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Municipal Stadium Former names Waco Stadium (1936-1942) Location Waco, Texas Built 1936 Opened 1936 Surface Grass Tenants Baylor (1936-1949) Municipal Stadium, or Waco Municipal Stadium and formerly Waco Stadium, is an athletics stadium located in Waco, Texas. It was formerly the home field of Baylor University's athletic teams from the time shortly after the stadium was built in 1936 until 1949.[1] For the Bears, the new off-campus facility replaced the smaller Carroll Field as the home football game location, where they had played from 1930 to 1935.[1][2] Waco Stadium was renamed Municipal Stadium in 1942. Baylor did not play there in 1943 or 1944 due to World War II.[1][3] Baylor's track teams used the stadium into the 1950s.[4]
References
- ^ a b c On Campus, Baylor University, retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ Bringing Football Back to Campus, Baylor Magazine, vol. 5, no. 3, Spring 2007.
- ^ Baylor's First Homecoming Game, Baylor University, retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ After a 43-year run, Baylor coach still not winded, The Baptist Standard, November 29, 2004.
External links
- Doak Walker: Inspiration for Baylor's post-war stadium?, Baylor University.
Preceded by
Carroll FieldHome of
Baylor Bears football
1936 – 1949Succeeded by
Floyd Casey StadiumCategories:- Baylor Bears football venues
- Sports venues in Waco, Texas
- Defunct college football venues
- Defunct American football venues
- Waco, Texas
- American football venues in Texas
- Texas sports venue stubs
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