Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the home of the Oklahoma Sooners, and it is truly "The Palace on the Prairie." The stadium is one of the most recognized cathedrals in all of college football. It's one of the largest stadiums, and also arguably the most historic, in the entire sport.
USA TODAY Sports ranked the top 25 college football stadiums in the nation
heading into the 2026 season. They placed OU at 17th in the rankings.Not many places celebrate a touchdown better than Oklahoma with two Shetland ponies named Boomer and Sooner pulling a wagon across the field to celebrate. It's a portrait of Americana. The "Palace on the Prairie" lags a bit behind the stadiums with six-figure capacities, but it can still have its moments of urging
on the home team to success and causing issues for the visitors. - USA TODAY Sports.
Firstly, every OU fan knows that Boomer and Sooner are Welsh ponies, not Shetland ponies. The two current ponies, Boomer and Sooner V, took over after Boomer and Sooner IV retired in 2007.
Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium celebrated its 100th season in 2024, and every single game on Owen Field since the beginning of the 1999 season has been sold out in Norman. The largest sporting venue in the entire state of Oklahoma gives the Sooners a strong home-field advantage, leading to one of the best home winning percentages in all of college football.
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