The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle on the Bayou
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Louisiana leads the all-time series 25–16. They've met 41 times since 1976. Louisiana has won the last 3.
Stature & the series, 1976–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
16–25
Louisiana leads
streak
3
Louisiana in a row
longest run
5
Louisiana
biggest win
50
Louisiana, 2020
first met
1976
41 meetings
The coaching duels
Todd Berry vs Mark Hudspeth1–4
Bobby Keasler vs Jerry Baldwin1–2
Matt Viator vs Billy Napier0–3
Ed Zaunbrecher vs Nelson Stokley2–0
Recent meetings
2025Louisiana30–27
2024Louisiana37–23
2023Louisiana52–21
2022UL Monroe21–17
2021Louisiana21–16
2020Louisiana70–20
2019Louisiana31–30
2018Louisiana31–28
2017UL Monroe56–50
2016Louisiana30–3
2015Louisiana30–24
2014Louisiana34–27
2013UL Monroe31–28
2012Louisiana40–24