Frank howard field at clemson memorial stadium, popularly known as death valley, is home to the clemson tigers, an ncaa division i fbs football team located in clemson, south carolina. Lsu will play at clemsons memorial stadium in south carolina on aug. Im watching the clemson ga tech game and they play the same fight song as lsu. According to clemson, memorial stadium has been officially referred to as death valley since 1948. The clemson football team lost to lsu monday night, not the sec. The facts of the story prove clemson is the real death valley. Aug 15, 2018 clemson and lsu announced wednesday that their two storied college football programs, both of which play in a stadium dubbed death valley, have scheduled a homeandhome series for the 2025.
Clemson is college footballs original death valley the. The official name for clemsons home venue is memorial stadium. Frank howard field at clemson memorial stadium, popularly known as death valley, is home. The following year, lsu hosts clemson at tiger stadium on september 5, 2026. The name stuck and even led to clemson coach frank howard being gifted a rock from the real death valley in california. Jan 09, 2020 and he will when clemson faces lsu in the college football playoff national championship game in new orleans on monday, jan. Part of the lore of tiger stadium is the tradition of playing games at night, an idea that was introduced in 1931 against spring hill. Clemson and lsu announce the first ever death valley tigers vs. Dabo comments on spurriers death valley quote tigernet. Lsu, penn state and notre dame are a few of the top contenders for leigh, along with clemson. Clemson and lsu, which will play monday for the college football. Lsu footballs joe burrow made quite an impression on clemson head coach dabo swinney. In august 2018, when clemson and lsu announced a homeandhome football series for 2025 and 2026, the inevitable question arose. Clemson will play host the first game, welcoming lsu into memorial stadium to kick off the 2025 season on august 30.
Dec 10, 2012 clemson is college footballs original death valley. Your home for everything lsu tigers on the fansided network. Books on death valley 9 books goodreads share book. Although lsu s tiger stadium was constructed nearly 20 years earlier, the death valley nickname was first applied to clemson s memorial stadium in reference to howards rock, which was plucked for the dessert sands of the actual death valley in california. So just to have a little fun, i was talking to the media one day when i suggested there were several stadiums with that name. Book sales spiked to 171 copies per hour after head coach ed orgeron, quarterback joe burrow, and the tigers took down clemson, according to the advocate. A halloween treat for ncaa football fans, mike thee ultimate talking head on sports.
Clemson officials have insisted in the past that theirs is the original death valley. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Clemson athletic officials at clemson and lsu reportedly are. It was called as death valley as there was large cheering during games. In the first episode of death valley debates, publisher zach lentz and deputy editor brad senkiw debate if clemson quarterback trevor. It is the home stadium of the lsu tigers football team. Itll be death valley versus death valley, and this is going to be a lot of fun. Built in 19411942, the stadium has seen expansions throughout the years with the most recent being the westzone with phase 1 construction beginning in 2004. Leigh also visited clemson to attend the florida state game at death valley last october. Lets see what a couple of residents of death valley national park think of that. The unbelievable tales of lsu head coach ed orgeron.
It didnt take him long to develop a fierce loyalty to the. Jan 12, 2020 only the puckish churn of college football could yield a national championship game between a fan base that lovingly dubs its stadium death valley and another fan base that lovingly dubs its stadium death valley, the two sides forever quibbling over which has the real death valley, all while the real death valley sits 1,906 miles away from one of them clemson and 1,532 miles from the. Better known as death valley, tiger stadium is the most dreaded road site in america. All clemson university enrolled band students, regardless of major, are eligible to receive band participationbased awards. Only the puckish churn of college football could yield a national championship game between a fan base that lovingly dubs its stadium death valley and another fan base that lovingly dubs its stadium death valley, the two sides forever quibbling over which has the real death valley, all while the real death valley sits 1,906 miles away from one of them clemson and 1,532 miles from the. Death valley clemson tigers official athletics site. Hey, which one of yall plays in the real death valley. Since then, lsu has played the majority of its games at night, with over 326 victories under the lights of death valley. But when it comes to which was the original death valley, an lsu sports information director from the 1960s says that honor.
Aggnhoulsu clemson has same fight song, mascot, death valley. The tigers have drawn more than 15 million fans since 1957. Jan 10, 2020 clemson and lsu, which will play monday for the college football playoff championship, both pridefully refer to their home stadiums as death valley. Before that time, tiger stadium was known as deaf valley because it was nearly impossible to hear anything during a football game on saturdays it was almost impossible to hear during game day then, but the stadium was built with space for just 12,000 in. Prior to 1924, lsu played its home games at state field, which was located on the old lsu campus in downtown baton rouge. It could happen which school has the real death valley. Clemson and lsu announce firstever death valley tigers. Both programs refer to their home stadium as death valley. Tiger stadium, popularly known as death valley, is an outdoor stadium located in baton rouge, louisiana on the campus of louisiana state university. Travis etienne is ready for his sugar bowl redemption. I can say it is a intense atmosphere and they do have tradition, but under no circumstance has or is ever capable to matching the hypeness of tiger stadium. We tally lsu clemson score on mascots, death valley vs.
Clemson and lsu might be able to settle that on the field in the near future. Clemson, lsu to battle for death valley supremacy in 2025 and. Clemson football pictures clemson tigers pictures clemson. Clemson and lsu to face off for death valley bragging. I think it has to do with how much closer you are to the field in br or the fact that lsu fans are literally terrible to opponents and visiting fans. Apr 18, 2018 i spoke with several people on the matter and researched the origin stories on how both schools came to earn the nickname. But when it comes to which was the original death valley, an lsu sports information director from the 1960s says. Death valley lsu vs death valley clemson posted by liquorbox on 91709 at 6. Lsu and clemson announced wednesday that the schools will meet in a homeandhome series.
No one disputes, of course, that clemson is the original football death valley, originating in the midtolate 1940s, and began with presbyterian college coach lonnie mcmillan, who apparently had visited the real death valley, dreading another trip into clemson s september heat and unfavorable scores such as 760 in 1945. A tale of two tigers, from clemson l and lsu r getty, brandon gallego lsu athletics. According to the official clemson history books, mcmillan had visited the mojave desert a. Sam blackman, the clemson athletic departments historian, and tim bourret, the tigers sports information. A special time in baton rouge just got even better. Clemson and lsu announced wednesday that their two storied college football programs, both of which play in a stadium dubbed death valley, have scheduled a.
Clemson hosts florida state this week and looks to win its fifth game in a row against the seminoles. Sorry lsu, but clemsons football stadium is the original. Clemson on the other hand, did cause us to question them throughout the season, but their unmatched consistency the last few seasons and elite talent to match won out as per usual in this short dynasty theyve created in death valley. It comes at the end of a dramatic season with no shortage of storylines, but lsu vs. Johnson said, no one called it death valley here until after we played in the sugar bowl. It remains to be seen if he will wrap up his recruitment before his senior season or wait until after he takes official visits in the fall. However, clemsons home field can seat only 81,500 compared to tiger stadiums 102,321. Wrong that is marty mule that put that in a book and it is wrong. Is lsus offense the best college football has ever seen. Auburn was able to hold lsu and joe burrows to 23 points in death valley.
The story clearly details clemson started using the death valley moniker almost a decade before lsu ever did. Dec 15, 2012 although lsu s tiger stadium was constructed nearly 20 years earlier, the death valley nickname was first applied to clemson s memorial stadium in reference to howards rock, which was plucked for the dessert sands of the actual death valley in california. Memorial stadium in south carolina is the home of the clemson tigers. Just thought we should get that out of the way right from the start. Lsuclemson has same fight song, mascot, death valley. Check out more canvas resources link opens in new tab. As lsu and clemson continue to talk about a possible homeandhome series, which stadium can call dibs on being the original death valley. The mesquite flat sand dunes in death valley national park are about 1,917 miles from clemson s death valley memorial stadium and 1,548 miles from lsu s death valley tiger stadium. Sorry clemson, the other tigers from death valley are the. The battle for who has the real death valley is finally on. Clemson tigers pictures, posters, photos, and prints. It wasnt until 1959 that lsu s tiger stadium was first called death valley.
Been to at least one game a year there for the last five years married to clemson alum. Lsu s death valley carries a sense of mystique, especially at night. The clemson tigers defense should be watching tape of the auburn tigers defense versus the lsu tigers offense. The lsu tigers leapfrogged their death valley counterparts clemson this week in the ap top 25. See more ideas about florida panthers, death valley lsu, football. Aggnhoulsuclemson has same fight song, mascot, death valley. Clemson was the first to coin the label before lsu. And, in point of fact now, handiest faculty soccer may hone the beautiful breed of fan corresponding to the ones from clemson and lsu, who, ignorant of the illegality and unseemliness of extracting rocks from dying valley, finally end up dialing dying valley nationwide park to invite whether or not dying valley nationwide park may please ship them a rock. Which team would claim the mantle of the real death valley. Books on death valley death valley national park is a very interesting place as it happens to be the hottest, lowest and driest place in north america.
The name of this stadium previously was deaf valley and it has got the nickname later as a. Lsu ac was called the deaf dome starting in the 1979 season. And, truly now, simplest faculty soccer may just hone the beautiful breed of fan comparable to the ones from clemson and lsu, who, blind to the illegality and unseemliness of extracting rocks from demise valley, finally end up dialing demise valley nationwide park to invite whether or not demise valley nationwide park would possibly please ship them a rock. Aug 09, 2018 clemson athletic officials at clemson and lsu reportedly are negotiating a.
Built in 19411942, the stadium has seen expansions throughout the years with the most recent being the westzone with phase 1 construction beginning in 2004 and completing in 2015 with the addition of. Previously known as deaf valley because of the crowd noise, the name transformed to death valley after the 1959 sugar bowl in which lsu beat clemson. Lsu and clemson both call their home fields death valley. The exact origin of lsu s tiger stadium first being called death valley is tough to find, but it was in 1959 that it first became a thing. Im watching the clemsonga tech game and they play the same fight song as lsu. After a longerthannormal regular season and an earlierthannormal set of semifinals, the college football playoff national championship is set.
Lsu defeats clemson in title game to finish off storybook season. Lsu, clemson schedule games to answer wheres the real. Both schools are tigers and both play in death valley. Framed clemson tigers football prints and memorial stadium posters available. The east stadium was built in 1926, west in 1932, north in 1937, south in 1957, and more additions were completed in 1978 and 2000. Cemetery hill, as its lovingly called, was the idea of clemsons former president walter merritt riggs. Their origin of death valley is a little more solidified when presbyterian colleges coach lonnie mcmillian called memorial stadium death valley in 1948, simply because he couldnt win there. In college football, you dont want to play against lsu on a saturday night in death valley.
In the place officially known as tiger stadium, fans in baton rouge, louisiana, are. Who was the original valley of death for opposing teams. Lsu aims for its first national title since the 2007 season, when it beat ohio state in new orleans. Clemson, lsu to battle for death valley supremacy in 2025. And he will when clemson faces lsu in the college football playoff national championship game in new orleans on monday, jan. Discover the best death valley california travel books in best sellers. Clemson and lsu to face off for death valley bragging rights. He compared the unpleasantness of that midsummer desert experience to his september visits to play the tigers, saying clemson was college footballs death valley. Shop death valley womens and mens clothing designs. Clemson is college footballs original death valley football. The original seating capacity was 12,000 in 1926 and the total capacity now is 92,600.
A heated lsuclemson debate who plays in the real death valley. Tigers matters long after the undefeated teams clash jan. Prior to 1924, lsu played its home games at state field, which was located on the old lsu campus in downtown baton rouge tiger stadium opened with a capacity of 12,000 in 1924. The story behind tiger stadiums death valley nickname. Whether it be players from the 1940s and 1950s, opposing players from the 1970s and 1980s or even professional players in the 1990s, the ambiance of this special setting is what college football is all about. Clemson s memorial stadium and lsu s tiger stadium. Sorry clemson, the other tigers from death valley are the new no. This is a list for books which talk about this place fiction or nonfiction. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
Now the clemen faithful can enjoy the whole glorious story. Death valley clemson s memorial stadium has been held in high esteem for many years. More important, lsu closes the book on one of the best seasons weve ever seen in the sport. Riggs came to the clemson agricultural college in 1896 as an assistant professor of mechanical and electrical engineering. Clemson is the right showdown to top it all off, a battle between dueling programs that started off good and. Lsu, clemson football both claim death valley the washington post. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Aug 25, 2016 clemson, of course, has nicknamed its memorial stadium death valley. Connecting to canvas at clemson university clemson. Please visit ccit systems status to check the status of clemson university systems and to subscribe to system alerts.
The lsu football team shattered record books during the 201920 season, taking down some of the top marks not just in program history, but in southeastern conference and ncaa history. Sorry lsu, but clemsons football stadium is the original death valley. Im taking my talents to the real death valley, he says. But i will say that there isnt a bad seat in lsu s death valley while watching from the nosebleeds in clemson doesnt feel nearly as close to field. Frank howard stadium, also knows as death valley, panoramic and aerial view pictures for sale. Clemson and lsu, which will play monday for the college football playoff championship, both pridefully refer to their home stadiums as death valley. Clemson officials insist there is no debate their death valley is the original. Now it is the publishers topselling sports book of all time. Lsu claims the title of death valley for tiger stadium. The who is death valley argument between clemson and lsu. Lsu tiger stadium was called death valley by the 1964 seasom and maybe even back to the 1930s if grantland rice really did name it that. The death valley argument is older than etienne, and clemson fans will debate lsu fans on various tigers vs. Lsu s tiger stadium predates memorial stadium by 20 years, its claim to the death valley nickname didnt come about until halloween 1958 and it was by complete accident heres an excerpt.
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