Stadium through the years

[kmax]

Felix, if you have it online somewhere already in pdf format you can link to it here. If not if you want it put online I would be happy to do it and post it here. I'm sure I had one from back then, but I doubt I still have one.

[kmax]

Here is the article from Felix. Click on a page to open a larger version that can be read more easily.

Interesting to note that while this article devotes half it's space or more to the creation of Reno H Sales and the controversies around it, there still is no image of a pre-1997 renovation stadium.

[lutecat]

I do have some images of the old Reno H. Sales stadium, but they are mostly from old media guides and programs. I'll have to dig them out of storage.

That would be great! It's crazy to think there are multiple images of 100+ year old "stadiums" and aerial photos of 80+ year old "stadiums" online but nothing to be found online of the stadium that the Cats won 2 National Championships in.

and that I won hundreds of football games in behind the old bleachers...

Best action came under the bleachers.....

[CatsNoMatterWhat]

Thanks so much for posting all of this! Some cool stuff in here!

[SACCAT]

I do have some images of the old Reno H. Sales stadium, but they are mostly from old media guides and programs. I'll have to dig them out of storage.

That would be great! It's crazy to think there are multiple images of 100+ year old "stadiums" and aerial photos of 80+ year old "stadiums" online but nothing to be found online of the stadium that the Cats won 2 National Championships in.

and that I won hundreds of football games in behind the old bleachers...

Best action came under the bleachers.....

This....SO many of my friends had great times under there...I was the lookout.

[blueandgoldblitz]

I do have some images of the old Reno H. Sales stadium, but they are mostly from old media guides and programs. I'll have to dig them out of storage.

That would be great! It's crazy to think there are multiple images of 100+ year old "stadiums" and aerial photos of 80+ year old "stadiums" online but nothing to be found online of the stadium that the Cats won 2 National Championships in.

and that I won hundreds of football games in behind the old bleachers...

Best action came under the bleachers.....

This....SO many of my friends had great times under there...I was the lookout.

Ok, i've gotta know. Are we talking about football or something else?

[joe_montana_state]

I do have some images of the old Reno H. Sales stadium, but they are mostly from old media guides and programs. I'll have to dig them out of storage.

That would be great! It's crazy to think there are multiple images of 100+ year old "stadiums" and aerial photos of 80+ year old "stadiums" online but nothing to be found online of the stadium that the Cats won 2 National Championships in.

and that I won hundreds of football games in behind the old bleachers...

Best action came under the bleachers.....

This....SO many of my friends had great times under there...I was the lookout.

Ok, i've gotta know. Are we talking about football or something else?
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Definitely not football.

[AFCAT]

Pictures are from some old media guides I have from the 1980s. I'll keep looking for more photos.

[ilovethecats]

Pretty packed stands......

[BelgradeBobcat]

In the aerial photo there's a surprising number of motor homes and campers in the parking lot west of the stands. I thought that was invented in Missoula in the 1990's.

[AFCAT]

Here is a picture of the old press box. I believe the old West grandstands are now part of Nelson Stadium at Carroll College.

[kmax]

Here is a picture of the old press box. I believe the old West grandstands are now part of Nelson Stadium at Carroll College.

Nice, thanks for that pic. And yes they are, sat in them for a game earlier this year which was actually one of the times that I went online searching for pics of them in Sales Stadium and came up empty.

[AFCAT]

1975 season.

[AFCAT]

Here is a picture of the old press box. I believe the old West grandstands are now part of Nelson Stadium at Carroll College.

Nice, thanks for that pic. And yes they are, sat in them for a game earlier this year which was actually one of the times that I went online searching for pics of them in Sales Stadium and came up empty.

Those stands have witnessed two different teams win eight national championships in two separate cities. Kind of interesting.

[Cataholic]

1975 season.

Isn’t this picture looking towards campus? I don’t recall having stands in the north end zone.

[AFCAT]

1975 season.

Isn’t this picture looking towards campus? I don’t recall having stands in the north end zone.

Yes, it is looking North towards the campus. I remember stands there in the 70s and 80s.

[Rich K]

1975 season.

Isn’t this picture looking towards campus? I don’t recall having stands in the north end zone.

I remember being in the north end zone stands for a playoff game in Bozeman in '84. It had snowed a LOT the night prior to the game and a bunch of us were enlisted to shovel snow off of the stands and were allowed to just stick around for the game. I am pretty sure it was the Arkansas State game because I distinctly remember the opposing team NOT liking the conditions.

[Bobcatsinmso]

In Junior and Senior high school in the 70's and early 80's we would sit in the North end zone bleachers. the South was end was the college student section. I recall trying to catch the PAT and field goal balls, and several never made it out of the stands. Juvenile souvenirs for backyard pick up games. The South end zone bleachers would have ankle deep bottles and cans under them at the end of games, the booze smugglers were at an elite level back in those days.

[kmax]

1975 season.

Isn’t this picture looking towards campus? I don’t recall having stands in the north end zone.

Check the aerial photo from AFCat just a few posts above that and you can see what it looks like. I too remember coming up and sitting in those north stands for games when I was younger.

[WalkOn79]

In Junior and Senior high school in the 70's and early 80's we would sit in the North end zone bleachers. the South was end was the college student section. I recall trying to catch the PAT and field goal balls, and several never made it out of the stands. Juvenile souvenirs for backyard pick up games. The South end zone bleachers would have ankle deep bottles and cans under them at the end of games, the booze smugglers were at an elite level back in those days.

The student section, at least when I was there from 1978 to 1982, was on the 50 yard line in the east grandstands. The south end zone is where the Grizzlies had to sit.