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American college sports rivalry

TheBattle of the Border is the name of the athletics rivalry between theCardinals and Lady Cardinals ofLamar University andCowboys and Cowgirls ofMcNeese State University (athletically branded as "McNeese" since the 2015–16 school year).^[1]^[2] Originally in football, the rivalry now covers all sports. In 2009, the rivalry was expanded to include "...head-to-head and SLC [Southland Conference] Championship competition in 14 different sports...". The competition is a joint agreement with the two universities and sponsor,Verizon Wireless^[3]

Background

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Both universities are public universities in their respective states.Lamar University, located inBeaumont, Texas, is part of theTexas State University System, andMcNeese State University, located inLake Charles, Louisiana, is part of theUniversity of Louisiana System. Lamar and McNeese are about 60 miles apart, accessible viaInterstate 10.

Football

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Battle of the Border
Statistics
Lamar Cardinals McNeese Cowboys
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 10, 1951 McNeese State, 13–7
Latest meeting	November 22, 2025 McNeese, 21–19
Next meeting	2026
Trophy	None
Meetings total	43
All-time series	McNeese leads, 29–13–1
Largest victory	McNeese State, 38–0 (1971)
Longest win streak	McNeese State, 6 (1983–1988)
Current win streak	McNeese, 1 (2025–present)

60km
37miles

McNeese

Lamar

Locations along Interstate 10.

After the 1989 season, Lamar shut down its football program, before resurrecting it for the 2010 season. The Lamar–McNeese rivalry resumed in 2010.

Game results

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Lamar victories

McNeese victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 10, 1951	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	13–7
2	November 8, 1952	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	42–7
3	October 29, 1955	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	17–2
4	October 27, 1956	Beaumont, TX	Lamar	18–14
5	October 22, 1966	Beaumont, TX	Lamar	10–7
6	October 21, 1967	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	24–8
7	September 21, 1968	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	10–0
8	September 20, 1969	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	13–7
9	October 10, 1970	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	17–12
10	October 9, 1971	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	38–0
11	October 7, 1972	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	17–7
12	September 22, 1973	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	20–7
13	November 16, 1974	Beaumont, TX	Lamar	17–3
14	November 29, 1975	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	20–10
15	November 13, 1976	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	27–0
16	November 12, 1977	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	35–7
17	November 11, 1978	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	24–23
18	October 13, 1979	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	34–25
19	November 15, 1980	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	35–3
20	October 31, 1981	Beaumont, TX	Tie	20–20
21	November 13, 1982	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	12–3
22	November 19, 1983	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	17–7

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
23	November 17, 1984	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	34–14
24	November 23, 1985	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	28–7
25	November 22, 1986	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	38–7
26	November 21, 1987	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	44–36
27	November 19, 1988	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	18–17
28	November 18, 1989	Beaumont, TX	Lamar	22–17
29	September 4, 2010	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	30–27
30	November 19, 2011	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	45–17
31	November 17, 2012	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	35–0
32	November 23, 2013	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	42–38
33	November 22, 2014	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	27–24
34	November 21, 2015	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	20–14
35	November 19, 2016	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese State	41–10
36	November 18, 2017	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	13–3
37	November 17, 2018	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	21–17
38	November 23, 2019	Beaumont, TX	McNeese State	27–3
39	March 13, 2021	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	27–26^OT
40	November 19, 2022	Lake Charles, LA	McNeese	24–20
41	November 18, 2023	Beaumont, TX	Lamar	52–27
42	November 23, 2024	Lake Charles, LA	Lamar	26–24
43	November 22, 2025	Beaumont, TX	McNeese	21–19
Series: McNeese leads 29–13–1

Men's basketball

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As of the end of the 2022–23 season,Lamar has a 62–52^[5] lead in men's basketball games againstMcNeese.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Women's basketball

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As of the end of the 2022–23 season,Lamar has a 52–48 series lead in women's basketball overMcNeese.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Baseball

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As of the end of the 2023 season,Lamar has a 122–84–2 lead overMcNeese.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Soccer

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As of the end of the 2023 season,Lamar has a 9–6–1 lead overMcNeese. Each school sports 3 match winning streaks. McNeese won the first 3 matches.^[21]^[22]

Softball

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As of the end of the 2023 season,McNeese has a 37–7 lead overLamar^[23]

References

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^"McNeese hosts Lamar in "Battle of the Border" game to close out 2012 season". mcneesesports.com. November 16, 2012. Archived fromthe original on December 24, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2013.
^"McNeese State tops Lamar 35–0 in Southland finale".Sports Illustrated. November 17, 2012. Archived fromthe original on March 12, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2013.
^"Verizon Wireless Announces Lamar-McNeese State Rivalry Series". Lamar University Athletics. January 14, 2009. Archived fromthe original on October 24, 2014. RetrievedOctober 24, 2014.The series, made possible through a joint corporate partnership with Verizon Wireless, will feature a scoring system that awards points to each school based on the results of head-to-head and SLC Championship competition in 14 different sports.
^"Lamar vs McNeese St. (LA)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived fromthe original on June 6, 2014. RetrievedJune 6, 2014.
^"Men's Basketball History vs McNeese State University from Jan 16, 1952 – Jan 15, 2024". RetrievedJanuary 30, 2024.
^Archived copy Archived December 23, 2014, at theWayback Machine
^"Cardinals Fall to McNeese State – LAMARCARDINALS.COM – Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site".lamarcardinals.com. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2014.
^"McNeese State".mcneesesports.com.
^"Cards Face Rivalry with McNeese". Lamar University Athletics. March 2, 2018. RetrievedNovember 19, 2018.
^"Women's Basketball History vs McNeese State University from Jan 21, 1970 – Jan 11, 2024". RetrievedJanuary 30, 2024.
^Archived copy Archived December 23, 2014, at theWayback Machine
^"Women's hoops stops McNeese State – LAMARCARDINALS.COM – Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site".lamarcardinals.com. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2014.
^"McNeese State".mcneesesports.com.
^Pam LaFosse (February 26, 2015)."Women's Basketball Upends Lamar 98–77". mcneesestatesports.com. RetrievedMay 20, 2015.
^"Lamar Basketball – 2017–18 Women's Basketball Game Notes"(PDF). Lamar University Athletics. RetrievedNovember 21, 2018.
^"Baseball All-Time Records Season Records Opponent Records". McNeese State University Athletics. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2024.
^"Baseball ready for McNeese series – LAMARCARDINALS.COM – Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site".lamarcardinals.com. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2014.
^"LAMARCARDINALS.COM – Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site – Baseball".lamarcardinals.com. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2014.
^"2015 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". mcneesesports.com. RetrievedMay 20, 2015.
^"2018 LAMAR BASEBALL GAME NOTES"(PDF). Lamar University Athletics. RetrievedNovember 19, 2018.
^"Women's Soccer History vs McNeese State University from Oct 14, 2007 – Nov 1, 2019". Lamar University Athletics. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2022.
^"Women's Soccer History vs McNeese State University from Oct 14, 2007 – Nov 5, 2023". Lamar University Athletics. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2024.
^Athletics, McNeese Cowgirls.2024 Softball Record Book(PDF). McNeese State Athletic Department. p. 35. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2024.

v t e All-sports or multi-sport rivalries inNCAA Division I
Trophy/point system competitions	Arizona–Arizona State (Territorial Cup Series) Boston University–Holy Cross (Turnpike Trophy) Clemson–South Carolina (Palmetto Series) George Mason–George Washington (Revolutionary Rivalry) Georgia Southern–Georgia State (Modern Day Hate) Indiana–Purdue (Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup) Iowa–Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) James Madison–Old Dominion (Royal Rivalry) New Mexico–New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry) Oklahoma–Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) Oregon–Oregon State (Civil War Series) Sacramento State–UC Davis (Causeway Classic) South Florida–UCF (War on I-4) Texas–Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown) Texas State–UTSA (I-35 Rivalry) UCLA–USC (SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup) Virginia–Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Clash)
Defunct trophy/ point competitions	Duke–North Carolina (Carlyle Cup) Kansas–Missouri (Border Showdown Series)
Overall rivalries	BYU–Utah Canisius–Niagara (Battle of the Bridge) Cincinnati–Louisville Cincinnati–Memphis Cincinnati–Xavier Colorado State–Wyoming (Border War) Dartmouth–New Hampshire Duke–North Carolina Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest (Tobacco Road) Florida–Kentucky Fordham–Manhattan (Battle of the Bronx) Fordham–St. John's George Mason–VCU Hofstra–Stony Brook (Battle of Long Island) Houston–Rice Houston–SMU Illinois–Indiana Illinois–Iowa Indiana–Kentucky Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Iowa State Kansas–Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown) Kansas–Missouri (Border War) Kentucky–Louisville Kentucky–Tennessee Lamar–McNeese (Battle of the Border) Louisville–Memphis North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T–Winston-Salem State NC State–Wake Forest Norfolk State–Old Dominion North Carolina A&T–UNC Greensboro (Battle of Market Street) Old Dominion–William & Mary Oregon–Oregon State Pittsburgh–West Virgnia (Backyard Brawl) Princeton–Rutgers Tennessee–Vanderbilt UCLA–USC UConn–UMass

v t e Southland Conference football rivalries
Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese–Northwestern State NSU Challenge (Nicholls–Northwestern State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls–Southeastern Louisiana) Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana
Non-conference	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–Louisiana) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–McNeese) Cypress Mug (Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana) Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls–Texas State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston–Stephen F. Austin)

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