 On April 27, 2012, the LSU Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of an $80 million south end-zone upper deck expansion that added approximately 60 "Tiger Den" suites, 3,000 club seats and 1,500 general public seats to bring the total capacity of Tiger Stadium to 102,321, making it the 6th-largest college football stadium in the country.Tiger Stadium first opened its gates in the fall of 1924 with a seating capacity of 12,000.In the season finale, LSU hosted Tulane in the first game.