Stature and coaches, 1975–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
Run↔pass identity, by season
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead. A small blue arrow marks a real System Shift at that changeover — how hard the offense’s run/pass identity flipped.
2024–now
Bryant Vincent Steady
Bryant Vincent held UL Monroe at Regional Program VI for 3 seasons.
2026 offense ranked in the 5th percentile nationally — historically bad
+0.0 pts over 3 seasons · top 34% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Gary Moeller’s Michigan run (1990–1994)
8th-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Terry Bowden (2021–2023).
System Shift, on arrival
| Season | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||
| Record | 5-7 | 3-9 | 1-7 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #114 | #115 | #127 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||
| Pass rate | 35.1 | 41.4 | 48.8 | |
| Coordinators | ||||
| OC | — | — | Jesse Montalto | |
| DC | Earnest Hill | Earnest Hill | Troy Reffett | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||
| Offense | 30 | 18 | 5 | |
| Defense | 32 | 44 | 15 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||
| 1st-down pass% | 33.2 | 38.3 | 44.1 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 26.8 | 47.1 | 41.5 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 27.8 | 48.4 | 31.2 | |
Recruiter or developer?
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Offense vs. talent
-8.1 pts
#143 of 208 · middle half
Defense vs. talent
+3.5 pts
#84 of 208 · middle half
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Roster construction · portal era
A typical amount of portal roster-building.
Portal arrivals
50
2.9★ avg rating
Portal departures
64
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-14
#61 of 187 FBS stints
Who they bring in
Brings in smaller-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits younger transfers than most — more of a development bet.
Avg. size (raw)
6′1″, 226 lbs
across 30 of 50 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
+1.9 lbs
#194 of 255 · bottom quarter
Avg. class year
So
#246 of 255 · bottom quarter
Top states: LA (5), MS (5), TX (4), AL (4), IA (2)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
52.5
position-weighted
Talent lost
52.1
position-weighted
Net
+0.4
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Austin Carlisle (QB) from Houston
Biggest loss: Blake Murphy (QB) to the portal
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Does the system survive a coordinator change?
DC: Earnest Hill → Troy Reffett · 2026
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
Roster size, by position
Skill positions · usage-weighted (real participation)
Quarterback
208 lbs
6′3″ avg · #528 of 767 · middle half
Running back
204 lbs
5′10″ avg · #512 of 791 · middle half
Wide receiver
189 lbs
6′0″ avg · #594 of 791 · bottom quarter
Tight end
240 lbs
6′4″ avg · #559 of 731 · bottom quarter
Trench & secondary · recruited roster, not confirmed starters
Interior line
305 lbs
6′4″ avg · #530 of 779 · middle half
D-line
279 lbs
6′3″ avg · #485 of 753 · middle half
Linebacker
231 lbs
6′2″ avg · #252 of 772 · middle half
Cornerback
192 lbs
6′0″ avg · #290 of 771 · middle half
Offensive-line size is one undifferentiated bucket — the source data almost never distinguishes tackle from guard from center, so we can't split them out.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Buys Edge via the portal
100%
#1 of 208 stints
Buys Safety via the portal
83%
#10 of 218 stints
AI Narratives — “UL Monroe — stat check” and 4 more on the team page.
+-0.0
9-23
2021–2023
Terry Bowden Steady
Terry Bowden slid the Warhawks from Regional Program V to Regional Program VI in 3 seasons.
2023 offense ranked in the 3th percentile nationally — historically bad
−1.2 pts over 3 seasons · top 39% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Matt Viator’s UL Monroe run (2016–2020)
7th-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Matt Viator (2016–2020) · succeeded by Bryant Vincent (2024–now).
System Shift, on arrival
System Shift, on departure
| Season | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||
| Record | 4-8 | 4-8 | 2-10 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #112 | #128 | #125 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||
| Pass rate | 41.5 | 44.2 | 45.4 | |
| Coordinators | ||||
| OC | Rich Rodriguez | Matt Kubik | Matt Kubik | |
| DC | Zac Alley | Vic Koenning | Vic Koenning | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||
| Offense | 15 | 19 | 3 | |
| Defense | 33 | 24 | 21 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||
| 1st-down pass% | 30.7 | 48.0 | 46.4 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 33.9 | 44.0 | 41.1 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 28.2 | 37.0 | 41.0 | |
Recruiter or developer?
Underperforms his recruiting talent on offense and performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
-21.9 pts
#182 of 208 · bottom quarter
Defense vs. talent
-9.9 pts
#151 of 208 · middle half
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Roster construction · portal era
A typical amount of portal roster-building.
Portal arrivals
29
2.8★ avg rating
Portal departures
61
left via the portal
Net portal flow
-32
#128 of 187 FBS stints
Who they bring in
Brings in smaller-than-position-typical players than most.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
Avg. size (raw)
6′1″, 217 lbs
across 17 of 29 arrivals — unadjusted for position mix
Size vs. position-typical
+0.2 lbs
#230 of 255 · bottom quarter
Avg. class year
Jr
#19 of 255 · top quarter
Top states: TX (5), GA (2), LA (2), OK (2), AZ (1)
Who won the portal our read
Talent added
51.3
position-weighted
Talent lost
51.7
position-weighted
Net
-0.4
arrivals minus departures
Best addition: Rhett Rodriguez (QB) from Arizona
Biggest loss: Jeremy Hunt (QB) to the portal
Position-value-weighted (QB/CB weighted highest, depth-decayed within each position) — the same scoring engine as the Portal Heat feed, not a separate grade.
Does the system survive a coordinator change?
OC: Rich Rodriguez → Matt Kubik · 2022
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
1st-down pass rate: 30.7% → 48.0% (+17.3 pts)
Confound, shown not hidden: only 82% of offensive production returned the year the coordinator changed — the roster turned over at the same time, not just the play-caller.
DC: Zac Alley → Vic Koenning · 2022
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
Roster size, by position
Skill positions · usage-weighted (real participation)
Quarterback
199 lbs
6′1″ avg · #712 of 767 · bottom quarter
Running back
199 lbs
5′10″ avg · #648 of 791 · bottom quarter
Wide receiver
188 lbs
6′0″ avg · #598 of 791 · bottom quarter
Tight end
246 lbs
6′3″ avg · #323 of 731 · middle half
Trench & secondary · recruited roster, not confirmed starters
Interior line
314 lbs
6′4″ avg · #181 of 779 · top quarter
Linebacker
222 lbs
6′1″ avg · #646 of 772 · bottom quarter
Cornerback
184 lbs
6′0″ avg · #658 of 771 · bottom quarter
Offensive-line size is one undifferentiated bucket — the source data almost never distinguishes tackle from guard from center, so we can't split them out.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Buys Tackle via the portal
100%
#1 of 223 stints
Buys Safety via the portal
67%
#27 of 218 stints
−1.2
10-26
2016–2020
Matt Viator Steady
Matt Viator held UL Monroe at Regional Program V for 5 seasons.
Swung 19.0 points of pass rate — #40 of 449 FBS coaching stints since 2004
−1.2 pts over 5 seasons · top 39% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Terry Bowden’s UL Monroe run (2021–2023)
5th-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Todd Berry (2010–2015) · succeeded by Terry Bowden (2021–2023).
System Shift, on departure
System Shift, on arrival
| Season | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||
| Record | 4-8 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 5-7 | 0-10 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #122 | #102 | #117 | #126 | #120 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||
| Pass rate | 41.6 | 46.8 | 48.3 | 47.4 | 60.6 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||
| OC | Matt Kubik | Matt Kubik | Matt Kubik | Matt Kubik | Eman Naghavi | |
| DC | Mike Collins | Mike Collins | Mike Collins | Mike Collins | Scott Stoker | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||
| Offense | 4 | 66 | 48 | 73 | 5 | |
| Defense | 8 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 4 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||
| 1st-down pass% | 32.2 | 43.9 | 49.4 | 45.6 | 54.6 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 24.5 | 32.9 | 33.3 | 35.7 | 54.4 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 35.0 | 39.5 | 37.5 | 47.4 | 62.5 | |
Recruiter or developer?
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and underperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
+4.3 pts
#91 of 208 · middle half
Defense vs. talent
-24.9 pts
#188 of 208 · bottom quarter
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Does the system survive a coordinator change?
OC: Matt Kubik → Eman Naghavi · 2020
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
1st-down pass rate: 45.6% → 54.6% (+9.0 pts)
Confound, shown not hidden: only 37% of offensive production returned the year the coordinator changed — the roster turned over at the same time, not just the play-caller.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
Grows Edge from high school
100%
#191 of 208 stints
1 NFL Draft pick: Marcus Green (2019)
−1.2
19-39
2010–2015
Todd Berry Steady
Todd Berry held UL Monroe at Regional Program V for 6 seasons.
No outlier style signal this stint
+2.4 pts over 6 seasons · bottom 49% of 6-9-season tenures (368 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Rickey Bustle’s Louisiana run (2002–2010)
3rd-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Charlie Weatherbie (2003–2009) · succeeded by Matt Viator (2016–2020).
System Shift, on departure
System Shift, on arrival
| Season | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||
| Record | 5-7 | 4-8 | 8-5 | 6-6 | 4-8 | 2-11 | |
| Postseason | — | — | L bowl | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #116 | #106 | #116 | #123 | #125 | #108 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||||
| Pass rate | 45.9 | 52.0 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 59.3 | 52.9 | |
| Coordinators | |||||||
| OC | — | — | — | — | Steve Farmer | Steve Farmer | |
| DC | — | — | — | — | Troy Reffett | Travis Niekamp / Adam Waugh | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||||
| Offense | 33 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 11 | |
| Defense | 87 | 94 | 17 | 78 | 72 | 46 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||||
| 1st-down pass% | 39.0 | 50.8 | 52.9 | 55.3 | 59.5 | 49.3 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 42.1 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 58.5 | 53.8 | 50.7 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 50.0 | 48.6 | 62.8 | 40.7 | 26.9 | 35.6 | |
Recruiter or developer?
Underperforms his recruiting talent on offense and performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on defense.
Offense vs. talent
-19.1 pts
#176 of 208 · bottom quarter
Defense vs. talent
+13.2 pts
#59 of 208 · middle half
Recruiting talent is team-wide (no offense/defense split exists in the source data) -- both sides are scored against the same talent input, only the outcome is side-specific.
Does the system survive a coordinator change?
DC: Troy Reffett → Travis Niekamp (co) / Adam Waugh (co) · 2015
1-season window either side — numbers shown, not enough to badge a verdict.
Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
Grows Edge from high school
100%
#191 of 208 stints
Postseason detail2012: Lost to Ohio 14-45 AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL
1 NFL Draft pick: Trey Caldwell (2016)
+2.4
29-45
2003–2009
Charlie Weatherbie Steady
Charlie Weatherbie held the Warhawks at Regional Program V for 7 seasons.
2005 offense ranked in the 2th percentile nationally — historically bad
+0.6 pts over 7 seasons · bottom 42% of 6-9-season tenures (368 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Jim Hess’s New Mexico State run (1990–1996)
6th-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Mike Collins (2002) · succeeded by Todd Berry (2010–2015).
System Shift, on departure
| Season | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 1-11 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 4-8 | 6-6 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | #100 | #107 | #104 | #110 | #90 | #101 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||
| Pass rate | — | 48.0 | 50.2 | 41.2 | 37.7 | 45.0 | 40.3 | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||
| Offense | — | 56 | 2 | 29 | 55 | 45 | 35 | |
| Defense | — | 16 | 89 | 65 | 74 | 19 | 66 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | 39.0 | 52.9 | 60.4 | 33.8 | 40.7 | 29.5 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | 46.7 | — | 30.0 | 28.3 | 40.5 | 42.7 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | 29.6 | 26.9 | 17.9 | |
Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Kicker from high school
100%
#52 of 56 stints
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
2 NFL Draft picks: Chris Harris (2005), Kevin Payne (2007)
+0.6
31-51
2002
Mike Collins Short tenure
3-6
1999–2002
Bobby Keasler Steady
Bobby Keasler slid the Warhawks from Regional Program IV to Regional Program V in 3 seasons.
−4.1 pts over 3 seasons · bottom 42% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Bobby Williams’s Michigan State run (2000–2002)
4th-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Ed Zaunbrecher (1994–1998) · succeeded by Mike Collins (2002).
1 NFL Draft pick: Pat Dennis (2000)
−4.1
8-28
1994–1998
Ed Zaunbrecher Steady
Ed Zaunbrecher held UL Monroe at Regional Program III for 5 seasons.
2nd-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Pat Collins (1981) · succeeded by Bobby Keasler (1999–2002).
4 NFL Draft picks: Shawn King (1995), Steve Foley (1998), Marty Booker (1999), Lionel Barnes (1999)
Regional Program III
20-36
1981
Pat Collins Short tenure
5-6
1976–1980
John David Crow Steady
John David Crow slid UL Monroe from Regional Program I to Regional Program II in 5 seasons.
−7.1 pts over 5 seasons · bottom 24% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Mike DuBose’s Alabama run (1997–2000)
1st-best UL Monroe tenure of 8 by the numbers.
Followed Ollie Keller (1975) · succeeded by Pat Collins (1981).
2 NFL Draft picks: John Floyd (1979), Ken Poole (1981)
−7.1
20-34-1
1975
Ollie Keller Short tenure
4-6-1