Bayou Classic

Bayou Classic
SportAmerican football
First meetingOverall series: Southern, 20–0 (November 11, 1932)
Bayou Classic: Grambling, 21–0 (November 23, 1974)
Latest meetingNovember 25, 2023
Southern, 27–22
Next meetingNovember 30, 2024
StadiumsCaesars Superdome (1975–2004, 2006–2019, 2021–Present)
Independence Stadium (2020)
Reliant Stadium (2005)
Tulane Stadium (1974)
TrophyBayou Classic trophy
Statistics
Meetings totalOverall series: 75
Bayou Classic: 50
All-time seriesOverall series: Southern, 41–34
Bayou Classic: Southern, 26–24 (includes 1 unplayed game forfeited by SU,[1]: 6  but does not include 2 wins vacated by SU[2] or 1 win vacated by GSU[3])
Largest victoryOverall series: Southern, 64–6 (1935)
Bayou Classic: Southern, 49–7 (2021)
Longest win streakOverall series: Grambling State, 9 (1970–1978; includes 1 unplayed game forfeited by SU)
Bayou Classic: Southern, 8 (1993–2000)
Current win streakSouthern, 2 (2022–Present)
Locations of Grambling State and Southern University

The Bayou Classic is an annual college football classic rivalry game between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars, first held under that name in 1974 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, although the series itself actually began in 1932. A trophy is awarded to the winning school.

  1. ^ Thomas Aiello (2010). Bayou Classic: The Grambling–Southern Football Rivalry. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-3697-3.
  2. ^ "Robinson 5 TDs for No. 16 TCU in 55-7 win over Southern U". si.com. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bayou Classic Results (table)". Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 9). November 27, 2022.