Battle on the Bayou


Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

Sport(s)

Football

Total meetings

Series record

Louisiana–Lafayette leads, 26–24

First meeting

September 15, 1951
Northeast Louisiana State 13, Southwestern Louisiana 7

Last meeting

November 15, 2014
Louisiana–Lafayette 34, Louisiana–Monroe 27

Next meeting

October 31, 2015

Largest win

Southwestern Louisiana, 41–7 (1954)

Longest win streak

Louisiana–Lafayette, 5 (1969–1979 & 2008–2012)

Current win streak

Louisiana–Lafayette, 1 (2014–present)

Trophy

Wooden Boot

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Locations in Louisiana

The Battle on the Bayou is the name of the rivalry between the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.^[1]^[2] The two fierce rivals have battled it out 50 times, including UL Lafayette's win over UL Monroe 36–35 on November 5, 2011, in a thriller at Cajun Field. Louisiana–Lafayette currently holds the slim 26–24 edge in the series. Both schools are members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Battle on the Bayou is a rivalry not just in football, but in all sports when the Cajuns and Warhawks meet.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Game results

Louisiana–Lafayette victories
Louisiana–Monroe victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	ULL	ULM	Series
1	September 15, 1951	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	7	13	NLSC 1–0
2	November 28, 1953	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	6	35	NLSC 2–0
3	October 9, 1954	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	41	7	NLSC 2–1
4	October 8, 1955	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	26	6	Tied 2–2
5	October 6, 1956	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	19	45	NLSC 3–2
6	October 5, 1957	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	6	0	Tied 3–3
7	October 4, 1958	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	8	29	NLSC 4–3
8	October 31, 1959	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	20	34	NLSC 5–3
9	October 29, 1960	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	8	7	NLSC 5–4
10	October 28, 1961	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	20	27	NLSC 6–4
11	October 27, 1962	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	18	10	NLSC 6–5
12	November 9, 1963	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	6	7	NLSC 7–5
13	November 7, 1964	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	23	7	NLSC 7–6
14	November 6, 1965	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	14	10	Tied 7–7
15	October 29, 1966	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	7	10	NLSC 8–7
16	October 28, 1967	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	6	17	NLSC 9–7
17	November 2, 1968	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	7	20	NLSC 10–7
18	November 1, 1969	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	9	7	NLU 10–8
19	October 31, 1970	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	9	7	NLU 10–9
20	October 30, 1971	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31	7	Tied 10–10
21	November 27, 1976	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	7	5	USL 11–10
22	September 1, 1979	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	17	13	USL 12–10
23	September 27, 1980	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	0	24	USL 12–11
24	September 19, 1981	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	17	20	Tied 12–12
25	November 6, 1982	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	40	25	USL 13–12
26	September 10, 1983	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	6	31	Tied 13–13
27	September 15, 1984	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	6	7	NLU 14–13
28	September 13, 1986	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	24	20	Tied 14–14
29	October 24, 1987	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	17	7	USL 15–14
30	September 30, 1989	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	24	10	USL 16–14
31	August 31, 1991	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	10	21	USL 16–15
32	September 12, 1992	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31	23	USL 17–15
33	October 25, 1997	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	21	28	USL 17–16
34	November 7, 1998	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	24	34	Tied 17–17
35	October 23, 1999	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	7	31	ULM 18–17
36	November 4, 2000	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	21	18	Tied 18–18
37	October 27, 2001	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	17	12	ULL 19–18
38	November 23, 2002	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	10	34	Tied 19–19
39	October 11, 2003	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	42	45	ULM 20–19
40	November 20, 2004	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	10	13	ULM 21–19
41	November 26, 2005	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	54	21	ULM 21–20
42	December 2, 2006	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	20	39	ULM 22–20
43	November 24, 2007	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	11	17	ULM 23–20
44	October 4, 2008	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	44	35	ULM 23–21
45	November 21, 2009	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	21	17	ULM 23–22
46	November 27, 2010	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	23	22	Tied 23–23
47	November 5, 2011	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	36	35	ULL 24–23
48	November 3, 2012	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	40	24	ULL 25–23
49	November 30, 2013	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	28	31	ULL 25–24
50	November 15, 2014	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	34	27	ULL 26–24
	Totals			953	994	ULL 26–24

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References

↑ http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19000&ATCLID=1314989
↑ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
↑ http://www.ragincajuns.com/news/2011/11/5/FB_1105114418.aspx
↑ http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=10968&DB_OEM_ID=19000&ATCLID=205328578
↑ http://www.neworleansbowl.org/news/bowl/index.html?article_id=8119
↑ "Louisiana-Monroe vs Louisiana-Lafayette". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2015-03-19.

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football

Venues	McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar (Sabine Shoe) Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese State (Cajun Crown) Southeastern Louisiana (Cypress Mug)

Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" Pride of Acadiana

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football

Venues	Brown Stadium (1933–1977) JPS Field at Malone Stadium (1978–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Trail of Tears Classic Louisiana–Lafayette: Battle on the Bayou Louisiana Tech Northwestern State

Culture & lore	Chief Brave Spirit Ace the Warhawk "Cheer for Northeast" Sound of Today

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Sun Belt Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle on the Bayou (ULL–ULM) Arkansas State–Louisiana–Monroe Appalachian State–Georgia Southern Georgia Southern–Georgia State South Alabama–Troy

Non-conference	Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Jacksonville State–Troy) Battle for the Old Mountain Jug (Appalachian State–Western Carolina) Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls State–Texas State) Battle for the Palladium (Middle Tennessee–Troy) Battle of I-10 (New Mexico State–UTEP) Battle of the Palouse (Idaho–Washington State) Boise State–Idaho Cajun Crown (McNeese State–ULL) Cypress Mug (Southeastern Louisiana–ULL) I-35 Rivalry (Texas State–UTSA) Little Brown Stein (Idaho–Montana) Louisiana Tech–ULM Northwestern State–ULM Paint Bucket Bowl (Arkansas State–Memphis) Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–ULL)