Qwest Field
Hawks Nest, Seahawks Stadium
Location	800 Occidental Avenue S. Seattle, Washington 98134-1200
Broke ground	April 2000
Opened	2002
Owner	Washington State Public Stadium Authority
Operator	First & Goal Inc.
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction cost	$360 million
Architect	Ellerbe Becket & First and Goal, Inc
Former names	Seahawks Stadium (2002-2004)
Tenants
Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (2002-present) Seattle Sounders (USL 1) (2002-present) Seattle Bowl (NCAA) (2002) Seattle MLS (MLS) (2009-future)
Capacity
67,000 (expandable to 72,000 for special events)

Qwest Field is a stadium built for football and soccer located in Seattle, Washington. It serves as the home field for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, the men's and women's Seattle Sounders soccer teams, and will be home of Seattle's future Major League Soccer team. The stadium opened in July 2002 and was built on the site of the Kingdome, the previous stadium for the Seahawks, Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, and several other Seattle sports teams. On March 26, 2000, to make way for the construction of the stadium, the Kingdome fell in the world's largest implosion of a single concrete structure. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 175 × 100 pixelsFull resolution (175 × 100 pixel, file size: 4 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a logo of a corporation, team, or other organization related to sports, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Image File history File links Qwest_Field. ... Seattle redirects here. ... The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ... USD redirects here. ... Ellerbe Becket is an international architecture, engineering, and construction firm, founded in 1909, with its corporate office located in Minneapolis, MN, and other offices located in Washington, DC, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA, and Dubai, UAE. Areas of Expertise include architecture, construction, engineering, interior design, and environmental graphics. ... City Seattle, Washington Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz, and Taima the hawk League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977-2001) AFC West (1977-2001) National Football Conference (1976... NFL redirects here. ... This article is about the current Seattle Sounders team. ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division (often referred to as simply, USL-1) is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... The Seattle Bowl was a college football bowl game played in 2001 and 2002 between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pacific Ten Conference in Seattle, Washington. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Major League Soccer officials have confirmed Seattle, Washington as the location for their next expansion franchise, possibly playing as early as the 2009 season. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league sanctioned by FIFA as the top flight of the American Soccer Pyramid. ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Seattle redirects here. ... NFL redirects here. ... City Seattle, Washington Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz, and Taima the hawk League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977-2001) AFC West (1977-2001) National Football Conference (1976... This article is about the current Seattle Sounders team. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league sanctioned by FIFA as the top flight of the American Soccer Pyramid. ... The Kingdome, officially known as the King County Domed Stadium, and often referred to as simply The Dome, was owned and operated by King County, Washington. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... June 2006 demolition of the 12-story Tencza Apartment building in Arlington, Virginia. ...

History

The stadium was originally named Seahawks Stadium. The name Qwest Field was announced on June 2, 2004, after Qwest bought the naming rights for $75 million (for 15 years). Although some people began using the new name immediately, the official approval wasn't given until twenty-two days later (June 24) by the Washington State Public Stadium Authority. Seahawks owner Paul Allen funded about 30% of the stadium's cost out of his pocket, the remainder being paid by a funding package of user fees, sports lottery revenue, and taxes on related industries. is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... USD redirects here. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Washington State Public Stadium Authority is the public authority that oversees Qwest Field (Seahawks Stadium) in Seattle, Washington. ... Washingtons Lottery logo Washingtons Lottery is the official state lottery of Washington. ...

Allen was intimately involved in the stadium design. He rejected plans for a retractable roof, and directed the architects to minimize the stadium footprint as much as possible to bring fans closer to the action. A special feature was added in 2003 after Allen hired star sports marketing executive Tod Leiweke as the Seahawks' new CEO. Leiweke, who had turned the Minnesota Wild into one of the hottest tickets in the NHL, notably had a large flagpole installed in the south end zone. Leiweke began a pregame tradition in which a local celebrity, often a former Seahawk, raised a large blue flag numbered "12" on this flagpole to the roars of the crowd. The "12" represents the fans as the "12th man"; in fact, the Seahawks had retired #12 in honor of their fans in the 1980s. The flag-raising is now a regular feature of network television coverage of Seahawks games. However, this new ritual soon had gotten the attention of Texas A&M University, who claimed that they had the rights to the name the 12th Man and threatened to sue. In January 2006, however, a settlement between the university and the Seahawks allowed the use of the 12th Man, provided that Texas A&M is acknowledged in part. Tod Leiweke (born January 12, 1960 in St. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional mens ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... NHL redirects here. ... The 12th man is a term commonly used to describe the fans within a stadium during American football or association football games. ... Texas A&M University redirects here. ...

Qwest Field from the stands.

Qwest Field has earned a reputation as arguably the loudest stadium in the NFL. Allen had the architects design the structure of the stadium, especially the roof, to direct as much crowd noise as possible on the field. In addition, the north end zone seating, called the "Hawks Nest", was specifically designed for rowdy fans; the seating consists of metal bleachers which reflect sound, and fans often stomp to create even more. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 801 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 801 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

The biggest crowd ever to attend a Seattle Seahawks football game was 68,331 on Monday, November 12, 2007 against the San Francisco 49ers. This game, which Seattle won 24-0, was a very important statement game for a team that has shown flashes of brilliance but possesses a mediocre record.^[1] Fans experienced their first snow game in the history of Qwest Field on November 27, 2006 against the Green Bay Packers with the Seahawks winning 34-24 with Shaun Alexander rushing for 202 yards. The first playoff game in the history of Qwest Field was on January 8, 2005, when the St. Louis Rams beat the Seahawks team for the third time that season, 27-20. is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Features

AAA It is notable that at Qwest Field, there is the Seahawks tribute to high school football of the State of Washington. A section of the Stadium entitled "The State of Football", features a large depiction of the State of Washington and holds replica football helmets from every high school football team in the State. Another tribute to the high school sport is hosting the annual Emerald City Kickoff Classic, a season opening series of games between some of the best teams in the state. The games also feature a meeting between one of the best teams in Washington and one of the best from another state. The most memorable of these games was in 2004 when the 3 time consecutive Washington State 3A champions the Bellevue Wolverines ended the 155 game winning streak of the De La Salle Spartans of Concord, California. For other schools with the same name, see Bellevue High School. ... De La Salle High School is a private, Catholic, all-boys school in Concord, California, United States. ... Location of Concord in California. ...

Stadium Contracts

It should be notable that Qwest Field is the only professional sports stadium in the United States that does not have a beverage contract with Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Jones Soda is currently the official drink of Qwest Field and is served at the concession stands. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Pepsi Cola is a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... This image has an uncertain copyright status and is pending deletion. ...

False Starts

Since its construction in 2002, Qwest Field has earned its reputation as the loudest stadium in the league. It gained national attention for this reputation during the November 27th, 2005 overtime game with the New York Giants who committed 11 false start penalties, prompting the Giants to complain before their 2006 game that Qwest Field was artificially pumping in noise in order to distract visiting offense from running a play ^[2]. The fan noise contributed to a league-high 24 false-start penalties in 2005 alone ^[3]. As a result the NFL has had representatives monitoring the noise levels. Since 2005 the Seahawks have tracked the number of false start penalties in the league and displayed the totals on the scoreboard to motivate the fans to make noise when the opposing offense is attempting to run a play. This article is about the current National Football League team. ...

On November 12th, 2007 the San Francisco 49'ers committed 3 false start penalties to raise the total since 2005 to 63^[4], most in the NFL.

College Football

The stadium has hosted a WSU Cougars "home game" each year since its opening in 2002. The Cougars have won all but one of these games, losing to Colorado in 2004. [1] The UW Huskies played an "away" game in the stadium in 2005, falling to Air Force in Tyrone Willingham's first game as the head coach. [2] Washington State University (WSU) is a major public research university in Pullman, Washington. ... See also: 2001 in sports, 2003 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ward Burton wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Tony Stewart Indy Racing League - Sam Hornish Jr. ... The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU-Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. ... // On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... // Athletics Mens 100 metres - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9. ... The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ... Lionel Tyrone Willingham, or Ty Willingham (born December 30, 1953 in Kinston, North Carolina) is the head football coach at the University of Washington. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ...

Gallery

A view of Qwest Field, Safeco Field, and Mount Rainier from the top of the Space Needle. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2318 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...	Outside of Qwest Field. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ...	Qwest Field at night. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 698 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 880 pixel, file size: 332 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture taken by me of Qwest Field at night from Dr. Jose Rizal Park in Seattle, WA. I, the creator of this work, hereby release it...	Qwest Field with the Seattle Skyline Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 263 pixelsFull resolution (3039 × 1000 pixel, file size: 998 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture taken by me of Seattle & Qwest field from Dr. Jose Rizal park. ...
Qwest Field's main entrance Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ...	Qwest Field North Side Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 536 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Quest Field. ...	Celebration after Seattle's 2005 NFC championship Image File history File links 2005NFC-Champs-Celb001. ...

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References

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