Maverik Stadium, Utah State, American football stadium in Logan, Utah, US
Maverik Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium on the Utah State University campus in Logan, Utah, with a north–south alignment at 4,710 feet. The field is AstroTurf GameDay Grass, bordered by a blue track and a low white wall with a dark metal railing. Navy blue end zones carry the "Utah State" word mark and the bull logo; gray concrete seating sections rise beyond the far sideline, and a scoreboard reading "UtahState" stands on the left.
The stadium opened in 1968 as Romney Stadium, named for coach Dick Romney, and was dedicated on September 27, 1969; Utah State beat New Mexico State 28–12 in the first game there on September 14, 1968. It replaced the original 1927 Romney Stadium, used for 41 seasons. On April 11, 2015, a sponsorship deal with the Maverik convenience-store chain renamed it Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium.
The playing surface was named Merlin Olsen Field on December 5, 2009, honoring the Utah State alumnus and Pro Football Hall of Famer. A bronze statue by sculptor Blair Buswell, unveiled on October 23, 2010, shows Olsen in his Aggie uniform with his helmet under his arm outside the south entrance.
The field runs north–south at 4,710 feet (1,435 m) above sea level, so the south end zone and the scoreboard on the left are the first things seen from the main approach. The bronze statue of Merlin Olsen stands outside the south entrance. Seating is on gray concrete tiers beyond the far sideline, with chair-back seats on the west side.
During a 1980 expansion, local residents volunteered to help construct roughly 10,000 additional seats for the stadium. This community effort created a lasting bond between the neighborhood and the venue.
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