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Battle on the Bayou 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
41/100
Overtime
2

Series context

Completed meetings
40
Series record
Louisiana 24-16 UL Monroe
Tracked years
1951-2024
Trophy
Wooden Boot

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

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

  6. 1984Week 4

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 7, Louisiana 6

    Winner: UL Monroe

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  8. 1976Week 13

    Louisiana at UL Monroe

    Louisiana 7, UL Monroe 5

    Winner: Louisiana

    Unranked Louisiana vs. Unranked UL Monroe · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  11. 2004Week 13

    Louisiana at UL Monroe

    Louisiana 10, UL Monroe 13

    Winner: UL Monroe

    Unranked Louisiana vs. Unranked UL Monroe · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  12. 2003Week 8

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 45, Louisiana 42

    Winner: UL Monroe

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  13. 2000Week 11

    Louisiana at UL Monroe

    Louisiana 21, UL Monroe 18

    Winner: Louisiana

    Unranked Louisiana vs. Unranked UL Monroe · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  14. 1981Week 3

    Louisiana at UL Monroe

    Louisiana 17, UL Monroe 20

    Winner: UL Monroe

    Unranked Louisiana vs. Unranked UL Monroe · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  17. 1986Week 3

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 20, Louisiana 24

    Winner: Louisiana

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  18. 1979Week 1

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 13, Louisiana 17

    Winner: Louisiana

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  19. 2001Week 10

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 12, Louisiana 17

    Winner: Louisiana

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 5-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    30

    Game score

  23. 1997Week 10

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 28, Louisiana 21

    Winner: UL Monroe

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  24. 1992Week 3

    UL Monroe at Louisiana

    UL Monroe 23, Louisiana 31

    Winner: Louisiana

    Unranked UL Monroe vs. Unranked Louisiana · 8-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    27

    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.