Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Opened in 1941

About Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. It opened in 1941. It seats 60,492. Its current tenant is Jackson State Tigers (College Football), since 1977. By capacity it ranks 43rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 75th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Photo by Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

60,492

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1941

Location

Jackson, Mississippi 39210

Elevation

346 ft

106 m above sea level

Operator

Jackson State University

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 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium by team, 1941–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Jackson State Tigers
While based here: 16 seasons · 8-3 regular season in the 1 season with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1977–present
Southwestern Athletic Conference 1977–2026 · FCS (Division I-AA)
College Football 1977–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 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium?

The capacity of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is 60,492.

When was Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium built?

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium opened in 1941.

Who operates Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium?

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is operated by Jackson State University.

Who plays at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium?

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Jackson State Tigers.

Sources

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

Location

Coordinates: 32.3297, -90.1798
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Casem-Spinks Stadium 1992– 64 mi
Henderson Stadium 1925– 64 mi
Rice–Totten Stadium 1958– 82 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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