Lindenwood Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:	Lindenwood Stadium
Nickname:	"The nation’s most original (hideous) football field"
Location:	Belleville, Illinois
Opened:	2012
Owner:	Lindenwood University-Belleville
Operator:	Lindenwood Lynx
Surface:	EnviroTurf
Construction Cost:	$2.3 million
Tenants:	Lindenwood Lynx

Lindenwood Stadium is a sport stadium in Belleville, Illinois. The facility is primarily used by the Lindenwood University-Belleville athletic teams.

The turf is not the normal selection of green, but is instead alternating red and gray. It has been called "The nation’s most original (hideous) football field."^[1] As of the 2012 season, Lindenwood is only one of four programs to have the field color other than the traditional green^[2] and the only NAIA school to do so.^[3] The first college football game played at the stadium was a 43 - 37 victory over the Avila Eagles on September 1, 2012.^[4]

The stadium is also used for local high school sporting events and other community events.

See also

• List of college football stadiums with non-traditional field colors

External links

• Lindenwood Lynx athletics home page

Notes and References

1. News: NAIA school unveils the nation's most original (hideous) football field. Yahoo! Sports. July 11, 2012. Graham. Watson. September 7, 2012.
2. Web site: Lindenwood Stadium Nearing Final Stages of Renovations. Lindenwood University. September 7, 2012. July 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043931/http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/885-BV.html. September 11, 2012. dead.
3. Web site: Lindenwood University-Belleville Football Field turf laid down. KSDK News. September 7, 2012. July 12, 2012. Kevin. Held. dead. https://archive.today/20130127083437/http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/327874/0/Lindenwood-University-Belleville-Football-Field-turf-laid-down. January 27, 2013.
4. Web site: Hungry Lynx await debut of their football program. https://archive.today/20130102020752/http://www.bnd.com/2012/08/30/2302298/hungry-lynx-await-debut-of-their.html. dead. January 2, 2013. Belleville News-Democrat. August 30, 2012. Steve. Korte. September 7, 2012.