Battle on the Bayou

Battle on the Bayou
	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 15, 1951; Northeast Louisiana State, 13–7
Latest meeting	November 25, 2023; Louisiana, 52–21
Next meeting	November 30, 2024
Trophy	Wooden Boot (Since 2002)
Statistics
Meetings total	59
All-time series	Louisiana leads, 32–26
Trophy series	Louisiana leads, 14–8
Largest victory	Louisiana, 70–20 (2020)
Longest win streak	Louisiana, 5 (1969–1979, 2008–2012)
Current win streak	Louisiana, 2 (2022–present)

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]

150km
100miles

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana

Locations of Louisiana and Louisiana–Monroe

History

This intrastate rivalry has been played 59 times. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns currently hold a 32–26 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.^[10]^[11]^[12]

College Comparison
	LA	ULM
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	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park	Warhawk Field
Softball park	Lamson Park	Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex

Game results

Louisiana victories	Louisiana–Monroe victories	Vacated wins^{[n 1]}

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
Series: Louisiana leads 32–26^[1]

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Battle on the Bayou

Contents

History

Game results

Notes

References

Statistics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 15, 1951 Northeast Louisiana State, 13–7
Latest meeting	November 25, 2023 Louisiana, 52–21
Next meeting	November 30, 2024
Trophy	Wooden Boot (Since 2002)
Meetings total	59
All-time series	Louisiana leads, 32–26^[1]^{[n 1]}
Trophy series	Louisiana leads, 14–8
Largest victory	Louisiana, 70–20 (2020)
Longest win streak	Louisiana, 5 (1969–1979, 2008–2012)
Current win streak	Louisiana, 2 (2022–present)