About New Athletic Field
New Athletic Field is a former name of Davis Wade Stadium, used 1914–1919. Davis Wade Stadium is a College Football stadium in The Cotton District, Mississippi. It opened in 1914. It seats 61,337. Its current tenant is Mississippi State Bulldogs (College Football), since 1914. By capacity it ranks 41st of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 5th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use, 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names and 5th longest single tenancy (112 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Scott Field (1920–2000).
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- 5th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names
- 5th longest single tenancy (112 years) of the 100 longest on record
- 4th oldest of 267 football stadiums still in use
- 28th for most name changes among 68 football stadiums with 3 or more names
- 4th longest single tenancy (112 years) of the 100 longest on record in football stadiums
- 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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Mississippi State Bulldogs While based here: 112 seasons · 556-557-33 regular season · 27 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 110 of 111 seasons) · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1914–present
SEC 1933–2026 · Southern 1922–1932 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1914–1921 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1914–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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of New Athletic Field?
The capacity of New Athletic Field is 61,337.
When was New Athletic Field built?
New Athletic Field opened in 1914.
Who operates New Athletic Field?
New Athletic Field is operated by Mississippi State University.
Who plays at New Athletic Field?
New Athletic Field is the home venue of Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium | 1929– | 74 mi |
| Vaught–Hemingway Stadium | 1915– | 76 mi |
| Rice–Totten Stadium | 1958– | 89 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.