MONROE, La. (Interstat) — Kyle Lowe threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and Southeastern Louisiana held off a late Louisiana-Monroe charge to win 38-35 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Malone Stadium. The visiting Lions improved to 2-2. The Warhawks dropped to 0-3. Southeastern Louisiana scored 17 points in the first quarter, seven in the second, seven in the third and seven in the fourth. Louisiana-Monroe scored 13 in the first, seven in the second and 15 in the third. The Lions led 24-20 at halftime before the Warhawks moved ahead after the third quarter. Southeastern Louisiana reclaimed the lead in the fourth and kept Louisiana-Monroe from completing the comeback.

Lowe, a 5-11, 198-pound quarterback from Collierville, Tennessee, completed 18 of 25 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns. He was the top star for the Lions. Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Austin Carlisle, a 5-10, 190-pound native of Missouri City, Texas, completed 19 of 24 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns and added 13 carries for 76 yards. Aidan Armenta, a 6-2, 210-pound quarterback from Albuquerque, New Mexico, completed 8 of 14 passes for 132 yards and one touchdown for the Warhawks.

Southeastern Louisiana opened the scoring in the first quarter when Lowe connected with Lonnie Shinn Jr. on a 31-yard touchdown pass. In the second quarter, Lowe found Tristan Goodly for a 3-yard touchdown, and Kyree Paul added a 17-yard touchdown run. Louisiana-Monroe answered before halftime when Carlisle hit Nic Trujillo for an 8-yard touchdown. The Warhawks continued to rally in the third quarter, but Dkhai Joseph returned a punt 78 yards for a Southeastern Louisiana touchdown. Derrick Jameson broke free for a 32-yard touchdown run for Louisiana-Monroe. In the fourth quarter, Richard McKneely intercepted Carlisle and returned it 11 yards for a Southeastern Louisiana touchdown. Jameson added a 2-yard touchdown run for the Warhawks, and Armenta later connected with Trujillo on a 47-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit. The Lions’ defense held on the final possessions.

Trujillo finished with four receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns for Louisiana-Monroe. Parker Fulghum had five catches for 88 yards and one touchdown. LT Robinson added three receptions for 44 yards. Bryce Anderson had three catches for 26 yards. JP Coulter had one catch for 18 yards. For Southeastern Louisiana, Goodly caught three passes for 22 yards and one touchdown. Shinn had three receptions for 39 yards and one touchdown. Joseph recorded six receptions for 47 yards to go with three punt returns for 106 yards and a touchdown. Chad Elzy Jr. carried four times for 44 yards, caught two passes for 26 yards and returned one kickoff for 16 yards. Deantre Jackson rushed 10 times for 46 yards. Paul ran five times for 27 yards and a touchdown. Calvin Smith Jr. had three carries for six yards and one reception for six yards. Adyn Wilkinson caught one pass for minus-1 yard. Desmen Jefferson had one reception for six yards. Drew Talley handled the kicking duties for the Lions.

Southeastern Louisiana’s defense was led by Carter Hanberry, who made 13 tackles. Trace Carter added eight tackles and one sack. Kenneth Ford and Carter Byrd each recorded seven tackles. Amiree Alexander finished with five tackles. Richard McKneely had four tackles, one interception and one touchdown. Jordan Okoye had four tackles and one quarterback hurry. CJ Fraser had four tackles and one interception. Evan Aubrey made three tackles and one quarterback hurry. Khalid Moore had three tackles and one sack. Max Elkman added two tackles and one sack. James Harris recorded one tackle and one sack. Zack Vicknair, Conner Nelson and Zane Hooper each made two tackles. Zay Franks had two tackles. Jacob Black had two tackles. Dayshawn McGee, Gabe Copeland, Stiles Guidry, Gabe Whittington, Peyton Anderson and Gage Brown each finished with one tackle. Jack Hunter punted six times for 311 yards.

Louisiana-Monroe’s defense was paced by Marcus Ross with seven tackles. Jay Harper had five tackles. Taijh Overton made four tackles. Carl Fauntroy, Armoni Rue and Noah Flemmings each had three tackles. Jabari Tiller added two tackles. Gavin Howard made one tackle. Trujillo and Fulghum each recorded one tackle. Abram Murray converted extra points for the Warhawks.

Southeastern Louisiana entered the game after a 30-25 home win over North Alabama on Sept. 12, a 39-14 loss at South Alabama on Sept. 5 and a 34-28 home loss to Houston Christian on Aug. 27. Louisiana-Monroe came in following a 26-20 loss at UAB on Sept. 12 and a 62-13 loss at Mississippi State on Sept. 5.

The Lions continue their schedule at Northwestern State on Sept. 26. They then visit UT Rio Grande Valley on Oct. 10. Lamar visits Southeastern Louisiana on Oct. 17. The Lions travel to Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 24 and Texas A&M-Commerce on Oct. 31. Incarnate Word comes to Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 7. McNeese State visits on Nov. 14. Southeastern Louisiana plays at Nicholls State on Nov. 19.

Louisiana-Monroe hosts Florida Atlantic on Sept. 26. The Warhawks visit South Alabama on Oct. 3. Louisiana Tech visits Louisiana-Monroe on Oct. 17. The Warhawks travel to Troy on Oct. 24. Southern Mississippi comes to Louisiana-Monroe on Oct. 31. Louisiana-Monroe visits Arkansas State on Nov. 7. Louisiana visits Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 12. The Warhawks play at Appalachian State on Nov. 21. Marshall visits Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 28.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Louisiana-Monroe 34, Southeastern Louisiana 27. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Louisiana-Monroe with a 58.1 percent probability to win. Southeastern Louisiana had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +10.5. The total score of 73 went under the over/under line of 48.5.