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College Football Stadiums

Author : Alva W. Stewart

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 408 pages

File Size : 41,96 MB

Release : 2023-05-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1476606137

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Book Description

This is a complete guide to the football stadiums of the 114 colleges and universities that are in the NCAA Division I-A. Information for each stadium includes the year it opened, its current seating capacity, its special features, the dates, descriptions, costs and financing of any renovation or addition, and its playing field surface. Related information includes the team mascot, nickname, colors, fight song, and year of the school's first intercollegiate football game. The names and tenure of all athletic directors and head coaches since the stadium opened are provided as well.



Football Stadiums

Author : Lew Freedman

Publisher :

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 35,54 MB

Release : 2018-10-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780228100058

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"Fully updated to include the recent changes to NFL home stadiums, Football Stadiums tells the stories of 140 great stadiums standing across the United States that have hosted pro football or college football play. These are the home fields of NFL franchises and college teams and as such are a source of endless fascination, research and discussion. They carry vivid memories of victories and losses, and remind spectators of their home town or college life. To loyal fans, they are hallowed ground and the even the destination of pilgrimages." -- publisher



Ultimate College Football Road Trip

Author : Andy York

Publisher : ABDO

Page : 51 pages

File Size : 41,57 MB

Release : 2018-12-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1532170378

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Book Description

This title introduces readers to the best college football stadiums in the country with Kyle Field as the largest and the Rose Bowl filled with history among other great stadiums. The title features text boxes for each stadium, fun facts, rich photos, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.



Home Field

Author : Richard Pennington

Publisher :

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 40,60 MB

Release : 2003-01-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781571686749

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For a fan, few things match the pleasure of entering a college football stadium on a Saturday afternoon. The significance of these buildings to their respective institutions can hardly be overestimated, especially their intangible way of drawing together students, alumni, and entire communities. In "Home Field: An Illustrated History of 120 College Football Stadiums," Richard Pennington explores the development of America's pigskin palaces, weaving together names, dates, and anecdotes that are funny, poignant and/or outrageous.



Autumn's Cathedrals

Author : Jason Wolfe

Publisher : Pub Design Group

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 10,74 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781929170074

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Book Description

Photographs and text profile the 117 stadiums of Division 1-A college football, with information about each stadium's history, teams, and trivia.



Touring America's Football Stadiums

Author : Tom Alyea

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 35,52 MB

Release : 2015-09-17

Category :

ISBN : 9781517387716

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Book Description

This exploration journal is a way to track your progress as you visit all the major league and college stadiums across the US and Canada. There currently are 32 National Football League Stadium and countless College and High School Stadiums across the United States. Going to a National Football League or College Game is one of America's favorite pastime and the easiest sport to get to check off those most wanted stadiums on your bucket list.



Saturday Shrines

Author : Sporting News

Publisher :

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 21,11 MB

Release : 2005-08

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780892047956

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College football-that combination feast-party-competition-celebration-tent revival-has at its very core, The Stadium. That's where the converted go to stock the passions that stir the soul-or, at the very least, threaten the eardrum. The Sporting News' football experts select the 40 best stadiums in which to watch-no, experience-college football. The stadiums were chosen based on their settings, their structures, their fans, their mascots, the magnitude of the games played there, their marching bands, their traditions. Vivid photos throughout the book give it a special ambience. See the Golden Dome at Notre Dame, the Coliseum epistyle at Southern California, the orange-and-white checkerboard end zones at Tennessee; walk between the hedges at Georgia, past Howard's Rock at Clemson.Saturday Shrines will offer four regional cover options featuring the SEC/ACC (ISBN: 089204795X); Big Ten (ISBN: 0892048042); Big 12 (0892048069); and Pacific 10 (ISBN: 0892048069).



The Playing Grounds of College Football

Author : Mark Pollak

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 473 pages

File Size : 43,53 MB

Release : 2018-11-16

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 147663260X

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Book Description

College football teams today play for tens of thousands of fans in palatial stadiums that rival those of pro teams. But most started out in humbler venues, from baseball parks to fairgrounds to cow pastures. This comprehensive guide traces the long and diverse history of playing grounds for more than 1000 varsity football schools, including bowl-eligible teams, as well as those in other divisions (FCS, D2, D3, NAIA).



Cathedrals of College Football

Author : Michael Irwin

Publisher : Alliance Press / Football-Tradition.com

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 37,1 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Football stadiums

ISBN : 9780967209609

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Modern Coliseum

Author : Benjamin D. Lisle

Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 23,17 MB

Release : 2017-07-05

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0812249224

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Book Description

In Modern Coliseum, Benjamin D. Lisle tracks changes in stadium design and culture since World War II. Featuring over seventy-five images documenting the transformation of the American stadium over time, Modern Coliseum will be of interest to a variety of readers, from urban and architectural historians to sports fans.