LSU Athletics provided further details for the 100 years of Tiger Stadium celebration that will be happening during this football season on Thursday, including new renovations and rewards for fans who donate toward the campaign.
The iconic venue was first used in 1924 and has come to be known as “Death Valley,” providing one of the most fearsome home field advantages in college sports.
The official celebration of the 100 years of Tiger Stadium will be on October 12 as LSU hosts Ole Miss, and the university will provide more details on it closer to the date.
For the 100 years of Tiger Stadium campaign, which will employ the motto “It Never Gets Old,” LSU has replaced the three video boards in the stadium.
The north end zone video board is now more than double the size of the previous board, measuring 5,624 square feet (37 feet tall and 152 feet wide). It features modern technology and rivals the largest video boards in the nation.
The two south end zone corner video boards have also been expanded and renovated.
LSU has also upgraded the ribbon boards that go around the stadium and added new LED lights both in the tunnels and in the stadium, allowing for in-game light shows.
The university previously announced that the field would have a new design this year in honor of the centennial anniversary, with the end zones and center field logo paying homage to Tiger Stadium.
The special field was displayed publicly already during LSU’s annual spring game in April.
LSU is also launching a donation campaign to support the celebration, where fans can donate to receive a print of Tiger Stadium by artist Becky Fos (including some signed by head coach Brian Kelly) and a commemorative ticket for the 100-year Ole Miss game.
The campaign is part of a partnership between the Tiger Athletic Foundation and Bayou Traditions, LSU’s official NIL collective. The money raised will go toward LSU student-athletes.
LSU’s first game in Tiger Stadium was a loss against Tulane, and the Tigers’ all-time record in the building is 451-156-18.
In 2023, LSU’s home attendance was 100,742 on average, ranking No. 6 in the country. Over the years, Tiger Stadium has consistently ranked in the national top 10.
The full details on the celebration, as well as the history of Tiger Stadium put together by the university for the occasion and a place where fans can submit their own Tiger Stadium memories, can be found at LSUsports.net/tigerstadium100.
