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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
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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
[ 8]
References
^ "Indians Win Inaugural Battle On The Bayou - ULM Warhawks Athletics" . Ulmwarhawks.com. 2002-11-23. Retrieved 2015-10-18 .
^ "Bragging Rights" . myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-27 .
^ 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 .
^ Soignier, Tabby (November 14, 2014). "ULM focused on itself, not Cajuns or rivalry" . The News-Star . Monroe. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016 .
^ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns - Gautier Leads Comeback to Secure Perfect Mark at Cajun Field" . Ragincajuns.com. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2015-10-18 .
^ "ULM Drops Thriller at UL-Lafayette - ULM Warhawks Athletics" . Ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18 .
^ "Bowl Releases" . New Orleans Bowl. 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2015-10-18 .
^ "Louisiana-Monroe vs Louisiana-Lafayette" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-19 .
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