This season marks 100 years of college football in LSU’s iconic Tiger Stadium. Here are five historic games played in the cozy confines affectionately known as Death Valley.
#1 LSU vs. #3 Ole Miss, October 31, 1959
LSU’s Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for a score, and the LSU defense held the Rebels out of the end zone to secure a 7-3 LSU victory. Cannon won the Heisman Trophy that season.
#6 LSU vs. Ole Miss, November 4, 1972
In a game where time stood still, LSU quarterback Bert Jones threw to running back Brad Davis with one second left for the game-winning score and a 17-16 win.
#11 LSU vs. #7 Georgia, September 20, 2003
QB Matt Mauck threw a deep ball to Skyler Green for a go-ahead touchdown and a 17-10 victory over the Bulldogs. LSU and coach Nick Saban went on to win the BCS National Championship.
As reported to Joe Grobeck of FanBuzz, LSU radio host Charles Hanagriff said about the win “You think about the great Tiger Stadium games, and you almost always think of the great night games," says Hanagriff. "I still believe it's the most significant day win in Tiger Stadium history."
#1 LSU vs. #9 Florida, October 6, 2007
LSU scored 2 unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead score on a 2-yard run by RB Jacob Hester for a dramatic 28-24 come-from-behind win.
Chris Macaluso of lsusports.net asked Hester about the touchdown that put LSU ahead for good. Hester said “It was just a regular power play. We had been running it all night to the left side. We started from the left to the right, and it opened up. (Center) Brett Helms did a heck of a job, and we made the score.”
#10 LSU vs. #6 Alabama, November 6, 2022
On the LSU overtime possession, with Alabama leading 31-24, QB Jayden Daniels scored on a 25-yard run, then Daniels threw to TE Mason Taylor for a 2-point conversion to snatch a 32-31 victory from the jaws of the Crimson Tide.
LSU will celebrate the 100 years of Tiger Stadium on Saturday when they host Nicholls State.
