About Tucker Stadium
Tucker Stadium is a College Football stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee. It opened in 1966. It seats 16,500. Its current tenant is Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (College Football), since 1971. By capacity it ranks 157th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 120th 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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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles While based here: 46 seasons
College Football · 1971–present
Southern 2026 · OVC–Big South 2023–2025 · Ohio Valley Conference 1971–2022 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1971–present |
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 Tucker Stadium?
The capacity of Tucker Stadium is 16,500.
When was Tucker Stadium built?
Tucker Stadium opened in 1966.
Who operates Tucker Stadium?
Tucker Stadium is operated by Tennessee Technological University.
Who plays at Tucker Stadium?
Tucker Stadium is the home venue of Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
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 2 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium/Horace Jones Field | 1933– | 53 mi |
| Nissan Stadium | 1999– | 71 mi |
| McGee Field at Harris Stadium | 1891– | 71 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.