LaVell Edwards Stadium

LaVell Edwards Stadium
	The stadium in front of the Wasatch range
Earlier names
	Cougar Stadium (1964-2000)
Data
place	1700 N Canyon Road Provo , Utah 84604 ;
Coordinates	40 ° 15 '26.7 " N , 111 ° 39' 16.1" W Coordinates: 40 ° 15 '26.7 " N , 111 ° 39' 16.1" W.
owner	Brigham Young University
operator	Brigham Young University
start of building	October 1963
opening	2nd October 1964
surface	Natural grass
architect	Fred L. Markham
capacity	63,470 places (since 2011) ; 63,725 places (2010) ; 64,045 places (2003–2009) ; 65,000 places (1982–2002) ; 35,000 places (1968–1981) ; 28,812 places (1964–1967)
Societies)
	BYU Cougars ( NCAA , since 1964);
Events
	Football games of the BYU Cougars; 1967 NCAA Athletics Championships; 1975 NCAA Athletics Championships;

The LaVell Edwards Stadium is a Football - Stadium on the campus of Brigham Young University in the US American city Provo in the state of Utah . It mainly serves as the home ground for the BYU Cougars . Since 2011 it has offered 63,470 places.

history

The stadium opened as Cougars Stadium on October 2, 1964 , replacing a smaller 5,000-seat stadium of the same name. At first there was only standing room on both sides of the field with space for almost 30,000 spectators. A short time later, seats were set up, bringing the capacity to 35,000. There was even space for 45,000 spectators thanks to the temporary grandstands behind the field. In 1982 the stadium was expanded to create space for over 65,000 spectators. The playing area was lowered for this purpose and the athletics facility was removed. In late 2000, the name was changed to LaVell Edwards Stadium in honor of former coach LaVell Edwards .

In 2003, the number of luxury seats was increased in order to generate higher income. This reduced the capacity to 64,045 spectators and the BYU logo was created because of the blue and white luxury seats. In August 2008 a second scoreboard was also built above the north stand. The capacity was reduced in 2010 and 2011 due to the renovation of spaces for the disabled. In 2012, the old video walls were replaced with modern LED screens.

gallery

The former stadium facade in August 2007
The stadium interior in 2004
Before a BYU Cougars game

Web links

Commons : LaVell Edwards Stadium - Collection of images, videos and audio files

byucougars.com: The LaVell Edwards Stadium on the website of the BYU Cougars (English)

Individual evidence

↑ byucougars.com: data on the stadium (English)

[1] yucougars.com: data on the stadium (English)