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Battle for the Rag
LSU and Tulane have met 98 times since 1893. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 63-20-7
- Current streak
- LSU 18 games
- Longest streak
- LSU 18 games (1983-2009)
- Avg. margin / points
- 17.9 / 33.5
Series overview
LSU 63-20-7 Tulane. Current streak: LSU 18 games.
Last five meetings
LSU 5 | Tulane 0
Largest margin
62 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1893 through 2009.
- 90 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 1, 2009.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
LSU and Tulane have a tracked series that starts in 1893 and spans 98 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Tiger Rag gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1893-2009
- Busiest era
- 1920s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 6 years (1904-1911)
- 1920s10 games
- 1930s10 games
- 1940s10 games
- 1950s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2009 - Nov 1, 2009
LSU 42, Tulane 0. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1955 - Nov 26, 1955
LSU 13, Tulane 13. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
1987 - Nov 21, 1987
LSU 41, Tulane 36. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1965 - Nov 20, 1965
LSU 62, Tulane 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- LSU 5, Tulane 0 across 5 games
- Last ten
- LSU 10, Tulane 0 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 33.5, average margin 17.9.
- Current streak
- LSU 18 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Brandon LaFell
LSU, 2009
Receiving Yards: 792
Charles Scott
LSU, 2009
Rushing Yards: 542
Jordan Jefferson
LSU, 2009
Passing Yards: 2166
Jeremy Williams
Tulane, 2009
Rushing Yards: 167
Jeremy Williams
Tulane, 2009
Receiving Yards: 1113
Ryan Griffin
Tulane, 2009
Passing Yards: 1382
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Les Miles
LSU - 2006-2009 - 40-13
Bob Toledo
Tulane - 2007-2009 - 9-27
Chris Scelfo
Tulane - 2001-2006 - 7-17
Nick Saban
LSU - 2001 - 10-3
Weather, rankings, and research links
1 recent rivalry game has weather context, average temperature 86F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
LSU team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Tulane team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
LSU season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Tulane season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
LSU weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Tulane weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2009 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 42, Tulane 0 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Nov 2, 2008 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 35, Tulane 10 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Sep 29, 2007 | LSU at Tulane | LSU 34, Tulane 9 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Sep 24, 2006 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 49, Tulane 7 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Sep 2, 2001 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 48, Tulane 17 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Nov 23, 1996 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 35, Tulane 17 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Nov 19, 1994 | LSU at Tulane | LSU 49, Tulane 25 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Nov 20, 1993 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 24, Tulane 10 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Nov 21, 1992 | Tulane at LSU | LSU 24, Tulane 12 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
| Nov 23, 1991 | LSU at Tulane | LSU 39, Tulane 20 | Venue unavailable | LSU |
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