Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
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Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium is a stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders. It previously served as the home stadium for Riverdale and Oakland high schools, for a long period when those schools did not have stadiums. It later was the home stadium for Siegel High School for a short period, when construction for a stadium was delayed. The stadium is named for Middle Tennessee State University football coach Johnny Floyd.
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Full name | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium |
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Former names | Horace Jones Field (1933–1979) |
Location | 1327 Faulkinberry Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 |
Coordinates | 35.850513°N 86.368223°W / 35.850513; -86.368223 |
Owner | Middle Tennessee State University |
Executive suites | 16 indoor, 38 outdoor |
Capacity | 30,788 |
Record attendance | 30,502 on September 10, 2011 (Georgia Tech) |
Surface | Grass (1933–1969) AstroTurf (1970–2005) Shaw Sports PowerBlade HP (2006–2014) Shaw Sports Legion 46 (2014–present) |
Construction | |
Built | 1933 |
Opened | October 14, 1933; 90 years ago (1933-10-14) |
Renovated | 1997–1998 |
Expanded | 1940, 1960, 1968 |
Construction cost | $25 million (1997 renovation) |
Architect | Burkhalter-Hickerson |
Tenants | |
MTSU Blue Raiders (NCAA) (1933–present) Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1968) | |
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