The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. The official capacity of the stadium following recent renovations is 82,112, making it the 15th largest college stadium in the United States. The record attendance for the stadium was set during a 2006 home game against Texas Tech with 85,313 in attendance. The stadium is also the site of Spring Commencement exercises for the University. The stadium is a horseshoe-shaped facility with its long axis oriented north/south, with the north end enclosed and the south end open. Visitor seating is in the south end zone and the southern sections of the east side. The student seating sections are in the east stands, surrounding the 350-member Pride of Oklahoma which sits between the 20- and 35-yard lines. The Barry Switzer Center, under the south end zone, was opened in 1999 and houses the football locker room, video rooms, football coaches offices, the football conditioning center, a state-of-the-art sports medicine facility, and the Legends Lobby, a large museum dedicated to the history of Oklahoma football. The Sooners have won 7 National Championships, 40 Conference Championships, 24 Bowl Championships, and have 4 Heisman Trophy Winners and 142 All Americans. Since World War II, the sooners have won more games than any other college football team (524) making them king in the modern era of NCAA Football.
- Comments
