Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, College football stadium at University of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium is the University of Tulsa's outdoor football ground, aligned north-south on FieldTurf at about 770 feet above sea level. Its light-yellow brick facade curves along the street, with tall vertical windows framed in pale stone, a glass curtain wall at one corner and a concrete ramp with metal railings projecting from the upper wall. Seating holds around 30,000.
The stadium was funded in 1930 by William Skelly, founder of Skelly Oil, and opened with a victory over Arkansas. The venue has been upgraded over the decades and remains central to the university's sports program.
The stadium maintains strong connections with local sports traditions by hosting important matches between Jenks and Union high school football teams.
The stadium is located on the University of Tulsa campus and offers wheelchair accessibility with multiple entry points for easy movement. Arriving early helps visitors find parking and get oriented before crowded game times.
The stadium's single-game attendance record dates to September 26, 1987, when 47,350 spectators saw top-ranked Oklahoma shut out Tulsa 65-0. The highest season average came in 1991, at 31,236 over seven games. The venue sits on historic U.S. Route 66 and in 1984 hosted the Oklahoma Outlaws of the USFL.
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