Constructed over seven decades
ago, Waldo Stadium is home of the Western Michigan Broncos. In the mid
1930s the Broncos needed a stadium because the football team did not
have a facility where fans could actually watch games. By 1937, $250,000
was allotted and construction began on a facility. The following fall
Waldo Stadium was completed. It originally had a seating capacity of
15,000 and was named after the first president of Western
Michigan, Dwight B. Waldo.
Over three decades passed
before any changes were made to Waldo Stadium. In 1973 Astroturf was
installed and the seating capacity was increased to 25,000. Waldo
Stadium seating capacity increased to 30,200 with an expansion in 1989.
Lights were installed in 1993 and two years later the pressbox was
expanded to include 325 club seats. The Bill Brown Alumni Football
Center was constructed in 1998 to house offices and suites for the
team. Nexturf replaced the Astroturf in 2001. Before the 2003
season, the east end of the stadium was enclosed with the construction
of the Donald J. Seelye Athletic Center. A new video/scoreboard was
installed on the west side during this expansion.
-9/4 - at Michigan State
-9/11 - NICHOLLS STATE
-9/18 - TOLEDO
-10/2 - IDAHO
-10/9 - at Ball State
-10/16 - at Notre Dame
-10/23 - at Akron
-10/30 - NORTHERN ILLINOIS
-11/5 - at Central Michigan
-11/13 - EASTERN MICHIGAN
-11/20 - KENT STATE
-11/26 - at Bowling Green
Famous Players: Jason Babin, Tom
Nutten School Traditions: Buster Bronco
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY AND
WALDO STADIUM
