Alumni Memorial Field

For other uses, see Alumni Stadium (disambiguation).

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium
Construction
Alumni Memorial Field

Location	North Main Street Lexington, Virginia 24450
Coordinates	37°47′20″N 79°26′6″W / 37.78889°N 79.43500°W / 37.78889; -79.43500Coordinates: 37°47′20″N 79°26′6″W / 37.78889°N 79.43500°W / 37.78889; -79.43500
Owner	Virginia Military Institute
Operator	Virginia Military Institute
Capacity	10,000
Surface	Bermuda Grass
Opened	1962
Renovated	2006
Construction cost	$250,000
Architect	HOK Sport (renovations)
Tenants
VMI Keydets football VMI Keydets track and field

Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets football team.

History

Alumni Memorial Field was built and completed in 1962. The cost was approximately $250,000, funded by the General Assembly of Virginia and VMI Alumni Association.^[1] Fiberglass seating was installed in 1974.

In 2006, many improvements were made to the stadium. A new scoreboard with a jumbotron was added, along with new concourses, restrooms, and locker rooms. It totaled for a cost of $15 million.

Features

After renovation to the stadium in 2006, Alumni Memorial Stadium features permanent ticket booths, new concourses, restrooms, and locker rooms. It has a capacity of 10,000, with 54 rows at 173 feet high. The playing surface is Bermuda Grass.

Tradition

Before every VMI home game, the VMI Corps of Cadets marches from their barracks onto the field while the VMI Regimental Band plays "Shenandoah", along with a cannon called "Little John" firing at the start and end of the game and after every VMI score.^[1]

Record crowds

On September 15, 1973, VMI fell to Navy 37-8 in the largest crowd in Alumni Memorial Field history, with an attendance of 10,000. Just three years earlier on October 31, 1970, before 2,400 spectators, VMI fell heavily to Davidson 55-21 in the smallest crowd in Alumni Memorial Field history.^[2]

References

1 2 "Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics". VMIKeydets.com. 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
↑ "2010 VMI Football Record Book" (PDF). Vmikeydets.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.

External links

VMI Keydets

VMI Keydets football

Venues	Alumni Field (1921–1961) Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)

Rivalries	Military Classic of the South (The Citadel) Richmond William & Mary Virginia Tech (former)

Culture & lore	Traditions "The Spirit" Moe the Kangaroo Porter Cup

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Football stadiums of the Southern Conference

Finley Stadium (Chattanooga) Johnson Hagood Stadium (The Citadel) Kermit Tipton Stadium (East Tennessee State) Paladin Stadium (Furman) Five Star Stadium (Mercer) Seibert Stadium (Samford) Foster Stadium (VMI) E. J. Whitmire Stadium (Western Carolina) Gibbs Stadium (Wofford)

College football venues in Virginia

Division I
FBS

ACC	Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech) Scott Stadium (Virginia)

Conference USA	Foreman Field (Old Dominion)

Division I
FCS

Big South	Williams Stadium (Liberty)

CAA	Bridgeforth Stadium (James Madison) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Richmond) Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field (William & Mary)

MEAC	Armstrong Stadium (Hampton) William "Dick" Price Stadium (Norfolk State)

SoCon	Alumni Memorial Field (VMI)

Division II

CIAA	Hovey Field (Virginia Union) Rogers Stadium (Virginia State)

MEC	Beaty–Richmond Field at Carl Smith Stadium (Virginia–Wise)

Division III

NJAC	Pomoco Stadium (Christopher Newport) Robert E. Williams Stadium (Southern Virginia)

ODAC	Day Field (Randolph–Macon) Fullerton Field (Emory & Henry) Jopson Field (Bridgewater) Lewis C. Everett Stadium (Hampden–Sydney) Shentel Stadium (Shenandoah) Wilson Field (Washington and Lee)

USA South	Cougars Den (Averett) W. B. Adams Stadium (Ferrum)

Stagg Bowl	Salem Football Stadium (Salem, Virginia)

USCAA

Independent	Apprentice Field (The Apprentice School)

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