Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
football program representing the University of Louisiana at Monroe
The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football program (also known as ULM Warhawks, formerly competing as the Northeast Louisiana Indians) is a college football team that represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM).
With a history dating back to 1931, ULM competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and play their home games on campus at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana. Formerly known as the Indians, the Warhawks nickname was adopted in 2006.
They moved up to Division I-A (now FBS) in 1994. The Warhawks played in their first and only FBS bowl game in 2012, in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, losing 45–14 to the Ohio Bobcats. Their thirteen-year drought is currently the longest among all NCAA Division I FBS teams.
History
Early history (1931–1980)
What is now Louisiana–Monroe originally competed as a junior college from 1931 through 1950. During the junior college era, the Indians were coached by J. Paul Kemerer from 1931 to 1933 and James L. Malone from 1934 onward. In 1951, the Indians completed their first season in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as Northeast Louisiana State College. With Malone remaining at the helm, the team compiled a record of 12–15 in their first three seasons of senior college football.
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