Martin Stadium
View from northeast corner, October 2014
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| Location |
Washington State University 720 NE Stadium Way Pullman, Washington, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 46°43′55″N 117°09′36″W / 46.732°N 117.160°WCoordinates: 46°43′55″N 117°09′36″W / 46.732°N 117.160°W |
| Owner | Washington State University |
| Operator | Washington State University |
| Capacity | 32,952 (2014–present) 32,740 (2013) 33,522 (2012) 32,248 (2011) 35,117 (2003–2010) 37,600 (1979–2002) 26,500 (1975–1978) 22,600 (1972–1974) |
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FieldTurf: (2000–present) Omniturf: (1990–1999) SuperTurf: (1979–1989) AstroTurf: (1972–1978) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 1, 1972 |
| Opened | September 30, 1972 |
| Renovated | 1975, 1979, 1999, 2006, 2012 |
| Expanded | 1975: north grandstand 1979: track removed 2012: premium seating |
| Construction cost |
$1 million ($5.73 million in 2017) $150 million (renovation) |
| Architect | Naramore Bain Brady & Johanson |
| General contractor | Halvorson–Berg |
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Washington State Cougars (1972–present) (Pac-12, NCAA) Idaho Vandals - (1999–2001) NCAA |
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Martin Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. It is the home field of the Washington State Cougars of the Pac-12 Conference. Martin Stadium has used artificial turf since its inception in 1972 and changed to infilled FieldTurf in 2000.
The stadium is named after Clarence D. Martin (1886–1955), the governor of the state of Washington (1933–41), a former mayor of Cheney and graduate of the University of Washington. His son, Dan (Clarence D. Martin, Jr., 1916–1976), made a $250,000 donation to the project in January 1972 under the stipulation that the stadium be named after his father. Additional gifts were continued by Dan's widow, Charlotte Martin.
Martin Stadium opened 45 years ago in 1972 on September 30, with a disappointing 19-point loss to Utah, then a member of the WAC, with 20,600 in attendance. Two and a half years had passed since the south grandstand and press box of its predecessor, the wooden Rogers Field, was significantly damaged by fire, a suspected case of arson. The WSU Cougars played all of their home games at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane in 1970 and 1971.
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