Milan Puskar Stadium
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium is an American football stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, on the campus of West Virginia University. It opened in 1980 and serves as the home field for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team. On the day the stadium opened, at an opening ceremony, John Denver touched down on the field in a helicopter, performed the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads," and then immediately departed by helicopter. The facility is named for Milan Puskar, a Morgantown resident and founder of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. who donated $20 million to the university in 2004. The playing surface retains the stadium's original name of Mountaineer Field, which was also the name of WVU's previous football stadium. The stadium’s design was inspired by Jack Trice Stadium, which opened a few years earlier at Iowa State University.
Panorama view inside of the stadium during a game in 2011 | |
Milan Puskar Stadium Location in West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Mountaineer Field (1980–2004) |
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| Location | 900 Willowdale Road Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 |
| Coordinates | 39°39′1″N 79°57′17″W |
| Operator | West Virginia University |
| Capacity | 60,000 (2004–present)
Former capacity: List
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| Record attendance | 70,222 (November 20, 1993) |
| Surface | (2017–present) FieldTurf (2002–2006) Astroplay (1980–2001) Astroturf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 3, 1979 |
| Opened | September 6, 1980 |
| Renovated | 2004, 2007, 2016 |
| Expanded | 1985, 1986 |
| Construction cost | $22 million ($78.1 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | Finch-Heery HOK Sport (renovations) |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
| Tenants | |
| West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA) (1980–present) | |
| Website | |
| wvusports.com/milan-puskar-stadium | |