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Memorial Stadium
Norman, OK

Located in the heart of America, Memorial Stadium is the home of the Oklahoma Sooners. In the early 1920s, a group of students formed a committee to look into building a new stadium for the Sooners. Support continued and by 1921 construction began on a new facility. Completed in two years, Memorial Stadium was named in honor of University personnel who died in World War I.  The Sooners played their first game at Memorial Stadium on October 20, 1923, against Washington University. Built at a cost of $293,000, the stadium originally had a seating capacity of roughly 16,000 on the west side of the field. As support for the team grew, over the years so did the stadium. In 1929, an additional 16,000 seats were added to the east side of Memorial Stadium. Additionally by 1949, the playing field was lowered and the running track was removed. New seating areas along the field and in the north end zone increased the capacity to 55,000.
 

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-Tenant: Oklahoma Sooners
-Conference: Big 12
-Capacity: 82,112
-Surface:  Grass
-Opened: October 20, 1923
-Cost: $293,000
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Two years later, bleachers were added in the south end of the stadium. Prior to the start of the 1970 season, the Sooners decided to replace the grass field with Astroturf. The upper deck on the west side and press box were constructed in 1975, boosting the capacity to 70,000. By 1980, the temporary bleachers that had been in the south endzone since 1957, were removed and replaced with permanent ones. This gave Memorial Stadium a seating capacity of 75,000. The artificial surface was removed before the 1994 season and replaced with natural grass. In 1995, nine suites were constructed on the west side and a new video/scoreboard was installed along with lights. Prior to the 2003 season, 8,000 seats and 27 luxury suites were added on the east side, along with the renovation of the press box. Also, before the 2004 season, 27 luxury suites were added on the east side. A new brick exterior also flanks Memorial Stadium. Today, the stadium has a seating capacity of 82,112 and has been the home to many legendary teams and players.
 

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-9/4 - UTAH STATE
-9/11 - FLORIDA STATE
-9/18 - AIR FORCE
-9/25 - at Cincinnati
-10/2 - TEXAS
-10/16 - IOWA STATE
-10/23 - at Missouri
-10/30 - COLORADO
-11/6 - at Texas A&M
-11/13 - TEXAS TECH
-11/20 - at Baylor
-11/27 - at Oklahoma State
Famous Players: Roy Williams, Trent Smith, Brandon Moore
School Traditions: School Songs, "Boomer Sooner" & "Oklahoma!", School Colors: Crimson and Cream
 
 
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