2009 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

The 2009 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks, led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie, played their home games at Malone Stadium. The Warhawks finished the season 6–6 and 5–3 in Sun Belt play and were bowl eligible but were not invited to a bowl game.

2009 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2009 record	6–6 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jonas Weatherbie (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Vance Vice (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (1st season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Middle Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe		5	–	3					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		5	–	3					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		4	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas State		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					3	–	9
North Texas		1	–	7					2	–	10
WKU		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion

Head coach Charlie Weatherbie was fired at the end of the season after seven seasons and a record of 31–51 and 24–24 in Sun Belt play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	at No. 2 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	L 20–59	101,096[1]
September 12	6:00 pm	Texas Southern*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 58–0	9,330[2]
September 19	9:00 pm	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 14–38	43,780[3]
September 26	3:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		W 27–25	14,429[4]
October 3	2:30 pm	FIU	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	Sun Belt Network	W 48–35	17,610[5]
October 13	7:00 pm	Arkansas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN2	W 16–10	14,378[6]
October 24	6:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 13–36	68,203[7]
October 31	6:00 pm	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		L 21–42	17,106[8]
November 7	3:00 pm	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX		W 33–6	12,167[9]
November 14	3:00 pm	Western Kentucky	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 21–18	16,229[10]
November 21	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)		L 17–21	8,689[11]
November 28	3:30 pm	Middle Tennessee	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 19–38	11,896[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

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2. "Texas Southern Tigers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
3. "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
4. "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Florida Atlantic Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
5. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
6. "NCAA College Football Box Scores". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
7. "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Kentucky Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
8. "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Troy Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
9. "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
10. "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
11. "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
12. "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010.