Since it first opened in 1978, the field at Aggie Memorial Stadium has always consisted of natural grass. However, NMSU, like so many other colleges, chose to replace the grass with the popular Field Turf. The new playing surface is similar to what UTEP plays on at the Sun Bowl.

NMSU Athletics.
NMSU Athletics.
loading...

The folks at AggieVision produced a cool video that shows the process of how the stadium replaced its natural grass playing surface with Field Turf. The time lapse video is nearly 9 minutes long, but well worth checking out.

More From 600 ESPN El Paso