This article is about the college football game. For the World Series game, see 1989 World Series § The Loma Prieta earthquake.
College football game
Earthquake Game
Tiger Stadium, venue
Auburn Tigers
LSU Tigers
(4–0)
(2–2)
6
7
Head coach: Pat Dye
Head coach: Mike Archer
AP
Coaches
4
4
1
2
3
4
Total
Auburn
0
3
0
3
6
LSU
0
0
0
7
7
Date
October 8, 1988
Season
1988
Stadium
Tiger Stadium
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Mike Patrick and Kevin Kiley
The Earthquake Game was a college football game in which the crowd reaction after an important play registered on a seismograph.[1] Played in front of a crowd of 79,431 at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium on October 8, 1988, the LSU Tigers upset No. 4 Auburn 7–6.[2][3]
^Henderson, Jeremy (September 17, 2012). "What really happened at the Auburn-LSU 'Earthquake Game'?". The War Eagle Reader. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^Calongne, Kristine (September 17, 2008). "After 20 Years, LSU-Auburn Game Still An Earthshaking Experience". LSU Tigers. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
^"25 years later, former Tigers relive "Earthquake Game"". WBRZ-TV. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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