About College Bowl
College Bowl is a former name of Burgess-Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium, used 1947–1960. Burgess-Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium is a College Football stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. It opened in 1947. It seats 24,000. Its current tenant is Jacksonville State Gamecocks (College Football), since 1974. By capacity it ranks 136th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 86th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 59th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium (2010–2023).
Appears in
- 86th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 59th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names
- 84th oldest of 281 football stadiums still in use
- 29th for most name changes among 71 football stadiums with 3 or more names
- 21st for most name changes among 57 College Football stadiums with 3 or more names
Venue Information
Location
Operator
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks While based here: 38 seasons · 30-15 regular season in the 4 seasons with results on record · 3 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1974–present
C-USA 2023–2026 · Atlantic Sun Conference 2022 · Western Athletic Conference 2021 · 4 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1974–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.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of College Bowl?
The capacity of College Bowl is 24,000.
When was College Bowl built?
College Bowl opened in 1947.
Who operates College Bowl?
College Bowl is operated by Jacksonville State University.
Who plays at College Bowl?
College Bowl is the home venue of Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 3 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC0): Photograph.
Historical Names
Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
2010 - 2023
College Bowl
1947 - 1960
CurrentBurgess-Snow Field at AmFirst Stadium
Unknown - Present
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Protective Stadium | 2021– | 63 mi |
| Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center | 1972– | 64 mi |
| Pete Hanna Stadium | 1958– | 64 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.