In conjunction with the expansion, major improvements to the stadium's infrastructure were planned. Those changes included installation of new restroom facilities, doubling seating for the disabled, and increasing the width of the exterior concourse walkway from forty to sixty feet to improve crowd movement. As part of the renovation, the Athletic Department completed The Plaza of Champions and the brick and iron fence around the stadium. Six rows of seats were added around the top of the stadium, except for the east side and the area occupied by the press box. The parapet is comprised of 1,732 linear feet of trim made of 18-gauge painted steel panels.
Workmen install seats in north end zone.
Supports for the parapet just north of the press box are completed. Brick pillars for the ironwork fence are in place. All of the funding came from the Athletic Department. The scoreboards at the north and south ends of the stadium measure 40' by 78' each and weigh about 50,000 pounds a piece. They are each set on four columns and footings, weighing together about another 100,000 pounds.