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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Charles McCulloch Stadium
| nickname =
| image =
| image_size = 240px
| location = 890 Mission Street SE<br /> [[Salem, Oregon]] 97301▼
| caption =
| address = 890 Mission Street SE
| coordinates = {{coord|44.9298<!--38-->|-123.0376<!--27-->|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map = USA#Oregon
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Oregon]]
| pushpin_mapsize = 240
| pushpin_label = Salem
| pushpin_relief = yes
| broke_ground =
| opened = {{start date and age|1950}}
| renovated = 1993
| owner = [[Willamette University]]
| operator = Willamette University
| surface = [[FieldTurf]]
| construction_cost =
| architect =
| former_names =
| tenants = Willamette University ([[NCAA]])
| seating_capacity = 2,500
| website =
}}
'''McCulloch Stadium''' is a 2,500-seat outdoor stadium in the [[
==History==
Charles E. McCulloch donated $50,000 to the school in June 1947 in order to build an athletic complex on {{convert|10|acres}} at what is now Bush's Pasture Park.<ref name=donation>{{cite news|title=$50,000 Received By Willamette|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=June 16, 1947|page=5}}</ref> At the time, McCulloch was president of the university's board of trustees and an attorney in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] where he was a partner at what is now [[Stoel Rives]].<ref name=donation/><ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline|url=http://www.stoel.com/Anniversary_Timeline.aspx|work=Anniversary|publisher=Stoel Rives LLP|accessdate=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213130812/http://www.stoel.com/Anniversary_Timeline.aspx|archive-date=13 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The proposed stadium was to have seating for 3,500 in a concrete grandstand, plus a baseball diamond, track, and practice field for the football team.<ref name=donation/> Construction began in March 1950 with it planned to be completed in time for that year's football season.<ref name="bearcats get">{{cite news|title=Bearcats Get New Stadium|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=March 5, 1950|page=4}}</ref> It was also announced the stadium would be named for Charles E. McCulloch and have a total capacity of 7,000.<ref name="bearcats get"/>
The stadium was constructed in 1950 and went through a major renovation in 1993.<ref name=SO>[http://www.salemhistory.net/education/willamette_university.htm Salem Online History: Willamette University]</ref> After renovations, the field was named Ted Ogdahl Field in honor of the former coach while the locker rooms were dedicated in the honor of Jeff Knox.<ref name=SO/> Around 1970 the track surface was converted to an asphalt and rubber surface, which was resurfaced in the 1980s.<ref name="track">{{cite news|title=Track back to proper length|last=Gault|first=Roy|date=March 28, 2001|work=Statesman Journal|pages=p. 1B|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> In October 1997, [[Liz Heaston]] became the first female play in a college football game, kicking two extra points in the game at McCulloch against [[Linfield College]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Called into history|last=Bachman|first=Rachel|date=October 14, 2007|work=[[The Oregonian]]|pages=p. C1|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref>▼
On October 14, 1950, a dedication ceremony was held with school president [[G. Herbert Smith]] and Oregon governor [[Douglas McKay]] on hand to welcome [[Hawaii Warriors football|Hawaii]] and honor the 1941 Willamette team that was stranded in Hawaii after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]].<ref>{{cite news|title=N.W. Conference Clubs Await Full Saturday Slate|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 14, 1950|page=The Oregonian; Date: 10–14–1950}}</ref> The [[New York Giants]] football team held their first scrimmage of the 1958 season at the stadium on July 31.<ref>{{cite news|title=NY Giants Hold First Scrimmage|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j25YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=charles%20mcculloch%20stadium%20willamette&pg=2987%2C1234425|accessdate=29 June 2013|newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]|date=August 2, 1958|location=Bend, Ore|page=2}}</ref> Around 1970 the track surface was converted to an asphalt and rubber surface, which was resurfaced in the 1980s.<ref name="track">{{cite news|title=Track back to proper length|last=Gault|first=Roy|date=March 28, 2001|work=Statesman Journal|pages=1B}}</ref>
A new $300,000 rekotan track surface was installed at the stadium in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Willamette gets improvement to athletic facilities|last=English|first=Reid|date=September 22, 2000|work=Statesman Journal|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> At that time university officials discovered the previous track was {{convert|6|m|ft}} too long.<ref name="track"/> In 2003 the grass field was removed and a new FieldTurf surface was installed at a cost of $500,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Willamette University 2003-04 highlights|date=May 16, 2004|work=Statesman Journal|pages=p. 2J|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> Later that year lights were re-installed at McCulloch at a cost of $110,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=McCulloch Stadium|last=English|first=Reid|date=October 1, 2003|work=Statesman Journal|pages=p. 4B|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref> A new video scoreboard was added at the facility in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Permit issue slows WU scoreboard plans|last=Hagan|first=Chris|date=September 26, 2007|work=Statesman Journal|accessdate=2008-11-14}}</ref>▼
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▲A new $300,000 rekotan track surface was installed at the stadium in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Willamette gets improvement to athletic facilities|last=English|first=Reid|date=September 22, 2000|work=Statesman Journal
==Sports==
The stadium hosts a variety of sports. These include lacrosse,<ref>[http://wulax.ialax.com/index.php?section=facilities Willamette University Men's Lacrosse<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929045138/http://wulax.ialax.com/index.php?section=facilities |date=2007-09-29 }}</ref> football, soccer, and track meets.<ref>[http://www.trackcity.org/meets.htm Track City Track Club - USATF Youth Track & Field Club<!-- Bot generated title -->]
McCulloch includes the eight lane Charles Bowles Track for the school's track teams.<ref name="wu2007"/> The stadium also host [[high school]] football games, including OSAA playoff games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Class 5A matchups|date=December 2, 2006|work=[[Statesman Journal]]|pages=Sports p. 4}}</ref>
==References==
[[File:McCulloch Stadium field.JPG|thumb|Field from the east]]
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901075908/http://www.willamette.edu/dept/scheduling/facilities/outdoor/mcculloch/ Information and photos at Willamette University]
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