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Doyt Perry Stadium

Football stadium at Bowling Green State University

Field	Value
name	Doyt Perry Stadium
fullname	Doyt L. Perry Stadium
nickname	The Doyt
image	BGSUStadium1.jpg
caption	The stadium in 2008
type	Stadium
current_use	American football
address	Stadium Drive
city	Bowling Green, OH
country	United States
coordinates
broke_ground	1965
opened
owner	Bowling Green State University
operator	Bowling Green State University
surface	Field Turf (2007–present)
Grass (1966–2006)
construction_cost	$3 million
architect	Technicon Design Group (renovations)
tenants	Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA) (1966–present)
seating_capacity	23,272 (1966–1981) 33,527 (1982–2006) 24,000 (2007–present)
record_attendance	33,527 (October 8, 1983 vs. Toledo)
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Grass (1966–2006) Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Bowling Green Falcons football team. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,272 people.

History

Beginning and development

On October 1, 1966, the stadium opened with a 13–0 win over Dayton. The stadium was named for Doyt 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. In 1975 the stadium hosted the Poe Ditch Music Festival.

On October 8, 1983, the annual Toledo-Bowling Green football game established a school and MAC attendance record of 33,527.

Renovations

The Sebo Center Endzone Facility in 2008

For the 2007 football season the stadium received an upgrade. The Sebo Center was built and enclosed the north endzone. It houses band seating, luxury suites, offices, training facilities and new box offices. The grass field was also replaced with a Fieldturf artificial surface.

Nevertheless, Doyt Perry Stadium has the second smallest capacity of any stadium among schools in the MAC - ahead of only Ball State University's Scheumann Stadium. Additionally in 2007, the stadium underwent further renovations, complying with new NCAA seating regulations which increased the listed capacity from 23,272 to 24,000.

Features

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 Athletic Center. Through the 2019 season, the Falcons have a 172-103-6 record at Doyt Perry Stadium.

References

"Doyt L. Perry Stadium". Falcon Sports Properties.
Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University. [http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/uarchives/sta.html Doyt L. Perry Stadium] {{webarchive. link. (June 7, 2007 page on the BGSU Historic Campus Tour. Retrieved 6 February 2007.)
"Yes, there was a rock concert at BGSU in 1975".

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