Tiger Stadium

 Since 1924, Tiger Stadium has been the home of the Louisiana State University Tigers. When the stadium was complete, it held 24,000 seats. In 1931, the stadium had its first expansion adding 10,000 seats and 12,000 in 1936. By the end of 1958, the north side of the stadium was completely enclosed and had a capacity of 46,000. In 1964 the stadium expanded again on the west adding 13,000 more bleacher seats bringing the capacity to 59,000. In 1980, the upper decks were added on both sides of the stadium, bringing the stadium to 70,000 seats. In 1999, the east side upper deck expanded, adding 22,000 seats. In 2005, the school spent $60,000,000 to add new club seating, a new press box, and an upper deck to the west side. These new renovations brought the stadium's capacity to 92,400. The last expansion came in 2014 when the upper decks were inter-connected on the south side, the existing upper deck was expanded, and an additional of 4,000 seats were added to the lower bowl. By its completion, the stadium held 102,321 spectators. 



Tiger Stadium didn’t get the nickname “Death Valley” for any reason. The Bayou in 2007 reached 130 decibels in which the Florida Gators were deafened by the obnoxious crowd noise. One popular LSU tradition is the painting of the yard line numbers every five yards. In 1946, the announcer complained that the spot of the ball was difficult to decipher in night games. The school then painted numbers every five yards, and the tradition stuck. The last tradition is the wearing of white uniforms at home. Since 1958, the Tigers have worn white uniforms to honor 1958 National Championship coach Paul Dietzel. 

Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge has been one of the most difficult places to play in all of college football and will continue to be so as long as the Mardi Gras-colored faithful continue to show their great support. 




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