Tiger Stadium (Louisiana)

Tiger Stadium is an outdoor stadium located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the campus of Louisiana State University. It is the home stadium of the LSU Tigers football team. Prior to 1924, LSU played its home games at State Field, which was located on the old LSU campus in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Tiger Stadium
The Bayou
Tiger Stadium in 2017
AddressWest Stadium Road
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates30°24′44″N 91°11′2″W
Capacity102,321 (2014–present)
Record attendanceFootball: 102,321
(Sixteen times, most recently November 11, 2023, vs Florida)
Concert: 102,000 (The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour, April 30, 2022)
SurfaceCelebration Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke ground1924
OpenedNovember 25, 1924
Renovated1994, 2006, 2011, 2014
Expanded1931, 1936, 1953, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2014
Construction cost$1,816,210.58 (1936 horseshoe)
($38.3 million in 2022 dollars)
$183 million (renovations and expansions)
ArchitectWogan and Bernard
Trahan Architects (renovations)
Tenants
LSU Tigers football (NCAA) 1924–present
New Orleans Saints (NFL) 2005
Website
lsusports.net/tiger-stadium

Tiger Stadium opened with a capacity of 12,000 in 1924. Renovations and expansions have brought the stadium's current capacity to 102,321, making it the second largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), fifth largest stadium in the NCAA and the seventh largest stadium in the world.

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