About Cowboy Stadium
Cowboy Stadium is a former name of Navarre Stadium, used 1965–2024. Navarre Stadium is a College Football stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It opened in 1965. It seats 12,226. Its current tenant is McNeese Cowboys (College Football), since 1965. By capacity it ranks 192nd of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 126th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Address
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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McNeese Cowboys While based here: 46 seasons · 56-19-2 regular season in the 7 seasons with results on record · 3 postseason trips
College Football · 1965–present
Southland 1973–2026 · Gulf States Conference 1965 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1965–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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Cowboy Stadium?
The capacity of Cowboy Stadium is 12,226.
When was Cowboy Stadium built?
Cowboy Stadium opened in 1965.
Who plays at Cowboy Stadium?
Cowboy Stadium is the home venue of McNeese Cowboys.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- 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 4 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Navarre Stadium
2025 - Present
Cowboy Stadium
1965 - 2024
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Provost Umphrey Stadium | 1964– | 52 mi |
| Cajun Field | 1971– | 70 mi |
| McNaspy Stadium | 71 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.