page_title: Milan Puskar Stadium
section_title: Renovations
hierarchical_section_title: Milan Puskar Stadium / Renovations
caption_attribution_description: Panorama view inside of w:Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in w:Morgantown, WV
context_page_description: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium is an American football stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, on the campus of West Virginia University. It opened in 1980 and serves as the home field for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team. The facility is named for Milan Puskar, a Morgantown resident and founder in of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. who donated $20 million to the university in 2004. The playing surface retains the stadium's original name of Mountaineer Field, which was also the name of WVU's previous football stadium.
context_section_description: Going into the 2007 football season, the stadium turf was changed from the AstroPlay surface installed in 2002 to the more popular FieldTurf surface. The cost was estimated to be near $1 million. The turf was ready in time for the fall 2007 season, even after the endzone sections had to be replaced because they were the incorrect shade of blue (too light).
  Along with the new turf, additions to the touchdown terrace on the north end zone were made. Construction to completely enclose the terrace and add 180 more seats were also finished before the start of the season.
  During the summer of 2008, the WVU Foundation partnered with Panasonic to install a new video scoreboard at the stadium. The scoreboard has a screen three times wider than the previous one and features a higher resolution. Additionally, a 306 ft fascia LED panel runs the length of each sideline.
  Locker room renovations were done prior to the 2013 season. Additional improvements were announced in the spring of 2014, including a new team meeting room, improved stadium concourse, and renovated concessions.
  Thanks in part to the university's media agreement with IMG, prior to the 2014 season four new LED boards were installed in each corner of the stadium at field level as well as updated auxiliary scoreboards in both the North and South end zones. To round out the most recent set of updates, graphic banners now adorn the stadium's old grey walls both at field level and along the upper deck.
  In late Spring of 2015 work began on approximately $55 million in renovations to Milan Puskar Stadium and Mountaineer Field.  The old turf and goalposts were not only replaced, but the large crown under the field—one of the steepest still remaining in college football—was removed, a modern drainage system was installed that is more in keeping with today's infilled artificial turf systems, and a Brock PowerBase shock pad was laid down.  The FieldTurf Revolution surface was completed for the 2016 season and featured a larger "Flying WV" logo at midfield.  
  
    
  Work on the east side gates and concourses, including renovations to concessions, restrooms, new elevators/ADA accessibility, upgraded box seats, graphics, charging stations, and new audio/video systems were completed in 2016, while a new "Legends Park" honoring past Mountaineer greats in an expanded greenspace on the north end of the stadium was also added. A new route for the pregame "Mountaineer Mantrip" tradition was incorporated into the northeast gate, which included a large block of coal in remembrance of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster that was placed on a decorative pedastal for players, coaches, and fans to touch on their way into the stadium. A mirror image of the east concourse will be done on the west side of the stadium in time for the first home game of the 2017 season. 
  A large new video board, measuring approximately 98 by 38 feet (30 by 12 m), was added to the north end of the stadium above Touchdown Terrace and the north endzone suites in the summer of 2017.  It provides an additional viewing experience for fans to complement the previous board in the south end of the complex, while upping the viewable square footage by almost 86% in comparison.  The south end board was replaced and a new surround sound system was installed throughout the seating areas. Another new field-width LED ribbon board will also be installed above Touchdown Terrace along with the new video board in 2017.
caption: Panoramic view inside of Mountaineer Field
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