The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle on the Bayou
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
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
biggest crowd
19,544
2014
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
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
21–28
Louisiana leads
1st-rounders
1–0
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1970s4–0
1980s3–3
1990s9–5
2000s3–4
2010s2–7
2020s0–9
Best picks, either side
1971Joe Profit Running BackRd 1, pick 7#7 overall
2003Charles Tillman Defensive BackRd 2, pick 3#35 overall
1995Shawn King Defensive EndRd 2, pick 4#36 overall
1998Anthony Clement Offensive TackleRd 2, pick 6#36 overall
1995Orlando Thomas Defensive BackRd 2, pick 10#42 overall
1993Roosevelt Potts Running BackRd 2, pick 20#49 overall
1994James Folston LinebackerRd 2, pick 23#52 overall
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