The House that Howard Built | |
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 The stadium at night, October 2011 | |
  Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium Location in Florida  Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Location | 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°22′31″N 80°6′1″W / 26.37528°N 80.10028°W |
| Public transit |  Boca Raton |
| Owner | Florida Atlantic University |
| Operator | Florida Atlantic University |
| Executive suites | 24[1] |
| Capacity | 29,571[1] |
| Record attendance | 30,991 (Sept. 17, 2022 vs. UCF) |
| Surface | Celebration Bermuda Turf Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2010 |
| Opened | October 15, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $70 million |
| Architect | HKS/Schenkel Shultz |
| General contractor | James A. Cummings, Inc./Balfour Beatty Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Florida Atlantic Owls (NCAA) (2011–present) Boca Raton Bowl (NCAA) (2014–present) Florida Launch (MLL) (2014–2018) | |
| Website | |
| fausports.com/fau-football-stadium | |
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium is a college football stadium located at the north end of the main campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Opened in 2011, it is home to the Florida Atlantic Owls football team and is intended to be the first part of FAU's multi-use development project, "Innovation Village" as a replacement for Lockhart Stadium.
After selecting an architect in 2008, the university began to raise funds for the $70 million facility with the intent to begin construction in 2009. The $70 million stadium was funded through student fees, private donations, and naming rights partnerships, some of which have yet to be determined. After fundraising efforts slowed, the school delayed construction until 2010. The stadium opened when the 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team lost to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on October 15, 2011.
Starting in 2014, FAU Stadium became home to the Boca Raton Bowl, a college football bowl game which features teams from the Mid-American Conference and in alternating years Conference USA and the American Athletic Conference.[2]
Also starting in 2014, FAU Stadium was home to the Major League Lacrosse's Florida Launch until 2018.[3]
The playing surface was named Howard Schnellenberger Field, after the founding coach of the Owls football program, on August 20, 2014. Schnellenberger spent the final 11 seasons of his coaching career at FAU, retiring after the 2011 season.[4]
- ^ a b FAU Athletics (2011). "Facilities". fausports.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ^ "MAC Announces the Creation of the Boca Raton Bowl > MAC > News". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Major League Lacrosse finally lands its long-desired South Florida franchise". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "FAU Stadium Field to Be Named in Honor of Legendary Coach Howard Schnellenberger" (Press release). Florida Atlantic Owls. August 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.