The Warhawks fell in the opener of the 2026 football season in week one against Mississippi State but how did ULM’s opponents fare on the week. Let’s take a look -
at Mississippi State - 1-0 - W 62 - 13 - Bulldogs score on their first eight possessions to set the tone in the game. | Next game at Minnesota
at UAB - 0-1 - L - 42-23 at Illinois - a 1-point halftime game slipped away from the Blazers despite putting up 413 yards of total offense and dominating the time of possession 41:03 - 18:57 | Next game vs. ULM
Southeastern Louisiana - 0-2 - L - 39-14 - at South Alabama - Lions throw a pair of interceptions and commit eight penalties for 72 yards in the game. | Next game vs. North Alabama
FAU - 0-1 - L 66-21 -at Florida - Caden Veltkamp passed for 276 yards and the Owls amassed 396 yards, but gave up 624 to the Gators. Owls were 11/22 on 3rd downs.
at South Alabama - 1-0 - W - 39-14 vs. Southeastern Louisiana - Jags defense holds the Lions to 0/7 on third down and dominates the time of possession 40:09 - 19:51 | Next game at Tulane
Louisiana Tech - 1-0 - W - 80-6 - vs. Northwestern State - The Demons led the game 3-0 for 11 seconds….from there it was all Bulldogs….all the time. La Tech gained 23 first downs in the game, holding Northwestern to 7.
at Troy - 1-0 - W - 24-21 - vs. Sam Houston State - Goose Crowder tosses 3 TDs in the win.
Southern Miss - 1-0 - W 49-3 - vs. Alcorn St - Steven Robinson rushes for 123 yards and 3 TDs to pace the debut win for new Head Coach Blake Anderson.
at Arkansas State - 0-1 L - 42-24 - at Memphis - Ark St QB Trey Owens throws 4 interceptions but still manages to pass for 325 yards.
Louisiana-Lafayette (Thursday) - 1-0 - W 38-7 - vs. Lamar - 5 rushing TDs for the Cajuns helped the offense to recover from a trio of interceptions, including two from Lunch Winfield.
at App State - 1-0 - W vs. Maine 55-3 - 3 TDs, 291 yards for debut of QB Malachi Singleton to lead a Mountaineer offense that posted 647 yards to total offense.
Marshall - 0-1 - at Penn State L - 45-0 - Thundering Herd held to 44 yards rushing and 1-11 on 3rd down attempts.
Combined opponent record - 7-6