About Hughes Stadium
Hughes Stadium is a former name of Morgan Stadium. Morgan Stadium is a College Football stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. It opened in 1937. It seats 10,001. Its current tenant is Morgan State Bears (College Football), since 1966. By capacity it ranks 210th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 74th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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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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Morgan State Bears While based here: 30 seasons
College Football · 1966–present
Mid-eastern 2002–2026 · Independent 1982–1983 · Mid-eastern 1971–1977 · 1 earlier conference · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1966–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 Hughes Stadium?
The capacity of Hughes Stadium is 10,001.
When was Hughes Stadium built?
Hughes Stadium opened in 1937.
Who operates Hughes Stadium?
Hughes Stadium is operated by Morgan State University.
Who plays at Hughes Stadium?
Hughes Stadium is the home venue of Morgan State Bears.
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 4 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Historical Names
Morgan Stadium
Unknown - Present
Hughes Stadium
Unknown - Present
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Stadium | 1922–1997 | 1.4 mi |
| Oriole Park II | 1890– | 2.0 mi |
| Oriole Park V | 1914–1944 | 2.0 mi |
| Oriole Park IV | 1901– | 2.0 mi |
| Homewood Field | 1906– | 2.1 mi |
| Oriole Park I | 2.2 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
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