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LSU to play Army in Tiger Stadium in 2023
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:21 pm
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LSU is bringing another high-profile opponent to Tiger Stadium as the Tigers will host Army on October 21, 2023, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva announced on Tuesday.
The 2023 contest against Army will mark only the second time LSU has faced a United States Military Academy in football. LSU and Army met in 1931 in West Point, New York, with the Black Knights posting a 20-0 win over the Tigers.
“Hosting Army at Tiger Stadium is an honor for us in any sport,” said Alleva. “We have the utmost respect for those cadets and their commitment to our nation’s freedom. Playing the Black Knights in Death Valley will be an unbelievable event for our fans and our players.”
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is a graduate of Army as he earned his degree from the United States Military Academy in West Point in 1988.
“I am looking forward to welcoming my fellow Black Knights down to Baton Rouge in 2023,” Gov. Edwards said. “Both schools have helped shape who I am today, and it will be exciting to see them face off in Tiger Stadium. As for who I’ll be rooting for, I can guarantee you I’ll be supporting the winning team regardless of the outcome.”
The announcement of the Army contest continues LSU’s trend of bringing high-profile FBS opponents to Tiger Stadium. In the next decade, LSU will host Texas, UCLA, Clemson, Oklahoma and Arizona State in Tiger Stadium.
Earlier this month when LSU announced a home-and-home series with Clemson, Alleva said, “We are working to continue growing this list. It’s a balance with neutral site games, and we’re very pleased with the progress we’ve made.”
Army, an FBS Independent, is one of the winningest programs in the college football history with 681 victories. The Black Knight claimed three-consecutive national titles in the 1940s and have produced three Heisman Trophy Winners, including Peter Dawkins, who won the award the year prior to Billy Cannon claiming honor in 1959. Overall, Army has 27 former players and coaches enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:22 pm to MajorTiger
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LSU is bringing another high-profile opponent to Tiger Stadium as the Tigers will host Army
Is high profile the right wording?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:23 pm to MajorTiger
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:23 pm to MajorTiger
Last time Army came into BR it didn’t end well for the hometown team. But that was in 1862.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:24 pm to MajorTiger
High profile huh?
Another wonderful spinzone job by Ponamsky
Another wonderful spinzone job by Ponamsky
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:24 pm to MajorTiger
Revenge game from 31
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:24 pm to AA77
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:24 pm to MajorTiger
How many teams run the triple option? A better question would be why in hell would you play Army?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:25 pm to Areddishfish
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Is high profile the right wording?
I think so. High quality: maybe not. High profile: absolutely.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:25 pm to MajorTiger
Was hoping for a home and home. Would be an incredible trip to their place.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:26 pm to Game2620
Home and home with Army would be cool.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:26 pm to JONBURRIS1981
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A better question would be why in hell would you play Army?
You have a problem with giving the men that will defend our country a chance to play in a great stadium for risking their lives for you?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:27 pm to GeauxWarTigers
It’s neither high profile or high quality. This game is a rent a win.
This post was edited on 8/28/18 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:27 pm to MajorTiger
Army? 
Wake me up when they no longer run the triple option perhaps.
Wake me up when they no longer run the triple option perhaps.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:28 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Remember, Army stole Dietzel from us. Payback!
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:29 pm to JONBURRIS1981
If you're going to play cupcakes, I'd much rather it be the military academies over Delaware State.
For those that dont know anything about Army, they have been very much the struggling of the 3 academies right up until the last couple years where Jeff Monken has taken them up to 10 wins just last season. He has done a fantastic job there and I miss him at Georgia Southern.
You cant sleep on games like this, it's hell to prepare for a triple option team somewhere in the middle of your schedule, whole defensive mindset changes that week. You almost want to go to a 4-4 type defense, because Army almost literally doesnt throw the football (64 passes in 13 games last year).
For those that dont know anything about Army, they have been very much the struggling of the 3 academies right up until the last couple years where Jeff Monken has taken them up to 10 wins just last season. He has done a fantastic job there and I miss him at Georgia Southern.
You cant sleep on games like this, it's hell to prepare for a triple option team somewhere in the middle of your schedule, whole defensive mindset changes that week. You almost want to go to a 4-4 type defense, because Army almost literally doesnt throw the football (64 passes in 13 games last year).
This post was edited on 8/28/18 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:29 pm to MajorTiger
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high-profile
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Army
So are we playing the actual US Army?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:31 pm to GeauxWarTigers
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I think so. High quality: maybe not. High profile: absolutely.
In that case schedule Harvard
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:32 pm to GeauxWarTigers
Neither high profile nor high quality.
The athletic department was thinking that the game would assist LSU in recruiting the talent rich Hudson Valley.
The athletic department was thinking that the game would assist LSU in recruiting the talent rich Hudson Valley.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 2:45 pm to Areddishfish
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Is high profile the right wording?
I guess in the sense of 'high profile in the history of football'.
It will be a bloodbath but I'm really excited for this game.
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