Milam Stadium is the longtime home of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University football team, and it added the name of Flex-Chem Field in June of 2021 following a sponsorship agreement with Flex-Chem Corporation. Following the 2021-22 school year, Flex-Chem Field was given a fresh new look with the installation of new turf. The new design featured updated logos, alternating turf colors, and larger updated Flex-Chem sponsorship logos on both sides of the field, while also replacing the field goal posts and adding netting behind the south end zone. The project was taken on by sports construction company Mammoth in the summer of 2022 and took toughly six weeks to complete.Â
It was the first time updating the turf since turf replaced grass as the playing surface back in March of 2010. The new surface was made possible by the supporters of SWOSU Athletics.
The SWOSU gridiron donned the name 'ASAP Energy Field' from 2010-21 and included logo sponsorships from the following: SWOSU Alumni Association, Coca Cola, Pioneer Cellular, City of Weatherford, Beutler & Son, Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance, Nextera Energy, Weatherford Regional Hospital, Legacy Bank and Sudden Link TV & Internet.
The facility, with a seating capacity of 8,600, is located on the west end of campus on the corner of Seventh Street and Davis. Recently the Pioneer Cellular Event Center was built and opened outside the south endzone, providing new concession areas and restrooms to be used for SWOSU Football games starting in 2014.
In addition, the SWOSU Wellness Center overlooks Flex-Chem Field at Milam Stadium from the east while coaches and media members view the game from the press box, located atop the west bleachers. A new speaker system was installed on the press box prior to the 2013 season, giving Bulldog football a new, clearer sound.
Thousands of outstanding student-athletes and hundreds of games have been played at the historic stadium, including the 1996 NAIA Division I National Championship game that SWOSU won 33-31 over Montana Tech.
Photos from Milam Stadium:
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Year-by-Year Record / Attendance at Milam Stadium
NCAA Era (1997-Present)
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| Year |
Wins |
Losses |
Attendance |
| 1997 |
2 |
3 |
NA |
| 1998 |
0 |
5 |
2400 |
| 1999 |
4 |
1 |
3507 |
| 2000 |
3 |
2 |
3843 |
| 2001 |
1 |
3 |
3593 |
| 2002 |
5 |
0 |
3360 |
| 2003 |
3 |
3 |
3904 |
| 2004 |
1 |
3 |
3125 |
| 2005 |
1 |
5 |
2950 |
| 2006 |
3 |
2 |
2760 |
| 2007 |
4 |
2 |
2667 |
| 2008 |
2 |
3 |
2500 |
| 2009 |
1 |
5 |
2583 |
| 2010 |
2 |
4 |
3083 |
| 2011 |
2 |
3 |
3040 |
| 2012 |
3 |
2 |
2750 |
| 2013 |
3 |
2 |
4393 |
| 2014 |
2 |
3 |
2267 |
| 2015 |
5 |
0 |
2653 |
| 2016 |
3 |
3 |
3326 |
| 2017 |
2 |
3 |
3454 |
| 2018 |
1 |
5 |
3568 |
| 2019 |
2 |
3 |
3957 |
| 2020 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2021 |
0 |
5 |
4911 |
| 2022 |
3 |
3 |
2844 |
| Totals |
58 |
73 |
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Top Single-Game Attendances
(Since 1997)
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| 1 |
7500 |
Central Oklahoma |
10/5/02 |
| 2 |
7268 |
Bacone |
9/13/03 |
| 3 |
7250 |
Southeastern Okla. |
10/25/03 |
| 4 |
6562 |
East Central |
10/26/13 |
| 5 |
6500 |
Northeastern State |
11/4/00 |
| 6 |
5768 |
Arkansas Tech |
10/26/19 |
| 7 |
5538 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
9/8/01 |
| 8 |
5500 |
Emporia State |
8/26/10 |
| 9 |
5225 |
Ouachita |
10/2/99 |
| 10 |
5217 |
Tarleton State |
9/16/00 |
