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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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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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)
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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.
- 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 5 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.