Fairfield Stadium

Opened in 1928

About Fairfield Stadium

Fairfield Stadium was a College Football stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. It opened in 1928 and closed in 1990. Its only tenant was Marshall Thundering Herd (College Football, 1929–1988). On our ranked lists it ranks 207th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Photo of Fairfield Stadium
Photo by Pub. by Huntington News Agency, Huntington, W. VA. "Tichnor Quality Views," Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Year Opened

1928

Year Closed

1990

Location

Huntington, West Virginia

Elevation

564 ft

172 m above sea level

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.

The site today

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

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Teams

Home seasons at Fairfield Stadium by team, 1928–1990. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Marshall Thundering Herd
While based here: 43 seasons · 52-153-3 regular season in the 20 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1929–1988
Southern 1977–1988 · Independent 1969–1976 · MAC 1959–1968 · 2 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA)
  1. Home venue unknown 1913–1923
  2. Fairfield Stadium 1929–1988
  3. Joan C. Edwards Stadium 1991–present
College Football 1929–1988

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

When was Fairfield Stadium built?

Fairfield Stadium opened in 1928.

What is on the site of Fairfield Stadium today?

The site is now part of Prindle Field, a park.

Where did the Marshall Thundering Herd play after Fairfield Stadium?

After leaving Fairfield Stadium in 1988, the Marshall Thundering Herd moved to Joan C. Edwards Stadium in 1991.

Sources

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

Location

Coordinates: 38.4101, -82.4318
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Joan C. Edwards Stadium 1991– 1.2 mi
Spartan Municipal Stadium 1928– 37 mi
University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field 1918– 44 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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