Cajun Crown

First meetingSeptember 22, 1951
Southwestern Louisiana 35, McNeese State 14

Latest meetingSeptember 6, 2025
Louisiana 34,
McNeese 10

TrophyCajun Crown

Cajun Crown
Statistics
Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns McNeese Cowboys
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 22, 1951 Southwestern Louisiana 35, McNeese State 14
Latest meeting	September 6, 2025 Louisiana 34, McNeese 10
Trophy	Cajun Crown
Meetings total	39
All-time series	McNeese leads, 20–17–2
Largest victory	Southwestern Louisiana, 55–12 (1954)
Longest win streak	Southwestern Louisiana, 6 (1965–1970)
Longest unbeaten streak	McNeese, 10 (1973–1982)
Current win streak	Louisiana, 2 (2016–present)

Louisiana

McNeese

Locations in Louisiana

The Cajun Crown is the name of the rivalry trophy between the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the McNeese Cowboys.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The two teams have met 38 times on the football field, with McNeese currently holding a 20–16–2 edge in the all time series. Originally an annual series, the game has been less frequently played since McNeese moved from the NCAA's Division I-A to Division I-AA in 1982.

Game results

Louisiana victories	McNeese victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 22, 1951	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	35–14
2	November 22, 1952	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	20–13
3	November 21, 1953	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	47–13
4	November 20, 1954	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	55–12
5	November 19, 1955	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	12–7
6	November 17, 1956	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	35–33
7	November 23, 1957	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	13–0
8	November 22, 1958	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	9–8
9	November 21, 1959	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	19–14
10	November 19, 1960	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	29–10
11	November 18, 1961	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	25–0
12	November 17, 1962	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	19–0
13	November 23, 1963	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	14–7
14	November 21, 1964	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	24–9
15	November 20, 1965	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	14–7
16	November 19, 1966	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	7–0
17	November 18, 1967	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	31–6
18	November 23, 1968	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	12–7
19	November 22, 1969	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	21–17
20	November 21, 1970	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	13–7
21	November 19, 1971	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	20–10

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
22	November 25, 1972	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	10–0
23	November 24, 1973	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	37–0
24	September 21, 1974	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	38–0
25	November 22, 1975	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	33–21
26	November 20, 1976	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	20–19
27	November 19, 1977	Lafayette, LA	Tie	9–9
28	November 25, 1978	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	44–18
29	November 17, 1979	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	10–6
30	November 22, 1980	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	14–0
31	November 21, 1981	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	14–7
32	November 20, 1982	Lake Charles, LA	Tie	10–10
33	November 12, 1983	Lafayette, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	48–16
34	November 10, 1984	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	30–17
35	November 16, 1985	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State	14–3
36	November 15, 1986	Lake Charles, LA	Southwestern Louisiana	33–13
37	September 15, 2007	Lafayette, LA	McNeese State (FCS #8)	38–17
38	September 10, 2016	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana–Lafayette	30–22
39	September 6, 2025	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana-Lafayette	34–10
Series: McNeese leads 20–16–2
Note: Rankings are from the Sports Network/STATS poll for McNeese after 1982 or AP Poll for either Louisiana since 1973 or McNeese from 1975 to 1981.

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football
Venues	Campus Athletic Field (1902–1939) McNaspy Stadium (1940–1970) Cajun Field (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Lamar: Sabine Shoe Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Monroe: Battle on the Bayou McNeese: Cajun Crown Southeastern Louisiana: Cypress Mug
Culture & lore	Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

v t e McNeese Cowboys football
Venues	Killen Field (1951–1953) Wildcat Stadium (1954–1964) Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Central Arkansas: Red Beans and Rice Bowl Lamar: Battle of the Border Louisiana: Cajun Crown Northwestern State
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1940–1950 (junior college) 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 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

v t e Southland Conference football rivalries
Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese–Northwestern State NSU Challenge (Nicholls–Northwestern State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls–Southeastern Louisiana) Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana
Non-conference	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–Louisiana) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–McNeese) Cypress Mug (Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana) Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls–Texas State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston–Stephen F. Austin)

Game results

See also

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