Home of the Wyoming Cowboys, War
Memorial Stadium is the oldest stadium in the Mountain West
Conference. Construction on a new stadium for the Cowboys began in
1949 as
the football program grew and replaced Corbett Stadium. Named War Memorial Stadium,
the Cowboys played their first game here on September 16, 1950.
War Memorial Stadium
originally had a seating capacity of 20,000, with single deck
grandstands on both sides of the playing field. In 1970, the upper deck
and press box was added on the west side of the
stadium increasing the seating capacity by 5,000. Eight years later, in
1978, a press box was added on the east side and bleachers were
constructed in the north endzone.
Very few changes have occurred at the stadium since 1978. Its basic
shape with a small double decked grandstand on both sides of the
gridiron has remained the same. In 2001 a new scoreboard was added and
the bleachers in the north endzone were moved to the south endzone. The upper decks were renovated before the 2004.
After the 2004 season, the natural grass playing field was removed and
replaced with FieldTurf. At an elevation of 7,220 feet above sea
level, War
Memorial Stadium is the highest Division 1 stadium in college football. The Cowboys have been very
successful at the stadium winning 70% of their games there. In the
future Wyoming would like to expand the stadium to include a better
press box with luxury areas for fans.
