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Old pics of college stadiums

Posted on 12/13/22 at 12:51 pm
Posted by Hugh McElroy
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 12:51 pm
I love this sort of thing. Here’s Kyle Field in the 40s.



Posted by Hugh McElroy
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:08 pm to
Here’s LSU. Not sure when:

Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:08 pm to
There was a great thread on here in the past that had pages of these photos
Posted by Hugh McElroy
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:09 pm to
I’d love to find it. I’ll search a little.

Maybe Here
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 1:11 pm
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:11 pm to
If you have ever been to Vanderbilt they are the last "all in ones" left

UK still has Memorial for WBB and VB but Stoll Field and Baseball were right across the street
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:19 pm to
Florida Field. I am guessing late 60's or early 70's.

Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:25 pm to
Players on goal line in 1902 LSU vs. Auburn game at State Field (now where the state capitol is):



LSU went on to win 5 - 0.
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:33 pm to



What fans know today as Razorback Stadium was built in 1937 and originally called University Stadium. Other reports from the era call it Razorback Bowl.
Posted by XWing atAliciousness
Member since Jan 2018
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:36 pm to
Great idea, OP. I'm always interested in threads like these.

Memorial Stadium (now Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium) in 1924 and 1950, respectively:



Posted by spslayto
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:40 pm to


Old Tulane Stadium...back when Tulane was in the SEC. Definitely bigger than most college stadiums back then.
Posted by Bama Bird
Pittsburgh, PA
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:40 pm to
Beaver Stadium (Penn State) before they moved it across campus




After the move


Posted by Hback
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:43 pm to

Legion Field with checkerboard end zones, early 60's.

Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

Here’s LSU. Not sure when:


Definitely in the first half
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

Definitely bigger than most college stadiums back then

pretty sure it was the biggest football stadium in the country when it expanded to 82k in the 1940s before being supplanted by The Big House several years later
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:49 pm to
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Tulane Stadium


Grey Lady aka Queen of the South

Folks forget how good Tulane was before WW II

Sugar Bowl started there and early Super Bowls ere held there
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:50 pm to
Tiger Stadium back in 2019

Posted by Broyota2
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:56 pm to
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Old Tulane Stadium.


My folks met at a Led Zep concert at Tulane Stadium, just a little csb.
Posted by Landmass
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:59 pm to
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss)

1926 as Hemingway Stadium




Posted by foosball
Member since Nov 2021
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Posted on 12/13/22 at 2:00 pm to
Rice Stadium hosts the Super Bowl in 1974. Hasn’t changed much




This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 6:04 pm
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