Cowboy Stadium is a 17,610-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is home to the McNeese State Cowboys football team, and is affectionately referred to as "The Hole". It was transformed for the 2008 season to artificial turf. The playing surface is named Louis Bonnette Field, in honor of McNeese's longtime sports information director. Louis' son, Matthew, succeeded him in the post and continues to hold it as of July 2016. The playing surface was replaced prior to the 2018 football season with Hellas Matrix turf. The $650,000 new surface as well as drainage improvements were funded by the same donor, Robert Noland, as for the 2008 installation.[3][4]

Cowboy Stadium

The Hole
Location	700 E. McNeese Street Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605
Coordinates	30°10′24″N 93°12′36″W
Owner	McNeese State University
Operator	McNeese State University
Executive suites	Noland SkyRanch 410 seats[1]
Capacity	12,226 (1965–1974) 17,000 (1975–1997) 17,410 (1998–2010) 17,610 (2011–present)[2]
Record attendance	27,500 on Nov. 20, 1976 vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Surface	Artificial turf (Hellas Matrix)
Opened	1965
Tenants
McNeese State Cowboys football (1965–present)

History

Jack V. Dolan Field House officially opened in September, 2011. The new state of the art $8.25 million field house (53,838 sq ft) more than doubled the size of the former field house (30,141 sq ft). It includes climate-controlled seating and a club room.[5]

Features

The field house includes the following:

• Weight room
• Conference rooms
• Enlarged ticket office
• Enlarged locker room
• Team meeting rooms
• Hall of fame room
• Coaches offices
• Outdoor seating deck
• Indoor club room
• Academic resource center[6]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums

References