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 Trice
Stadium
Ames, IA
Trice Stadium, home of the Iowa State Cyclones, is one of the smaller
stadiums in the Big 12 Conference. Before moving into Trice Stadium,
the Cyclones had played at Clyde Williams Field. The team had played
at this stadium since 1914 and by the 1970’s it was time a new stadium
was built. Former Athletic Director Lou McCullough led the way it
getting a stadium constructed. In October 1973, construction on Trice
Stadium began and was completed two years later. Named in honor of
Jack Trice, Iowa’s first black athlete, the Cyclones played the first
game at Trice Stadium on September 20, 1975. The stadium consisted of
two, two tier grandstands on both sides of the gridiron and had a
seating capacity of 42,500.
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Over the years, Trice Stadium has seen several
improvements and expansions. In 1976, bleachers were added in the end
zone increasing the capacity to 48,000. A new state of the art
scoreboard was added in the south end zone before the start of the
1994 season. The Jacobson Athletic Facility, housing locker rooms was
built in 1995. With the completion of this facility some areas of
seating were removed decreasing the seating capacity to 43,000. Also
prior to the 1995 season, the Astroturf playing field that had been at
the stadium since it opened was removed and replaced with natural
grass. The latest addition came in 1997 when a new three story press
box was constructed. It contains nine luxury suites. Fourteen luxury
suites were built in the old press box and 480 club seats can be found
on the east side of the stadium. Today, Cyclone fans regularly pack
Trice Stadium to see their team battle their foes in the Big 12. |
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CYCLONE TIDBITS |
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2007 SCHEDULE |
TRICE STADIUM PICTURES |
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Famous Players: Mike Banks, James
Reed, Oliver Ross
School Traditions: Mascot, "Cy", a
Cardinal like bird, "Go Cyclones" fight song |
-8/30 - KENT STATE
-9/8 - NORTHERN IOWA
-9/15 - IOWA
-9/22 - at Toledo
-9/29 - at Nebraska
-10/6 - at Texas Tech
-10/13 - TEXAS
-10/20 - OKLAHOMA
-10/27 - at Missouri
-11/3 - KANSAS STATE
-11/10 - COLORADO
-11/17 - at Kansas |
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HOTELS NEAR TRICE STADIUM |
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