Louisiana vs. Marshall

Louisiana and Marshall have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2021; Louisiana leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Louisiana 3–⁠1.

Louisiana wins
3
Marshall wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2021
Longest streak
2 Louisiana
Current streak
1 Louisiana
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana 3–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s3–⁠1
Average margin
14 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana
1–⁠1 Louisiana’s record at home
At Marshall
0–⁠1 Marshall’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Louisiana first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Coach against coach

YearsLouisianaSeriesMarshall
2021–⁠2024Michael Desormeaux2–⁠1Charles Huff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana’s side (Desormeaux 2–⁠1 against Huff). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisiana and Marshall, 2021 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Rasheen Ali Marshall20 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD2021 Rushing
Demarcus Lacey Marshall10 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD2025 Receiving

Named most valuable

Braylon Braxton Marshall2024
Levi Lewis Louisiana2021

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 27, 2025Louisiana 54, Marshall 51at Louisiana
Dec 7, 2024Marshall 31, Louisiana 3at LouisianaSun Belt Championship
Oct 12, 2022Louisiana 23, Marshall 13at Marshall
Dec 18, 202116Louisiana 36, Marshall 21Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.