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| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°27′16.06″N 91°11′20.07″W / 30.4544611°N 91.1889083°W |
| Owner | Louisiana State University |
| Operator | Louisiana State University |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Closed | 1924 |
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| LSU Tigers football (NCAA) (1893–1924) LSU Tigers baseball (1893–1924) LSU Tigers basketball (1908–1924) | |
State Field was the home stadium of the Louisiana State University Tigers football team prior to 1924. The field was built on the old downtown campus of LSU. It was located east of the Pentagon Barracks and at the site of the current Louisiana State Capitol Building. Prior to construction of State Field, football games were played on an area called the parade grounds which was located south of the Pentagon Barracks and west of Hill Memorial Library and George Peabody Hall.[1] The field, known on the campus simply as the "athletic field", was later moved to a site with bleachers that was north of the campus' experimental garden, and next to the old armory building.[2] The field was also used for LSU's baseball and basketball teams.
- ^ Ruffin, Thomas F. (2002). Jackson, Jo; Hebert, Mary J. (eds.). Under Stately Oaks: A Pictorial History of LSU [The New Campus]. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 40, 42. ISBN 0-8071-2682-9. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Cowan, Barry (2013). Louisiana State University [Campus History]. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1467110983. Retrieved January 2, 2015.