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 Tiger Stadium, venue | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 8, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tiger Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Patrick and Kevin Kiley | ||||||||||||||||||
The Earthquake Game was a college football game in which the crowd reaction after an important play registered on a seismograph.[1] Played in front of a crowd of 79,431 at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium on October 8, 1988, the LSU Tigers upset No. 4 Auburn 7–6.[2][3]
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- ^ Calongne, Kristine (September 17, 2008). "After 20 Years, LSU-Auburn Game Still An Earthshaking Experience". LSU Tigers. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "25 years later, former Tigers relive "Earthquake Game"". WBRZ-TV. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2014.