FieldTurf Installation Near Completion

FieldTurf is putting the finishing touches on the turf in Memorial Stadium.  The athletic department goal was to honor the tradition of Memorial Stadium in the early years of Coach Bob Devaney.  Pictures of Memorial Stadium in the 1960s, prior to the turf being installed in 1970, showed that the grass was often mowed in the traditional way that created an alternating pattern. 

Associate Athletic Director Boyd Epley asked FieldTurf to emulate that natural grass look and that is exactly what FieldTurf accomplished.  Nebraska is the only school in the country with this exact pattern of FieldTurf.  There is no paint on the field; instead, the numbers, red N in the middle and letters in the end zone are sewn in place.