Battle on the Bayou

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

Sport

Football

First meeting

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

Latest meeting

October 31, 2015
Louisiana–Lafayette 30, Louisiana–Monroe 24

Next meeting

December 3, 2016

Trophy

Wooden Boot

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Louisiana–Lafayette leads, 27–24

Largest victory

Southwestern Louisiana, 41–7 (1954)

Longest win streak

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

Current win streak

Louisiana–Lafayette, 2 (2014–present)

Lafayette

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]^[3]^[4] The two fierce rivals have battled it out 51 times, including the Cajuns win over UL Monroe 36–35 on November 5, 2011, in a thriller at Cajun Field. The Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns currently hold a 27–24 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.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Game results

Louisiana–Lafayette victories	Louisiana–Monroe victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 15, 1951	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	13–7
2	November 28, 1953	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	35–6
3	October 9, 1954	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	41–7
4	October 8, 1955	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	26–6
5	October 6, 1956	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	45–19
6	October 5, 1957	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	6–0
7	October 4, 1958	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	29–8
8	October 31, 1959	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	34–20
9	October 29, 1960	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	8–7
10	October 28, 1961	Shreveport, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	27–20
11	October 27, 1962	Shreveport, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	18–10
12	November 9, 1963	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	7–6
13	November 7, 1964	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	23–7
14	November 6, 1965	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	14–10
15	October 29, 1966	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	10–7
16	October 28, 1967	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	17–6
17	November 2, 1968	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	20–7
18	November 1, 1969	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	9–7
19	October 31, 1970	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	9–7
20	October 30, 1971	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31–7
21	November 27, 1976	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	7–5
22	September 1, 1979	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	17–13
23	September 27, 1980	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	24–0
24	September 19, 1981	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	20–17
25	November 6, 1982	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	40–25
26	September 10, 1983	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	31–6
27	September 15, 1984	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	7–6

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
28	September 13, 1986	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	24–20
29	October 24, 1987	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	17–7
30	September 30, 1989	Monroe, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	24–10
31	August 31, 1991	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	21–10
32	September 12, 1992	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31–23
33	October 25, 1997	Lafayette, LA	Northeast Louisiana	28–21
34	November 7, 1998	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	34–24
35	October 23, 1999	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	31–7
36	November 4, 2000	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	21–18
37	October 27, 2001	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	17–12
38	November 23, 2002	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	34–10
39	October 11, 2003	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	45–42
40	November 20, 2004	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	13–10
41	November 26, 2005	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	54–21
42	December 2, 2006	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	39–20
43	November 24, 2007	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	17–11
44	October 4, 2008	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	44–35
45	November 21, 2009	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	21–17
46	November 27, 2010	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	23–22
47	November 5, 2011	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	36–25
48	November 3, 2012	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	40–24
49	November 30, 2013	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	31–28
50	November 15, 2014	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	34–27
51	October 31, 2015	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	30–24
Series: Louisiana–Lafayette leads 27–24
Note: Source:^[8]

References

↑ "Indians Win Inaugural Battle On The Bayou - ULM Warhawks Athletics". Ulmwarhawks.com. 2002-11-23. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
↑ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
↑ Hunsucker, Adam (October 30, 2015). "ULM renews rivalry with Ragin' Cajuns". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ Soignier, Tabby (November 14, 2014). "ULM focused on itself, not Cajuns or rivalry". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns - Gautier Leads Comeback to Secure Perfect Mark at Cajun Field". Ragincajuns.com. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
↑ "ULM Drops Thriller at UL-Lafayette - ULM Warhawks Athletics". Ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
↑ "Bowl Releases". New Orleans Bowl. 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
↑ "Louisiana-Monroe vs Louisiana-Lafayette". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. 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 Statistical leaders

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 2016

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football

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

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 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 Statistical leaders

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 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Sun Belt Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle on the Bayou (ULL–ULM) Clash of the Claws (Georgia State–South Alabama) Georgia Southern–Georgia State Appalachian State–Georgia Southern 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)

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