Louisiana vs. Troy

Louisiana and Troy have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1994; officially, Troy leads 12–⁠5; as played, 12–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5. The NCAA vacated Louisiana’s four wins (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Troy leads 12–⁠5
Louisiana wins on file
9
Troy wins on file
12
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1994
Longest streak
5 Troy
Current streak
1 Louisiana
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠1
2000s1–⁠5
2010s5–⁠3
2020s3–⁠3
Average margin
16.5 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana
6–⁠6 Louisiana’s record at home
At Troy
6–⁠3 Troy’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisiana’s biggest win2019: Louisiana 53, Troy 3by 50 points
  2. Troy’s biggest win2008: Troy 48, Louisiana 3by 45 points
  3. Upset1994: Troy 39, Louisiana 20Troy had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2015: Troy 41, Louisiana 17Troy had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisianaSeriesTroy
2004–⁠2010Rickey Bustle1–⁠6Larry Blakeney
2011–⁠2014Mark Hudspeth4–⁠0Larry Blakeney
2024–⁠2026Michael Desormeaux2–⁠1Gerad Parker

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana’s side (Bustle 1–⁠6 against Blakeney). 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 Troy, 1994 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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

Corey Robinson Troy46 of 70, 485 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT2012 Passing
Brandon Silvers Troy22 of 28, 320 yards, 4 TD2015 Passing
DuJuan Harris Troy28 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD2008 Rushing
Teddy Ruben Troy8 catches, 131 yards, 2 TD2015 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 17, 2026Louisiana 33, Troy 6at Louisiana
Oct 25, 2025Troy 35, Louisiana 23at Troy
Nov 23, 2024Louisiana 51, Troy 30at Louisiana
Nov 18, 2023Troy 31, Louisiana 24at Troy
Nov 5, 2022Troy 23, Louisiana 17at Louisiana
Nov 13, 202124Louisiana 35, Troy 21at Troy
Nov 23, 2019Louisiana 53, Troy 3at Louisiana
Nov 3, 2018Troy 26, Louisiana 16at Troy
Dec 5, 2015Troy 41, Louisiana 17at Louisiana
Nov 29, 2014Louisiana 42, Troy 23vacatedat Troy
Nov 7, 2013Louisiana 41, Troy 36vacatedat Louisiana
Sep 8, 2012Louisiana 37, Troy 24vacatedat Troy
Oct 8, 2011Louisiana 31, Troy 17vacatedat Louisiana
Oct 16, 2010Troy 31, Louisiana 24at Troy
Nov 28, 2009Troy 48, Louisiana 31at Louisiana
Nov 22, 2008Troy 48, Louisiana 3at Troy
Sep 22, 2007Troy 48, Louisiana 31at Louisiana
Nov 4, 2006Troy 42, Louisiana 28at Troy
Oct 29, 2005Louisiana 31, Troy 28at Louisiana
Nov 13, 2004Troy 13, Louisiana 10at Louisiana
Sep 17, 1994Troy 39, Louisiana 20at Louisiana

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.