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Floyd Casey Stadium

Floyd Casey Stadium was a stadium in Waco, Texas. The stadium was used for 64 seasons before being replaced by McLane Stadium in 2014.[5] It was primarily used for football, and was the home field of the Baylor Bears. The stadium, located about four miles from the Baylor University campus, cost $1.8 million to build and sat 50,000 people. Originally named Baylor Stadium, it opened in 1950 with a Baylor game against the Houston Cougars. On December 7, 2013, Baylor played its last game in the stadium, against the Texas Longhorns, where the attendance record of 51,728 was established.[6][7] Baylor won 19 of its final 20 games played at the stadium.

Floyd Casey Stadium
Floyd Casey Stadium on November 5, 2005 at the Baylor vs. Texas game.
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Former namesBaylor Stadium (1950–1988)
Location3088 Burnett Avenue
Waco, TX 76711
Coordinates31°31′52.83″N 97°8′55.43″W / 31.5313417°N 97.1487306°W / 31.5313417; -97.1487306
OwnerBaylor University
OperatorBaylor University
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass (1950–1971, 1998–2003)
AstroTurf (1972–1997)
Prestige System SportGrass (artificial) (2004–2013)
Construction
Broke groundMay 28, 1949[1]
OpenedSeptember 30, 1950
Renovated1989
ClosedDecember 14, 2013
DemolishedMay 14, 2016
Construction cost$1.5 million
($19 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectWillard Simpson[3]
General contractorSwigert Construction Company[4]
Tenants
Baylor Bears (NCAA) (1950–2013)

Originally known as Baylor Stadium, the stadium was renamed at halftime of the November 5, 1988 homecoming game when it was renamed for Floyd Casey by his son, university trustee and longtime booster Carl B. Casey of Dallas, who gave US$5 million towards an $8 million stadium renovation project.

The stadium was renovated several times. Turf was first introduced to the stadium in 1972.[8] Then in 1998, the stadium installed SportGrass, a leading artificial grass surface. In 2005, it underwent massive renovations to extend the Grant Teaff Plaza in honor of former head coach Grant Teaff. The extended plaza created much-needed updates to the stadium's façade.

The stadium was an elongated oval shape, running southeast-northwest, with large grandstands on the sidelines. The south end zone was cleared, with athletic marks painted on the ground and the large LED scoreboard behind it. (Prior to the creation of the current athletic marks, the area was painted gold, with "BAYLOR" painted in large green block letters.) In 2004, a large tarp was installed that covered the south end zone and could be removed when ticket demand necessitated it. With the tarp in place seating capacity was reduced to 47,000. The north end zone had seating in front of the Carl & Thelma Casey Athletic Center, site of the football offices, training facilities, and stadium field house.

Prior to the building of the stadium, the Baylor football team played at Carroll Field, an on-campus field last used in 1935, and Waco's Municipal Stadium on Dutton Avenue.

In the spring of 2012, Baylor regents approved a new on-campus stadium to be built on the Brazos River adjacent to Interstate 35.

The demolition of the stadium was completed on May 14, 2016.

Floyd Casey Stadium
Floyd Casey Stadium

College football attendance records

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Rank Attendance Date Opponent Score
1 51,728 12-07-13 Texas 30-10 W[6]
2 51,385 10-28-06 Texas A&M 21-31 L
3 51,218 10-21-95 Texas A&M 9-24 L
4 51,200 10-26-74 Texas A&M 0-20 L
5 50,537 11-8-13 Oklahoma 41-12 W[9]
6 50,267 10-19-91 Texas A&M 12-34 L
7 50,000 11-5-60 Texas 7-12 L
8 49,500 10-27-56 Texas A&M 13-19 L
9 48,756 10-19-85 Texas A&M 20-15 W
10 48,500 9-15-79 Texas A&M 17-7 W
11 48,500 11-22-80 Texas 16-0 W
12 48,394 11-11-72 Texas 3-17 L
13 47,900 11-6-76 Arkansas 7-7 T
14 47,200 9-20-75 Arkansas 3-41 L
15 46,825 10-19-13 Iowa State 71-7 W[10]
16 46,812 10-17-87 Texas A&M 10-34 L
17 46,543 12-03-11 Texas 48-24 W[11]
18 46,300 9-20-75 Auburn 10-10 T
19 46,000 9-15-73 Oklahoma 14-42 L
T19 46,000 11-8-80 Arkansas 42-15 W
20 45,800 9-10-77 Texas Tech 7-17 L
21 45,649 11-24-90 Texas 13-23 L
22 45,565 10-21-89 Texas A&M 11-14 L
23 45,500 11-20-76 Texas 20-10 W

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References

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  1. ^ "Groundbreaking Ceremony of the "new" Baylor (Floyd Casey) Stadium, 1949 (2)". May 8, 2020 – via Flickr.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Weingardt, Richard (2005). Engineering Legends: Great American Civil Engineers : 32 Profiles of Inspiration and Achievement. Reston, VA: ASCE Publications. ISBN 0-7844-0801-7.
  4. ^ "Baylor Stadium contract signing, 1949". May 8, 2020 – via Flickr.
  5. ^ Ericksen (2016). "BEFORE FLOYD CASEY: THE BACKING OF BAYLOR STADIUM AT THE DAWN OF TELEVISED FOOTBALL". wacotrib.com.
  6. ^ a b "Texas vs. Baylor - Box Score - December 7, 2013 - ESPN".
  7. ^ "BaylorBears.com - Facilities". BaylorBears.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  8. ^ "Baylor Photography".
  9. ^ "Oklahoma vs Baylor (Nov 07, 2013)". Baylor University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  10. ^ "Iowa State vs. Baylor - Box Score - October 19, 2013 - ESPN".
  11. ^ "Texas 24-48 Baylor (Dec 3, 2011) Box Score". ESPN.
  12. ^ "Floyd Casey Stadium". Baylor University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
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