Louisiana vs. Northwestern State
Louisiana and Northwestern State have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1973; Louisiana leads the series 8–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana 6–4, and Louisiana has won the last 4. Share
- Louisiana wins
- 8
- Northwestern State wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1973
- Longest streak
- 4 Louisiana
- Current streak
- 4 Louisiana
- Last 10 meetings
- Louisiana 6–4
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 11.1 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisiana
- 5–4 Louisiana’s record at home
- At Northwestern State
- 1–3 Northwestern State’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Louisiana’s biggest win2015: Louisiana 44, Northwestern State 17by 27 points
- Northwestern State’s biggest win1973: Northwestern State 20, Louisiana 10by 10 points
- Upset1976: Northwestern State 7, Louisiana 3Northwestern State had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1977: Northwestern State 20, Louisiana 13Northwestern State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1973: Northwestern State 20, Louisiana 10Northwestern State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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
| Elijah McGuire Louisiana | 14 carries, 162 yards, 5 TD | 2015 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 2, 2023 | Louisiana 38, Northwestern State 13 | at Louisiana | ||
| Sep 12, 2015 | Louisiana 44, Northwestern State 17 | at Louisiana | ||
| Sep 17, 2005 | Louisiana 49, Northwestern State 28 | at Louisiana | ||
| Sep 4, 2004 | Louisiana 14, Northwestern State 7 | at Louisiana | ||
| Sep 23, 2000 | Northwestern State 23, Louisiana 21 | at Louisiana | ||
| Sep 12, 1998 | Northwestern State 24, Louisiana 22 | at Louisiana | ||
| Oct 10, 1987 | Louisiana 13, Northwestern State 3 | at Louisiana | ||
| Nov 11, 1978 | Louisiana 19, Northwestern State 17 | at Northwestern State | ||
| Nov 12, 1977 | Northwestern State 20, Louisiana 13 | at Northwestern State | ||
| Nov 13, 1976 | Northwestern State 7, Louisiana 3 | at Louisiana | ||
| Nov 15, 1975 | Louisiana 40, Northwestern State 17 | at Northwestern State | ||
| Nov 16, 1974 | Louisiana 14, Northwestern State 10 | at Northwestern State | ||
| Nov 10, 1973 | Northwestern State 20, Louisiana 10 | at Louisiana |
Every game is listed as played on the field.