Roy Stewart Stadium
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| Roy Stewart Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Location | Murray, Kentucky |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Owner | Murray State University |
| Operator | Murray State University |
| Surface | Artificial |
| Tenants | |
| Murray State Racers (football, rifle) and Lady Racers (track & field) | |
| Capacity | |
| 16,800 | |
Roy Stewart Stadium is a 16,800-seat multi-purpose stadium in Murray, Kentucky. It opened in 1973 and is home to the Murray State University Racers football and rifle and Lady Racers track and field teams.
The seven-floor structure is named after Roy Stewart, a longtime Murray State football coach and athletics director. It features an artificial (Astro-Turf) surface surrounded by a nine-lane track. Inside the stadium are athletic offices, locker rooms and meeting rooms for football and track and field, as well as a training room and weight room.
The Pat Spurgin Rifle Range, site of seven NCAA championships, is located at the northern end of the second floor.
| Current football stadiums in the Ohio Valley Conference |
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| Governors Stadium (Austin Peay) • Graham Stadium (UT-Martin) • Houck Stadium (SE Missouri) • LP Field (Tennessee State) • O'Brien Stadium (Eastern Illinois) • Paul Snow Stadium (Jacksonville State) • Roy Kidd Stadium (Eastern Kentucky) • Roy Stewart Stadium (Murray State) • Seibert Stadium (Samford) • Tucker Stadium (Tennessee Tech) |
