War Memorial Stadium (Laramie, Wyoming)

War Memorial Stadium
Looking west in August 2015
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Laramie is located in the United States
Laramie
Laramie
Location in the United States
Laramie is located in Wyoming
Laramie
Laramie
Location in Wyoming
Full nameJonah Field at
War Memorial Stadium
Former namesWar Memorial Stadium
AddressE Grand Ave & N 22nd St
LocationUniversity of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.
Coordinates41°18′43″N 105°34′05″W / 41.312°N 105.568°W / 41.312; -105.568
Elevation7,220 feet (2,200 m) AMSL
OwnerUniversity of Wyoming
OperatorUniversity of Wyoming
Capacity29,811
Record attendance34,745
(vs. Colorado State, 1997)
SurfaceFieldTurf (2013–present)
Desso turf (2005–2012)
Natural grass (1950–2004)
Construction
Broke groundAugust 15, 1949 (grounds)
March 1, 1950 (building)
OpenedSeptember 16, 1950;
74 years ago
 (1950-09-16)
Renovated2004, 2010
Expanded1970, 1977
Construction cost$1.53 million
($19.4 million in 2024[1])
(combined with Fieldhouse)
$50 million+
(2009-2010 upgrades)
ArchitectPorter & Bradley
General contractorThe Spiegelberg Lumber
and Building Company
Tenants
Wyoming Cowboys (NCAA) (1950–present)

War Memorial Stadium, also known as Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium, is an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

The home field of the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference in NCAA Division I FBS, it is the largest stadium in the state, and its only college football venue. The field is named after a natural gas field at the Green River Basin in Sublette County.

At an elevation of 7,220 feet (2,200 m) above sea level, War Memorial is the second highest FBS stadium, preceded by Mountaineer Bowl and followed by the U.S. Air Force Academy's Falcon Stadium at 6,621 feet (2,018 m), near Colorado Springs.[2] Between them, at 6,880 feet (2,097 m), is the Walkup Skydome of FCS Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Topographic map - UW campus from USGS The National Map