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Opening Parker

All that's left is 42 rows of concrete on one side of the field.

At Reser Stadium this Saturday afternoon, Oregon State and Washington State will play football in the same facility the two schools opened 65 years ago this fall. Look around, though, and those lower rows of the west grandstand are the only original parts of what was Parker Stadium when the Beavers and Cougars kicked off the first-ever game there on November 14, 1953.

FieldTurf and the Terrace, the double-decked east grandstand and the bowl around the south end zone, the Valley Football Center and the west grandstand expansion were all the most up-to-date things when added to OSU's gridiron home.