Louisiana Tech Stadium

Opened in 1968

About Louisiana Tech Stadium

Louisiana Tech Stadium is a former name of Joe Aillet Stadium, used 1968–1971. Joe Aillet Stadium is a College Football stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. It opened in 1968. It seats 28,019. Its current tenant is Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (College Football), since 1968. By capacity it ranks 115th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 132nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Louisiana Tech Stadium
Photo by Spatms. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

28,019

Year Opened

1968

Location

Ruston, Louisiana 71272

Elevation

239 ft

73 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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Louisiana Tech Stadium by team, 1968–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
While based here: 59 seasons · 257-249-6 regular season in the 45 seasons with results on record · 15 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1968–present
Sun Belt 2026 · C-USA 2013–2025 · Western Athletic Conference 2001–2012 · 5 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1904–1927
  2. Home venue unknown 1929–1967
  3. Joe Aillet Stadium 1968–present
College Football 1968–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 Louisiana Tech Stadium?

The capacity of Louisiana Tech Stadium is 28,019.

When was Louisiana Tech Stadium built?

Louisiana Tech Stadium opened in 1968.

Who plays at Louisiana Tech Stadium?

Louisiana Tech Stadium is the home venue of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

Sources

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

Historical Names

Joe Aillet Stadium

1972 - Present

Louisiana Tech Stadium

1968 - 1971

Current

Location

Coordinates: 32.5320, -92.6559
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium 1983– 3.9 mi
Malone Stadium 1978– 34 mi
Brown Stadium 1933– 34 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

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Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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