Boone Pickens Stadium
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Boone Pickens Stadium (previously known as Lewis Field) has been home to the Oklahoma State University Cowboys football team in rudimentary form since 1919, and as a complete stadium since 1920. Aligned in an east-west direction since 1920, the field is the oldest in the Big 12 Conference.
"The Boone" | |
Former names | Lewis Field (1920–2002) |
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Location | 700 West Hall of Fame Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74078 |
Coordinates | 36°7′33″N 97°3′59″W |
Owner | T. Boone Pickens |
Operator | Oklahoma State University |
Capacity | 60,218 (2024–present) [1] 55,509 (2019–2022)[2] 56,790 (2017–2018)[3] 60,218 (2009–2016)[4] 60,000 (2008) 44,700 (2007) 43,500 (2006) 48,000 (2005) 47,800 (2004) 48,500 (1999–2003) 50,614 (1993–1998) 50,440 (1972–1992) 39,000 (1950–1971) 30,000 (1947–1949) 13,000 (1930–1946) 8,000 (1920–1929) |
Record attendance | 60,218 |
Surface | FieldTurf Vertex CORE (2022-present)[5] AstroTurf 3D Decade (2013–2022)[6] Desso Artificial Grass (2005–2013)[7] Astroplay (2000–2004) AstroTurf (1972–1999) Grass (1920–1971) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1920 |
Opened | October 2, 1920 |
Renovated | 2003-2009 |
Expanded | 1924, 1929, 1947, 1950, 1971, 2009 |
Construction cost | $50,000[8] ($760,465 in 2023 dollars[9]) $286 million (renovation)[10] ($406 million in 2023 dollars[9]) |
Architect | Gary Sparks (Renovation) Crafton Tull Sparks |
Tenants | |
Oklahoma State Cowboys (NCAA) (1920–present) Orange Peel Concert (1996–2006) |
With the resurgence of Cowboy football, sparked by the 2001 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the annual Bedlam Series game and the subsequent 2002 Houston Bowl season, interest grew for a major overhaul of Lewis Field. An ambitious fund-raising project for the renovation dubbed "The Next Level" became the flagship effort of the Oklahoma State athletic department.
The stadium has a capacity of 53,885.[2]