The Cathedrals
DICK FRIEDMAN
August 22, 2012
The stadiums of the Pac-12—the most worshipped spots on campus—blend tradition and scenery, sound and feasts to keep fans making their sweet pilgrimages, time and again
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS MARTIN STADIUM
CAPACITY 40,000
FIRST GAME Sept. 26, 1936 WSU 19, Montana 0
FIRST-GAME ATTENDANCE 6,500
MOST RECENT RENOVATION Ongoing
PATRON SAINT Coach Orin E. (Babe) Hollingbery (93-53-14)
SIGNATURE FEATURE Cougar Pride statue at northeast entrance
INDELIBLE MOMENT In what is remembered as the Snow Bowl, the Cougars dominated Washington in a 42--23 win on Nov. 21, 1992.
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE On April 4, 1970, a fire destroyed the entire south stands and press box. Rather than relocate, the school reconstructed the stadium in the same spot.