About Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. It opened in 1923. It was designed by Layton & Forsyth. It seats 82,112. Its current tenant is Oklahoma Sooners (College Football), since 1924. By capacity it ranks 14th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 20th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 23rd longest single tenancy (102 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Oklahoma Sooners While based here: 103 seasons · 792-267-34 regular season · 59 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1924–present
SEC 2024–2026 · Big 12 1996–2023 · Big Eight Conference 1960–1995 · 3 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1924–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is 82,112.
When was Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium built?
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium opened in 1923.
Who designed Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium?
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was designed by Layton & Forsyth.
Who operates Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium?
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is operated by University of Oklahoma.
Who plays at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium?
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Oklahoma Sooners.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 27 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paycom Center | 2002– | 18 mi |
| Taft Stadium | 1934– | 21 mi |
| Chad Richison Stadium | 1965– | 32 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.