Floyd Casey Stadium

Floyd Casey Stadium
Construction
Floyd Casey Stadium on November 5, 2005 at the Baylor vs. Texas game.
Former names	Baylor Stadium (1950–1988)
Location	3088 Burnett Avenue Waco, TX 76711
Coordinates	31°31′52.83″N 97°8′55.43″W / 31.5313417°N 97.1487306°W / 31.5313417; -97.1487306Coordinates: 31°31′52.83″N 97°8′55.43″W / 31.5313417°N 97.1487306°W / 31.5313417; -97.1487306
Owner	Baylor University
Operator	Baylor University
Capacity	50,000
Surface	Grass (1950–1971, 1998–2003) Astroturf (1972–1997) Prestige System SportGrass (artificial) (2004–2013)
Broke ground	May 28, 1949^[1]
Opened	September 30, 1950
Renovated	1989
Closed	December 14, 2013
Demolished	May 14, 2016
Construction cost	$1.5 million ($14.8 million in 2016 dollars^[2])
Architect	Willard Simpson^[3]
General contractor	Swigert Construction Company^[4]
Tenants
Baylor Bears (NCAA) (1950–2013)

Floyd Casey Stadium was a stadium in Waco, Texas. 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 seat 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.^[5]^[6] Baylor won 19 of its final 20 games played at the stadium.

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. 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

Attendance	Date	Opponent	Score
1. 51,728	12-07-13	Texas	30-10 W ^[5]
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^[7]
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^[8]
16. 46,812	10-17-87	Texas A&M	10-34 L
17. 46,543	12-03-11	Texas	48-24 W^[9]
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

↑ Groundbreaking Ceremony of the "new" Baylor Stadium, 1949
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ Weingardt, Richard (2005). Engineering Legends: Great American Civil Engineers : 32 Profiles of Inspiration and Achievement. Reston, VA: ASCE Publications. ISBN 0-7844-0801-7.
↑ Baylor Stadium contract signing, 1949
1 2 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=333410239
↑ "BaylorBears.com - Facilities". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
↑ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/08-ou.html
↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=332920239
↑ Griffin accounts for 4 TDs as Baylor trounces Texas
↑ "Floyd Casey Stadium". Baylor University Athletic Department. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

Baylor Bears football

Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1925, 1930–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Oklahoma State Texas Tech

Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band Football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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