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Michigan coach Lloyd Carr later said that Autzen Stadium was the loudest stadium he'd ever been in. [57] A view of the field during the 2007 USC game. The new press box on the south side, built in 2002, is visible to the left. In 2006, a Sporting News columnist named Autzen the most intimidating college football stadium in the nation. [58]
The Autzen Foundation supplied the single largest donation, US$250,000, to support the construction of the football stadium at the University of Oregon in Eugene that bears his name. Construction began in 1966, eight years after his death, and was completed in 1967.
Named for nearby Agate Street, the apartments are part of student family housing. Autzen Stadium: 1967: Autzen Stadium Complex: Named for the Autzen Foundation and donor Thomas E. Autzen, the stadium is home to the Oregon Ducks football team. [n 121]
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Oregon's Autzen Stadium is situated in the Pacific Northwest. "It never rains in Autzen" is an urban myth associated with the Ducks' home field.
Autzen Stadium, the home of Oregon's football team since 1967, was named in honor of Thomas J. Autzen, a Portland businessman and, ironically, a graduate of rival Oregon State University. After his death, the Autzen Foundation, managed by son and Oregon alum Thomas E. Autzen , gave the university $250,000 towards construction of the facility ...
"Shout" is played at the end of the third quarter of Oregon football home games at Autzen Stadium, right before the beginning of the fourth quarter. It has been played at every home game since 2010.
Autzen Stadium, 1967 program cover Autzen Stadium, 2011 The need for a larger stadium in Eugene was recognized by UO Athletic Director Leo Harris in the late 1950s, and Harris persuaded Oregon's administration to purchase property in Eugene's North Bank Park, about a mile north of the campus, for construction of a stadium. [ 18 ]