History was made this past weekend as the Warhawks beat Sun Belt Conference rival North Texas 42-16 in the last home game of the 2012 season. ULM (7-4,5-2) had over 500 yards of total offense as they routed the Eagles to give ULM its best overall record since turning Division 1 in 1993.

Junior quarterback Kolton Browning silenced any critics who were questioning his ability to overcome injury and return to play as he threw for 324 yards on 25 attempts. Though he knew pain would be a factor, Browning wanted to get back on the field as soon as possible.

In a post-game interview Browning said, “I felt good out there. Just getting in the training room, doing rehab to get right and be at full speed. The trainers did a really good job of getting me back out there, and it felt good tonight. The foot didn’t even cross my mind, I was going off of instinct and it didn’t even bother me out there.”

Browning looked impressive distributing the ball to seven different receivers, some of which who had their best game in a Warhawk uniform.  Junior wide receiver Je’Ron Hamm had 119 yard and two touchdowns through the air in the contest, the most he has ever had in a single game at ULM.

With the seventh victory of the season, the Warhawks will more than likely be receiving their first bowl bid in school history.
ESPN.com currently has ULM projected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, in Memphis, Tenn., against Tulsa University. While these are projections and nothing is set in stone, ULM should be playing post season football for the first time in school history during the Christmas break. 

The possibility for ULM football in December has many fans excited in the Monroe area. ULM Alumni Joseph Beard says he will be traveling to the game no matter where the Warhawks play.

“I have been waiting for this for a long time, and I don’t care where the game is,” said Beard. “I am going!”