Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium is the home field of the Louisiana State University football team. With a seating capacity of 92,400, it is the sixth largest on-campus college football stadium in the nation and third largest stadium in the SEC. Tiger Stadium becomes the sixth-largest city in Louisiana for the seven home games each year. Tiger Stadium is generally considered one of the loudest and most electrifying college football atmospheres in the country.

Facts About Tiger Stadium

• Tiger Stadium is commonly referred to as Death Valley, due to its high level of cheering during games.



• Tiger Stadium was the site of the legendary Earthquake Game against Auburn in 1988. LSU won the game, 7-6, when quarterback Tommy Hodson completed a game-winning touchdown pass to running back Eddie Fuller in the last seconds of the game. The crowd reaction registered as a legitimate earthquake on the seismographs in the LSU Geology Department.



• Unlike most football fields, where only the yard lines ending in 0 are marked, Tiger Stadium also marks the yard lines ending in 5.



• Tiger Stadium is one of only three Division I-A schools that still use the classic double-posted goal posts.

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