Milan Puskar Stadium
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| Former names | Mountaineer Field (1980–2004) |
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| Location | 900 Willowdale Road Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 |
| Coordinates | 39°39′1″N 79°57′17″W / 39.65028°N 79.95472°WCoordinates: 39°39′1″N 79°57′17″W / 39.65028°N 79.95472°W |
| Owner | West Virginia University |
| Operator | West Virginia University |
| Capacity | 60,000 (2004-present) 63,500 (1986-2003) 57,500 (1985) 50,000 (1980-1984) |
| Record attendance | 70,222 (November 20, 1993) |
| Surface | 2007 to present FieldTurf 2002 to 2006 Astroplay 1980 to 2001 Astroturf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 3, 1979 |
| Opened | September 6, 1980 |
| Renovated | 2004, 2007, 2016 |
| Expanded | 1985, 1986 |
| Construction cost | $22 million ($63.9 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
Finch-Heery HOK Sport (renovations) |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
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| West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA) (1980–present) | |
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (commonly known as Mountaineer Field or Milan Puskar Stadium) is the football stadium for the West Virginia Mountaineers NCAA Division I FBS football team. The stadium is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, on the health sciences campus of West Virginia University.
The seating area of the facility was renamed "Milan Puskar Stadium" in 2004, after a $20 million donation to the university by Morgantown resident and founder of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Milan Puskar.
The original Mountaineer Field was located on the school's main campus, but it could not be expanded or modernized due to the proximity of campus buildings and roads near the stadium. It seated 38,000 when it was last used in 1979. The new stadium was originally to be called Mountaineer Stadium, but the fans ignored this and called it New Mountaineer Field, with the "new" eventually falling into disuse. Mountaineer Field was constructed in 1980 on the former site of a golf course between the Law School and Medical School buildings. The stadium's original cost was $22 million. Upon completion it had a seating capacity of 50,000. The stadium was expanded in 1985 with 7,500 seats added to the south end zone for $6.5 million. In 1986, 4,000 seats were added to the north end zone for $650,000. In 2004 the existing north end zone seats were removed, and luxury suites were added at a cost of $13 million. The most recent expansion actually reduced the seating capacity by 3,500, so the official current capacity is 60,000. In summer of 2007 approximately 500 seats were added in the corners of the north end zone and above the weight room in the south end zone and the field received new turf. There are five banks of lights located on the perimeter of the stadium and one long bank along the top of the press box. There are 12 luxury seats on the first level of the press box, 18 in the north end zone, and 648 club seats in the north end zone called "Touchdown Terrace". The field surface was once again replaced in 2016, to remove the crown on the field, which was used for water drainage, but is not needed anymore due to the type of turf that is being used.
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