Fortera Stadium

Opened in 1946

About Fortera Stadium

Fortera Stadium is a College Football stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee. It opened in 1946. It seats 10,000. Its current tenant is Austin Peay Governors (College Football), since 1980. By capacity it ranks 203rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 78th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Municipal Stadium (1946–1992) and Governors Stadium (1993–2015).

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Photo of Fortera Stadium
Photo by Austin Peay Athletics. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

10,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1946

Location

Clarksville, Tennessee 37044

Elevation

472 ft

144 m above sea level

Operator

Austin Peay Governors

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Fortera Stadium by team, 1946–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Austin Peay Governors
While based here: 25 seasons
College Football · 1980–present
UAC 2023–2026 · Atlantic Sun Conference 2022 · Ohio Valley Conference 2010–2021 · 3 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA)
College Football 1980–present

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 Fortera Stadium?

The capacity of Fortera Stadium is 10,000.

When was Fortera Stadium built?

Fortera Stadium opened in 1946.

Who operates Fortera Stadium?

Fortera Stadium is operated by Austin Peay Governors.

Who plays at Fortera Stadium?

Fortera Stadium is the home venue of Austin Peay Governors.

Sources

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

Historical Names

Fortera Stadium

2016 - Present

Current

Governors Stadium

1993 - 2015

Municipal Stadium

1946 - 1992

Location

Coordinates: 36.5364, -87.3526
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Hale Stadium 1953– 39 mi
Sulphur Dell 1885–1969 40 mi
FirstBank Stadium 1922– 41 mi
Nissan Stadium 1999– 41 mi
Bridgestone Arena 1996– 41 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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