Skelly Stadium

Opened in 1930

About Skelly Stadium

Skelly Stadium is a former name of Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, used 1947–2007. Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium is a College Football stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It opened in 1930. It seats 30,000. Its current tenant is Tulsa Golden Hurricane (College Football), since 1930. By capacity it ranks 109th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 54th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use, 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names and 46th longest single tenancy (96 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Skelly Field (1930–1946).

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Photo of Skelly Stadium
Photo by Chippothenut. License: CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

30,000

Year Opened

1930

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104

Elevation

763 ft

232 m above sea level

Operator

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Skelly Stadium by team, 1930–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
While based here: 97 seasons · 516-485-18 regular season · 23 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1930–present
American 2014–2026 · C-USA 2005–2013 · Western Athletic Conference 1996–2004 · 4 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1914–1929
  2. Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium 1930–present
College Football 1930–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 Skelly Stadium?

The capacity of Skelly Stadium is 30,000.

When was Skelly Stadium built?

Skelly Stadium opened in 1930.

Who operates Skelly Stadium?

Skelly Stadium is operated by Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Who plays at Skelly Stadium?

Skelly Stadium is the home venue of Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Skelly Stadium

1947 - 2007

Current

Skelly Field

1930 - 1946

Location

Coordinates: 36.1486, -95.9439
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
BOK Center 2008– 2.9 mi
Boone Pickens Stadium 1919– 63 mi
Chad Richison Stadium 1965– 92 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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