Louisiana-Monroe fired head football coach Matt Viator after a dismal (0-10) start to the 2020 season. Below is a figure of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks since 2008: under the last two seasons of
head football coach Charlie Weatherbie (2008-2009), Todd Berry (2010-2015), and head football coach Matt Viator (2016-2020). As you will notice the Warhawks have been well
below average under all five seasons with Viator.
Below is a closer look at the Louisiana-Monroe Warkhawks during head coach Viator's tenure with the program using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
Matt Viator [2016-2020]
2016
Louisiana-Monroe finished the regular season at 4-8 (and bowl ineligible). The Warhawks' played against an
“average” strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that the Warhawks (SOS) was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "leagues" SOS. Louisiana-Monroe's best regular
season victory
was against #77 ranked South Alabama by a score of (42-35) and their
worst
loss was to #84 ranked Georgia Southern by a score of (21-23). Louisiana-Monroe was the #127 ranked team overall, with the #121 ranked
offense and the #117 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2017
Louisiana-Monroe finished the regular season again at 4-8, while
playing against an
“average” strength
of schedule. Louisiana-Monroe's best
regular
season victory
was against #14 ranked Appalachian State by a score of (52-45) and their worst
loss was again to #96 ranked South Alabama by a score of (23-33). Louisiana-Monroe was the #109 ranked team overall, with the #37 ranked
offense and the #129 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2018
Louisiana-Monroe finished the regular season at 6-6, and were bowl
eligible, but did not merit a bowl invite. The Warhawks' played against an
“average” strength
of schedule. Louisiana-Monroe's best regular
season victory
was again against #31 ranked Georgia Southern by a score of (44-25) and their worst
loss was to #123 ranked Georgia State by a score of (14-46). Louisiana-Monroe was the #91 ranked team overall, with the #82 ranked
offense and the #85 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
2020
Louisiana-Monroe is currently 0-10 with their worst loss of the season
was to currently ranked #117 Texas State by a score of (17-38). The Warhawks' are currently the
#73 ranked offense, the #125 ranked defense and
the #126 ranked team (2nd to last given three teams are currently not playing this Fall) in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
2020 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes