Cowboy Stadium is a 17,610-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is home to the McNeese Cowboys football team, and is affectionately referred to as "The Hole". It was transformed for the 2008 season to artificial turf. The playing surface is named Louis Bonnette Field, in honor of McNeese's longtime sports information director. Louis' son, Matthew, succeeded him in the post and continues to hold it as of July 2016. The playing surface was replaced prior to the 2018 football season with Hellas Matrix turf. The $650,000 new surface as well as drainage improvements were funded by the same donor, Robert Noland, as for the 2008 installation.[3][4]
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| Location | 700 E. McNeese Street Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605 |
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| Coordinates | 30°10′24″N 93°12′36″W / 30.17333°N 93.21000°W |
| Owner | McNeese State University |
| Operator | McNeese State University |
| Executive suites | Noland SkyRanch 410 seats[1] |
| Capacity | 12,226 (1965–1974) 17,000 (1975–1997) 17,410 (1998–2010) 17,610 (2011–present)[2] |
| Record attendance | 27,500 on Nov. 20, 1976 vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Surface | Artificial turf (Hellas Matrix) |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Tenants | |
| McNeese Cowboys football (1965–present) | |
History
editJack V. Dolan Field House officially opened in September, 2011. The new state of the art $8.25 million field house (53,838 sq ft) more than doubled the size of the former field house (30,141 sq ft). It includes climate-controlled seating and a club room.[5]
Features
editThe field house includes the following:
- Weight room
- Conference rooms
- Enlarged ticket office
- Enlarged locker room
- Team meeting rooms
- Hall of fame room
- Coaches offices
- Outdoor seating deck
- Indoor club room
- Academic resource center[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 Media Guide McNeese Football". McNeese State University. 25 July 2012. p. 14. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "2013 McNeese State Football Media Guide". McNeese State University Athletics. July 25, 2013. p. 14. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ Tyler Nunez (February 7, 2018). "New playing surface for Cowboys Stadium". American Press. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Hellas Construction - Project Library". Hellas Construction. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jack V.Doland Field House officially opens". McNeese State University. Retrieved December 6, 2014.