Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Joan C. Edwards Stadium
"The Joan"
Joan C. Edwards Stadium is located in West Virginia
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Location in West Virginia
Joan C. Edwards Stadium is located in the United States
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesMarshall University Stadium (1991–2003)
Location2001 3rd Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25755 U.S.
Coordinates38°25′30″N 82°25′15″W / 38.42500°N 82.42083°W / 38.42500; -82.42083
OwnerMarshall University
OperatorMarshall University
Executive suites20
Capacity30,475 (2022–present)
Former capacity:
List
    • 28,000 (1991–1993)
    • 30,000 (1994–1999)
    • 38,019 (2000–2012)
    • 38,227 (2013–2021)
Record attendance41,382
SurfaceOmniturf (1991–1997)
AstroTurf (1998–2004)
FieldTurf (2005–2013)
AstroTurf (2014–present)
Construction
Broke groundJuly 18, 1990
OpenedSeptember 7, 1991
Construction cost$30 million
($67.1 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectRosser FABRAP
General contractorFrank Irey Company/River Cities[2]
Tenants
Marshall Thundering Herd (NCAA) (1991–present)
NCAA Division I Football Championship (1992–1996)

Joan C. Edwards Stadium, formerly Marshall University Stadium, is a football stadium located on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It currently can hold 30,475[3] spectators and includes twenty deluxe, indoor suites, 300 wheelchair-accessible seating, a state-of-the-art press-box, 14 concession areas, and 16 separate restrooms.[4] It also features 90,000 sq ft (8,000 m2) of artificial turf and 1,837 tons of structural steel. It also houses the Shewey Athletic Center (Marshall University), a fieldhouse and a training facility. The new stadium opened in 1991 and replaced Fairfield Stadium, a condemned off-campus facility built in 1927 in the Fairfield Park neighborhood.

Marshall has a 176-39 overall record at Joan C. Edwards Stadium for a winning percentage of .819, one of the top home winning percentages in the nation.

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  2. ^ "Joan C. Edwards Stadium". Ballparks.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Herd Notebook: Upstairs, Jerseys, Turf". Marshall Athletics. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Timeline of Joan C. Edwards Stadium". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, WV. December 19, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2006.