Tiger Stadium, American football stadium in Baton Rouge, United States
Tiger Stadium is an outdoor American football stadium on the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge, home of the LSU Tigers. Its lower bowl rises above a retaining wall, a taller upper deck curves around the far side, and the south end zone carries a brick-toned facade with yellow TIGER STADIUM lettering and numbered arched gates.
Tiger Stadium opened on 25 November 1924 with 12,000 seats. In 1936 Governor Huey P. Long directed dormitory funds into 24,000 seats above student housing in the north end zone, closing the horseshoe. The south end zone was double-decked in 1953, and a 2014 expansion of that stand raised capacity to 102,321.
The stadium's nickname, Death Valley, grew out of the earlier "Deaf Valley", a reference to the noise inside. ESPN measured 119 decibels there during a 2003 game against Auburn and CBS recorded 115 decibels in 2007 against Florida State. The venue also hosts occasional concerts, mostly country music.
Visitors should bring warm clothing for evening events as temperatures can drop after sunset. Entrances are located around the building, and most seating areas sit above ground level and are reached by stairs or ramps.
The crowd reacted so forcefully to a deciding touchdown during a 1988 game against Auburn that a nearby seismometer recorded vibrations. This incident earned the match the name Earthquake Game and became a popular anecdote among supporters.
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