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| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | Overall series: Southern, 20–0 (November 11, 1932) Bayou Classic: Grambling, 21–0 (November 23, 1974) |
| Latest meeting | November 25, 2023 Southern, 27–22 |
| Next meeting | November 30, 2024 |
| Stadiums | Caesars Superdome (1975–2004, 2006–2019, 2021–Present) Independence Stadium (2020) Reliant Stadium (2005) Tulane Stadium (1974) |
| Trophy | Bayou Classic trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Overall series: 75 Bayou Classic: 50 |
| All-time series | Overall 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 victory | Overall series: Southern, 64–6 (1935) Bayou Classic: Southern, 49–7 (2021) |
| Longest win streak | Overall series: Grambling State, 9 (1970–1978; includes 1 unplayed game forfeited by SU) Bayou Classic: Southern, 8 (1993–2000) |
| Current win streak | Southern, 2 (2022–Present) |
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.
- ^ Thomas Aiello (2010). Bayou Classic: The Grambling–Southern Football Rivalry. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-3697-3.
- ^ "Robinson 5 TDs for No. 16 TCU in 55-7 win over Southern U". si.com. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Bayou Classic Results (table)". Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 9). November 27, 2022.