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Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
BATON ROUGE – LSU’s first game against Army since 1931 will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. CT and will air on the SEC Network, the league office announced on Monday.

LSU and Army will meet on Saturday, October 21 in Tiger Stadium in what will serve as the homecoming game for the Tigers.

LSU and Army have previously played one other time in football, that coming in 1931 when the Black Knights posted a 20-0 win at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. The game against Army in 1931 came one week after LSU played the first night game in Tiger Stadium, dropping a 12-6 decision to Sewanee.

LSU returns to action on Saturday, hosting Auburn at 6 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Here’s a look at the television schedule for the SEC on Saturday, October 21:

Mississippi State at Arkansas
11 a.m. on ESPN

Tennessee at Alabama
2:30 p.m. on CBS

South Carolina at Missouri
2:30 p.m. on SEC Network

Ole Miss at Auburn
6 p.m. on ESPN

Army at LSU
6:30 p.m. on SEC Network

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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junior13 months
I thought LSUs first night game was vs Spring Hill College


BATON ROUGE – Eighty-seven years ago this week, LSU turned football into a “nocturnal spectacle” - as Tiger Stadium hosted its first night game.

The Morning Advocate – now The Advocate – highlighted what was to sports writers at the time a bizarre time change. The Tigers faced the Springhill Badgers of Alabama.

The Oct. 4 headline in the paper detailed the unusual night match: Fans Taste Rain and Not Sun as Louisiana State Launches Night Match. Reporters wrote about the vibrant colors used on the jerseys so light would reflect and illuminate the players.

“Bright purple jerseys on which were white numerals, so white they seemed almost to shout,” wrote Advocate reporter Orene Simmons.

A Facebook post from “Today in Baton Rouge History” highlighted reporters’ frustration with such a “late” game.
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panzer13 months
I was actually hoping for a day game- hard to believe
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LSU82Cajun13 months
Payback time! LSU is 0-1 vs Army & they stole Paul Dietzel from us in ‘61
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BRgetthenet13 months
Looks like a kid in the 3rd world squat having fun with what he just made.
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Shakey13 months
I assumed this would be a night game, but glad to see its official. I'll there with General Milley!
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soccerfüt13 months
Great move publicizing this Larry, now the Palestinians will know when the Army is busy so they can invade Dutchtown.
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