Cajun Crown

Cajun Crown

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns McNeese State Cowboys
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 22, 1951 Southwestern Louisiana 35, McNeese State 14
Latest meeting	September 15, 2007 McNeese State 38, Louisiana–Lafayette 17
Next meeting	September 2016 - Lafayette
Trophy	Cajun Crown
Statistics
Meetings total	37
All-time series	McNeese State leads, 20–15–2
Largest victory	Southwestern Louisiana, 55–12 (1954)
Longest win streak	Louisiana–Lafayette, 6 (1965–1970)
Longest unbeaten streak	McNeese State, 10 (1973–1982)
Current win streak	McNeese State, 1 (2007)

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

McNeese State University

Locations in Louisiana

The Cajun Crown is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (formerly the Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs) and the McNeese State Cowboys.^[1][2][3] The two teams have met 37 times on the football field, with McNeese State currently holding a 20–15–2 edge in the all time series. Originally an annual series, the game has been less frequently played since McNeese State moved from the NCAA's Division I-A to Division I-AA in 1982.

Game results

Louisiana–Lafayette victories

McNeese State victories

Tie games

Note: Rankings are from the Sports Network poll for McNeese State after 1982 or AP Poll for either Louisiana–Lafayette since 1973 or McNeese State from 1975 to 1981.

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
				ULL	MSU
1	September 22, 1951	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	35	14	USL 1–0
2	November 22, 1952	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	20	13	USL 2–0
3	November 21, 1953	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	47	13	USL 3–0
4	November 20, 1954	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	55	12	USL 4–0
5	November 19, 1955	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	7	12	USL 4–1
6	November 17, 1956	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	35	33	USL 5–1
7	November 23, 1957	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	0	13	USL 5–2
8	November 22, 1958	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	8	9	USL 5–3
9	November 21, 1959	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	19	14	USL 6–3
10	November 19, 1960	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	10	29	USL 6–4
11	November 18, 1961	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	0	25	USL 6–5
12	November 17, 1962	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	0	19	Tied 6–6
13	November 23, 1963	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	7	14	MSU 7–6
14	November 21, 1964	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	9	24	MSU 8–6
15	November 20, 1965	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	14	7	MSU 8–7
16	November 19, 1966	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	7	0	Tied 8–8
17	November 18, 1967	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31	6	USL 9–8
18	November 23, 1968	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	12	7	USL 10–8
19	November 22, 1969	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	21	17	USL 11–8
20	November 21, 1970	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13	7	USL 12–8
21	November 19, 1971	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	10	20	USL 12–9
22	November 25, 1972	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	10	0	USL 13–9
23	November 24, 1973	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	0	37	USL 13–10
24	September 21, 1974	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	0	38	USL 13–11
25	November 22, 1975	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	21	33	USL 13–12
26	November 20, 1976	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	19	20	Tied 13–13
27	November 19, 1977	Lafayette, LA	Tied	9	9	Tied 13–13–1
28	November 25, 1978	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	18	44	MSU 14–13–1
29	November 17, 1979	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	6	10	MSU 15–13–1
30	November 22, 1980	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	0	14	MSU 16–13–1
31	November 21, 1981	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	7	14	MSU 17–13–1
32	November 20, 1982	Lake Charles, LA	Tied	10	10	MSU 17–13–2
33	November 12, 1983	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	48	16	MSU 17–14–2
34	November 10, 1984	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	17	30	MSU 18–14–2
35	November 16, 1985	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	3	14	MSU 19–14–2
36	November 15, 1986	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	33	13	MSU 19–15–2
37	September 15, 2007	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State (FCS #8)	17	38	MSU 20–15–2
	Totals			578	648	MSU 20–15–2

References

1. Kay, Chris (March 2, 2016). "UL Lafayette and McNeese State Battle in 2016 to Determine Cajun Crown". Underdog Dynasty. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
2. http://www.1122productions.com/rivalries/l.html
3. http://www.petespoll.com/i-aa/rivalries/