Skelly Stadium

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Skelly Stadium
Location	S Florence & E 8th Tulsa, OK 74104
Broke ground	May 11, 1930
Opened	OCtober 4, 1930
Owner	University of Tulsa
Operator	University of Tulsa
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction cost	$275,000 (approximate, original)
Former names
Skelly Field (1930-1947)
Tenants
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (football)
Capacity
35,542

Skelly Stadium is an American football stadium located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is primarily the home of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team. The stadium is named for its primary benefactor, William Skelly.

Skelly Field (as it was known until 1947) was built in 1930 as a 14,500-seat stadium and was enlarged twice. In 1947, the north stands were added. In 1965, the track was removed, the field was lowered, the west stands were expanded and the south stands were added, bringing the total capacity to 40,385 seats. In February of 2005, the north stands were demolished to make way for the new Case Athletic Complex. The new seating capacity is 35,542. For thirty years, from 1938 to 1968, the stadium was owned by the Tulsa Public Schools. The University had traded the lease of the stadium in exchange for two buildings to be added to campus.

The stadium, located on historic U.S. Route 66, hosted the Oklahoma Outlaws of the 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 in the 1970s and 1980s.