Louis Crews Stadium

Louis Crews Stadium
"Bulldog Stadium"
Location	Normal, Alabama
Coordinates	34°47′1.22″N 86°34′42.4″W / 34.7836722°N 86.578444°W
Owner	Alabama A&M University
Operator	Alabama A&M University
Capacity	21,000
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction
Broke ground	1996
Opened	1996
Construction cost	$10 million USD
Tenants
	Alabama A&M Bulldogs (NCAA) (1996–Present)

Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Alabama A&M University in Normal, Alabama. The stadium opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M football team. It was named in honor of Louis Crews, who served as the team's head coach from 1960 to 1975.

Built at a price of $10 million, Louis Crews Stadium has a current capacity of 21,000, and is the tenth largest stadium in Alabama.^[1] The home-side grandstands have a capacity of 14,000 and the visitors' side holds 7,000.

The stadium features a two-level press box which can accommodate up to 30 sportswriters. In addition, there are 19 skyboxes that can seat 16 to 50 people each. An all-weather, 8-lane running track surrounds the football playing surface. The track portion of the facility contains a high jump competition area, and multi-directional long/triple jump and pole vault runways. The stadium hosted the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and several AAU Track Meets during the summer months.

FieldTurf was originally installed in October 2012, and replaced with an all new state of the art FieldTurf surface in May 2023, one uses coconut husks instead of the traditional rubber pellets, which cools field temperatures.^[2]

Notable games

The first game played in Louis Crews was a 20–17 loss to Clark Atlanta University. This marked the first game played on campus since 1971.
The first win in the stadium was a 36–22 victory over Miles College in 1996.
The largest crowd in the history of Louis Crews Stadium occurred in 2021, when 21,835 people attended Alabama A&M's homecoming game.

References

^ "Jaguars have full schedule while staying in Huntsville". Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 1998. Retrieved February 24, 2010. Alabama A&M plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference's newest and arguably finest facility, 21000-seat Louis Crews Stadium.
^ Schrimsher, Kelly (July 18, 2012). "Groundbreaking Partnership Moves High School Football to A&M's Louis Crews Stadium". Press Release by City of Huntsville AL. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

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[adv1-1] "Jaguars have full schedule while staying in Huntsville". Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 1998. Retrieved February 24, 2010. Alabama A&M plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference's newest and arguably finest facility, 21000-seat Louis Crews Stadium.

[cohPR2012Jul18th-2] Schrimsher, Kelly (July 18, 2012). "Groundbreaking Partnership Moves High School Football to A&M's Louis Crews Stadium". Press Release by City of Huntsville AL. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

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v t e Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
Venues	Milton Frank Stadium (1962–1995) Louis Crews Stadium (1996–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Magic City Classic (Alabama State)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Football stadiums of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
East Division	Louis Crews Stadium (Alabama A&M) ASU Stadium (Alabama State) Daytona Stadium (Bethune Cookman) Bragg Memorial Stadium (FAMU) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson State) Rice–Totten Field (Mississippi Valley State)
West Division	Casem-Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State) Simmons Bank Field (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium (Grambling State) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Prairie View A&M) A. W. Mumford Stadium (Southern) Shell Energy Stadium (Texas Southern)
Classics	Legion Field (Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State) Camping World Stadium (Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M) Caesars Superdome (Grambling State vs. Southern) Cotton Bowl (Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M) NRG Stadium (Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Jackson State vs. Tennessee State)

Notable games

See also

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