Carroll Field
Carroll Field
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Baylor University in 1892. Carroll Field was located alongside Waco Creek and adjacent to Old Main.
| Location | Waco, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°32′49″N 97°07′15″W / 31.546867°N 97.120866°W / 31.546867; -97.120866Coordinates: 31°32′49″N 97°07′15″W / 31.546867°N 97.120866°W / 31.546867; -97.120866 |
| Owner | Baylor University |
| Capacity | 15,000 (1930s) |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Renovated | 1915 (Lee Carroll Field's Athletic Building) |
| Closed | 1935 |
| Demolished | 1939-1940 |
| Tenants | |
Baylor Bears 1906-1925, 1930-1935 | |
Carroll Field was owned by Baylor University; the Baylor Bears football program played games there from 1906 to 1925, and from 1930 to 1935.[1] Following the construction of the Carroll Science Building in 1902, the field was located between the building and Waco Creek; the field took over as the location of football games from an unnamed field adjacent to and northwest of Old Main.[2] Lee Carroll made a donation for the field to be constructed, and his father and grandfather had also donated to build the Carroll Science Building and Carroll Library.[3] From 1926 to 1929, Baylor football games were played at the Cotton Palace in Waco. During Baylor's first season, they were beat 33-0 by Texas A&M, but the Waco Times-Herald attempted to make the loss positive, saying, "For an eleven many of whose players did not know the shape of the oval until this season, Baylor put up a fair exhibition.”[4]
During Thanksgiving Day 1909, Carroll Field was the location of Baylor's first Homecoming football game; the 5,000 attendees to the football game paid US$1 each and, at the time, the crowd was known as the largest ever[clarification needed]. In the football game, Baylor defeated Texas Christian University, who had shut out Baylor in their last two games, 6–3.[5]
Student Union Building[edit]
Current Student Union Building on the site of the former Caroll Field
In 1940, groundbreaking began for Baylor University's Student Union Building on the location of Carroll Field,[6] but since 1935, the new Waco Stadium had hosted Baylor football games. The Student Union Building now has the Carroll Field sign proudly displayed on a wall inside.
References[edit]
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^ "The Baylor University Annual Published by the Senior Class of Ninety-Six at Waco, Texas". The Texas Collection (Baylor University). 1996. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
^ "Farewell to Floyd Casey". Giving to Baylor | Baylor University. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
^ Fiedler, Randy. "Waco, Strange but True: Football had tentative start at Baylor". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
^ Mendez, Elizabeth (2004-10-22). "1909 brought new event to campus: homecoming". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
^ Kent Keeth. "Student Union Building History". Looking Back at Baylor, The Baylor Line (Texas Collection). Baylor University. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
Categories:
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