College Football Kicks Off with Multiple New Daktronics Installations

In the waning weeks of summer, anticipation grew for the return of football season and practices began taking place at colleges and universities across the country. A number of those schools opened their season with new LED video displays from Daktronics of Brookings, SD.

Daktronics helped the University of Illinois (UI) upgrade Memorial Stadium with integrated video display and sound systems. The main display measures 36 feet high by 96 feet wide.

“We are excited to be working with Daktronics to enhance the video display and sound system at Memorial Stadium,” says UI Director of Athletics Mike Thomas. “The new displays will bring HD quality video to our fans and will greatly enhance the game-day atmosphere. In addition, our video displays and added ribbon boards will now be visible by almost every seat in the stadium and will allow us to provide more statistics, out-of-town scores and event information to everyone in attendance.”

The University of New Mexico (UNM) also opted to improve their event atmosphere with a new display from Daktronics, the largest single LED video display in the Mountain West at 32 feet high by 80 feet wide.

“This LED display is an important and necessary step in pushing Lobo football and our game-day experience in University Stadium to a new level,” says Paul Krebs, Vice President for Athletics, UNM. “We are committed to enhancing the overall fan experience and turning Branch Field into one of the top home-field advantages in the Mountain West.”

The list of schools and venues receiving new displays this year includes the following:

• Baylor University
• Boise State University
• Colorado State University
• Dartmouth College
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Minot State University
• Northern Illinois University
• Oklahoma State University
• Rentschler Field (UConn)
• Stanford University
• State University of New York – Albany
• United States Naval Academy
• University of Georgia
• University of Illinois
• University of Iowa
• University of Mary Hardin – Baylor
• University of New Mexico
• University of Tulsa
• University of Washington
• University of Wisconsin
• Wartburg College
• Washington State University
• West Virginia State University

“College football is very important to our business here at Daktronics as we supply numerous teams around the country with LED displays and other products to help them run their game-day productions at the highest level,” says Vice President of Daktronics Live Events Sales Jay Parker. “It’s always exciting when a news season rolls around and we get to see all the products in action and the players and fans enjoying the atmosphere that we have a hand in creating.”

Daktronics LED video and messaging display technology offers a long lifetime with minimal maintenance and low power consumption, providing value and excitement for years to come.