In March of 2016, the University of Toledo began a renovation of the east side of the Glass Bowl stadium that will include new concession facilities, rest rooms, entry ways and a ticket booth, as well as an overall "facelift" to the façade facing Stadium Drive. There will also be updates to the visitors' locker room. In addition, a new FieldTurf playing surface will also be installed on the Glass Bowl field. The new field is expected to be completed by the end of May, while  the east side renovation will be completed later this summer.
 
UT vice-president and athletic director Mike O'Brien said that the east side project will address the most pressing needs for the Glass Bowl.
 
"The east side of the Glass Bowl has needed improvements and updates for some time now, especially in the concession and rest room areas," said O'Brien. "I'm confident that fans who sit on the east side of the stadium will appreciate the new amenities in that area."

 The new FieldTurf surface is called Revolution 360, and features the latest in cutting-edge playing surface technology. The new surface will replace a FieldTurf surface that was installed in 2008. The Rockets will make their debut on the new field in their home opener vs. Maine on Sept. 10.
 
 "We are very pleased that we will have an outstanding new FieldTurf surface ready for the 2016 season," said O'Brien. "Our new field will help the Glass Bowl maintain its reputation as one of the truly outstanding college football stadiums in the country."
   
 "Any time you can make improvements to your stadium, it's good for the program," said head coach Jason Candle. "Our players are excited about playing on a new FieldTurf surface next fall."  
 
The look of the new field will not change dramatically, according to assistant athletic director for operations and events Tim Warga. "We made a few tweaks but overall we felt we wanted to stay with our current look," said Warga. "The bench areas will be solid blue and the numbers on the field will be outlined in blue, but otherwise from a fan's perspective it will look very similar to our current field."
 
The Glass Bowl was built in 1936 and had a grass playing field until Astroturf was installed in 1974. The Rockets stuck with Astroturf until 2001 when a new surface called Nexturf made its debut. That surface was replaced by Field Turf in 2008.  
 
For information on how to become involved in the project, please contact senior associate athletic director Dave Nottke (David.Nottke@utoledo.edu).