Baylor University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===McLane Stadium=== [[File:Baylor University's McLane Stadium.JPG|thumb|Baylor University's McLane Stadium]] Following the 'Year of the Bear,' it was announced in July 2012 that a new $260 million football stadium to be called "[[McLane Stadium]]" would be constructed on the university's campus. Opened in fall 2014, the stadium holds 45,000 spectators and is situated on {{convert|93|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of land adjacent to the Brazos River and Interstate 35. The stadium was planned by architecture firm Populous, known for its design of Yankee Stadium in New York and Houston's [[Minute Maid Park]]. A partnership between Austin Commercial-Flintco LLC oversaw the project as its contractor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=129986 |title=Baylor University Celebrates Football Stadium Fundraising and Construction Milestones |website=Baylor University | Media Communications | Baylor Stadium |publisher=Baylor.edu |date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208044937/http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=129986 |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1936 to 1949, the Baylor Bears home football games were played at [[Waco/Municipal Stadium]]. In 1950, the team moved to the newly constructed [[Floyd Casey Stadium]] (originally named Baylor Stadium), located four miles from campus with a [[seating capacity]] of up to 50,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=111291 |title=McLane Family Makes Leadership Gift for New Baylor Football Stadium |website=Baylor University | Media Communications | News |publisher=Baylor.edu |date=March 13, 2012 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207161915/http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=111291 |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium has been renovated several times, most notably in 1998 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=3271 |title=The Grant Teaff Athletic Complex |website=Baylor University || Media Communications || News |publisher=Baylor.edu |date=February 27, 1998 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209061502/http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=3271 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page