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re: Question about 1983 Washington game being 83,000 in stadium cap. of 79,000
Posted on 9/5/13 at 5:26 pm to Malaysian Tiger
Posted on 9/5/13 at 5:26 pm to Malaysian Tiger
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I think they caught hell from the Fire People for letting so many people go in. I think at that time there was no restriction on the Student Section and they let everyone in that showed up with an ID.
This is the story IIRC. Fire Marshall forced LSU to limit the # of students in the SS.
What's interesting today is that there are localized pockets in the SS that are every bit as dense as was the whole SS in '83. If the ability to evacuate students from the higher sections is the concern, then ok. If other, it would seem the same problem exists today as then just on a lesser scale.
Also, I thought the "capcity" of TS then was approx 76K, not 79K. Can someone confirm?
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Posted on 9/5/13 at 5:27 pm to AlwysATgr
My father sat in a folded chair behind the sidelines for it.
Posted on 9/5/13 at 5:30 pm to AlwysATgr
I was at that game. "Official" capacity was 78,000 at that time. And you are correct, the difference was the number of students attending the game-they were the only persons without assigned seats. At that time, there was no limit to the number of students allowed in. If they had a valid student ID, they got in.
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