LaVell Edwards Stadium
Interior view during a football game, 2016 | |
Provo Location in the United States Provo Location in Utah | |
Interactive map of LaVell Edwards Stadium | |
| Former names | Cougar Stadium (1964–2000) |
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| Address | 1700 N Canyon Rd |
| Location | Brigham Young University Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°15′29″N 111°39′18″W / 40.258°N 111.655°W |
| Owner | Brigham Young University |
| Operator | Brigham Young University |
| Capacity | 62,073 (2024–present)
Former capacity: List
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| Surface | Natural grass |
| Record attendance | 66,247 (1993) (vs. Notre Dame) |
| Public transit | UVX (at BYU Stadium station) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 1963 |
| Opened | October 2, 1964 |
| Architect | Fred L. Markham |
| Tenants | |
| BYU Cougars football (NCAA) (1964–present) BYU Cougars track and field (1964–1981) | |
| Website | |
| byucougars.com/stadium | |
LaVell Edwards Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the Western United States, on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the BYU Cougars, a member of the Big 12 Conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Opened as "Cougar Stadium" in 1964, its seating capacity is 62,073. It is the largest football stadium in the Big 12 by capacity.
The natural grass playing field is conventionally aligned north–south at an elevation of 4,649 feet (1,417 m) above sea level, with the press box along the west sideline.