UL Monroe — Sun Belt
PPA off / def
0.08 / 0.19
2025
Class rank
#127
class of 2026
Returning PPA
39%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (3–9)
Statistical comps — 2025 UL Monroe's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (20 in / 17 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Austin Carlisle | QB | ← Houston | ★★★ |
| Taijh Overton | S | ← Arkansas | ★★★ |
| Bryce Anderson | TE | ← Memphis | ★★★ |
| Don Chaney Jr. | RB | ← Charlotte | ★★★ |
| Bright Fagbamiye | OT | ← Tiffin University | ★★★ |
| Bryson Roland | RB | ← Arkansas Tech | ★★★ |
| Le'Kell McGowan | EDGE | ← Memphis | ★★★ |
| Julian Walker | RB | ← St. Vincent | ★★★ |
| + 12 more |
| Outgoing |
|---|
| Jerome Simmons | DL | → Oregon |
| Hunter Herring | TE | → Auburn |
| Seidrion Langston | LB | → South Alabama |
| Jonathan Bibbs | WR | → UCF |
| Kevontay Wells | EDGE | → uncommitted |
| Tae Woody | DL | → Texas State |
| Bam McReynolds | RB | → UAB |
| Kamrin Canterbury | S | → uncommitted |
| + 9 more |
Origins
In 2007 ULM went to Tuscaloosa and beat Alabama in Nick Saban's first season, which is the single thing everyone knows about the program and probably always will be.
Founded 1931 · Ouachita Parish Junior College, in the cotton country of northeast Louisiana · first football 1931 · defined by Charlie Weatherbie
All-time record
All-time
167–315–3
1965–2025
Win %
34.7%
57 seasons played
Winning seasons
7
12% of seasons
By level: D-II 3–1 (1965–1971) · FBS 158–298–3 (1972–2025) · FCS 6–16 (1982–1993)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 5 | Sun Belt |
| 1980 | 7 | 4 | FBS Independents |
| 1978 | 6 | 4 | FBS Independents |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | Sun Belt |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | Sun Belt |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1965 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 269 | 61% |
38% | 123 of 136 | 5.8 | 12% |
| 2nd down | 189 | 59% |
38% | 101 of 136 | 6.0 | 16% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 28 | 79% |
54% | — | 5.3 | 7% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 33 | 12% |
39% | — | 3.6 | 3% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 64 | 28% |
16% | — | 5.4 | 13% |
| 4th down | 22 | 41% |
36% | — | 3.4 | 9% |
145 drives · 19% ended in points · 6.6 plays and 31.8 yards per drive · 0.48 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 1 | Saint Francis |
Braylon McReynolds run for 74 yds to the SFPA 1 for a 1ST down |
74 | 6.29 |
| 14 | Louisiana |
(09:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Armenta pass complete deep right to #7 N.Trujillo caught a… |
43 | 5.70 |
| 14 | Louisiana |
(14:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Armenta pass complete short middle to #8 J.Bibbs caught at… |
68 | 5.52 |
| 14 | Louisiana |
(13:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Armenta pass complete deep right to #7 N.Trujillo caught a… |
52 | 4.51 |
| 5 | Arkansas State |
Zach Palmer-Smith run for 56 yds to the ARST 31 for a 1ST down |
56 | 4.43 |
| 4 | UTEP |
Dorian Lewis run for 72 yds to the UTEP 26 for a 1ST down |
72 | 4.37 |
| 10 | Old Dominion |
(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Armenta pass complete short left to #4 J.Coulter caught at… |
39 | 4.23 |
| 9 | Southern Miss |
(03:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Graves pass complete short middle to #8 J.Bibbs caught at U… |
34 | 3.92 |