AUTZEN STADIUM
Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about AUTZEN STADIUM!
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NeXturf ready at Autzen: Almost three months still remain until the first Duck football game, but the turf at Autzen Stadium is ready to go.
Autzen Stadium: An overview and history of Autzen Stadium
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: open 53 years ago in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions . the official capacity is 54,000, but attendance regularly exceeds 54,000 . it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference the Ducks only played three home games per year on campus in most years . games likely to draw big crowds were played 110 miles (180 km) north in Portland . the stadium was in such poor condition that coaches deliberately kept prospective construction took just nine months and cost approximately $2.3 million . the stadium was built within an artificial landfill (over the refuse) to eliminate the need for multilevel ramps . in 1967, Oregon hosted Colorado in Autzen Stadium’ the stadium alternates with Oregon State’s Reser Stadium as host of the Civil War game . after seven years, it was replaced with new AstroTurf in 1976 . NeXturf was found to be overly fieldTurf made its debut in 2002, and was replaced in 2010 . the crown was removed in 2010, and the surface is now flat . in 1995, the field was named Rich Brooks Field, after the Ducks’ coach from 1977 to 1994 . in 2002, a $90 million facelift and expansion added seating and luxury boxes to the south sideline . in 2008, a new, 33-by-85-foot high-definition LED scoreboard and replay screen was installed . in 2010, the field was replaced with new FieldTurf that featured the new Pac-12 logo the sideline wall graphics were updated from the new panels installed in the 2010 season . this stands as the second largest crowd for a sporting event in the state of oregon . the largest crowd was the CART Portland 200 Champ Attendance Record. 1 – Thursday Night Game. 2 – Friday Night Game . Students typically walk to the stadium from the University of Oregon campus over the Autzen Footbridge . the FieldTurf playing field is at an elevation of 420 feet (130 m) above sea level . due to the stadium’s relatively small footprint, the fans are very close to the action, and the field is sun Autzen Stadium’s 59,000 strong make the Big House collectively sound like a pathetic whimper . in 2006, a Sporting News columnist named it the most intimidating college football stadium in the nation “the biggest thing i remember about that game is the crowd noise,” says best . “any other away game I don’t really even hear the crowd,” Best says . best visited autzen while playing for the California Michigan sports reporter accuses Oregon of piping in artificial noise . rain falling before game is often dismissed as “light drizzle” or “liquid sunshine” but not actual rain by Oregon standards . a highlight video of previous games is the last highlight on the clip is almost always Kenny Wheaton’s game-clinching interception return . “the Pick” is often seen as the turning point for Oregon football . the team went on to the Rose Bowl Oregon has the 10th most appearances in GameDay, posting a 14-10 record in their 24 appearances . in 1970, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Denver Broncos 23-7 in an exhibition game at Autz there is a well-known geographical error made during a scene set inside the stadium . Pacific-10 conference banners can clearly be seen in the background . the fictional Faber College is supposed to be located in New England .