Tulane Stadium Experience

I may have been the last football game played there. IIRC, it was a jesuit/rummel game.

by the time it was torn down/no longer used, you couldn't even see the lines on the turf.

The Dempsy Kick
Was a sunny, warm Sunday afternoon. JD Roberts had just been called up as HC from the Saints "farm" team. Saints had played a pretty good game, but were short on the scoreboard with seconds remaining
Field goal team is coming on the field and their was a buzz of "What! Are you kidding?" from all in the stands. Most had consumed a fair share of the beer man's Dixie draft. Remember turning to the guy that was with me saying, "They say he hits kicks from 65 & 70 in practice", but I doubt anyone thought their was a prayer from 63 yards.
As the team came to the line of scrimmage, the stadium went absolutely silent. Silent! I remember hearing Gino Scarpatti's hut", hearing the ball hit his hands & the impact of Dempsy's foot on the ball. Imagine the sound of 60K plus taking a deep breath.
Alex Karras was laughing from his defensive position - no rush - the deep back just went to his knees and watched the ball go buy.
It took what seemed like a long time for the ball to get to the goalpost, but as it went threw, the silence turned to pandimonium!
Leaving the stadium about 20 minutes later, that d-back was still on his knees at about the 25 yard line just shaking his head.
Great day in Saints history.

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TexanPete
Tulane Stadium Experience



Who here has been to Tulane Stadium?

What was the capacity?
Was it loud in comparison to Tiger Stadium?
What was the ratio of Tulane fans compared to LSU fans when those teams squared off?

(Non-LSU question but what the hell) Who saw the Dempsey 63 yd FG?

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1. Largest crowd ever for a football game in the South - November, 1973 (TU 14 LSU 0) - 85,011

Capacity was around 83,000. Largest crowd in Tulane Stadium for a Saints game was 83,088 vs the Dallas Cowboys in Sept. of 1971.


2. No. The loudest I ever heard it was that Saints-Dallas game in 1971 my Dad took me to.
I would imagine it was loud for some of the Super Bowls held there and probably a few LSU-Tulane games.


3. Ratio of Tulane/LSU fans in Tulane Stadium for average year games (When one or both teams were crappy - usually TU :) about 30/70 or 25/75

Ratio for big Tulane/LSU games in Tulane Stadium like 1972 and 1973 - about 40/60


4. My Dad and I were walking down the ramp after Errol Mann kicked a short FG to give the Lions a 17-16 lead with about 20 seconds left.
We missed the kickoff return, Kilmer's sideline pass to Al Dodd to the Saints 45, and of course THE KICK. But we heard it and went rushing up to an open section to see Dempsey getting mobbed and the remaining fans going absolutely berserk !
Watched the replay over and over and over on Channel 4 sports than night with Jim Barry...

Pretty Neat slide show here:

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Tulane Stadium as in the Superdome?

Super Bowl ... IV? Vikings (Roy Winston .. LSU) vs Kansas City (Hank Stram)

Also, ZZ Top. I think that's the show where Lynyrd Skynyrd was supposed to show, but crashed, but things are kind of fuzzy.

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Winston delivered one of the most devastating tackles ever filmed. In a game against the Miami Dolphins in 1972, fullback Larry Csonka circled out into the flat to catch a pass. Just as he caught the pass, Winston hit him from behind with such force that the 240-pound Csonka was nearly cut in half. The tackle was so grotesque it was shown on The Tonight Show. Csonka dropped the ball and rolled on the field in agony. He thought his back was broken and literally crawled off the field

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Roy Winston, LSU All American

Except for parking, the old Tulane Stadium was a great experience. My first LSU game was the Sugar Bowl vs. Syracuse in 1964. I'll never forget it.

The Saints games were amazing and what I especially liked was the locker room location was outside the stadium so you could watch the players walk in. Was at the first game and saw the Gilliam opening kickoff return for TD. The noise level was off the charts.

The Dempsey kick was amazing. Most of the fans left. We were in the South endzone/West corner and I remember standing on the bleachers because no one was around us.

I unfortunately saw LSU lose to Tulane in 73 (I think it was?) LSU had a streak of like 25 in a row up until that game I believe? But I remember LSU fans outnumbering Tulane fans by a large margin.