# Battle on the Bayou

The Battle on the Bayou is the name given to the college football rivalry between the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks. They are both NCAA Division I FBS members of the Sun Belt Conference and coincide under the University of Louisiana System.

## History

This intrastate rivalry has been played 60 times. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns currently hold a 33–26 edge in the series. The Battle on the Bayou is a rivalry not just in football, but in all sports when the Cajuns and Warhawks meet.
College Comparison :
| | UL Lafayette | UL Monroe |
| Ownership | University of Louisiana System | University of Louisiana System |
| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana | Monroe, Louisiana |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Students | 16,934 | 8,854 |
| School colors | | |
| Nickname | Ragin' Cajuns | Warhawks |
| Mascot(s) | Cayenne | Ace |
| Football stadium | Cajun Field | Malone Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Cajundome | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
| Baseball park | Russo Park | Lou St. Amant Field |
| Softball park | Lamson Park | Geo-Surfaces Field |

## Game results

| Louisiana victories | Louisiana–Monroe victories | Vacated wins |
| No. | 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 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 | 36–35 |
| 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 |
| 52 | December 3, 2016 | Monroe, LA | Louisiana–Lafayette | 30–3 |
| 53 | September 23, 2017 | Lafayette, LA | Louisiana–Monroe | 56–50$^{2OT}$ |
| 54 | November 24, 2018 | Monroe, LA | Louisiana | 31–28 |
| 55 | November 30, 2019 | Lafayette, LA | Louisiana | 31–30 |
| 56 | November 28, 2020 | Monroe, LA | #23 Louisiana | 70–20 |
| 57 | November 27, 2021 | Lafayette, LA | #23 Louisiana | 21–16 |
| 58 | September 24, 2022 | Monroe, LA | Louisiana–Monroe | 21–17 |
| 59 | November 25, 2023 | Lafayette, LA | Louisiana | 52–21 |
| 60 | November 30, 2024 | Monroe, LA | Louisiana | 37–23 |
| Series: Louisiana leads 33–26 |||||