About McAndrew Stadium
McAndrew Stadium was a College Football stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. It opened in 1938, closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2011. Its last recorded capacity was 17,000. Its only tenant was Southern Illinois Salukis (College Football, 1962–2009). On our ranked lists it ranks 240th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
137 m above sea level
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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Southern Illinois Salukis While based here: 44 seasons · 41-56-2 regular season in the 9 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1962–2009
Missouri Valley Football Conference 2008–2009 · Gateway Football Conference 1985–2007 · Missouri Valley 1977–1984 · 1 earlier conference · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1962–2009 |
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 McAndrew Stadium?
The capacity of McAndrew Stadium is 17,000.
When was McAndrew Stadium built?
McAndrew Stadium opened in 1938.
Who operates McAndrew Stadium?
McAndrew Stadium is operated by Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Where did the Southern Illinois Salukis play after McAndrew Stadium?
After leaving McAndrew Stadium in 2009, the Southern Illinois Salukis moved to Saluki Stadium in 2010.
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.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saluki Stadium | 2010– | 0.3 mi |
| Houck Stadium | 1930– | 33 mi |
| Busch Stadium | 2006– | 82 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.