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Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium through the years

Posted on 6/24/24 at 2:12 pm
Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
9600 posts
Posted on 6/24/24 at 2:12 pm
Nickname: ‘The Palace on the Prairie’

Opened in 1923 with 500 seats
16,000 seats added in 1925
Expanded 7 times since 1925
86,000, current capacity






Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
9600 posts
Posted on 6/24/24 at 2:13 pm to
And thanks to the move to SEC we’ll have more late afternoon/night games

Posted by OK Roughneck
The Sooner State
Member since Aug 2021
10000 posts
Posted on 6/24/24 at 2:16 pm to
Can't wait for the remodel of the press box side and hope they add more lighting for night games.
Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
9600 posts
Posted on 6/25/24 at 11:00 am to
I know its not been as loud but thats mainly due to getting so many damn 11am kickoffs (FU B12). But late afternoon/night games roll different. EA must have given us credit for night games.

Tenn should be in top 10. And we beat 2, 4 and 9 plus Tenn in our last road games vs them.


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Posted by Zgeo
Baja Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2021
1118 posts
Posted on 6/27/24 at 5:08 pm to
I call it Owen Field……

Not in conflict since they name the field and Stadium separately.

Seems like the Stadium was always called Memorial Stadium until the Gaylord Family donated a few truckloads of money

Maybe some one could recount the names through the years
Posted by Soonerboomer1
Arizona via Hollywood, CA
Member since Jun 2024
41 posts
Posted on 6/27/24 at 5:26 pm to
Yep. I grew up as a fan and it was called Owen field circa 1971 forward. Don't care much for Toby's nickname.
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