|
|
|
 Floyd
Casey Stadium
Waco, TX
Unlike many other stadiums Floyd Casey Stadium has changed very little
since it opened in 1950. Originally playing at Waco/Municipal Stadium for several
years before moving, support began to build for a new stadium for the
Baylor Bears in the late 1940s. Baylor decided to construct a new
stadium for the team and sold bonds to raise $1.5 million for
construction. Originally known as Baylor Stadium, it was ready by the
1950 season and the Bears played their first game there on September
30, 1950 against the Houston Cougars.
|
|
Throughout the more than
five decades the stadium has changed very little. In 1972, Astroturf
replaced the grass field and during the 1970s the Letterman’s Lounge
was built. Baylor Stadium was renamed Floyd Casey Stadium in 1988
after a large donation from Carl Casey who wanted to honor his father.
Throughout the 1990s, lights were installed, the exterior was
sandblasted and painted, grass was installed replacing the Astroturf,
and a new press box housing luxury suites was constructed. The latest
addition came before the 2002 season when a new video/scoreboard was
installed at the south end zone. Today as when it opened, Floyd Casey
Stadium has a capacity of 50,000. |
|
FACTS & FIGURES |
-Tenant:
Baylor Bears
-Conference: Big 12
-Capacity: 50,000
-Surface: Grass
-Opened:
September 30, 1950
-Cost:
$1.5 Million
-Seating Chart
Baylor Bears Sports
|
|
|
  |
|
|
|
