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Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Home of Ichabods Football and Women's Soccer Year Opened: 1928 Recent Renovation: 2012, 2006, 2003 Capacity: 7,200

Nearly $6 million has been spent on renovations to Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl in the last 10 years and the facility continues to serve as one of the finest in NCAA Division II. The latest upgrades to Yager Stadium are the new lights and towers positioned above the playing surface. Put up over the summer of 2012, the laser-installed lights will provide Washburn football and soccer players with a brighter and safer atmosphere and will make producing television games at night easier. Before the 2006 season, an artificial field surface and running track was added to the stadium. The Sportexe field is the same as the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens and was installed at a cost of $1 million. Prior to that, $4.3 million was spent in 2002 on a new press box, University suites, hospitality lounge and a booster area. Along with new restroom facilities, concessions stands and a viewing point at the north end of the field, Yager Stadium’s renovations have reshaped the scenery around the field and made it one of the Washburn campus main focal points. The new name of the stadium is in honor of former Ichabod runningback Gary Yager. An anonymous donor pledged $1 million. The first lead gift to the renovation was from former Ichabod defensive end Bernie Bianchino, who donated $500,000 for the Bianchino Pavilion, which houses six suites, a president’s suite, media facilities, new restroom and concession facilities and meeting rooms. Moore Bowl has served as the home for Washburn football since its dedication on September 28, 1928, - a 20-12 loss to William Jewel. Throughout its 84-year history, the bowl has been witness to hundreds of high school and college games, longstanding conference rivalries and the tornado of 1966. Construction of the original bowl was part of a $215,000 athletic project, which also included the addition of Whiting Field House to the Washburn campus. By taking advantage of the natural depression in the land, the bowl was constructed in just seven months at a cost of approximately $30,000. The bowl was named in honor of George Godfrey Moore, a Topeka sports enthusiast who had developed a reputation throughout the Midwest as a keen sportsman and friend of Washburn.