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 Autzen
Stadium
Eugene, OR
With its latest expansion
complete, Autzen Stadium looks like a new modern stadium. For almost a
half a century from 1919 until 1967 the Oregon Ducks played at the
15,000 seat Hayward Field. By the 1960s as the football team became
more successful it was apparent that a new stadium need to be built
for the Ducks. Oregon athletic director Leo Harris along with Thomas
J. Autzen, whom the stadium was named after, spearheaded the project
by giving the school $250,000 for the new stadium project. By the 1967 season, the $2.5 million Autzen Stadium was
complete and had a capacity of around 41,000.
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The Ducks played their
first game at Autzen Stadium on September 23, 1967, a loss against
Colorado. Although the stadium
originally had a grass field, it was replaced with AstroTurf before
the 1969 season. Until 2002, Autzen Stadium had underwent very few renovations. In
1982 the Barkers Stadium Club was added at the east end zone of the
stadium. A three story building on the north side of the stadium
containing 381 club seats and 12 luxury seats was constructed in 1989.
A new press box was also constructed prior to the 1989 season. The
most recent addition came prior to the 2002 season when 12,000 seats
were added to the south rim of the stadium. Also included in this
addition was the expansion of the press box that included 32 luxury
suites. This also provided a cantilevered roof to cover some fans from
inclement weather. Today the stadium has a capacity of 54,000 today.
Throughout college football, Autzen Stadium has become known as one of
the most intimidating college football stadiums with its crowd noise.
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FACTS & FIGURES |
-Tenant:
Oregon Ducks
-Conference: Pac 10
-Capacity:
54,000
-Surface:
Fieldturf
-Opened:
September 23,
1967
-Cost:
$2.5 million
-Seating Chart
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Famous Players:
Joey Harrington, Jason
Willis, Peter Sirmon
School Traditions: Oregon Marching Band,
Cheerleaders, The Pit Crew |
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