Year built: 1924
    Capacity: 91,600


 


        A picture perfect moment: Saturday night on the Bayou. Local lore has it that LSU plays better in night games; that day games simply don’t have that certain magic. There’s not much of a difference, really, other than Tiger Stadium is more juiced at night and the place just seems louder. It’s a simple scenario, really: More tailgate time means more excitement and anticipation (read: consumption of certain adult beverages). In other words, a strange and fascinating combination of voodoo, Jack Daniels and a pinch of Tabasco. The campus is beautiful, the crowning jewel of the city. From the moss-draped oaks to the formal gardens and classic southern architecture, it all rolls into a memorable game day.


        
Of all the stadiums in the country, few can match the architectural and aesthetic genius of Tiger Stadium. The stadium recently received a 11,000-seat expansion, complete with an upper deck on the east side that includes luxury suites. Remember the Colosseum from the Roman Empire? The façade on Tiger Stadium looks eerily similar. Imagine how it looks on a fall Saturday with the electricity of game day, the steam of the Bayou and 90,000 fans.


        
There’s a reason they call it Death Valley. Not many stadiums have had crowd reaction that causes an earth tremor. On October 8, 1988, quarterback Tommy Hodson hit Eddie Fuller with a game-winning touchdowns pass against Auburn, and the explosion of crowd noise caused an earth tremor that registered on a seismograph meter in LSU's Geology Department across campus. The fans never let up, from the moment Mike Tiger ­ LSU’s live Bengal tiger mascot -- is rolled into the stadium and parked in front of the opponent’s locker room minutes before kickoff.