"Bulldog Stadium" | |
Location | Normal, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°47′1.22″N 86°34′42.4″W / 34.7836722°N 86.578444°WCoordinates: 34°47′1.22″N 86°34′42.4″W / 34.7836722°N 86.578444°W |
Owner | Alabama A&M University |
Operator | Alabama A&M University |
Capacity | 21,000 |
Surface | Astro Turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1996 |
Opened | 1996 |
Construction cost | $10 million USD |
Tenants | |
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (NCAA) (1996–Present) |
Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Normal, Alabama. It opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs football team. It was named in honor of former Head Football Coach Louis Crews who served from 1960 to 1975.
Built in 1996 at a price of $10 million, Louis Crews Stadium has a current capacity of 21,000, and is the sixth largest stadium in Alabama. The home-side grandstands have a capacity of 14,000 and the visitors' side holds 7,000.
The stadium features a two-level pressbox which can hold up to 30 sportswriters, and nineteen skyboxes that can seat 16 to 50 people each.
Artificial turf was installed in October 2012.