Football 1926

[Turbine]

6-3-1

Southwestern Stadium

[Cajun1997]

Southwestern Stadium was built between McKinley Street and Hébrard Avenue. It’s dedication took place on Oct.1 15, 1926, at the Southwestern - Sam Houston Normal game. The grandstand seated 1,200 persons, and 1,500 more could be seated in bleachers.

SLI athletes continued to use the facilities built under Stephens until McNaspy Stadium and the Earl K. Long gymnasium were completed during the 1939-1940 SLI construction program under President Lethar Frazer. More than a dozen new buildings went up on the campus during those years.

The result of those committee recommendations has been the creation of the present athletic complex built around the Cajundome and Cajun Field. The first part of the complex was Cajun Field, built in 1970.

Where were home games played prior to the 1926 season?

[ATXCajun]

I don't know for sure, but it looks from pictures like a lot of activity was conducted on the quad, behind Martin Hall. I've also seen pictures of the quad as agriculture so perhaps not.

[DrySwamp]

How many people did McNaspy Stadium seat at the end of it's use?

[Turbine]

Originally posted by SwampFox
Southwestern Stadium was built between McKinley Street and Hébrard Avenue. It’s dedication took place on Oct.1 15, 1926, at the Southwestern - Sam Houston Normal game. The grandstand seated 1,200 persons, and 1,500 more could be seated in bleachers.

Southwestern Stadium kissed "The campus Swamp" thus the history of the name. It was located where the UL Student Union now stands, with the northernmost endzone being dead center with the swamp.

[Cajun1997]

Originally posted by Turbine
It was located where the UL Student Union now stands, with the northernmost endzone being dead center with the swamp.

That is great information and explains a lot.