Doyt Perry Stadium
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Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium
in Bowling Green, Ohio
, United States. It is primarily used for American football
, and is the home field of the Bowling Green State University
Falcons
. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. Recent renovations and new NCAA seating regulations have lowered the listed capacity to 28,599. On October 8, 1983, the annual Toledo-Bowling Green football game established a school and MAC attendance record of 33,527.
On October 1, 1966, the stadium opened with a 13-0 win over Dayton
. The stadium was named for Doyt L. Perry
, a highly successful coach and athletic director at the school. It was meant to replace University Stadium, a WPA
stadium in the heart of campus which lasted 43 seasons. The stadium consists of two bowed sideline grandstands. The stadium also featured steel grandstands at the north and south ends. The south grandstands were removed to make way for a merchandise tent and a pavilion for the Falcon Club boosters. The north grandstand was removed to facilitate the construction of the Sebo Atletic Center. Through 37 seasons, the Bowling Green Falcons enjoyed an impressive 126-58-6 record at Doyt Perry Stadium.
For the 2007 football season the stadium received an upgrade. The newly constructed Sebo Center will enclose the North endzone and house band seating, luxury suites, offices, training facilities and new box offices. The traditional grass field was also replaced with a Fieldturf artificial surface. Nevertheless, Doyt Perry Stadium has the smallest capacity of any stadium among schools in the MAC.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...
, United States. It is primarily used for American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, and is the home field of the Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
Falcons
Bowling Green Falcons
The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...
. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. Recent renovations and new NCAA seating regulations have lowered the listed capacity to 28,599. On October 8, 1983, the annual Toledo-Bowling Green football game established a school and MAC attendance record of 33,527.
On October 1, 1966, the stadium opened with a 13-0 win over Dayton
University of Dayton
The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...
. The stadium was named for Doyt L. Perry
Doyt Perry
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, a highly successful coach and athletic director at the school. It was meant to replace University Stadium, a WPA
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stadium in the heart of campus which lasted 43 seasons. The stadium consists of two bowed sideline grandstands. The stadium also featured steel grandstands at the north and south ends. The south grandstands were removed to make way for a merchandise tent and a pavilion for the Falcon Club boosters. The north grandstand was removed to facilitate the construction of the Sebo Atletic Center. Through 37 seasons, the Bowling Green Falcons enjoyed an impressive 126-58-6 record at Doyt Perry Stadium.
For the 2007 football season the stadium received an upgrade. The newly constructed Sebo Center will enclose the North endzone and house band seating, luxury suites, offices, training facilities and new box offices. The traditional grass field was also replaced with a Fieldturf artificial surface. Nevertheless, Doyt Perry Stadium has the smallest capacity of any stadium among schools in the MAC.