2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–8 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matt Viator (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Malone Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Arkansas State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Georgia State		5	–	3					7	–	5
New Mexico State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *		2	–	6					3	–	9
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					2	–	10
Texas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Viator. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Louisiana–Monroe announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Warhawks hosted Sun Belt foes

The Warhawks hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, Southern Miss from Conference USA, and traveled to Auburn from the Southeastern Conference, Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	CBSSN	L 29–37	10,263
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 17–28	11,061
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou )	ESPN3	W 56–50 2OT	18,318
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 51–43	10,359
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 45–27	12,238
October 14	4:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 37–47	12,578
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 23–33	16,495
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 23–31	10,705
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 52–45	7,397
November 18	11:00 a.m.	at No. 6 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 14–42	82,113
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 50–67	8,245
December 2 ACCN	L 10–42	58,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

^{^[a]} The game between Florida State and Louisiana-Monroe set for September 9 was originally canceled due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma, but the two schools agreed on November 7 to reschedule the game for December 2.

Schedule Source:^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	0	7	15	29
Tigers	7	13	17	0	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	14	7	0	28
Warhawks	0	10	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Warhawks	9	14	7	13	7	6	56
Ragin' Cajuns	0	13	9	21	7	0	50

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	15	7	8	13	43
Warhawks	10	21	14	6	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	19	7	9	10	45
Bobcats	20	0	0	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	13	13	14	7	47
Warhawks	10	0	14	13	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	13	3	0	23
Jaguars	14	10	6	3	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	7	6	10	23
Vandals	14	14	3	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	24	14	7	45
Warhawks	14	14	7	17	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	0	0	7	14
No. 6 Tigers	7	7	14	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	21	21	18	67
Warhawks	14	7	14	15	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	0	10	0	10
Seminoles	7	7	14	14	42