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Cowboy Stadium

Location
  
700 E. McNeese Street Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605

Owner
  
McNeese State University

Operator
  
McNeese State University

Executive suites
  
Noland SkyRanch 410 seats

Capacity
  
12,226 (1965-1974) 17,000 (1975-1997) 17,410 (1998-2010) 17,610 (2011-present)

Record attendance
  
27,500 on Nov. 20, 1976 vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Cowboy Stadium is a 17,610-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is home to the McNeese State 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.

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.

The field house includes the following:

  • Second largest weight room in Louisiana
  • 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
  • References

    Cowboy Stadium Wikipedia