For 59 minutes, the Warhawks pulled together the elements of an instant classic against Appalachian State, but a 54-yard Mountaineer field goal as time expired shoved the dagger through the spirit of a defiant ULM team.
ULM (2-2; 0-1 Sun Belt) and App State (3-2; 0-1 Sun Belt) combined for 11 touchdowns as midnight approached on Saturday in Malone Stadium before the Mountaineers delivered heartbreak through the uprights to seal the game 41-40.
It’s a defeat that head coach Terry Bowden hasn’t “felt this bad about a loss in a long time.