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Battle for the Rag Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 51/100
Overtime: 0

Series context

Completed meetings: 90
Series record: LSU 63-20-7 Tulane
Tracked years: 1893-2009
Trophy: Tiger Rag

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

10 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1982Week 13
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 31, LSU 28
Winner: Tulane
Unranked Tulane vs. No. 7 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1959Week 11
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 6, LSU 14
Winner: LSU
Unranked Tulane vs. No. 3 LSU · 8-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1987Week 13
LSU at Tulane
LSU 41, Tulane 36
Winner: LSU
No. 6 LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 5-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1970Week 14
LSU at Tulane
LSU 26, Tulane 14
Winner: LSU
No. 5 LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 12-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1972Week 13
LSU at Tulane
LSU 9, Tulane 3
Winner: LSU
No. 11 LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 6-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1973Week 14
LSU at Tulane
LSU 0, Tulane 14
Winner: Tulane
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 17 Tulane · 14-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
1986Week 14
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 17, LSU 37
Winner: LSU
Unranked Tulane vs. No. 5 LSU · 20-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1985Week 14
LSU at Tulane
LSU 31, Tulane 19
Winner: LSU
No. 13 LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 12-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1955Week 11
LSU at Tulane
LSU 13, Tulane 13
Result: Tie
Unranked LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1950Week 12
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 14, LSU 14
Result: Tie
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1947Week 13
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 6, LSU 6
Result: Tie
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1933Week 12
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 7, LSU 7
Result: Tie
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1928Week 13
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 0, LSU 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1916Week 12
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 14, LSU 14
Result: Tie
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1914Week 11
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 0, LSU 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
2007Week 5
LSU at Tulane
LSU 34, Tulane 9
Winner: LSU
No. 2 LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 25-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1979Week 13
LSU at Tulane
LSU 13, Tulane 24
Winner: Tulane
Unranked LSU vs. No. 16 Tulane · 11-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1956Week 12
LSU at Tulane
LSU 7, Tulane 6
Winner: LSU
Unranked LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1954Week 11
LSU at Tulane
LSU 14, Tulane 13
Winner: LSU
Unranked LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1951Week 12
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 13, LSU 14
Winner: LSU
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1934Week 12
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 13, LSU 12
Winner: Tulane
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1974Week 12
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 22, LSU 24
Winner: LSU
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
1990Week 14
Tulane at LSU
Tulane 13, LSU 16
Winner: LSU
Unranked Tulane vs. Unranked LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1977Week 12
LSU at Tulane
LSU 20, Tulane 17
Winner: LSU
Unranked LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1930Week 12
LSU at Tulane
LSU 7, Tulane 12
Winner: Tulane
Unranked LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.