating in the fourth quarter is 196.84.

Rogers is tied for third in FBS with four completions of 60 or more yards (Tennessee's Hendon Hooker and Louisiana Tech's Parker McNeil). Only Middle Tennessee's Chase Cunningham (5) and TCU's Max Duggan (5) have more such completions.

He completed 21-of-28 passes for 164 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in ULM's last game at Army West Point on Oct. 22. He threw a 12-yard TD pass to Boogie Knight to give ULM the lead in the second quarter and found Jevin Frett for a 23-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter.
• ULM junior wide receiver Tyrone Howell had five catches for 24 yards in the 48-24 loss at Army West Point on Oct. 22.

Howell set career highs for receptions (9), receiving yards (244) and touchdown receptions (3) in the Oct. 15 41-34 loss at South Alabama. The 6-foot-2, 202-pound Howell scored on receptions of 75, 25 and 83 yards from Chandler Rogers. He picked up 151 of his 244 receiving yards after the catch. With ULM trailing 41-20, Howell caught three passes for 104 yards and one score in the fourth quarter alone. For his effort, Howell was named to the Pro Football Focus College National Offensive Team of the Week.

His 244 receiving yards marked the second-highest single-game total in ULM history, trailing only Stepfret Williams who caught 10 passes for 264 yards at Nevada in 1995. In addition, Howell's 244 receiving yards marked the third-highest single-game total produced in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in 2022, trailing only Ole Miss's Jonathan Mingo (244 on 9 catches vs. Vanderbilt) and Kent State's Dante Cephas (246 on 13 grabs vs. Ohio).

His three TD receptions tied the third-highest single-game total in school history – just one shy of the record shared by Brent Leonard (4 vs. South Alabama, 2012) and Williams (4 vs. Nevada, 1995).

He has 18 of his 29 receptions on the season over the last three games, going for 345 of his 529 yards and all four of his TDs.

Howell leads the NCAA FBS with three receptions of 70 or more yards, with an 89-yard reception against the Ragin' Cajuns and the 75 and 83-yard TD receptions at South Alabama. He is 35th in FBS and ninth in the SBC in yards per reception at 18.24.

• Freshman wide receiver Bugs Mortimer continues to see increased touches for the Warhawks. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mortimer accounted for 84 all-purpose yards in the loss at Army West Point on Oct. 22, picking up two carries for 75 rushing yards, including a long of 69 yards which set up ULM's second TD of the day, and two receptions for 9 yards.

It marked the third consecutive game Mortimer had multiple touches. He had three receptions for 28 yards at South Alabama on Oct. 15 and one carry for 11 yards and three receptions for 8 yards vs. Coastal Carolina on Oct. 8. He had a 24-yard run against the Ragin' Cajuns on Sept. 24.

• Sophomore linebacker Tristan Driggers was second on the team with eight tackles (3 solos, 5 assists) on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. He leads the team with 47 tackles (29 solos, 18 assists) with three tackles for loss (16 yards), one sack (7 yards), three interceptions, one pass break-up and a quarterback hurry. He has 31 of his 47 tackles, including two of his three tackles for loss, in the last four games.

He ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference and 14th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with three interceptions this season. He picked off passes in each of the first three games of the season.

• ULM graduate linebacker Zack Woodard picked up five tackles (3 solos, 2 assists) with 1.5 tackles for loss (4 yards) on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. He currently ranks tied for 30th among active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players with 283 career tackles. He is second on the team with 43 tackles (28 solos, 15 assists) with 6.5 tackles for loss (24 yards), two sacks (14 yards), two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.

• Red-shirt freshman defensive end Kenard Snyder is averaging 7.8 tackles over the last four games since entering the starting lineup. The 6-foot, 248-pound Snyder recorded seven tackles with half a tackle for loss on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. He had a career-high 11 tackles (8 solos, 3 assists), including one for a 2-yard loss, at South Alabama. He contributed four stops against Coastal Carolina. Snyder produced nine stops (7 solos, 2 assists) in his first career start at Arkansas State, with three resulting in losses (7 yards) including his first career sack (3 yards).

His six tackles for loss (12 yards) are tied for third most on the team, behind graduate linebacker Zack Woodard (6.5 for 24 yards) and senior nose guard Caleb Thomas (6.5 for 16). A native of Vero Beach, Florida, Snyder ranks third on the team in tackles with 42 (25 solos, 17 assists).

• Fifth-year senior Devyn McCormick ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference and 30th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with his 43.8-yard punting average. He had three punts for an average of 42.3 yards with a long of 51 yards on Oct. 22 at Army West Point.

He was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 12. He averaged 44.0 yards on five punts, including three kicks down inside the opponent's 20-yard line, in ULM's 35-7 win over Nicholls on Sept. 10.

CLASS BREAKDOWN (STARTERS) –
ULM Offense: 1 graduate, 2 seniors, 2 juniors, 5 sophomores, 1 freshman
ULM Defense: 2 graduates, 2 juniors, 7 sophomores
Texas State Offense: 4 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 sophomores, 1 freshman
Texas State Defense: 5 seniors, 6 juniors

2022 STAT LEADERS –
ULM
Rushing – Malik Jackson (97 carries for 367 yards, 3.8 avg., 5 TDs)
Passing – Chandler Rogers (139 of 196, 70.9%, for 1,601 yards, 12 TDs, 5 INTs)
Receiving – Tyrone Howell (29 catches for 529 yards, 18.2 avg., 4 TDs)
Tackles – Tristan Driggers (47 tackles, 29 solos, 18 assists, 3 TFLs, 1 SK, 3 INTs, 1 PBU, 1 QBH)

TEXAS STATE
Rushing – Lincoln Pare (95 carries for 358 yards, 3.8 avg., 2 TDs)
Passing – Layne Hatcher (186 of 296, 62.8%, for 1,944 yards, 16 TDs, 8 INTs)
Receiving – Ashtyn Hawkins (54 catches for 581 yards, 10.8 avg., 7 TDs)
Tackles – Tory Spears (43 tackles, 26 solos, 17 assists, 1 TFL, 0.5 SK, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 FF)

CURRENT WARHAWKS vs. TEXAS STATE –
Career Stat Leaders
Rushing – Andrew Henry (23 carries for 82 yards, 3.6 avg., 1 TD)
Passing – Chandler Rogers (28 of 43 for 262 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs)
Receiving – Will Derrick (6 catches for 74 yards, 12.3 avg., 0 TD)
Tackles – Jabari Johnson (9 tackles, 2 solos, 7 assists)

ULM/TEXAS STATE SERIES NOTES –
Saturday's game marks the 19th meeting between ULM and Texas State. The Warhawks lead the series, 12-6. Texas State has won the last two meetings, including last year's 27-19 win over ULM in San Marcos. The Bobcats won the last meeting in Monroe, 38-17, on Sept. 19, 2020. Three of the last four games in the series have been decided by 10 points or less. The Warhawks are 6-3 all-time against Texas State in Monroe.

THE LAST MEETING –
Texas State 27, ULM 19 (Nov. 6, 2021 in San Marcos, Texas): ULM walked a tightrope Saturday at Bobcat Stadium in a game that started off as an offensive shootout and turned into a defensive struggle.

In the end, the Warhawks came up short in a 27-19 loss that featured too many missed opportunities for ULM.

Down by eight, ULM possessed the ball inside the final minute but saw the last drive end at the Warhawks' 44 on fourth down with 17 seconds remaining.

Chandler Rogers completed 28-of-43 passes and 262 yards and ULM (4-5, 2-4 Sun Belt) gained 432 yards overall. However, the Warhawks were held to a single field goal in the second half as the game's fast pace slowed significantly.

ULM was 2-for-5 on fourth-down conversions and could never seem to come up with the game-changing play against Texas State (2-7, 1-4 Sun Belt).

The Warhawks also came up short in the kicking game, with a missed PAT, one missed field goal and a missed field goal opportunity as time ran out at the end of the first half without getting off a kick.

Tyler Vitt, not injured starter Brady McBride, opened for Texas State and the Bobcats took a 3-0 lead on Seth Keller's 42-yard field goal with 8:12 remaining in the first quarter. The Bobcats drove 73 yards in 11 plays on a series that started on their own 2-yard line.

Andrew Henry scored on a 1-yard run to put ULM on top 6-3 with 2:58 left in the first quarter but Calum Sutherland hit the upright on his extra point try. ULM's drive covered 75 yards in 11 plays.

Vitt tossed a 49-yard touchdown pass to Javen Banks with 1:11 remaining in the first quarter, wrapping a five-play, 75-yard drive that reclaimed the lead at 10-6 for the Bobcats.

Sutherland's 52-yard field goal with 10:04 left before halftime narrowed the Bobcats' margin to 10-9 after a 12-play, 40-yard drive.
The Bobcats led 17-9 with 5:58 remaining in the second quarter after Caleb Twyford's 1-yard touchdown run punctuated a nine-play, 75-yard drive.

ULM faced fourth-and-1 from the Texas State 10 with 2:08 showing before the break and elected to go for it. With Abraham Alce in the backfield, Rogers faked the handoff and darted left to score the touchdown, his first on the ground this season. Jared Sparks made a 43-yard reception, his season long, on third-and-10 from the ULM 25 to keep the chains moving on the nine-play, 75-yard drive that cut the score to 17-16.

Texas State extended its lead to 20-16 as Keller stroked a 43-yard field goal with 54 seconds left in the second quarter. The Bobcats moved into scoring position with a quick nine-play, 49-yard drive.

Down four with less than a minute to go, ULM drove to the Texas State 29 before time ran out. Will Derrick made a 25-yard reception on the series that saw him race across the field to get out of bounds after the catch. But Jevin Frett couldn't get out of bounds after a 7-yard catch to the 29 and time expired before Rogers could clock it.

The Bobcats piled up 308 yards in the first half while ULM gained 274. Vitt was 12-for-21 passing for 210 yards and Texas State averaged 17.5 yards per completion with passes covering 49, 42, 30 and 24 yards.

ULM received the second-half kickoff and drove 47 yards in 13 plays to collect Sutherland's 45-yard field goal, cutting the lead to 20-19 at the 10:13 mark of the third quarter.

The Warhawks stiffened on defense, forcing two punts on two Texas State series in a fast-paced third quarter.

Early in the fourth quarter, Sutherland was wide right on a 51-yard field-goal attempt with 12:22 to go. But ULM's defense held the rope and forced a third-straight Texas State punt.

After the Warhawks went three-and-out on their next offensive series, Texas State answered with a punt of its own as ULM linebacker Zack Woodard made a strong open-field tackle on third down.
After trading punts, the two teams then traded fourth-down defensive stops.

With 7:31 left in the game, ULM went for it on fourth-and-1 from its own 37 and Texas State stuffed Rogers for no gain. Taking over after their defensive stop, the Bobcats also faced fourth-and 2 at the ULM 5, but Quae Drake and Myles Cole stuffed Jahmyl Jeter a yard short.

After an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Bobcats, ULM's drive began at the 19 with 4:39 left in the game. On fourth-and-10 from the ULM 40, Rogers was unable to connect with Dariyan Wiley past midfield.

After the fourth-down stop, Texas State got it back with 2:42 remaining and ULM holding three timeouts. Jeter picked up a big first down on a third-and-3 run and then ran in uncontested from 26 yards out with 1:43 left in the game for a 27-19 lead.

Allowing Texas State to score gave ULM one final chance to tie the game with a touchdown and two-point conversion. After starting at the 25, the Warhawks converted a fourth-and-5 to the ULM 38 with 56 seconds to go before a fourth-and-4 pass was broken up with 17 seconds to go.

THE LAST MEETING AT MALONE STADIUM –
Texas State 38, ULM 17 (Sept. 19, 2020, in Monroe, Louisiana): ULM gave up too much, too early and couldn't claw back on Sept. 19, 2020, at Malone Stadium.

The Warhawks spotted Texas State a 17-point first-half lead and dropped a 38-17 decision in their 2020 home and Sun Belt Conference opener.

ULM (0-2, 0-1) slowed Texas State over the final two quarters and quarterback Colby Suits enjoyed a breakout performance in his second collegiate start. But Texas State's early offensive onslaught was too much to make up.

Suits completed 35-of-53 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns and hit 11 different receivers in a solid outing. His 35 completions tied the sixth-highest single-game total in ULM history.

However, the Warhawks came up with just three points on three red-zone trips in the second half that could have helped them reverse course.

ULM wasn't able to get star running back Josh Johnson untracked as he finished with 51 yards on 17 carries. ULM gained just 67 yards on the ground.
Texas State quarterback Tyler Vitt was a dual threat on this night with 256 passing yards and 82 on the ground as his team attacked early. Jeremiah Haydel was his top target with six catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns.

Texas State opened the game with an 85-yard drive to go up 7-0 with 11:21 left in the first quarter. Calvin Hill's 4-yard touchdown run finished a 10-play drive that included a 36-yard completion from Vitt to Marcell Barbee, a ball tipped by ULM cornerback Corey Straughter before the catch.

Junior receiver Jevin Frett introduced himself to the locals with a 20-yard touchdown catch from Suits to tie the game with 2:52 left in the first quarter. The seven-play, 40-yard drive followed a defensive stop that saw Buck safety Keilos Swinney register a sack with a forced fumble that led to a punt after the big third-down play.

Texas State answered with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Vitt to Haydel and regained the lead at 14-7 with 42 seconds to go in the first. The Bobcats needed 2:09 to cover 75 yards in six plays.

ULM and Texas State traded miscues early in the second quarter, with the advantage going to the visitors.

ULM's Jahquan Bloomfield recovered a fumble off a punt at the Texas State 28 with 14:46 left in the second quarter. But on the first play of the ensuing series, Johnson lost a fumble recovered by the Bobcats and returned 18 yards out to the Texas State 38.

Texas State turned the turnover into points and a 21-7 lead by marching 62 yards in seven plays. Vitt, who had a 21-yard run on the drive, finished with an 8-yard touchdown scramble.

ULM's next drive ended with a turnover on downs as Johnson was stuffed and fumbled on fourth-and-1 from the Warhawks 45. The Bobcats moved into scoring position and led 24-7 after Seth Keller's 40-yard field goal with 6:17 to go before the half.

The Warhawks pulled within 24-10 with 1:34 left in the second quarter after a successful 11-play, 75-yard drive. Suits, who completed 7-of-9 passes for 68 yards on the march rolled out right and found Chandler Whitfield on third-and-goal for a 5-yard score. The touchdown was a career-first for the red-shirt freshman receiver.

Texas State, which had scored 17 unanswered points before ULM's touchdown, struck again on its next offensive play with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Vitt to Haydel and carried a 31-14 lead to the locker room at halftime.

Vitt passed for 233 yards and two scores in the half while Haydel had five catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns.

After 45 total points in the opening half, the second half didn't deliver as many fireworks for either team but for ULM, it was all about a comeback that didn't quite materialize.

A personal foul by the Bobcats on a punt return set up ULM at the Texas State 38 for its second series of the third quarter. Facing fourth-and-7 from the 11, Davis Hughes kicked a 28-yard field goal to pull ULM within 14 points at 31-17 at the 8:42 mark.

ULM kept Texas State scoreless in the third quarter and outgained Texas State, 112 to 19, to keep itself within striking distance but couldn't convert on fourth-and-8 from the Bobcats' 16 on the second play of the final period as a 13-play, 72-yard drive fizzled on an incomplete pass.

Down by 14 points, ULM's last meaningful offensive series started at its own 3 with 4:29 left in the game. The Warhawks converted a fourth-and-17 from the 31 on a 19-yard pass from Suits to Josh Pederson. But again, ULM came up empty as cornerback Jarron Morris intercepted Suits in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a final touchdown.

THE LAST TIME OUT –
Army West Point 48, ULM 24 (Oct. 22, 2022, in West Point, N.Y.): Leading Army by 10 points in the first half, ULM looked like a team poised to win on the road for the first time in a long time.

Instead, the Warhawks surrendered 31 unanswered points on the way to a 48-24 loss to the Black Knights at Michie Stadium.

Army (3-4) seized control as the game wore on with its trademark option attack. Army (3-4) rushed for 441 yards on 66 attempts and held the ball 35:21 to control time of possession.

The Warhawks (2-6) led 17-7 in the second quarter and still held a 17-14 advantage at the half before letting the game spiral away in the third quarter. ULM ran just six plays for 35 yards while being outscored 17-0 in the pivotal period.
ULM finished with 349 yards but gained just 118 in the second half. Sacked three times, quarterback Chandler Rogers completed 21-of-28 passes for 164 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

Defensively, Quae Drake led ULM with nine tackles while Caleb Thomas registered three tackles for loss among his seven stops.

For Army, quarterback Jemel Jones rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on 17 attempts. Army topped 400 yards rushing for the fourth time this season.

ULM's opening drive, 12 plays for 70 yards, earned a 22-yard field goal by Calum Sutherland. Army had the Warhawks stopped at midfield, but a roughing the kicker penalty on ULM's punt kept the march going.

Army scored on fourth-and-4 from 31 on a run by Jones to take a 7-3 lead with 6:02 left in the first quarter. The Black Knights rode a six-play, 75-yard drive in for the touchdown.

The Warhawks came up short on their second offensive series as a fourth-and-goal pass at the Army 3 fell incomplete. The Warhawks squandered a 12-play, 72-yard drive with the turnover on downs.

However, things worked out as ULM's defense stopped Army on fourth-and-1 from the Black Knights' 13. Zack Woodard and Kenard Snyder corralled Jones for a 1-yard loss.

One play later, Rogers found Boogie Knight for a 12-yard touchdown and the Warhawks led 10-7 with 12:49 left in the second quarter.

After forcing an Army punt from the ULM 39, the Warhawks took command from the 2 and drove 98 yards in six plays. ULM flipped the field on a 69-yard run by Bugs Mortimer, who was tracked down at the Army 14. Two plays later, Andrew Henry's 10-yard touchdown run up the middle gave ULM a 17-7 advantage with 5:43 to go before halftime.

The Black Knights took the ensuing kickoff 75 yards in 11 plays to draw within 17-14 on a 2-yard Jones touchdown with 38 seconds left in the second quarter.

ULM outgained Army, 231-192, in the first half. Rogers completed 12-of-14 passes for 84 yards and one score and the Warhawks rushed for 147 yards on 19 attempts. Army rushed for 187 yards on 27 attempts and completed 1-of-2 passes for just 5 yards.

The Black Knights controlled the third quarter en route to gaining the upper hand.

Army tied the game at 17-17 after opening the third quarter with a 10-play, 35-yard drive. Quinn Maretski kicked a 38-yard field goal with 9:23 remaining in the period.

A ULM turnover allowed Army to reclaim the lead.

On the next series for the Warhawks, Leo Lowin intercepted Rogers at the ULM 49. From there, the Black Knights drove 64 yards in nine plays and jumped ahead 24-17 with 3:40 left in third quarter on a 6-yard run by Jones, his third touchdown of the day.

Army's third-quarter dominance continued with a five-play, 60-yard drive capped by Tyson Riley's 3-yard touchdown run. The Army touchdown with 12 seconds continued a streak of 24 unanswered points by the Black Knights.

Army held the ball 13:01 in the third quarter while gaining 127 yards on 23 plays. ULM ran just six plays for 35 yards while being outscored 2l-0 in the third quarter.

The Black Knights extended their advantage to 38-17 in the fourth quarter with an eight-play, 55-yard drive. Jakobi Buchanan bulled in for a 3-yard touchdown with 6:35 remaining

ULM ended its scoring drought with 5:03 to go in the game on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Rogers to Jevin Frett to shave the deficit to 38-24.

Army led 41-24 after Maretski's 37-yard field goal with 3:46 remaining and tacked on an exclamation point as Bryson Dailey rumbled 64 yards for his first career touchdown for the 48-24 lead.

The Black Knights scored on seven consecutive drives to close out the game, not including a kneel down at the end of the first half.

P-40 WARHAWK SERIES UNIFORM –
On Military Appreciation Day, it's only fitting ULM will don its P-40 series alternate uniform. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawks constituted the principal armament of the U.S. Army Air Force (USAFF) fighter squadrons in the early 1940s. In the summer of 1941, Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, who grew up in Louisiana, began recruiting and training pilots for the American Volunteer Group, who became known as the "Flying Tigers" in China during World War II. The P-40 Warhawk served as inspiration for ULM's new nickname/mascot, adopted in 2006.

The P-40 uniform series incorporates details of the fighter into its design. Saturday's home game against Texas State marks the eighth time ULM has worn the P-40 series uniform (2015: vs. Nicholls State and Georgia Southern; 2017: vs. Southern Miss; 2018: vs. Georgia Southern; 2019: vs. Memphis; 2020 vs. App State; 2021 vs. Arkansas State).

In the 2021 home finale against Arkansas State, ULM introduced the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk alternate helmet, a visual concept created by local marketing specialists Jonathan Perry and Michael Jordan (owner at Lore) that features the iconic shark grin, razor teeth and wagging tongue.

PREGAME FLYOVER –
Saturday's pregame flyover will be performed by the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, featuring three North American AT-6 aircraft.

The North American AT-6, nicknamed "the pilot maker," became the advanced training aircraft for all U.S. airmen in World War II, including those that went on to fly fighter aircraft like the P-40 Warhawk, P-51 Mustang and F4U Corsair. Powered by a single 600 horsepower Pratt & Whitney air cooled engine, it is capable of a maximum level speed of 205 miles per hour.

Today's AeroShell Aerobatic Team includes Jimmy Fordham (lead), Eric Hollingsworth (left wing) and Bryan Regan (right wing).

MILESTONE TRACKER –
• Super senior Boogie Knight needs 22 all-purpose yards to reach the 3,000-yard career milestone. The Akron transfer has amassed 2,978 career all-purpose yards on 247 touches (12.1 yards per play). His 2,978 career all-purpose yards rank 43rd among active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players.

Knight also is one receptions shy of the 100 career milestone. He has 99 career catches for 1,289 yards and four TDs.

• Super senior wide receiver Zach Jackson needs 58 receiving yards to reach the 1,000-yard career milestone. A four-year letterman, Jackson has 78 career receptions for 942 yards (12.1 avg.) and four touchdowns in 49 games (16 starts).

• Super senior linebacker Zack Woodard needs 17 tackles to reach the 300-career milestone. The Jacksonville State transfer has registered 283 career tackles in 52 career games (JSU and ULM combined), including 37 starts. He has produced double-digit tackles in nine career games.

His 283 career tackles rank 27th among active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players.

THIRTEEN WARHAWKS HAVE MADE FIRST-TIME STARTS IN 2022 –
Three Warhawks made a first-time start on Oct. 8 against Coastal Carolina. Wide receivers Alred Luke (5-8, 175, R-Fr.) and Bugs Mortimer (5-9, 165, Fr.) started on offense and safety Simion Hines (5-11, 187, Fr.) started on defense.

Four more Warhawks made a first-time start on Oct. 1 at Arkansas State. Defensive end Kenard Snyder (6-0, 248, R-Fr.) and cornerback Car'lin Vigers (6-2, 197, Jr.) made thier first starts on defense. Due to the offense starting its first possession on ULM's 1-yard line, the Warhawks went with a three tight end set, allowing Nolan Quinlan (6-5, 247, Jr.) and Abraham Alce (6-0, 260, Jr.) to make their first starts.

ULM right guard Nick Lowe (6-3, 385, Jr.) made his first career start on Sept. 17 against No. 2/1 Alabama.

ULM's starting lineup for the 2022 season opener at Texas featured five first-time starters, including three on the offensive side of the football and two more on defense.

The first-time starters on offense were left tackle center Zarian McGill (6-1, 315, So.), right guard Tellek Lockette (6-4, 331, Fr.) and right tackle Stacey Wilkins (6-7, 321, So.). The first-time starters on defense included Will linebacker Tristan Driggers (6-2, 204, So.) and Cat safety Keydrain Calligan (6-0, 195, So.).

By comparison, ULM's 2021 opening-game lineup Kentucky included 14 first-time starters.

MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD –
• ULM sophomore quarterback Chandler Rogers has become one of the nation's best in completion percentage. Rogers ranks 11th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and second in the Sun Belt Conference with a .709 completion percentage. He also ranks inside the Top 50 in passing efficiency at 154.6 (31st FBS, fourth SBC) and yards per pass attempt at 8.17 (41st FBS, fourth SBC).

Through eight games, Rogers has thrown for 1,601 yards on 139-of-196 passing (70.9%) with 12 TDs and five interceptions. He also has rushed for 239 yards and three TDs.

In four games in the month of October, Rogers was incredibly efficient, throwing for 952 yards on 80-of-105 passing (76.2%) with 10 TDs and two interceptions with a passing efficiency rating of 180.0. He also rushed for 134 yards and one TD in the month.

He has been at his best in crunch time. Rogers is completing 80.5 percent (33-of-41) of his throws in the fourth quarter for 450 yards, three TDs and no interceptions. His passing efficiency rating in the fourth quarter is 196.84.

Rogers is tied for third in FBS with four completions of 60 or more yards (Tennessee's Hendon Hooker and Louisiana Tech's Parker McNeil). Only Middle Tennessee's Chase Cunningham (5) and TCU's Max Duggan (5) have more such completions.

He hit 21-of-28 passes for 164 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in ULM's last game at Army West Point on Oct. 22. Rogers threw a 12-yard TD pass to Boogie Knight to give ULM the lead in the second quarter and found Jevin Frett for a 23-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter.

He completed 20-of-27 passes (74 percent) for a career high 371 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-34 loss at South Alabama. Rogers completed passes to eight different receivers, with Tyrone Howell (9 catches for 244 yards and 3 TDs), Frett (3 catches for 83 yards) and Bugs Mortimer (3 catches for 28 yards) picking up multiple receptions.

He connected on 27-of-30 throws (90 percent) for 279 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 loss to unbeaten Coastal Carolina. Rogers completed passes to 10 different receivers, including TD strikes of 5 yards to and 42 yards to Howell. He opened the game with a school-record 19 consecutive completions, breaking the previous mark of 12 by Trey Revell against Texas Southern in 2009. Including the previous game at Arkansas State, Rogers completed 20-straight passes, erasing another school record previously held by Revell, who connected on 15 consecutive throws in back-to-game games against Texas and Texas Southern in 2009.

He was 12-of-20 passing for 138 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 13 times for 57 yards and one TD in the 45-28 loss at Arkansas State on Oct. 1.

Rogers was 14-of-26 passing for 192 yards and an interception while rushing for 36 yards and had a 5-yard TD in the fourth quarter in the 21-17 win over the Ragin' Cajuns on Sept. 24.

Against No. 2/1 Alabama, he threw for 96 yards on 11-of-21 passing with an interception. He was sacked four times in the loss.

Rogers accounted for 308 yards total offense and three touchdowns in leading ULM to a 35-7 win over Nicholls on Sept. 10 in the Warhawks' home opener. He recorded his first 200-yard passing game of the season and fifth of his career, completing 20-of-25 throws for 253 yards and two scores. He completed passes to 10 different receivers, including TD strikes of 4 yards to Zach Rasmussen and 18 yards to Jevin Frett. Rogers added 55 rushing yards on eight carries, including a 9-yard TD run around left end early in the fourth quarter.

He made his eighth starting appearance of his career in the season opener on Sept. 3 at Texas. Rogers completed 14-of-19 passes for 108 yards and an interception. He was sacked three times. He hit eight different receivers with his 14 completions.

The 6-foot, 194-pound Rogers, who outdueled junior Jiya Wright for the starting nod, appeared in all 12 games in 2021, including six consecutive starts in the middle of the season (at Coastal Carolina, vs. Georgia State, vs. Liberty, vs. South Alabama, at App State and at Texas State) after Rhett Rodriguez suffered a chest injury in Game 3 against Troy. He became one of 16 freshmen quarterbacks to start at least six regular-season games in the NCAA FBS in 2021 and started seven games overall after joining Rodriguez in the backfield for ULM's first play from scrimmage in the home finale against Arkansas State.

Rogers played 476 offensive snaps and accounted for 1,678 yards total offense and 10 touchdowns. He completed 112-of-179 throws for 1,311 yards, nine TDs and three interceptions. Rogers ranked among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in completion percentage (third at .626) and passing efficiency rating (sixth at 137.3 rating). His .626 completion percentage set the ULM single-season record while his 137.3 passing efficiency rating ranks third on the school's single-season chart. He led the team in passing and total offense while finishing third in rushing with 139 carries for 367 yards and a score. Rogers led the team in runs of 10 or more yards (16) and in runs that result in first downs (26).

JACKSON SETTLES IN AT RUNNING BACK –
Junior running back Malik Jackson leads ULM in rushing with 97 carries for 367 yards (3.8 yards per carry) with 5 touchdowns. He had eight carries for 36 yards at Army West Point on Oct. 22.

Jackson had 77 all-purpose yards in the Oct. 8 game against Coastal Carolina. He rushed for 52 yards on 12 carries while making three catches for 25 yards. He picked up a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, marking his fifth consecutive game with at least one TD.

He topped 100 all-purpose yards in the Oct. 1 game at Arkansas State. He had a season-high 16 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown on the ground, had one reception for 9 yards and had one kickoff return for 9 yards to total 107 all-purpose yards.

On Sept. 24, he picked up 41 yards on 14 carries with a 2-yard TD run against the Ragin' Cajuns.

On Sept. 17 against No. 2/1 Alabama, Jackson led the team with 13 carries for 36 yards and one touchdown.

On Sept. 10 against Nicholls, Jackson tied for the lead on the ground with quarterback Chandler Rogers. Jackson had 12 totes for 55 yards and a score while Rogers tallied eight carries for 55 yards and a TD.

In the season opener at Texas, Jackson led ULM with 19 yards on nine carries.

Jackson, who made the transition from slot receiver to running back late last season, averaged nearly 119 rushing yards over the last three games, racking up 451 yards rushing on 80 carries and scored three TDs. He gained 112 yards in the season finale against the Ragin' Cajuns and rushed for a career-high 166 yards and two scores in the home finale against Arkansas State, including a 75-yard run.

HENRY FORMS 1-2 PUNCH WITH JACKSON IN BACKFIELD –
Andrew Henry has 52 carries on the season for 254 yards and three TDs while adding three receptions for 7 yards.

He rushed five times for 17 yards and had a 10-yard TD run at Army West Point on Oct. 22.

Henry rushed 11 times for a career-high 123 yards and one touchdown in ULM's 21-17 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns on Sept. 24 as the Warhawks snapped a four-game losing streak against their rival. His career-long 75-yard TD run tied the score a 7-all in the first quarter. It marked his second career 100-yard rushing game, after rushing for 108 yards on 19 carries vs. Troy on Sept. 25, 2021.

ULM also ended the Ragin' Cajuns' 13-game winning streak in Sun Belt Conference play.

Henry led ULM in rushing (485 yards) and rushing touchdowns (4) in 2021. In addition, the 5-foot-10, 196-pound Henry gained an impressive 73 percent of his rushing yards (352 of 485) after contact. He ranked second on the team in runs of 10 or more yards (11) and in runs that resulted in first downs (20).

COOL HAND LUKE –
Red-shirt freshman Alred Luke recorded his first career game with more than 100 all-purpose yards on Oct. 8 against Coastal Carolina. The New Orleans native caught a team-best six passes for 55 yards, added three carries for 26 yards and tacked on one kickoff return for 21 yards to total 102 all-purpose yards.

He is third on the team with 18 receptions on the season for 220 yards and one TD, while adding six carries for 21 yards on the ground. Luke has produced a team-best eight explosive plays (20-plus yards: three receptions and five kickoff returns).

He scored his first-career TD on Oct. 1 at Arkansas State. Luke caught two passes for 66 yards, including a 58-yard TD strike from sophomore quarterback Chandler Rogers, as he ran wide open down the seam for the pitch-and-catch score.

He caught three passes for 11 yards while returning two kicks for 33 yards on Sept. 24 against the Ragin' Cajuns.

Luke made his first big impact on Sept. 10 against Nicholls. Trailing 7-0, he caught a pass from Rogers and raced 68 yards to the Nicholls 2-yard line to set up the game-tying TD in the second quarter. Luke finished the game with three catches for a career-high 72 yards in the win.

He played in four games as a true freshman in 2021, seeing time against South Alabama, Arkansas State, at LSU and at the Ragin' Cajuns.

HOWELL EMERGES AS RECEIVING THREAT –
ULM junior wide receiver Tyrone Howell had five catches for 24 yards in the 48-24 loss at Army on Oct. 22.

Howell set career highs for receptions (9), receiving yards (244) and touchdown receptions (3) in the Oct. 15 41-34 loss at South Alabama. The 6-foot-2, 202-pound Howell scored on receptions of 75, 25 and 83 yards from Chandler Rogers. He picked up 151 of his 244 receiving yards after the catch. With ULM trailing 41-20, Howell caught three passes for 104 yards and one score in the fourth quarter alone. For his effort, Howell was named to the Pro Football Focus College National Offensive Team of the Week.

His 244 receiving yards marked the second-highest single-game total in ULM history, trailing only Stepfret Williams who caught 10 passes for 264 yards at Nevada in 1995. In addition, Howell's 244 receiving yards marked the third-highest single-game total produced in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in 2022, trailing only Ole Miss's Jonathan Mingo (244 on 9 catches vs. Vanderbilt) and Kent State's Dante Cephas (246 on 13 grabs vs. Ohio).

His three TD receptions tied the third-highest single-game total in school history – just one shy of the record shared by Brent Leonard (4 vs. South Alabama, 2012) and Williams (4 vs. Nevada, 1995).

He has 18 of his 29 receptions on the season over the last three games, going for 345 of his 529 yards and all four of his TDs.

Howell leads the NCAA FBS with three receptions of 70 or more yards, with an 89-yard reception against the Ragin' Cajuns and the 75 and 83-yard TD receptions at South Alabama. He is 35th in FBS and ninth in the SBC in yards per reception at 18.24.

He had four receptions for 77 yards and his first-career touchdown reception at the NCAA FBS level on a 42-yard strike from Rogers on the opening drive of the third quarter on Oct. 8 vs. Coastal Carolina. Howell's catch received attention from ESPN, as he made the TD grab with his left hand while falling into the end zone, drawing a pass interference penalty, which was declined.

He had his first 100-yard receiving game as a Warhawk against the Ragin' Cajuns on Sept. 24. He caught three passes for 124 yards, including an 89-yard catch-and-run to set up Malik Jackson's go-ahead 2-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. His 89-yard reception ranks as the fourth-longest pass play in ULM history. It was his first 100-yard receiving game since his true freshman season at NCAA Division II Central Oklahoma in 2018, when he caught five passes for 152 yards and 2 TDs at Lindenwood.

Through eight games, Howell leads the Warhawks in receptions (29), receiving yards (529) and TD receptions (4).

DON'T FRET(T) –
Fifth-year senior wide receiver Jevin Frett is second on the team with 22 receptions while adding 327 receiving yards (14.9 yards per catch) and two TDs following the first eight games of the season. He had nine catches for 132 yards and his TD over the first two games of the season at Texas and vs. Nicholls. He had three grabs for a career-high 83 yards on Oct. 15 at South Alabama and had three catches for 45 yards and a TD on Oct. 22 at Army West Point.

He set a career high with six receptions and added 71 receiving yards in the Sept. 10 35-7 win over Nicholls. He had a long reception of 23 yards and caught an 18-yard TD pass from Chandler Rogers in the third quarter to extend ULM's lead to 28-7.

He matched his previous career high with four receptions in the 2022 season opener at Texas. He led the Warhawks with 61 receiving yards, and his 46-yard reception from junior quarterback Garrett Hable set up ULM's lone touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter.

The Manchester, Connecticut, native has played in 28 games at ULM with 51 receptions for 829 yards (16.3 yards per catch) and four TDs.

BOOGIE ON THE BAYOU –
Super senior Boogie Knight pulled in his first TD catch of the season on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. After the Black Knights turned the ball over on downs at the ULM 12-yard line, Knight caught a screen pass from Chandler Rogers on the next play and scampered into the end zone to give ULM the lead in the second quarter. He finished with three catches for 35 yards and the score.

Knight was a Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team selection by the league's head coaches and media panel. Knight led the Warhawks in receptions (45), receiving yards (588), touchdown receptions (3) and all-purpose yards (824) last season. His 2021 receiving numbers (receptions, receiving yards and TD receptions) surpassed his three-year totals at Akron.

Knight ranked among the Sun Belt leaders in combined kick return yards (sixth at 239), receptions (11th at 3.8 per game) and receiving yards (11th). Twenty-six of his 45 catches resulted in a first down (58 percent). He also led the team in first down receptions (26), yards after the catch (236) and explosive receptions (+15 yards: 17). Knight returned 12 kickoffs for 219 yards (18.3 avg.) and six punts for 20 yards.

A native of Jefferson, Ohio, Knight has amassed 2,977 career all-purpose yards on 247 touches (12.1 yards per play). He needs 23 all-purpose yards to reach the 3,000-yard career milestone.

EH, WHAT'S UP, DOC? –
Freshman wide receiver Bugs Mortimer continues to see increased touches for the Warhawks. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mortimer accounted for 84 all-purpose yards in the loss at Army West Point on Oct. 22, picking up two carries for 75 rushing yards, including a long of 69 yards which set up ULM's second TD of the day, and two receptions for 9 yards.

It marked the third consecutive game Mortimer had multiple touches. He had three receptions for 28 yards at South Alabama on Oct. 15 and one carry for 11 yards and three receptions for 8 yards vs. Coastal Carolina on Oct. 8. He had a 24-yard run against the Ragin' Cajuns on Sept. 24.

ZACH RASMUSSEN: TOUCHDOWN MACHINE –
Fifth-year senior tight end Zach Rasmussen caught his fourth touchdown pass of the season with a 7-yard reception on a fourth-and-1 play to bring ULM within a score Oct. 15 at South Alabama. It was his only catch of the game.

He picked up his third touchdown pass of the season with a five-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Chandler Rogers in the second quarter on Oct. 8 vs. Coastal Carolina. It was his only catch of the game.

His four TD catches are tied for the team lead with Tyrone Howell. Rasmussen has four TD catches coming on just 10 receptions. He has 17 career receptions and seven touchdowns in 29 contests.

He was the leading pass catcher for ULM Sept. 17 at No. 2/1 Alabama. Rasmussen picked up career highs with four receptions and 39 yards.

He entered the season with seven career catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns in 21 career games. In eight games in 2022, Rasmussen has 10 catches for 82 yards and four TDs. He has totaled 17 catches for 186 yards and seven touchdowns in 29 career contests.

At 28, Rasmussen is the oldest player on the ULM roster. He graduated from Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas, in 2013. Following his high school graduation, he spent 18 months saving money for a two-year trip to Taiwan as an LDS missionary. He played the 2018 and 2019 seasons at Cisco (Texas) College prior to transferring to ULM for the 2020 season.

SNYDER EMERGES AS PLAYMAKER ON D-LINE –
Red-shirt freshman defensive end Kenard Snyder is averaging 7.8 tackles over the last four games since entering the starting lineup. The 6-foot, 248-pound Snyder recorded seven tackles with half a tackle for loss on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. He had a career-high 11 tackles (8 solos, 3 assists), including one for a 2-yard loss, at South Alabama. He contributed four stops against Coastal Carolina. Snyder produced nine stops (7 solos, 2 assists) in his first career start at Arkansas State, with three resulting in losses (7 yards) including his first career sack (3 yards).

His six tackles for loss (12 yards) are tied for third most on the team, behind graduate linebacker Zack Woodard (6.5 for 24 yards) and senior nose guard Caleb Thomas (6.5 for 16). A native of Vero Beach, Florida, Snyder ranks third on the team in tackles with 42 (25 solos, 17 assists). He also leads the Warhawk special teams in tackles with four (all on punt coverage).

BRINGING THE WOODARD –
ULM graduate linebacker Zack Woodard picked up five tackles (3 solos, 2 assists) with 1.5 tackles for loss (4 yards) on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. He currently ranks tied for 30th among active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players with 283 career tackles. He is second on the team with 43 tackles (28 solos, 15 assists) with 6.5 tackles for loss (24 yards), two sacks (14 yards), two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.

Woodard tied for second on the team with Tristan Driggers with eight tackles (5 solos, 3 assists) on Oct. 15 against South Alabama.

Woodard recorded a season-high 10 tackles (8 solos, 2 assists), with two resulting in losses (8 yards) including a 4-yard sack, in a 28-21 loss to unbeaten Coastal Carolina. It marked Woodard's fifth double-figure tackles game in a Warhawk uniform and the ninth in his career.

The ULM defense pitched a shutout in the second half against CCU, forcing punts on all five possessions including three three-and-outs. The Warhawks limited the Chants to four first downs and 110 total yards over the final 30 minutes.

He was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 26 after he recorded a season-high eight tackles, including a 10-yard sack, recovered a fumble and was credited with a quarterback hurry in ULM's 21-17 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns.

Woodard, who led the Warhawks in tackles for loss (8.5 for 27 yards) and finished second in sacks (3.5 for 18 yards) in 2021, was selected Team MVP and Defensive MVP by the coaching staff following last season. The Thomasville, Alabama, native ranked second on the team with 89 tackles (42 solos, 47 assists) and ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in tackles, averaging 7.4 per game. He produced double-figure tackles in four games, including 11 stops (8 solos, 3 assists) at LSU.

DRIGGERS MAKES HIS PRESENCE KNOWN –
Sophomore linebacker Tristan Driggers was second on the team with eight tackles (3 solos, 5 assists) on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. He leads the team with 47 tackles (29 solos, 18 assists) with three tackles for loss (16 yards), one sack (7 yards), three interceptions, one pass break-up and a quarterback hurry. He has 31 of his 47 tackles, including two of his three tackles for loss, in the last four games.

He ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference and 14th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with three interceptions this season. He picked off passes in each of the first three games of the season.

Driggers tied with fellow linebacker Zack Woodard to finish second on the team with eight tackles (5 solos, 3 assists) while adding a sack and two tackles for loss (11 yards) at South Alabama on Oct. 15.

He tied with sophomore cornerback Lu Tillery to finish second on the team in tackles with five (4 solos, 1 assist) on Oct. 8 against Coastal Carolina. Driggers also nearly intercepted a Chanticleer pass in the third quarter, but picked up a pass break-up on the play.

He had his first career double-digit tackle game on Oct. 1 against Arkansas State. He led the team with 10 tackles, including eight solos, against the Red Wolves. He leads the team with 26 tackles, 17 solos and nine assists, in five games, with one tackle for loss, three interceptions and a quarterback hurry.

He intercepted his third pass of the season on Sept. 17 at No. 2/1 Alabama. On the Crimson Tide's second offensive series, Driggers ranged back and intercepted Bryce Young's pass while falling backwards.

Driggers recorded a team-high eight tackles, including one for a 5-yard loss, and intercepted a pass in ULM's 35-7 victory over Nicholls in the Warhawks' home opener on Sept. 10.

On a third-and-3 play late in the second quarter, Driggers intercepted Kohen Granier's pass attempt and returned it 10 yards to the Nicholls' 33-yard line. His pick set up ULM's go-ahead score as Malik Jackson scored three plays later on an 8-yard run for a 14-7 lead. The Warhawk defense pitched a shutout over the last three quarters and allowed only 198 total yards during that stretch.

Driggers also tallied an interception in the first half in the season opener at Texas.

He played three seasons at Kilgore College, redshirting the 2019 season before playing in the spring and fall of 2021. He was ranked among the nation's Top 10 JUCO safeties by ESPN (No. 8).

JOHNSON REACHES 200-CAREER TACKLE MILESTONE –
With three stops in ULM's Homecoming game against Coastal Carolina, junior defensive back Jabari Johnson reached the 200-career tackles milestone. The 6-foot-1, 189-pound Johnson has tallied 205 career tackles in 43 games. He joins veteran linebacker Zack Woodard (270) as the only active players on the Warhawk roster with at least 200 career stops.

His 32 career starting assignments rank third on the team, trailing only defensive lineman Caleb Thomas (42) and Woodard (38).

THOMAS RETURNS TO ANCHOR DEFENSIVE FRONT –
Super senior nose guard Caleb Thomas has posted 22 tackles, 12 solos and 10 assists, 6.5 tackles for loss (16 yards) and half of a sack (4 yards) through the first eight games of the season.

He matched his career high with seven tackles (5 solos, 2 assists) at Army West Point on Oct. 22, including three tackles for loss (7 yards). He tied for third on the team in tackles.

He totaled three tackles, two for loss (3 yards), on Oct. 1 at Arkansas State. He had four tackles (1 solo, 3 assists) with a tackle for loss and sealed the win by combining for a sack with Fitzroy Gardner on the final play of the game on Sept. 24 against the Ragin' Cajuns.

He ranked second among ULM defensive linemen and 10th on the team overall with a career-high 37 tackles (12 solos, 25 assists) in 2021. The 6-foot, 308-pound Thomas finished second on the team in tackles for loss with 7.5 for 30 yards, including 2.5 sacks for 19 yards; his totals for tackles for loss and sacks also represented career highs. He recorded at least a half tackle for loss in seven games. Thomas posted six stops (3 solos, 3 assists) in the season finale at the No. 23 Ragin' Cajuns, including a career-best 3.0 tackles for loss (9 yards). He made a career-high seven tackles (3 solos, 4 assists) against Georgia State.

DISRUPTIVE DEFENSE –
The Warhawk defense totaled 13 tackles for loss in the Oct. 1 game at Arkansas State. It ties for the third-most TFLs in a single game for ULM since 2000. It was the most TFLs for the Warhawk defense since totaling 11 in a win at Texas State on Oct. 10, 2019.

Junior linebacker Quae Drake led the team with a career-best 3.5 TFLs, while red-shirt freshman defensive end Kenard Snyder had three TFLs among his career high nine tackles. Graduate nose guard Caleb Thomas also picked up two TFLs. Snyder and sophomore Cat safety Keydrain Calligan each picked up a sack, while Drake and sophomore defenisve tackle Quincy Ledet each tallied half a sack.

SUTHERLAND NAMED SECOND-TEAM PRESEASON ALL-SBC –
Super senior placekicker Calum Sutherland is 4-for-5 on field-goal attempts and is perfect on the season on extra points. He made a 22-yard field-goal attempt on the opening drive of the game and connected on all three of his extra-point attempts on Oct. 22 at Army West Point. Sutherland is 24-for-24 on extra point attempts this season.

He made 24 and 40-yard field-goal attempts along with four extra points on Oct. 15 at South Alabama. Sutherland collected three extra points vs. Coastal Carolina on Oct. 8. Sutherland booted through all four of his PAT attempts at Arkansas State on Oct. 1. He made all three attempts extra-point tries on Sept. 24 against the Ragin' Cajuns. Sutherland missed a 41-yard field-goal attempt on the opening drive against the Cajuns. He connected on all five of his extra points in the Sept. 10 win over Nicholls. Sutherland opened his 2022 season by hitting his only field-goal attempt of the season to date, a 25-yard attempt, in the first quarter to cut the deficit to 7-3 at Texas on Sept. 3. He also connected on his only PAT attempt, which came in the fourth quarter.

A Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team selection, Sutherland led ULM in scoring with 75 points in 2021 – tied for the ninth-highest single-season total in program history. The Keller, Texas, product ranked third in the Sun Belt and 42nd in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with 1.33 field goals made per game. He also finished eighth in the league in scoring, averaging 6.25 points per game.

Sutherland hit 16-of-21 field-goal attempts (.762) and 27-of-28 extra-point tries. His 16 field goals made tied the third-best single-season total in ULM history. He made 8-of-12 field-goal attempts from 40 or more yards, including 2-of-4 from 50 plus. Sutherland connected on the two longest field goals (53 and 52 yards) in the Sun Belt during the 2021 season.

McCORMICK RANKS AMONG SUN BELT'S TOP PUNTERS –
Fifth-year senior Devyn McCormick ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference and 30th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with his 43.8-yard punting average. He had three punts for an average of 42.3 yards with a long of 51 yards on Oct. 22 at Army West Point.

McCormick had five punts for an average of 47.8 yards per punt on Oct. 15 at South Alabama, including a season long of 62 yards.

He had two punts for an average of 46.5 yards per punt on Oct. 8 vs. Coastal Carolina, including a long of 49 yards.

McCormick had five punts for an average of 48.6 yards per punt on Oct. 1 at Arkansas State, including a punt of 60 yards.

He had seven punts for an average of 38.9 yards per punt on Sept. 24 vs. the Ragin' Cajuns, including a long of 54 yards.

The Port Charlotte, Florida, native launched nine punts for an average of 44.8 yards per kick at No. 2/1 Alabama. He placed two punts inside the 20-yard line. He launched a punt of 57 yards late in the first quarter.

McCormick was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 12. He averaged 44.0 yards on five punts, including three kicks down inside the opponent's 20-yard line, in ULM's 35-7 win over Nicholls on Sept. 10.

In 2021, McCormick averaged 40.7 yards per punt on 68 attempts, placing 17 inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Four punts went for touchbacks and eight punts traveled farther than 50 yards.

McCormick transferred to ULM from Ave Maria (Fla.), where he was a three-time All-Sun Division selection and led the NAIA in punting in 2020 at 42.5 yards per punt while placing 11-of-29 punts inside the 20-yard line.

ELEVEN GRADUATES LISTED ON 2022 ULM FOOTBALL ROSTER –
Eleven members of the 2022 ULM football team already have earned their bachelor's degrees: offensive tackle Victor Cutler, linebacker Isaiah Humphries, running back Malik Jackson, defensive back Jabari Johnson, defensive back Kevin Jones, wide receiver Boogie Knight, defensive back Jordyn Riley, defensive tackle Caleb Thomas, linebacker Tralon Thomas, safety Tavier Williams and linebacker Zack Woodard.

Those 11 student-athletes wear a Sun Belt Conference graduate patch on their jersey.

BOWDEN RANKS AMONG NCAA FBS WINNINGEST ACTIVE HEAD COACHES –
ULM's Terry Bowden ranks tied for sixth (with Eastern Michigan's Chris Creighton) among NCAA FBS winningest active head coaches with 181 career victories, trailing only Alabama's Nick Saban (281), North Carolina's Mack Brown (272), LSU's Brian Kelly (269), Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (194) and Tulane's Willie Fritz (192).

BOWDEN: WINNINGEST FAMILY IN NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL HISTORY –
The late Bobby Bowden (377 career victories) and his sons, Terry (181) and Tommy (90), have combined for 648 wins – the most by any family in NCAA Division I football history. Bobby and Terry became the first father-son combo to serve as head coaches at the NCAA Division I level at the same time while Bobby and Tommy became the first father-son combo ever to coach against each other as head coaches. In a feat likely never to be duplicated, all three Bowden coaches went undefeated and were named National Coach of the Year in the same decade (1990s: Terry, Auburn, 1993; Tommy, Tulane, 1998; and Bobby, Florida State, 1999).

WARHAWKS TO FACE FIVE 2021 BOWL SQUADS IN 2022 –
ULM is scheduled to play five teams which played in a bowl game in the 2021 season this fall. Alabama (13-2, College Football Playoff), Ragin' Cajuns (13-1, New Orleans), Coastal Carolina (11-2, Cure), Army (9-4, Armed Forces) and Georgia State (8-5, Camellia) all played in bowl games. Nicholls also finished above .500 (6-5).

NCAA STAT LEADERS –
Here's a glance at how ULM ranks among the NCAA individual stat leaders:

Individual Statistics (Top 50)
Completion Percentage: Chandler Rogers (11th at 70.9)
Passing Efficiency: Chandler Rogers (31st at 154.6)
Yards Per Pass Attempt: Chandler Rogers (41st at 8.17)
Yards per Reception: Tyrone Howell (35th at 18.24)
Interceptions Per Game: Tristan Driggers (18th at 0.4)
Total Interceptions: Tristan Driggers (14th at 3)
Punting: Devyn McCormick (30th at 43.8)

WARHAWK TRENDS UNDER BOWDEN –
Here's how ULM has fared under second-year head coach Terry Bowden (2021-current: 20 games):

2022 / OVERALL
Games played in Malone Stadium: 2-1 / 6-3
Games played on the road/neutral site: 0-5 / 0-11

Games played in August: 0-0 / 0-0
Games played in September: 2-2 / 4-3
Games played in October: 0-4 / 2-7
Games played in November: 0-0 / 0-4
Games played in December: 0-0 / 0-0

When leading at halftime: 1-2 / 2-2
When trailing at halftime: 1-4 / 4-12
When tied at halftime: 0-0 / 0-0

When scoring first: 0-1 / 3-3
When opponent scores first: 2-5 / 3-11

When leading after first quarter: 0-0 / 2-0
When trailing after first quarter: 2-6 / 2-13
When tied after first quarter: 0-0 / 2-1

When leading after three quarters: 1-0 / 4-1
When trailing after three quarters: 1-6 / 2-13
When tied after three quarters: 0-0 / 0-0

Overtime games: 0-0 / 0-0

When gaining more first downs than opponent: 1-1 / 3-4
When gaining fewer first downs than opponent: 1-5 / 1-10
When gaining same number of first downs as opponent: 0-0 / 1-0

When gaining 200+ yards rushing: 1-0 / 1-1
When opponent gains 200+ yards rushing: 0-2 / 1-5

When outrushing opponent: 2-1 / 5-3
When being outrushed by opponent: 0-5 / 1-11

When gaining 200+ yards passing: 1-2 / 3-4
When opponent gains 200+ yards passing: 2-5 / 6-12

When gaining more total yards than opponent: 2-0 / 3-0
When gaining fewer total yards than opponent: 0-6 / 3-14

When leading in time of possession: 1-4 / 2-6
When trailing in time of possession: 1-2 / 4-8

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