Originally known as Baylor Stadium, the stadium received its current name at halftime of the Homecoming game on November 5, 1988, when it was renamed for Floyd Casey by his son, university trustee and longtime booster Carl B. Casey of Dallas, who gave US$5 million towards an $8 million renovation project. Prior to the building of the stadium, the team had played at Carroll Field, an on-campus field last used in 1935, and Waco/Municipal Stadium on Dutton Avenue.