The 2008 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Louisiana at Monroe

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 in National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football

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 during the 2008 season

2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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. ULM competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference

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, and played their home games at Malone Stadium

Malone Stadium

Malone Stadium is a stadium in Monroe, Louisiana. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks. A record crowd of 30,101 was reached on Nov. 20, 2007 against Grambling State....

. The Warhawks were led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie

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. ULM finished the season with a 4–8 record (3–4).

The Warhawks' season started with a fumble

Fumble

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 on the first play, which 10th-ranked Auburn

2008 Auburn Tigers football team

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 returned for a touchdown

Touchdown

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. The Tigers eventually won that game, 34–0. The following week at Arkansas

2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2008 football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and one home game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas...

, ULM led in both the third quarter, 24–6, and fourth quarter, 27–14, but eventually lost, 28–27, after missing a 45-yard field goal

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 attempt. Against Louisiana-Lafayette, ULM surrendered a school record of 728 yards. ULM had led Florida Atlantic

2008 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

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, 21–10, at half time, but ultimately lost, 29–28, when the Owls scored on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 0:20 remaining to play. The next week, however, ULM upset eventual Sun Belt champions Troy

2008 Troy Trojans football team

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, 31–30. The Warhawks were shutout

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 by Ole Miss

2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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, 59–0, but won their season finale against Florida International

2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team

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, 31–27. ULM finished the season tied for fifth (second-to-last) in the Sun Belt Conference.

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