
SINCE 1974

Bayou Classic is the historic gridiron rivalry between Grambling State University and Southern University,
encompassing a weekend series of entertaining and socially enriching events each November in New Orleans, LA.
First held under that name “Bayou Classic” in 1974 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, the series itself actually began in 1932.
It is the best known annual game and rivalry in historically black college or university (HBCU) football and was
nationally televised in the U.S. by NBC from 1991 to 2014. Beginning in 2015, it aired on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN); and at the end of 2021, the Bayou Classic returned to NBC national broadcast. The Bayou Classic is the only National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision game to be shown regularly on broadcast television.
Of the many activities held in conjunction with the Bayou Classic, the most well-known and well-attended is the Battle of the Bands, where both universities’ marching bands—Grambling’s “World Famed” Tiger Marching Band and Southern’s Human Jukebox—perform. Following the Greek show, the two renowned bands stage elaborately choreographed performances on the Friday night before the game.
Bayou Classic results

November 23, 1974

November 29, 1975

November 27, 1976

November 26, 1977

November 25, 1978

December 1, 1979

November 29, 1980

November 21, 1981

November 27, 1982

November 26, 1983

November 24, 1984

November 23, 1985

November 29, 1986

November 28, 1987

November 26, 1988

November 18, 1989

November 24, 1990

November 30, 1991

November 28, 1992

November 27, 1993

November 26, 1994

November 25, 1995

November 30, 1996

November 29, 1997

November 28, 1998

November 27, 1999

November 25, 2000

November 24, 2001

November 30, 2002

November 29, 2003

November 27, 2004

November 26, 2005
50-35

November 25, 2006

November 24, 2007

November 29, 2008

November 28, 2009

November 27, 2010

November 26, 2011

November 24, 2012

November 30, 2013

November 29, 2014

November 28, 2015

November 26, 2016

November 25, 2017

November 24, 2018

November 30, 2019

April 17, 2021

November 27, 2021

November 26, 2022

November 25, 2023
27-22

November 30, 2024
24-14
Series: Southern 27–24 Grambling
*—game subject to be vacated by Grambling State (it is not yet clear if this game included ineligible players)