Cajun Crown

Cajun Crown

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns McNeese Cowboys
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 22, 1951 Southwestern Louisiana 35, McNeese State 14
Latest meeting	September 10, 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette 30, McNeese 22
Next meeting	September 6, 2025
Trophy	Cajun Crown
Statistics
Meetings total	38
All-time series	McNeese leads, 20–16–2
Largest victory	Southwestern Louisiana, 55–12 (1954)
Longest win streak	Southwestern Louisiana, 6 (1965–1970)
Longest unbeaten streak	McNeese, 10 (1973–1982)
Current win streak	Louisiana–Lafayette, 1 (2016)

Louisiana

McNeese

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Locations in Louisiana

The Cajun Crown is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the McNeese Cowboys. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The two teams have met 38 times on the football field, with McNeese currently holding a 20–16–2 edge in the all time series. Originally an annual series, the game has been less frequently played since McNeese moved from the NCAA's Division I-A to Division I-AA in 1982.

Game results

Louisiana victories

McNeese victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 September 22, 1951 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 35–14 2 November 22, 1952 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 20–13 3 November 21, 1953 Lafayette, LA Southwestern Louisiana 47–13 4 November 20, 1954 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 55–12 5 November 19, 1955 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 12–7 6 November 17, 1956 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 35–33 7 November 23, 1957 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 13–0 8 November 22, 1958 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 9–8 9 November 21, 1959 Lafayette, LA Southwestern Louisiana 19–14 10 November 19, 1960 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 29–10 11 November 18, 1961 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 25–0 12 November 17, 1962 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 19–0 13 November 23, 1963 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 14–7 14 November 21, 1964 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 24–9 15 November 20, 1965 Lafayette, LA Southwestern Louisiana 14–7 16 November 19, 1966 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 7–0 17 November 18, 1967 Lafayette, LA Southwestern Louisiana 31–6 18 November 23, 1968 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 12–7 19 November 22, 1969 Lafayette, LA Southwestern Louisiana 21–17 20 November 21, 1970 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 13–7 No. Date Location Winner Score 21 November 19, 1971 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 20–10 22 November 25, 1972 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 10–0 23 November 24, 1973 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 37–0 24 September 21, 1974 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 38–0 25 November 22, 1975 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 33–21 26 November 20, 1976 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 20–19 27 November 19, 1977 Lafayette, LA Tie 9–9 28 November 25, 1978 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 44–18 29 November 17, 1979 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 10–6 30 November 22, 1980 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 14–0 31 November 21, 1981 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 14–7 32 November 20, 1982 Lake Charles, LA Tie 10–10 33 November 12, 1983 Lafayette, LA Southwestern Louisiana 48–16 34 November 10, 1984 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 30–17 35 November 16, 1985 Lafayette, LA McNeese State 14–3 36 November 15, 1986 Lake Charles, LA Southwestern Louisiana 33–13 37 September 15, 2007 Lafayette, LA McNeese State (FCS #8) 38–17 38 September 10, 2016 Lafayette, LA Louisiana–Lafayette 30–22 Series: McNeese leads 20–16–2 Note: Rankings are from the Sports Network/STATS poll for McNeese after 1982 or AP Poll for either Louisiana since 1973 or McNeese from 1975 to 1981.

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

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 3, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
2. "College Football Rivalries".
3. "Pete's I-AA FCS Football Weekly | Pete's Power Poll | FCS Rivalries | fcsfootball.net". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2013-02-07.