The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference.

The team plays its home games at the 17,410 seat Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

[5] The two teams have met 13 times on the football field with Central Arkansas leading the series 7–6–0.

The two teams have met 40 times on the football field, with McNeese State holding a 28-11-1 agreement with the two universities and Verizon Wireless.

[6] The Cajun Crown was the name of the rivalry trophy between Louisiana and McNeese State.