The stadium, which cost approximately $740,000 to build, was located down the hill from Woodburn Hall, and bordered by Campus Drive to the north, University Avenue to the east, Woodburn and Chitwood Halls to the south, and eventually Beechurst Avenue on the west. It was built into the natural valley of the area, and was a square-cornered horseshoe.
The stadium opened on September 27, 1924 with a 21–6 win against West Virginia Wesleyan College. It held 38,000 by the time it closed, after a 24–17 loss in the 1979 Backyard Brawl to archrival Pitt. Due to the cramped location, it could not be expanded, and infrastructure could not be improved. Thus, in 1980, a new Mountaineer Field was opened on the site of the Morgantown Country Club to the north of the Downtown (main) campus, on what has become the Health Sciences campus.
The historic stadium was razed in 1987. The Life Sciences Building inhabits the area of the north stands, and Field Hall (formerly known as the Business and Economics building)[1] inhabits the south. The former location of the playing field remains open as a field between the two buildings. At the southwestern corner, there is a horseshoe-shaped monument to the stadium that was erected in 2005.
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^Correspondent, Lauren Taylor. "What's going in the former WVU Business and Economics building?". The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia University. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
mountaineer, field, 1924, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, mountaineer, field, 1924, news, newspapers. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mountaineer Field 1924 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message Mountaineer Field known as the Jewel of the Mountains was a football stadium located in downtown Morgantown West Virginia It was the home of the West Virginia Mountaineers football team Mountaineer FieldJewel of the MountainsPlaque marking where Mountaineer Field stoodLocationCampus DriveMorgantown WV 26506OwnerWest Virginia UniversityOperatorWest Virginia UniversityCapacity38 000ConstructionOpenedSeptember 27 1924ClosedNovember 10 1979Demolished1987Construction cost 740 000 approx TenantsWest Virginia Mountaineers football 1924 1979 The stadium which cost approximately 740 000 to build was located down the hill from Woodburn Hall and bordered by Campus Drive to the north University Avenue to the east Woodburn and Chitwood Halls to the south and eventually Beechurst Avenue on the west It was built into the natural valley of the area and was a square cornered horseshoe The stadium opened on September 27 1924 with a 21 6 win against West Virginia Wesleyan College It held 38 000 by the time it closed after a 24 17 loss in the 1979 Backyard Brawl to archrival Pitt Due to the cramped location it could not be expanded and infrastructure could not be improved Thus in 1980 a new Mountaineer Field was opened on the site of the Morgantown Country Club to the north of the Downtown main campus on what has become the Health Sciences campus The historic stadium was razed in 1987 The Life Sciences Building inhabits the area of the north stands and Field Hall formerly known as the Business and Economics building 1 inhabits the south The former location of the playing field remains open as a field between the two buildings At the southwestern corner there is a horseshoe shaped monument to the stadium that was erected in 2005 References edit Correspondent Lauren Taylor What s going in the former WVU Business and Economics building The Daily Athenaeum West Virginia University Retrieved 2022 10 28 39 38 13 N 79 57 19 W 39 637075 N 79 955170 W 39 637075 79 955170 nbsp This article about a university or college in West Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a sports venue in West Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mountaineer Field 1924 amp oldid 1168270473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
