Roy Stewart Stadium

Opened in 1973

About Roy Stewart Stadium

Roy Stewart Stadium is a College Football stadium in Murray, Kentucky. It opened in 1973. It seats 16,800. Its current tenant is Murray State Racers (College Football), since 1980. By capacity it ranks 156th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 154th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Roy Stewart Stadium — Photo by BlueGold73 (talk). License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

16,800

Source: Wikidata

#156 in College Football of 241

Year Opened

1973

#145 oldest in College Football of 242

Location

Murray, Kentucky 42071

Elevation

506 ft

154 m above sea level

#114 lowest in College Football of 242

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.

Teams

Home seasons at Roy Stewart Stadium by team, 1973–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Murray State Racers While based here: 35 seasons College Football · 1980–present Missouri Valley Football Conference 2023–2026 · Ohio Valley Conference 1980–2022 · FCS (Division I-AA) Home venue unknown 1945–1948 Roy Stewart Stadium 1980–present	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 Roy Stewart Stadium?

The capacity of Roy Stewart Stadium is 16,800.

When was Roy Stewart Stadium built?

Roy Stewart Stadium opened in 1973.

Who plays at Roy Stewart Stadium?

Roy Stewart Stadium is the home venue of Murray State Racers.

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 11 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 36.6213, -88.3175

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Graham Stadium	1964–	36 mi
Fortera Stadium	1946–	54 mi
Houck Stadium	1930–	82 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Murray State Racers

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.