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Post pictures of your stadium's expansion/evolution throughout the years
Posted on 1/17/13 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 1/17/13 at 8:49 pm
I love stadiums and their history. It's always interesting to me to see how they grow over time, and I just don't know much about others' besides BDS.
1929 original (temporary wooden bleachers in end zones)- 6,000
1937 expansion (East grandstand)- 18,000
1950 expansion (added rows to East and West grandstands; no pic)-25,000
1961 expansion (East and West grandstands complete)- 43,000
1966 expansion (Lower bowl complete)- 60,000
1988 expansion (West Upper)- 70,123
1998 expansion (East Upper)- 83,813
2006 expansion (North Upper)- 92,012
2010 expansion (South Upper)- 101,821
1929 original (temporary wooden bleachers in end zones)- 6,000
1937 expansion (East grandstand)- 18,000
1950 expansion (added rows to East and West grandstands; no pic)-25,000
1961 expansion (East and West grandstands complete)- 43,000
1966 expansion (Lower bowl complete)- 60,000
1988 expansion (West Upper)- 70,123
1998 expansion (East Upper)- 83,813
2006 expansion (North Upper)- 92,012
2010 expansion (South Upper)- 101,821
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:06 pm to JDM1992
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:07 pm to JDM1992
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:08 pm to TwelfthMan
Good offseason thread idea. Legitimately curious about all of the SEC.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:11 pm to JDM1992
too much work 
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:17 pm to Spaceball 1
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:20 pm to JDM1992
BDS is so freakin beautiful!
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:23 pm to WeBleedCrimson
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:24 pm to WeBleedCrimson
The next step they need to take is bricking it in all around.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:28 pm to JDM1992
Faurot Field - got most of these from the Mizzou Archives..sorry I couldn't find many actual pics on google, so a lot are just the section plans
1925 construction and seating plan
1949 expansion rendering and seating plan
1961 east and west additions (just a blueprint, couldn't find pics. basically they just added seats to the northern part of the east and west stands if that makes sense)
1963 southwest addition (again no pics, top left shaded area is where they added the seats)
1965 southeast addition
1978 south addition (completed the horseshoe that we have now)
then the current bowl minus the new press box
and our current stadium
and lets not forget our expansion plans
1925 construction and seating plan
1949 expansion rendering and seating plan
1961 east and west additions (just a blueprint, couldn't find pics. basically they just added seats to the northern part of the east and west stands if that makes sense)
1963 southwest addition (again no pics, top left shaded area is where they added the seats)
1965 southeast addition
1978 south addition (completed the horseshoe that we have now)
then the current bowl minus the new press box
and our current stadium
and lets not forget our expansion plans
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:29 pm to Robot Santa
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:30 pm to JDM1992
First season.. 1973
Post expansion...
2012...
Post expansion...
2012...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:34 pm to JDM1992
Bryant-Denney is an architectural masterpiece! 
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:36 pm to JDM1992
1914 - Moved to current location(2nd oldest currently-used football field in all of FBS)
1920 - Named Scott Field after Bulldog olympic runner
1928 - 3,000 permanent seats added(first permanent seating)
1936 - West side lower level built(yes, the same current lower level that we are fully renovating in this expansion FOR THE FIRST TIME in 75 years) - capacity 20k
1948 - East side lower level built - capacity 36k
1986 - West upper deck built - capacity 40,656 (YES, we went 48 YEARS with the stadium untouched -- and we wonder how we fell behind?)
2002 - East upper deck and sky boxes completed - capacity 55,086
2012 - Work begun horseshoeing the north endzone - capacity 62k
future - Footings going in for all this now. Will take eventual capacity well over 80k...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:44 pm to engie
Record attendance at Kyle is 90,079 on November 20th, 2010 for the Nebraska game.
Official capacity is 82,589.
I'm guessing we will approach a new record this September.
Official capacity is 82,589.
I'm guessing we will approach a new record this September.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:19 pm to JDM1992
Great thread JDM. Love seeing these kind of things. I couldn't find every single expansion, but here is what I gathered up.
1948 - Capacity- 7,500
1955 - Capacity- 34,500
1970- Capacity - 61,261
1980 - Capacity, 72,169
1987-Present 85,214 to 87,451( minor changes in 2000 and 2003 to bump it up 2,000 more.)
1948 - Capacity- 7,500
1955 - Capacity- 34,500
1970- Capacity - 61,261
1980 - Capacity, 72,169
1987-Present 85,214 to 87,451( minor changes in 2000 and 2003 to bump it up 2,000 more.)
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:22 pm to engie
quote:You guys really think you can fill that up?
future - Footings going in for all this now. Will take eventual capacity well over 80k...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:29 pm to WDE85
quote:
You guys really think you can fill that up?
You realize he's a state fan, right?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:32 pm to svb
How many suites does Missouri have? 12?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:39 pm to Spaceball 1
Wow, the a&m stadium is fugly
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