About Municipal Stadium
Municipal Stadium is a former name of Fortera Stadium, used 1946–1992. Fortera Stadium is a College Football stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee. It opened in 1946. It seats 10,000. Its current tenant is Austin Peay Governors (College Football), since 1980. By capacity it ranks 203rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 78th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Governors Stadium (1993–2015).
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- 78th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names
- 76th oldest of 267 football stadiums still in use
- 28th for most name changes among 68 football stadiums with 3 or more names
- 20th for most name changes among 55 College Football stadiums with 3 or more names
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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Austin Peay Governors While based here: 25 seasons
College Football · 1980–present
UAC 2023–2026 · Atlantic Sun Conference 2022 · Ohio Valley Conference 2010–2021 · 3 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1980–present |
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 Municipal Stadium?
The capacity of Municipal Stadium is 10,000.
When was Municipal Stadium built?
Municipal Stadium opened in 1946.
Who operates Municipal Stadium?
Municipal Stadium is operated by Austin Peay Governors.
Who plays at Municipal Stadium?
Municipal Stadium is the home venue of Austin Peay Governors.
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 39 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hale Stadium | 1953– | 39 mi |
| Sulphur Dell | 1885–1969 | 40 mi |
| FirstBank Stadium | 1922– | 41 mi |
| Nissan Stadium | 1999– | 41 mi |
| Bridgestone Arena | 1996– | 41 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.