video clip, breaks a "cardinal rule", i.e. a tradition, of being a mascot. The melee was broken up by college police without further incident. Football classifications 1931–1950: National Junior College Athletic Association 1951–1974: NAIA 1975–1977: NCAA Division I 1978–1981: NCAA Division I-A 1982–1993: NCAA Division I-AA (known as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) since 2006) 1994–present: NCAA Division I-A (known as the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) since 2006) Major accomplishments Wins against the SEC In 1994, during their first year as a Division I-A team, the-then Northeast Louisiana Indians defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 21-14 at Commonwealth Stadium. In 1995, the school followed their victory against Kentucky the previous year up with another win against an SEC team, this time defeating Mississippi State 34-32 in Starkville. In 2007, the Warhawks upset the Alabama Crimson Tide in Bryant–Denny Stadium 21–14, despite being 25-point underdogs and expected to lose by as much as 38. It has since been called "one of the most important wins in school history." In another thrilling and important win for the Warhawks, on September 8, 2012, ULM beat eighth-ranked Arkansas 34–31 in overtime, Louisiana–Monroe's first win over a ranked opponent in 16 tries. 2012 – "The Magical Season" The 2012 ULM football team was led by head coach Todd Berry and quarterback Kolton Browning. The Warhawks began their season by defeating eighth-ranked Arkansas 34–31 in overtime. The next week, ULM went to Auburn, but lost in overtime 31–28. If they would have won, they would have been the 2nd non-SEC team in NCAA history to beat SEC teams back-to-back. The week after, Baylor came to Malone Stadium in the first meeting between the two teams. On a nationally broadcast game Friday night ESPN game in a sold out Malone Stadium before a record crowd, ULM lost a close contest to Baylor 47–42. ULM went on to win their next 5 games, but then lost back to back contests to Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) before defeating North Texas. ULM then defeated FIU in overtime to finish the regular season 8–4. This was the first season that Louisiana–Monroe had a winning record in FBS since joining. Later in December, the 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl versus the Ohio Bobcats was the first bowl appearance for the Warhawks in school history. The Warhawks lost to Ohio 45–14 in Shreveport to finish off the 2012 season 8–5. Bowl games The Warhawks