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Louisiana Monroe Football: Can Terry Bowden turn Warhawks around?

By Jackson Caudell

Colby Suits, Louisiana Monroe Football. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
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Terry Bowden, Louisiana Monroe Football. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Terry Bowden, Louisiana Monroe Football. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

Tough schedule awaits Terry Bowden in first season

This is not a kind schedule for the Warhawks. Non-conference games vs LSU and Kentucky are tough, but they also face the top teams in the Sun Belt. Wins will be tough to come by in 2021. These predictions don’t take into account any injuries or suspensions that might arise during the season, so keep that in mind if you find yourself coming back to these.

  • Game 1: At Kentucky (L)- Bowden’s first game at ULM will not be one to remember.
  • Game 2: Jackson State (W)- This is a must-win for ULM vs Deion Sander’s Jackson State squad.
  • Game 3: Troy (L)- The Sun Belt opener is against one of the league’s best teams and probably won’t be close.
  • Game 4: At Coastal Carolina (L)- A game on the road against the conference favorite is probably going to end very poorly for ULM.
  • Game 5: Georgia State (L)- Georgia State has a tough offense to stop and it is hard to trust the ULM defense enough in this game.
  • Game 6: Liberty (L)- Another tough matchup against one of the top quarterbacks in the country in Malik Willis.
  • Game 7: South Alabama (L)- This might be the only other winnable game on the schedule and even then, I just can’t trust them to win this one.
  • Game 8: At Appalachian State (L)- Another brutal road game against the premier program in the conference.
  • Game 9 At Texas State (L)- Not an impossible game because Texas State is just as bad on defense, but I give the Bobcats the edge at home.
  • Game 10: Arkansas State (L)- The last home game of the season will come against new Arkansas State head coach Butch Jones and Arkansas State figures to be a darkhorse in the Sun Belt this season.
  • Game 11: At LSU (L)- This might be the most lopsided game in college football this season.
  • Game 12: At Louisiana (L)- ULM might be limping to the finish line and Louisiana will be looking to crash the New Year’s Six. That is a bad combo.

Final Record: 1-11 (0-8 Sun Belt)

This is just a brutal schedule. ULM is going to potentially play four ranked teams in LSU, Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, and Liberty. There are going to be plenty of opportunities against top competition, but it will be a struggle in 2021 for Louisiana Monroe and this is likely going to be a very ugly debut season for Terry Bowden at ULM.

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