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A Nontraditional Gonzaga Love Story
By Sabrina Jones
February is often called the month of love, with Valentine's Day and all. For 55-year-old doctoral candidate Mary Hawkins, love is exactly what saw her through her two-year commute to Gonzaga from her ranch in Devil's Tower, Wyo. Yep, that's right: Wyoming to Gonzaga.
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| Gonzaga Football Stadium, 1922. Text and photo supplied by the Gonzaga University Archives. |
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Gonzaga Football Stadium, 1922-1949
Responding to the need to accommodate bigger crowds for the growing football program, Gonzaga University built a new football stadium in 1922 with the help of civic leaders. Dominating a large portion of campus property, the north end zone was located just south of DeSmet Hall; the other end zone was where the Foley Center now stands.
The stadium cost $100,000 and was considered the finest in the west with grandstands holding 5,000 people. The stadium included a football field, a quarter-mile regulation track with eight lanes, baseball diamond, press boxes, clubhouses, and restrooms. The first game there was held on Oct. 14, 1922, when Gonzaga battled Washington State College. In addition to hosting Gonzaga events, the City of Spokane also used the stadium.
Unfortunately, the unusual plan to pay for its construction created a financial burden for the University. A further complication was the five-member composition of the city's Board of Supervisors, which included three from Spokane and two from Gonzaga. This meant Gonzaga did not control its own stadium. In 1925, Gonzaga accepted the advice to enlarge the stands to seat 10,400 people to try to make more money. In 1931, lights were installed for night games.
Football ended at Gonzaga in 1942 due to World War II. The stadium was demolished in 1949 at a cost of $36,000.
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