Carpenter-Haygood Stadium

Coordinates: 34°8′4″N 93°3′48″W / 34.13444°N 93.06333°W / 34.13444; -93.06333

Carpenter-Haygood Stadium
Construction
Former names	Haygood Stadium
Location	1492 M H Russell Rd Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Coordinates	34°8'4"N 93°3'48"W
Owner	Henderson State University
Capacity	9,600
Surface	GeoGreen
Opened	1968
Renovated	2011
Tenants
Henderson State Reddies

Carpenter-Haygood Stadium is an American football stadium in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that serves as the home field for the Henderson State Reddies.^[1]

The stadium opened in 1968 and was named in honor of Jimmy Haygood, who was HSU's football coach from 1907-1924. "Carpenter" was added to the stadium name in 1990 to honor former coach Ralph "Sporty" Carpenter, who died on February 16, 1990 after serving as head coach for 19 years.^[2]

A GeoGreen surface was installed in 2011.

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College football venues in Arkansas

Division I
FBS

SEC	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium & War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)

Sun Belt	Centennial Bank Stadium (Arkansas State)

Division I
FCS

Southland	Estes Stadium (Central Arkansas)

SWAC	Golden Lion Stadium (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)

Division II

Great American	Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium (Arkansas–Monticello) Buerkle Field (Arkansas Tech) First Security Stadium (Harding) Carpenter-Haygood Stadium (Henderson State) A. U. Williams Field (Ouachita Baptist) Wilkins Stadium (Southern Arkansas)

Division III

SAA	Young–Wise Memorial Stadium (Hendrix)

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