Lewis Field: Home of Cowboy Football
Named After - Dr. Laymon Lowery Lewis, DVM
Capacity - 50,614 (plus SRO)
Largest Crowd - 51,458 (vs. Oklahoma, 1979)
51,000 (vs. Arkansas, 1979)
Field Opened - 1913
Stadium Opened - 1920 (8,000)
Stadium Expansions -
1924 (permanent south side seating)
1947 (south side additions increase seating to 30,000)
1950 (north side additions increase seating to 39,000)
1971 (field lowered, seating added, capacity 51,000)
1978 (Coaches Building added in east end zone)
1980 ($1.8 million press box added)
1985 ($750,000 lights added)
OSU Home Record - 242-156-27 (.601)
Athletic Field Record (1901; 1903-1913) - 23-12-7 (.631)
Lewis Field/Stadium Record - 219-144-20 (.598)
OSU Undefeated/Untied Home Seasons (10) - 1910 (3-0); 1912 (5-0);
1914 (4-0); 1918 (2-0); 1924 (5-0); 1931 (6-0); 1940 (5-0); 1945 (3-0); 1957 (4-0); and 1984(6-0).
OSU Five-Win Home Seasons (11) - 1912 (5-0); 1924 (5-0); 1931
(6-0); 1932 (5-0-1); 1940 (5-0); 1972 (5-1); 1975 (5-2); 1976 (5-1);
1984 (6-0); 1987 (5-1); and 1988 (5-1).
OSU Most Home Wins in a Season - 1931 (6-0)and 1984 (6-0).
OSU Most Home Wins-in-a-Row - 1984-85 (nine
straight)
