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It replaced the original Woodward Field, which was located near the present JFK Library. [6] The field was renamed before the start of the 2010 season in honor of Michael Roos, an All-Pro NFL tackle and former Eastern Washington football player, and major donor for the Red Turf project.
On May 20, 2010 the Eastern Washington Board of Trustees approved a name change to Roos Field, scheduled for the 2010 season, upon the successful completion of the project. [17] Installation of the red synthetic turf was completed in September 2010, in time for the first home game of the 2010 season against Montana.
The stadium was originally named 'Woodward Field' in honor of former Eagles head football and basketball coach Arthur C. Woodward. It replaced the original Woodward Field, which was located near the present JFK Library. [18] The introduction of red artificial turf and name change to Roos Field occurred in 2010.
Belle Vernon Area School District uses a gold turf with black accents. [24] Tenino High School has a black turf football field. [25] Moore Catholic High School in Staten Island, New York unveiled its red turf field in 2021. [26] Also in Kentucky, Paris High School in the city of that name unveiled an orange field in 2024. [27]
Eastern Washington and Coastal Carolina have red and teal fields, respectively — both got a thumbs-up from Boise State. It has remained extremely popular among Boise State fans.
Injuries occurred on turf fields "significantly" more frequently than grass fields in 10 of the past 11 NFL seasons.
Roos Field at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington has red turf; Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium at Washington & Jefferson College; Rutgers Stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey
Anthony Woods ran for 183 yards and five touchdowns, Nick Romano ran for 129 yards and Idaho pounded out a 44-36 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday. The Vandals (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky Conference ...