Terry Bowden, the new head coach for the Warhawks will have his hands full this year. Bowden comes to a Louisiana team that finished 0-10 last year and were completely destroyed in most of their games. The offense for Monroe is bringing back only 4 starters, but the defense is bringing back a total of 8 starters.
Last year the Warhawks offense only managed to get 16.3 points per game. The Louisiana Monroe team threw the ball for 229 yards per game, but ended up running the ball for 76 yards per game. The Warhawks defense allowed 42 points per game. The opponent's averaged 249 yards per game on the ground, but the passing defense has given up 215 yards per game.
Mark Stoops will be looking to rebuild this year with a limited number of returning starters. The Wildcats finished last year with a 5-6 record overall. The Wildcats are barely bringing back any starters from last year with 5 on the offensive side of the ball, but 4 of them coming back defensively.
The scoring for the Wildcats last year ended up coming in at 21.8 points per game. The passing offense gained a total of 122 yards per game, but the Wildcats ran the ball for 197 yards per game. The defense for Kentucky allowed 25.9 points per game. The passing defense allowed 225 yards per game, but the rushing defense gave up 156 yards per game.
