"The Junkyard"[1] | |
 Panoramic view of the stadium | |
  Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium Location in Massachusetts  Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Alumni Stadium (1965-1984) |
|---|---|
| Location | 300 Stadium Drive Hadley, Massachusetts 01003 |
| Coordinates | 42°22′38.30″N 72°32′9.67″W / 42.3773056°N 72.5360194°W |
| Owner | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Operator | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Capacity | 17,000 (expandable to 21,430[2]) |
| Surface | AstroTurf RootZone 3DH |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1964 |
| Opened | September 25, 1965 |
| Construction cost | $1.4 million[3] |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[4] |
| General contractor | H.J. Madore Company[5] |
| Tenants | |
| UMass Minutemen football (NCAA) (1965–2011, 2014–present) UMass Minutewomen lacrosse (NCAA) (2007–present) UMass Minutemen soccer (NCAA) (2020, select matches) | |
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with the exception of 2012 and 2013, when the team played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. From 2014 to 2018, the Minutemen split their home dates between McGuirk and Gillette.
Originally known as Alumni Stadium, the facility was renamed in 1984 to honor Warren McGuirk, who was the UMass athletic director from 1948 to 1971.[6] Although it is on the university's campus, which is almost entirely in Amherst, the stadium itself lies just across the town line in Hadley.
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- ^ "Warren McGurik Alumni Stadium". Ballparks.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "McGuirk Alumni Stadium Facts & Stats". University of Massachusetts Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "McGuirk, Warren Pierce". Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved August 2, 2020.