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 Memorial
Stadium
Norman, OK
Located in the heart of
America, Memorial Stadium has been the home of the Oklahoma Sooners
for more than eight decades. In the early 1920’s a group of students
formed a committee to look at a new stadium for the football stadium.
Support increased, 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. 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, so did the stadium. In 1929 an additional 16,000 seats were
added to the east side of Memorial Stadium. 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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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, giving 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, a new video/scoreboard was installed along with lights.
The latest renovation has occurred during the past couple of years.
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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MEMORIAL STADIUM
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Famous Players: Roy Williams, Trent
Smith, Brandon Moore
School Traditions: School Songs, "Boomer
Sooner" & "Oklahoma!", School Colors: Crimson and Cream |
-9/1 - NORTH TEXAS
-9/8 - MIAMI
-9/15 - UTAH STATE
-9/21 - at Tulsa
-9/29 - at Colorado
-10/6 - at Texas
-10/13 - MISSOURI
-11/3 - TEXAS A&M
-11/10 - BAYLOR
-11/17 - at Texas Tech
-11/24 - OKLAHOMA STATE |
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HOTELS NEAR MEMORIAL STADIUM |
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