the new wilson stadium opened during the football season of 1939. the "presidents," as they were frequently called by the newspaper sports writers in the early years, played their first home football game in wilson stadium on october 6, 1939, against landon. the official flag-raising dedication took place on october 27 in front of a capacity crowd of 2,000 prior to the kickoff of the 1939 inter-high home opener vs western.