Fred C. Yager Stadium is a football stadium in Oxford, Ohio, United States. It is home to the Miami University RedHawks football team. It has a capacity of 30,087 spectators, and was built in 1983. It replaced Miami Field, which had been used since 1895 (the stands had been built in 1916) and was the home field for many of the coaches who had made the school famous. The stadium is named for Fred C. Yager, class of 1914, who was the lead benefactor in the project to build the stadium.
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  Fred C. Yager Stadium Location in Ohio  Fred C. Yager Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Location | Weeb Ewbank Way Oxford, Ohio 45056 |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′10″N 84°43′58″W / 39.51944°N 84.73278°W |
| Owner | Miami University |
| Operator | Miami University |
| Capacity | 30,087 (1999–present) 30,012 (1995–1998)[1] 25,183 (1983–1994)[1] |
| Record attendance | 30,087 (October 2, 1999 vs Marshall)[2] |
| Surface | FieldTurf (2003–present) Natural Grass (1983–2002) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1982 |
| Opened | October 1, 1983 |
| Renovated | 2003–2005 |
| Construction cost | $13.5 million ($41.3 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Clough, Harbour & Associates (renovations) |
| Tenants | |
| Miami RedHawks (NCAA) (1983–present) | |
Design
editThe stadium has an unbalanced layout, with the west grandstands being 20 rows taller than the east (student) grandstands. A small set of bleachers sit in the north end zone; there are no seats in the south end zone under the main scoreboard. A Cradle of Coaches room is located inside the stadium, along with football offices, player meeting rooms, and locker rooms.
Renovations
editDue to the successes of Miami's football program, the University has undertaken a continued series of facility upgrades beginning in 2003 with the addition of a FieldTurf playing surface. Other recent substantial upgrades of the facility include broadcast-quality permanent lighting, a new scoreboard with three Daktronics videoboards and the new Cradle of Coaches plaza in 2004, and new student bleacher sections on the east sideline and the north end zone in 2005.
Currently there is a new indoor practice facility in the north end zone, along with a current project of a new building that will include new football offices, weight room, and locker room being built in the north end zone as well.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Marty Williams (September 30, 1999). "Miami Wins, But Not at the Ticket Counter". Dayton Daily News.
- ^ "Miami University RedHawks Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21.
- ^ 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.
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