ASU Stadium (Alabama)

The ASU Stadium
ASU Stadium
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LocationMontgomery, Alabama
Coordinates32°21′50″N 86°17′26″W / 32.36389°N 86.29056°W / 32.36389; -86.29056
OwnerAlabama State University
OperatorAlabama State University
Capacity26,500
SurfaceAstroTurf[3]
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 4, 2011[1]
OpenedNovember 22, 2012[2]
Construction cost$62 million
ArchitectBrown Chambless Architects[4]
Convergence Design[4]
Project managerTCU Consulting Services[7]
Structural engineerBlackburn Daniels O'Barr[5]
Services engineerCRS Engineering, Inc.[6]
General contractorRabren General Contractors, Inc.[8]
Tenants
Alabama State Hornets (NCAA) 2012–present

The ASU Stadium is an American football stadium in Montgomery, Alabama, on the campus of Alabama State University that serves as the home field for the Alabama State Hornets football team. The stadium opened in 2012 and replaced the Cramton Bowl as the home of ASU football. ASU Stadium's inaugural game was played November 22, 2012, when it hosted the 89th Turkey Day Classic in which the Hornets hosted the Tuskegee Golden Tigers. The game, won by Tuskegee 27–25, was a sell-out and was televised nationally on ESPNU.

The stadium's current capacity sits at 26,500 but the facility is designed to allow for future expansion that can increase the capacity to 55,000.[9]

  1. ^ Flanagan, Ben (February 3, 2011). "ASU Football Stadium Groundbreaking, Baseball Complex Ribbon Cutting Friday". Alabama Live LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Kneidinger Hull, Christine (September 14, 2011). "ASU 'Clock and Block' Party to Count Down Days Until Stadium Play". Alabama Live LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Alabama State to debut new AstroTurf field on Thanksgiving Day". AstroTurf USA. November 20, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Muret, Don (October 3, 2011). "Alabama St. Sees New $50M Stadium As First Step to FBS Status". SportsBusiness Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "Engineering Projects". Blackburn Daniels O'Barr. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "ASU Football Stadium". Auburn Electrical Construction Co., Inc. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  7. ^ "Clients". TCU Consulting Services. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "Pulse". Engineering News-Record. January 28, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "$62 million Alabama State stadium sets stage for growth across Montgomery". AL.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2013.