About A. W. Mumford Stadium
A. W. Mumford Stadium is a College Football stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 1928. It seats 25,500. Its current tenant is Southern Jaguars (College Football), since 1977. By capacity it ranks 125th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 49th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use. It has also been known as University Stadium (1928–1981).
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Venue Information
Location
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Southern Jaguars While based here: 27 seasons
College Football · 1977–present
Southwestern Athletic Conference 1977–2026 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1977–present |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of A. W. Mumford Stadium?
The capacity of A. W. Mumford Stadium is 25,500.
When was A. W. Mumford Stadium built?
A. W. Mumford Stadium opened in 1928.
Who plays at A. W. Mumford Stadium?
A. W. Mumford Stadium is the home venue of Southern Jaguars.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Historical Names
A. W. Mumford Stadium
1982 - Present
CurrentUniversity Stadium
1928 - 1981
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| State Field | 1893–1924 | 4.7 mi |
| Tiger Stadium | 1924– | 7.6 mi |
| Strawberry Stadium | 1936– | 43 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
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