Battle on the Bayou

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	51
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)

ULL

ULM

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 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 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		Series
				ULL	ULM
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
51	October 31, 2015	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	30	24	ULL 27–24
	Totals			983	1018	ULL 27–24

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References

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2. "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
3. 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.
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