Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Lafayette football rivalry

Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Lafayette football rivalry
	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Sport	Football
First meeting	1910; Louisiana Industrial 75, Southwestern Louisiana Industrial 0
Latest meeting	October 3, 2015; Louisiana Tech 43, Louisiana–Lafayette 14
Statistics
Meetings total	87
All-time series	Louisiana Tech leads, 48–33–6
Largest victory	Louisiana Industrial, 75–0 (1910)
Longest win streak	Louisiana Tech, 8 (1997–present)
Current win streak	Louisiana Tech, 8 (1997–present)

Louisiana Tech

University of Louisiana Lafayette

Locations in Louisiana

The Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Lafayette football rivalry is an inactive American college football rivalry between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (formerly the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns).^[1]^[2] The two teams have met 87 times on the football field, with Louisiana Tech currently holding a 48–33–6 lead in the all-time series. After a handful of early meetings, they played virtually every year from 1924 to 2000. The yearly game ended following the Bulldogs' transition to the Western Athletic Conference and the Ragin' Cajuns' to the Sun Belt Conference. They have met four times since, but there are no current plans for future matchups, although they continue to play in other sports.

History

The first meeting came in 1910, while both were independent. They were members of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1914–1925 and played off and on during that time span. They would remain conference mates through several conferences, namely the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1926–1941), the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (1941–1947), the Gulf States Conference (1948–1970), and the Southland Conference (1971–1981). They played every year of that span dating back to 1924 (with the exception of 1943 due to WWII). This also saw them transition from College Division/Division II to Division I/Division I-A.

In 1982, the Southland Conference downgraded to I-AA. Louisiana Tech remained with the conference, but then-Southwestern Louisiana left the conference to become a Division I-A independent. Louisiana Tech would ultimately leave the Southland to compete as an independent themselves, first in Division I-AA (1987–88) and later Division I-A like Southwestern starting in 1989. Despite being in different divisions, they continued to play every year (except 1987). They remained independent in football until both joined the Big West Conference for football only for a three-year period from 1993–1995. Afterwards they both resumed independence through 2000.

In 2000, La Tech defeated newly renamed Louisiana-Lafayette 48–14. This would be the end of the annual series that had been played for 76 years. Following the 2000 season, Louisiana Tech became a member of the Western Athletic Conference, while Louisiana–Lafayette became a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They would meet again in 2003–2004. In 2013, Louisiana Tech left the WAC and joined Conference USA, and the two met again in 2014–2015. Louisiana Tech won all four games, extending a win streak starting in 1997. There are no current plans to renew the series.

Game results

Louisiana Tech victories	Louisiana–Lafayette victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1910	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	75–0
2	November 3, 1915	Ruston, LA	Tie	7–7
3	November 18, 1916	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	26–0
4	November 17, 1917	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	57–0
5	October 30, 1920	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	1–0 ^{[n 1]}
6	November 11, 1921	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	20–0
7	November 15, 1924	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	20–6
8	November 20, 1925	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	22–13
9	November 5, 1926	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	23–0
10	November 5, 1927	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	13–0
11	November 4, 1928	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	44–6
12	December 7, 1929	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–7
13	October 25, 1930	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	7–0
14	October 17, 1931	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	38–0
15	October 21, 1932	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	15–0
16	October 14, 1933	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13–7
17	October 12, 1934	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	25–0
18	October 11, 1935	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	25–0
19	October 8, 1936	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	20–7
20	November 12, 1937	Ruston, LA	Tie	0–0
21	November 4, 1938	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	27–7
22	November 4, 1939	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	12–6
23	November 1, 1940	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	7–6
24	October 31, 1941	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	12–0
25	October 30, 1942	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	12–7
26	October 14, 1944	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	15–0
27	November 18, 1944	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	7–0
28	October 5, 1945	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	14–12
29	November 17, 1945	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13–7
30	November 2, 1946	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	34–6
31	November 1, 1947	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	9–0
32	October 30, 1948	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–14
33	October 29, 1949	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–0
34	November 4, 1950	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	41–13
35	November 3, 1951	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	34–7
36	November 1, 1952	Lafayette, LA	Tie	19–19
37	October 31, 1953	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	27–7
38	October 30, 1954	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	25–0
39	October 29, 1955	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	28–14
40	October 27, 1956	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–6
41	October 12, 1957	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	28–13
42	October 11, 1958	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–0
43	October 10, 1959	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–13
44	October 8, 1960	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	6–2
45	October 7, 1961	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	12–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
46	October 6, 1962	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13–6
47	October 12, 1963	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	45–0
48	October 10, 1964	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	6–3
49	October 9, 1965	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	16–8
50	October 15, 1966	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	21–12
51	October 7, 1967	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	20–14
52	October 12, 1968	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	28–24
53	October 11, 1969	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	34–21
54	October 10, 1970	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	20–10
55	October 9, 1971	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	35–15
56	September 9, 1972	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	7–0
57	September 22, 1973	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	23–0
58	October 12, 1974	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	35–20
59	October 11, 1975	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–14
60	October 2, 1976	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31–26
61	October 8, 1977	Ruston, LA	Tie	21–21
62	October 7, 1978	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	24–6
63	October 6, 1979	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	17–0
64	November 15, 1980	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	27–9
65	October 31, 1981	Ruston, LA	Tie	17–17
66	November 13, 1982	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	29–19
67	November 19, 1983	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13–9
68	September 8, 1984	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	17–16
69	September 14, 1985	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–23
70	November 22, 1986	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	23–14
71	October 8, 1988	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	19–16
72	September 2, 1989	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	40–14
73	September 29, 1990	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–10
74	October 26, 1991	Lafayette, LA	Tie	14–14
75	October 10, 1992	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–7
76	November 27, 1993	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	21–17
77	October 1, 1994	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13–3
78	November 4, 1995	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	40–33
79	September 28, 1996	Ruston, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	37–31
80	November 15, 1997	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	63–24
81	September 19, 1998	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	77–14
82	October 2, 1999	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	41–31
83	October 14, 2000	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	48–14
84	September 6, 2003	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	34–3
85	September 11, 2004	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–20
86	September 6, 2014	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana Tech	48–20
87	October 3, 2015	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	43–14
Series: Louisiana Tech leads 48–33–6
Note: Source:^[3]

Notes:

↑ Louisiana-Lafayette forfeited.

References

↑ "Louisiana Tech renews rivalry with ULL". KTBS. KTBS. KTBS. September 7, 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
↑ "Cajuns taking rivalry game with La Tech seriously". TheAdvertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
↑ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football series history games list". Winsipediea. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

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[3] Louisiana-Lafayette forfeited.

[Rivalry-1] "Louisiana Tech renews rivalry with ULL". KTBS. KTBS. KTBS. September 7, 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[Rivalry2-2] "Cajuns taking rivalry game with La Tech seriously". TheAdvertiser. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[La_Tech-ULL_series-4] "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football series history games list". Winsipediea. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech Athletic Field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana–Lafayette
Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Venues	McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar (Sabine Shoe) Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese State (Cajun Crown) Southeastern Louisiana (Cypress Mug) Louisiana Tech
Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" Pride of Acadiana
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Lafayette football rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References