Fifty Years at The War War Memorial Stadium Facts Construction Information
Original Cost of Project $1,533,333 (War Memorial Stadium and
Fieldhouse Combined)
General Contractor The Spiegelberg Lumber and Building
Company of Laramie, Wyo.
Architects Porter and Bradley of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Associate Architects Goodrich and Wilking of Casper, Wyo.
Construction Superintendent Arnie Lane
Superintendent For Architects Paul Towne
Date Field Landscaping Started Aug. 15, 1949
Date Field Was First Seeded Sept. 3, 1949
Date Contract Was Let Feb. 9, 1950
Date of Ground-breaking March 1, 1950
Date of First Game Sept. 16, 1950
(Wyoming defeated Montana State 61-13)
Date Stadium Dedicated Sept. 23, 1950
(Wyoming defeated Baylor 7-0 before
17,268 fans)
West Side Upper Deck Added 1970
East Side Upper Deck Added 1977
Elevation Information Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium is the highest stadium in the country at over 7,200 feet (7,220 feet to be exact). Attendance Information
Original Capacity in 1950 20,000
Capacity After 1970 West Upper Deck Addition 25,500
Capacity After 1977 East Upper Deck Addition 33,500 (current capacity.)
Total Attendance Entering 1999 Season 4,395,934
Million Milestones
First Million Fans: Oct. 7, 1967 vs. BYU,
75th Game in War Memorial
Second Million Fans: Sept. 17, 1977 vs. UTEP,
128th Game in War Memorial
Third Million Fans: Oct. 11, 1986 vs. Utah,
181st Game in War Memorial
Fourth Million Fans: Oct. 28, 1995 vs. CSU,
231st Game in War Memorial
Wyoming's Record in War Memorial Stadium Number of Games Played in The War Entering 1999 Season 252 games Wyoming's Home Record in the 1950s 30- 9-4 (.744) Wyoming's Home Record in the 1960s 37- 4-1 (.893) Wyoming's Home Record in the 1970s 26-25-1 (.510) Wyoming's Home Record in the 1980s 44-16-0 (.733) Wyoming's Home Record in the 1990s 41-13-1 (.755) Wyoming's All-Time Home Record in War Memorial Stadium 178-67-7 (.720) Last 10 Years in War Memorial Stadium 45-15-1 (.746) |
