The athletic teams of the University of Louisiana Monroe have been known as the Indians since the school began as the Ouachita Parish Junior College in the year 1931. According to a legend of the Ouachita Indians, there was a sub-tribe of the Caddo Indians who supposedly roamed and raided along the Ouachita River basin. It is from this belief that this nickname was chosen.
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Malone Stadium is an arena in Monroe, Louisiana. It is the home field of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks and is primarily used for American football. Malone Stadium was named for James L. Malone, the most winning coach in school history. It was inaugurated on September 16, 1978 with the then-Northeast Louisiana Indians beating Arkansas State by a margin of 21-13. It is located across Bayou Desired from the main campus, the center of the school's athletic facilities. The field runs roughly north-northeast, with an imbalanced grandstand, the west stands being the larger stands.
The lower west level is a solid enclosed structure, with the ULM Athletic Training Center enclosed there and the upper level extends much higher, with the press box and luxury boxes located on top. The east side is also decked, with a short first deck wrapping around almost from goalpost to goalpost and another short steel-supported upper deck running the length of the field. The most recent addition to Malone Stadium occurred before the 1998 season when a new video/scoreboard was added.