The Cathedrals
DICK FRIEDMAN
August 16, 2012
The stadiums of the Big 12—the most worshiped spots on campus—blend tradition, the elements and cutting-edge amenities to keep fans making their pilgrimages, time and again
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM
CAPACITY 60,000
FIRST GAME Sept. 6, 1980 West Virginia 41, Cincinnati 27
FIRST-GAME ATTENDANCE 50,150
MOST RECENT RENOVATION 2004
SIGNATURE FEATURE The Pride of West Virginia Mountaineer Marching Band
PATRON SAINT Coach Art (Pappy) Lewis (58-38-2)
INDELIBLE MOMENT With the Mountaineers down 24--7 to Louisville on Oct. 1, 2005, after 25,000 fans had left the stadium, backup QB Pat White replaced injured Adam Bednarik. Led by White and a fellow freshman, running back Steve Slaton (school-record six touchdowns), WVU eked out a 46--44 triple OT win.
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE The Mountaineers' pep song, Fight, Mountaineers, was composed during the early 1900s by Fuzzy Knight, a law student at West Virginia who later played several roles in popular Western movies.