About Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium is a College Football stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 1924. It seats 102,321. Its current tenant is LSU Tigers (College Football), since 1924. By capacity it ranks 6th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 30th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 27th longest single tenancy (102 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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LSU Tigers While based here: 103 seasons · 709-354-36 regular season · 56 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1924–present
SEC 1933–2026 · Southern 1924–1932 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1924–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Tiger Stadium?
The capacity of Tiger Stadium is 102,321.
When was Tiger Stadium built?
Tiger Stadium opened in 1924.
Who operates Tiger Stadium?
Tiger Stadium is operated by Louisiana State University.
Who plays at Tiger Stadium?
Tiger Stadium is the home venue of LSU Tigers.
Where did the LSU Tigers play before Tiger Stadium?
Before moving to Tiger Stadium in 1924, the LSU Tigers played at State Field from 1902 to 1923.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 166 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| State Field | 1893–1924 | 3.0 mi |
| A. W. Mumford Stadium | 1928– | 7.6 mi |
| Strawberry Stadium | 1936– | 43 mi |
| Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium | 1972– | 49 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.