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re: If every Rice grad attended football games, they still wouldn't fill up their stadium
Posted on 11/16/18 at 2:16 pm to SammyTiger
Posted on 11/16/18 at 2:16 pm to SammyTiger
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Why did they build such a large stadium?
Stadium was built in 1950 when Rice was member of the SWC, along with Texas, A&M, SMU, TCU, Baylor, Arkansas, etc.) The size was needed then. As originally built, Rice Stadium seated 70,000, the second-largest stadium in the Southwest Conference (behind the Cotton Bowl). Rice Stadium was built before professional football came to Houston, and 70,000 fans might be expected to attend a college football game there. However, that changed and the stadium was downsized.
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