Tiger Stadium Seating Chart 
The LSU Tigers football team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team, currently coached by Les Miles, has consistently been one of the most successful programs in the nation since it began playing football in 1893. LSU entered the 2006 season with 669 victories, the 12th most in NCAA history, and the 4th most of any SEC team, behind only Alabama (774), Tennessee (752), and Georgia (693). LSU also entered the 2006 season with a 0.635 all-time winning percentage, the 16th best in the NCAA, and the 4th best in the SEC, behind only Alabama (0.712), Tennessee (0.697), and Georgia (0.642). LSU's Tiger Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", has a capacity of 92,400, making it the sixth largest sports stadium in the nation (not including racetrack stadiums)[1] and the third largest sports stadium in the SEC. Tiger Stadium has been constantly labeled by opponents as one of the toughest stadiums to play in for an opponent and has become one of college football's best homefield advantages. The intense crowd noise at an LSU-Auburn game once registered on the Richter-Scale on campus and is well-known as the "Earthquake Game." LSU won the BCS National Championship in 2003 with a 21-14 victory over Oklahoma in the Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
Tailgating -- Throngs of Tiger fans from across the region descend on LSU's campus for every home game, setting up motor homes and tents for Louisiana's biggest party other than Mardi Gras. ESPN has named LSU's pregame party as the best in college football, and the Sporting News has named LSU as the best place to attend a college football game.
The LSU Band's Pregame Show -- The famed LSU pregame show is one of the greatest rituals in college football. The unique show was created in 1964, and perfected over the next nine years into its current format. The marching band, hundreds strong, lines up along the end zone shortly before kick off. Then the band strikes up a drum cadence and begins to spread out evenly across the field. When the front of the band reaches the center of the field, the band stops and begins to blast into an electrifying version of "Tiger Rag" (Hold that Tiger) ("Tiger Rag" was discontinued in 2006). While it does this, the band turns to salute the fans in all four corners of the stadium. This incredible moment gives goose bumps to every Tiger fan and works the LSU crowd into a frenzy. Then the band, resuming its march across the field, begins playing "Touchdown for LSU." At this point, the LSU crowd begins to chant "L-S-U, L-S-U, L-S-U..." The band also plays a similar pregame show before it enters the stadium, while marching down the hill into Tiger Stadium.
White Jerseys -- LSU is one of the few college football teams that wears white jerseys for home games. The tradition started in 1958, when Coach Paul Dietzel decided that LSU would wear white jerseys for the home games. LSU went on to win the national championship that year. Since then, LSU continued to wear white jerseys at home games. Then in 1982, new NCAA rules forbid teams from wearing white jerseys at home. Because of this, LSU wore purple jerseys during home games from 1983 to 1994. In 1995, LSU's new coach, Gerry DiNardo, was determined to restore LSU's tradition of white home jerseys. DiNardo personally met with each member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee, lobbying LSU's case. DiNardo was successful, and LSU again began wearing white jerseys at home when the 1995 season began. In LSU's first home game with the white jerseys, unranked LSU staged a stunning 12-6 upset victory over #6 Auburn. In 2000, LSU's new coach, Nick Saban, altered the tradition of the white home jerseys: now LSU only wears white jerseys for the home opener and for home games against SEC opponents. For non-SEC home games other than the home opener, LSU wears purple jerseys at home.
Chinese Bandits -- Whenever LSU has a big defensive stop, the LSU band plays the Chinese Bandit tune. The term "Chinese Bandits" originated as the nickname that LSU Coach Paul Dietzel gave to the defensive unit he organized in 1958, which helped LSU to win its first national championship. The next season, the 1959 Chinese Bandit defense held their opponents to an average of only 143.2 yards per game. No LSU defense since has done better.
Go to Hell Ole Miss -- When LSU is playing their rival Ole Miss fans shout "Go to Hell Ole Miss" frequently and signs with the same saying can be seen throughout the stadium.
H style goal posts -- LSU's Tiger Stadium uniquely sports "H" style goal posts, as opposed to the more modern "Y" style used by other schools today. This "H" style allows the team to run through the goal post in the north endzone when entering the field.
Yard lines -- Tiger Stadium also is notable for putting all yard line numbers on the field, not just those that are multiples of 10. However, the 10-yard-line numbers are the only numbers that get directional arrows, as the rules make no provision for 5-yard-line numbers. |
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