Aggie Memorial Stadium

Opened in 1978

About Aggie Memorial Stadium

Aggie Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It opened in 1978. It was designed by Caudill Rowlett Scott. It seats 30,343. Its current tenant is New Mexico State Aggies (College Football), since 1978. By capacity it ranks 103rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 170th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Aggie Memorial Stadium
Photo by Quintin Soloviev. License: CC BY 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

30,343

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1978

Address

1810 East University Avenue, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004

Elevation

3,980 ft

1,213 m above sea level

Architect

Caudill Rowlett Scott

Address 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.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

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Teams

Home seasons at Aggie Memorial Stadium by team, 1978–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
New Mexico State Aggies
While based here: 49 seasons · 155-397-1 regular season · 3 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1978–present
C-USA 2023–2026 · Independent 2018–2022 · Sun Belt 2014–2017 · 5 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1931–1977
  2. Aggie Memorial Stadium 1978–present
College Football 1978–present

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Aggie Memorial Stadium?

The capacity of Aggie Memorial Stadium is 30,343.

When was Aggie Memorial Stadium built?

Aggie Memorial Stadium opened in 1978.

Who designed Aggie Memorial Stadium?

Aggie Memorial Stadium was designed by Caudill Rowlett Scott.

Who plays at Aggie Memorial Stadium?

Aggie Memorial Stadium is the home venue of New Mexico State Aggies.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 32.2796, -106.7411
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Biggs Army Airfield 1916– 37 mi
Kidd Field 1933– 38 mi
Sun Bowl Stadium 1963– 38 mi
Jones Stadium 38 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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