Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium ( more commonly known as Mountaineer Field ) is the football stadium for the West Virginia Mountaineers NCAA Division I FBS football team . The stadium is located in Morgantown , West Virginia , on the health sciences campus of West Virginia University . The seating area of the facility was renamed " Milan Puskar Stadium " in 2004 after a $ 20 million donation to the university by Morgantown resident and founder of Mylan Pharmaceuticals , Inc . Milan Puskar . However , many West Virginia fans still colloquially refer to the facility as " Mountaineer Field . " History . The original Mountaineer Field was located on the school ' s downtown campus , but it could not be expanded or modernized due to the proximity of campus buildings and roads near the stadium . It seated 38 , 000 when it was last used in 1979 . The new stadium was originally to be called Mountaineer Stadium , but the fans ignored this and called it New Mountaineer Field , with the " new " eventually falling into disuse . Mountaineer Field was constructed in 1980 on the former site of a golf course between the Law School and Medical School buildings . The stadium ' s original cost was $ 22 million . Upon completion it had a seating capacity of 50 , 000 . The stadium was expanded in 1985 with 7 , 500 seats added to the south end zone for $ 7 . 5 million . In 1986 , 6 , 000 seats were added to the north end zone for $ 650 , 000 . In 2004 the existing north end zone seats were removed , and luxury suites were added at a cost of $ 13 million . The most recent expansion actually reduced the seating capacity by 3 , 500 , so the official current capacity is 60 , 000 . In summer of 2007 approximately 500 seats were added in the corners of the north end zone and above the weight room in the south end zone . There are five banks of lights located on the perimeter of the stadium and one long bank along the top of the press box . The field surface was replaced in the summer of 2007 , as the 5 year old playing surface was beginning to show signs of wear . The company that installed the 5 year old surface went out of business and was not available to maintain the worn surface . There are 12 luxury seats on the first level of the press box , 18 in the north end zone , and 648 club seats in the north end zone called " Touchdown Terrace " . Attendance . Mountaineer Field has occasionally hosted larger crowds than its listed capacity ; the current attendance record was set on November 20 , 1993 when 70 , 222 fans packed the stadium to watch the # 9 ranked Mountaineers defeat # 4 Miami . Non – collegiate use . Football . Mountaineer Field has also hosted non - university football games in the past . One notable game was a pre - season game on August 22 , 1998 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons , both National Football League teams . Old Mountaineer Field had also hosted an NFL game in 1968 between the Steelers and the expansion Cincinnati Bengals . Morgantown ' s two public high schools , Morgantown and University , used to share a stadium and play their annual rivalry game at Mountaineer Field . With the opening of University ' s new field in 2008 the game has been moved to rotating a series between the two schools . The stadium also hosted the 1988 WV high school football championships . Concerts . When Mountaineer Field was dedicated on September 6 , 1980 , which also marked the first game for head coach Don Nehlen , fans were surprised when singer John Denver made an appearance and led the fans in the singing of his hit song " Take Me Home , Country Roads " . The song has been played at every Mountaineers home game since 1972 . In recent years , the song has been the subject of a new tradition ; after a Mountaineers win , the players lead the crowd in singing the song . The Stadium has also played host to regional Drum Corps International and Bands of America events , as well as many local high school band festivals . State native Brad Paisley is in talks to hold a concert at the stadium . It would be the first such event held at the stadium . Renovations . 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 are being made . Constructions to completely enclose the terrace and add 180 more seats was 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 .