BATON ROUGE — The New Orleans Saints will play four games in Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus this season, beginning with an Oct. 30 contest against the Miami Dolphins, National Football League commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced on Monday.
Tagliabue met with LSU chancellor Sean O’Keefe, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU director of athletic Skip Bertman and LSU Board of Supervisors chairman Bernie Boudreaux along with several others on Monday in Baton Rouge to discuss the possibility of the Saints playing in Tiger Stadium.
Tagliabue said the Saints will play four games in Tiger Stadium and three at the Alamodome in San Antonio this year.
In addition to the Dolphins game on Oct. 30, the Saints will also host the Chicago Bears Nov. 6, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Dec. 4 and the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 18 in Tiger Stadium.
The Saints will travel to San Antonio for games against the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 2, the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 16 and the Detroit Lions on Dec. 24.