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Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the south central United States, located on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Commonly known as H. A. Chapman Stadium, it is the home field for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane of the American Athletic Conference.

Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium

Skelly Stadium
View from southeast in 2009
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Former names	Skelly Stadium (1947–2007) Skelly Field (1930–1947)
Address	3112 East 8th Street
Location	University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates	36°8′55″N 95°56′38″W
Owner	University of Tulsa
Operator	University of Tulsa
Capacity	30,000 (2008–present) 35,542 (2005–2007) 40,385 (1965–2004) 19,500 (1947–1964) 14,500 (1930–1946)
Record attendance	47,350 (vs. #1 Oklahoma, 1987)
Surface	FieldTurf (2000–present) Stadia Turf (1991–1999) Astroturf (1982–1990) Tartan Turf (1972–1981) Natural grass (1930–1971)
Construction
Broke ground	May 11, 1930 (1930-05-11)
Opened	October 4, 1930; 92 years ago (1930-10-04)
Construction cost	$275,000 (all in tax money) (approximate, original) ($4.46 million in 2021[1])
Architect	Smith & Senter[2]
Tenants
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (NCAA) (1930–present) Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL) (1978–1984) Oklahoma Outlaws (USFL) (1984) Tulsa Tornados (USL) (1985)

The venue opened 92 years ago in 1930 and its current seating capacity is around 30,000 for football, following the renovation of 2008.[3][4] The FieldTurf playing field has a traditional north-south alignment at an approximate elevation of 770 feet (235 m) above sea level.

History

The 14,500-seat stadium opened in 1930 as Skelly Field, named for its primary benefactor, William Skelly, the founder of Skelly Oil. Tulsa defeated Arkansas 26–6 at the inaugural game on October 4.[5]

In 1947, the north stands were added and the stadium was renamed Skelly Stadium. In 1965, the track was removed, the field was lowered, the west stands were expanded and the south stands were added, bringing the capacity to 40,385 seats. In February 2005, the north stands were demolished to make way for the new Case Athletic Complex, reducing the seating to 35,542.[5] In 2007–2008, the stadium was renovated, reducing capacity to 30,000 [6]

Located on historic U.S. Route 66, the stadium hosted the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1984. Skelly was once the principal home field for two American football legends – future NFL Hall-of-Famer (and later U.S. Congressman) Steve Largent when he played for the University of Tulsa and Doug Williams of the Oklahoma Outlaws, who later was a Super Bowl MVP for the Washington Redskins. The stadium was also home to the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League 1978–1984 and the short-lived Tulsa Mustangs of the AFA.

On April 26, 2007, it was reported that, with a renovation project underway, the stadium was renamed as Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium after the primary benefactor of the renovation.[7]

The stadium is also used for the Jenks–Union football rivalry games.

Attendance records

The stadium's attendance record was established 35 years ago in 1987, when 47,350 watched top-ranked Oklahoma shut out Tulsa 65–0 on September 26.[5][8][9][10]

Top Ten Single Game Attendance

Rank	Attendance	Date	Winning team		Losing team
1	47,350	26 September 1987	No. 1 Oklahoma	65	Tulsa	0
2	41,235	13 September 1986	Tulsa	27	Oklahoma State	23
3	40,785	9 September 1989	Tulsa	20	Oklahoma State	10
4	40,385	18 September 1993	Oklahoma State	16	Tulsa	10
		20 September 1997	Missouri	42	Tulsa	21
		12 September 1998	Tulsa	35	Oklahoma State	20
		9 September 2000	Oklahoma State	36	Tulsa	26
		30 August 2002	No. 1 Oklahoma	37	Tulsa	0
9	40,248	17 November 1990	Tulsa	20	Montana State	2
10	40,235	29 September 1984	No. 10 Oklahoma State	31	Tulsa	7

Largest season attendance average

The highest attendance average in a season was 31,236 in 1991 with 7 games.[9]

Rank	Season	Average	Games
1	1991	31,236	7
2	1965	28,899	4
3	1982	28,355	5
4	1989	25,388	5
5	1993	25,077	5
6	1992	24,883	6
7	1996	24,814	5
8	1995	24,538	6
9	1987	24,074	4
10	1990	23,917	5

Wins

Tulsa's Victories at Skelly Field

Win	Date	Opponent	Score	Attendance
First win	October 4, 1930	Arkansas	26–6	30,000
25th win	October 27, 1934	Kansas State	21–0	12,000
50th win	October 18, 1941	Saint Louis	33–7
75th win	November 22, 1945	Arkansas	45–12
100th win	November 10, 1951	Kansas State	42–26
125th win	November 15, 1958	Texas Tech	9–7
150th win	October 23, 1965	Cincinnati	49–8
175th win	September 29, 1973	Cincinnati	16–13
200th win	November 3, 1979	Wichita State	28–26
225th win	October 20, 1984	Wichita State	55–20
250th win	November 16, 1991	Louisville	40–0
275th win	September 20, 2003	Arkansas State	54–7
290th win	November 26, 2006	Tulane	38–3
300th win	October 24, 2008	UCF	49–19

Renovation

The stadium was renovated following the 2007 season. The project included new seating, a new pressbox, club and loge seating, and a new scoreboard. With the removal of the upper section of the west stands, seating capacity dropped to approximately 30,000, which made Chapman Stadium the smallest stadium in Conference USA.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums

References

External links

• Skelly Stadium from TulsaHurricane.com
• Stadium Renovation Page

На других языках

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- [en] Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium

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[fr] Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium

Le Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium ou Chapman Stadium est un stade de football américain situé à Tulsa dans l'Oklahoma.

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