# Cajun Crown

The Cajun Crown is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the McNeese Cowboys.

## History

The two teams have met 38 times on the football field, with McNeese currently holding a 20–16–2 edge in the all time series. Originally an annual series, the game has been less frequently played since McNeese moved from the NCAA's Division I-A to Division I-AA in 1982.

## Game results

| Louisiana victories | McNeese victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | September 22, 1951 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 35–14 |
| 2 | November 22, 1952 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 20–13 |
| 3 | November 21, 1953 | Lafayette, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 47–13 |
| 4 | November 20, 1954 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 55–12 |
| 5 | November 19, 1955 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 12–7 |
| 6 | November 17, 1956 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 35–33 |
| 7 | November 23, 1957 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 13–0 |
| 8 | November 22, 1958 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 9–8 |
| 9 | November 21, 1959 | Lafayette, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 19–14 |
| 10 | November 19, 1960 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 29–10 |
| 11 | November 18, 1961 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 25–0 |
| 12 | November 17, 1962 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 19–0 |
| 13 | November 23, 1963 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 14–7 |
| 14 | November 21, 1964 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 24–9 |
| 15 | November 20, 1965 | Lafayette, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 14–7 |
| 16 | November 19, 1966 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 7–0 |
| 17 | November 18, 1967 | Lafayette, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 31–6 |
| 18 | November 23, 1968 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 12–7 |
| 19 | November 22, 1969 | Lafayette, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 21–17 |
| 20 | November 21, 1970 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 13–7 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 21 | November 19, 1971 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 20–10 |
| 22 | November 25, 1972 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 10–0 |
| 23 | November 24, 1973 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 37–0 |
| 24 | September 21, 1974 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 38–0 |
| 25 | November 22, 1975 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 33–21 |
| 26 | November 20, 1976 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 20–19 |
| 27 | November 19, 1977 | Lafayette, LA | Tie | 9–9 |
| 28 | November 25, 1978 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 44–18 |
| 29 | November 17, 1979 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 10–6 |
| 30 | November 22, 1980 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 14–0 |
| 31 | November 21, 1981 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 14–7 |
| 32 | November 20, 1982 | Lake Charles, LA | Tie | 10–10 |
| 33 | November 12, 1983 | Lafayette, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 48–16 |
| 34 | November 10, 1984 | Lake Charles, LA | McNeese State | 30–17 |
| 35 | November 16, 1985 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State | 14–3 |
| 36 | November 15, 1986 | Lake Charles, LA | Southwestern Louisiana | 33–13 |
| 37 | September 15, 2007 | Lafayette, LA | McNeese State (FCS #8) | 38–17 |
| 38 | September 10, 2016 | Lafayette, LA | Louisiana–Lafayette | 30–22 |
| Series: McNeese leads 20–16–2 |||||
| Note: Rankings are from the Sports Network/STATS poll for McNeese after 1982 or AP Poll for either Louisiana since 1973 or McNeese from 1975 to 1981. |||||