Cowboy Stadium is a 17,610-seat
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...
in
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the county seat, parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles (Louisiana), Lake Char ...
. It is home to the
McNeese Cowboys football team, and is affectionately referred to as "The Hole". It was transformed for the 2008 season to artificial turf. The playing surface is named Louis Bonnette Field, in honor of McNeese's longtime sports information director. Louis' son, Matthew, succeeded him in the post and continues to hold it as of July 2016. The playing surface was replaced prior to the 2018 football season with Hellas Matrix turf. The $650,000 new surface as well as drainage improvements were funded by the same donor, Robert Noland, as for the 2008 installation.
History
Jack V. Dolan Field House officially opened in September, 2011. The new state of the art $8.25 million field house (53,838 sq ft) more than doubled the size of the former field house (30,141 sq ft). It includes climate-controlled seating and a club room.
Features
The field house includes the following:
*Weight room
*Conference rooms
*Enlarged ticket office
*Enlarged locker room
*Team meeting rooms
*Hall of fame room
*Coaches offices
*Outdoor seating deck
*Indoor club room
*Academic resource center
Gallery
File:Bonnettefield.jpg, Louis Bonnette Field
File:Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana.jpg, Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium
File:Cowboy Stadium, scoreboard and cowboy club, Lake Charles, Louisiana.jpg, Scoreboard and Cowboy club
File:Jack V. Doland Field House, Lake Charles, Louisiana.jpg, Jack V. Doland Field House
See also
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List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) College football, football stadiums in the United States.
Conference affil ...
References
College football venues in Louisiana
McNeese Cowboys football
Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls sports venues
1965 establishments in Louisiana
Sports venues completed in 1965
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