Cyclone Stadium

Jack Trice Stadium

"The Jack"
Jack Trice Stadium in the fall of 2015.
Former names	Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field (1975–1997)
Location	1798 South 4th Street Ames, Iowa 50010
Coordinates	42°0′51″N 93°38′9″W / 42.01417°N 93.63583°W / 42.01417; -93.63583Coordinates: 42°0′51″N 93°38′9″W / 42.01417°N 93.63583°W / 42.01417; -93.63583
Owner	Iowa State University
Operator	Iowa State University
Capacity	42,500 (1975) 48,000 (1976–1994) 43,000 (1995–2001) 45,814 (2002–2005) 46,721 (2006) 55,000 (2007–2012) 56,800 (2013) 54,800 (2014) 61,500 (2015–present)
Record attendance	61,500
Surface	Grass (1996–present) Astroturf (1975–1995)
Construction
Broke ground	October 26, 1973
Opened	September 20, 1975
Renovated	1997, 2007, 2015
Expanded	1976, 1997, 2007, 2015
Construction cost	$7.6 million ($33.8 million in 2015 dollars)
Architect	Finch-Heery & DDDKG Architects RDG Planning & Designing (renovations)
General contractor	Huber, Hunt & Nichols
Tenants
Iowa State Cyclones (NCAA) (1975–present)

Jack Trice Stadium (originally Cyclone Stadium and formerly Jack Trice Field) is a stadium, in Ames, Iowa, United States. It is primarily used for college football, and is the home field of the Iowa State Cyclones. It opened on September 20, 1975, with a 17–12 win over Air Force.

It is the third-largest stadium by capacity in the Big 12 Conference and the third-newest in the conference, behind only Milan Puskar Stadium of West Virginia (which had its design based on Jack Trice Stadium) and Baylor's McLane Stadium. Including hillside seats in the corners of the stadium, the facility's official capacity is 61,500. The school announced in May 2014 a planned expansion to 61,500.

The current record for single-game attendance, 61,500, was set on September 5, 2015, when the Cyclones defeated the University of Northern Iowa 31-7.

Jack Trice Stadium replaced Clyde Williams Field, which had been in use from 1914 through 1974. Williams Field was closed in 1975 and razed in 1978, and Martin and Eaton residence halls now stand on the ground.

The stadium consists of double-decked grandstands running the length of either sideline and encompassing the south end zone. The Richard O. Jacobson Athletic Building, an athletic center built in 1996, is located in the north end zone. The field itself is slightly lower than the surrounding ground. There is a single main concourse for each of the grandstands. A three-level press box on the west side of the stadium was added to the stadium in 1997 for a cost of $6.2 million. Permanent lighting and a large video/scoreboard behind the bleachers in the south end zone were added in 2002. Later in the summer of 2011 a second video/scoreboard was added on the north side. At triple the size of the previous scoreboard, it stands over the Jacobson Athletic Building. Both scoreboards consist of three levels on the inside, with a camera perch on top. The stadium is part of the Iowa State Center, a sports, entertainment and continuing education complex located to the southeast of the university's main campus. North of the stadium is Hilton Coliseum, home to Iowa State Cyclones basketball, wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics teams, as well as other events such as musical festivals, rock concerts and university commencement ceremonies.