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Locations of Louisiana and Louisiana–Monroe

The Battle on the Bayou is the name given to the college football rivalry between the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] 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.^[10]^[11]^[12]

College Comparison
	UL Lafayette	UL Monroe
Ownership	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^{[n 1]}

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	None	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
61	November 29, 2025	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana	30–27^OT
Series: Louisiana leads 34–26^[1]

Notes

1 2 In 2015, Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins from their 2011 football season, including their win over Louisiana–Monroe, due to alleged major NCAA violations.^[2] See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.^[3]^[4]

References

1 2 "Winsipedia - Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football series history". Winsipedia.
↑ "Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders". The Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
↑ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
↑ Taylor, John (July 4, 2009). "Vacated Wins Do Not Equal Forfeits". NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
↑ "Indians Win Inaugural Battle On The Bayou - ULM Warhawks Athletics". Ulmwarhawks.com. November 23, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
↑ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
↑ Hunsucker, Adam (October 30, 2015). "ULM renews rivalry with Ragin' Cajuns". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on November 3, 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 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
↑ Hunsucker, Adam (September 20, 2017). "Let's get weird. An ode to ULM vs. UL Lafayette". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
↑ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns - Gautier Leads Comeback to Secure Perfect Mark at Cajun Field". Ragincajuns.com. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
↑ "ULM Drops Thriller at UL-Lafayette - ULM Warhawks Athletics". Ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
↑ "Bowl Releases". New Orleans Bowl. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

[vacation-5] 1 2 In 2015, Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins from their 2011 football season, including their win over Louisiana–Monroe, due to alleged major NCAA violations.^[2] See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for an explanation of how vacated victories are recorded.^[3]^[4]

[series-1] 1 2 "Winsipedia - Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football series history". Winsipedia.

[2] "Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against UL-Lafayette, ex-assistant coach David Saunders". The Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

[Low,_Chris-3] Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

[Taylor,_John-4] Taylor, John (July 4, 2009). "Vacated Wins Do Not Equal Forfeits". NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2011.

[6] "Indians Win Inaugural Battle On The Bayou - ULM Warhawks Athletics". Ulmwarhawks.com. November 23, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

[note1-7] "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

[8] Hunsucker, Adam (October 30, 2015). "ULM renews rivalry with Ragin' Cajuns". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

[9] Soignier, Tabby (November 14, 2014). "ULM focused on itself, not Cajuns or rivalry". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[10] Hunsucker, Adam (September 20, 2017). "Let's get weird. An ode to ULM vs. UL Lafayette". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

[11] "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns - Gautier Leads Comeback to Secure Perfect Mark at Cajun Field". Ragincajuns.com. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

[12] "ULM Drops Thriller at UL-Lafayette - ULM Warhawks Athletics". Ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

[13] "Bowl Releases". New Orleans Bowl. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Venues	Campus Athletic Field (1902–1939) McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar: Sabine Shoe Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese: Cajun Crown Southeastern Louisiana: Cypress Mug
Culture & lore	Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1901 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Venues	Forsythe Park (1931–1933) Brown Stadium (1933–1977) Malone Stadium (1978–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2012 Independence Bowl Louisiana: Battle on the Bayou Louisiana Tech
Culture & lore	Chief Brave Spirit Ace the Warhawk "Cheer for Northeast" Sound of Today
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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