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McLane Stadium
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McLane Stadium
Location in Texas
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McLane Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesBaylor Stadium (2013)
Location1001 S M.L.K. Jr Blvd. Waco, Texas 76704
Coordinates 31°33′30″N97°06′57″W / 31.5582°N 97.1157°W / 31.5582; -97.1157
Owner Baylor University
Operator Baylor University
Capacity 45,140 [1] [2]
SurfaceMatrix Turf (2014–present)
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 15, 2012 [3]
OpenedAugust 31, 2014;10 years ago (August 31, 2014)
Construction cost$266 million
Architect Populous [4]
Structural engineer Buro Happold [5]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc. [6]
General contractor Flintco/Austin Commercial [7]
Tenants
Baylor Bears (NCAA) (2014–present)
Website
mclanestadium.com

McLane Stadium is an American football stadium in Waco, Texas owned and operated by Baylor University. Originally named "Baylor Stadium", the facility's name was changed to "McLane Stadium" in December 2013 to honor Baylor alumnus and business magnate Drayton McLane, Jr., who provided the lead gift in the fundraising campaign for the stadium construction. [8] Baylor's first game at McLane was played August 31, 2014, with the Bears defeating SMU 45–0. [9] The stadium has a capacity of 50,223 spectators and was designed to be expandable to a capacity of 55,000 as future needs require. [10] McLane Stadium replaced Floyd Casey Stadium as the home field for the Baylor Bears football program. [4]

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Events

The first college football game in McLane Stadium was a 45–0 Baylor win over SMU, in the 2014 season opener, on August 31, 2014. [9] [11] The Bears followed up their first victory with a 70-6 win over FCS opponent Northwestern State. With the first points from an opponent being from Northwestern State Kicker, Chris Moore.

In addition to sporting events, Baylor and the city of Waco plan to use the venue to host concerts and other community events such as The Gathering [12] (a local gathering of churches on Palm Sunday). The stadium features the Baylor Club, a dining and event space located on the stadium's west side. [13] The Baylor Club ballroom offers floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the field and panoramic views of the Brazos River and Waco.

Features

The stadium is located on the north bank of the Brazos River, one of a few major college football stadiums (along with Neyland Stadium, Husky Stadium and Acrisure Stadium [ citation needed ]) where fans can arrive at the stadium by boat. Fans can "sailgate" in the Baylor Basin, a cove that adjoins the stadium. [14]

The stadium contains 39 suites, 74 loge boxes, 1,200 outdoor club seats, 3,000 seats for the Baylor Line< student group, and 6,700 total student seats. [15]

Video board

The stadium includes a large high-definition LED video board behind the south end zone. The board has an area of 5,029 square feet, ranking it as the 13th largest college football video board in the nation as of April 2014. [16]

McLane also features ribbon displays around the stadium's horseshoe configuration, measuring 1,254 feet in length. To complement the video board, Baylor released an in-game mobile app that enables fans to stream live footage, watch game replays from a variety of angles, and access current game statistics. To accommodate usage of the app, the stadium is outfitted with free Wi-Fi. [17] The video board from Baylor's previous football stadium, Floyd Casey Stadium, was installed at the university's baseball field, Baylor Ballpark. [18]

Locker room

Baylor constructed a 7,500-square-foot home locker room. [19] Designed as an oval in the shape of a football, the facilities feature over 120 cherry wood lockers. [19] Additionally, the center of the room's ceiling features a large illuminated "BU" logo.

Attendance records

Single game attendance

RankAttendanceDateOpponentScoreEvent
150,223November 16, 2019 Oklahoma L, 34–31 ESPN College GameDay
249,875November 14, 2015 Oklahoma L, 44–34 ESPN College GameDay
349,165September 23, 2023 Texas L, 38–6Final Big 12 game vs. UT
449,109November 23, 2019 Texas W, 24–10Clinched Big 12 Championship Game berth
548,129November 5, 2016 TCU L, 62–22
648,093December 5, 2015 Texas L, 23–17
748,016October 16, 2021 BYU W, 38–24Homecoming
847,979October 1, 2022 Oklahoma State L, 36–25Big 12 championship game rematch
947,934December 6, 2014 Kansas State W, 38–27 ESPN College GameDay; clinched Big 12 title
1047,686November 12, 2022 Kansas State L, 31–3

Season average attendance

RankAvg. attendanceSeasonHome RecordTotal attendance
146,710 2014 6-0280,257
246,160 2015 4-2276,960
345,838 2016 4-2275,029
445,517 2019 6-1318,621
545,463 2022 3-3272,779
644,729 2021 7-0313,102
743,830 2017 0-6262,978
843,681 2023 1-7349,450
941,336 2018 4-2248,017
1011,667 2020†2-246,668
Totals42,643–37-25 (.597)2,643,861

† Limited to 25% capacity due to COVID-19 pandemic

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