Provost Umphrey Stadium
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| Former names | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Address | 4400 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Beaumont, Texas 77710 |
| Location | Beaumont, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°2′35″N 94°4′12″W / 30.04306°N 94.07000°WCoordinates: 30°2′35″N 94°4′12″W / 30.04306°N 94.07000°W |
| Owner | Lamar University |
| Operator | Lamar University |
| Executive suites |
Presidential Suite: 25 seats Morgan Suites: 7 Suites with 16 seats each Montagne Center Red Room: Up to 75 |
| Capacity | 1964 (17,500) 2010 (16,000) |
| Record attendance | 18,500 September 13, 1980 vs Baylor |
| Surface | Hellas Matrix Turf |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics 51' x 26' video board Outer Frame 88' x 48' |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Construction cost |
$1,000,000 ($7.72 million in 2017 dollars) $30 million (2010 Renovation) ($32.9 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Renovation: Leo A. Daly |
| Main contractors | Renovation: SETEX Construction Corp. |
| Tenants | |
| Lamar Cardinals football (NCAA) | |
Provost Umphrey Stadium (previously Cardinal Stadium) is a 16,000-seatmulti-purpose stadium located on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The stadium, home to the Lamar Cardinals football team, is located next to the Montagne Center. While primarily used for football, Provost Umphrey Stadium is also a concert venue with seating up to 20,000 for concerts. The stadium was completely renovated in 2009 and is designed to allow for a future expansion to 28,000.
The stadium is configured in a predominantly northeast-southwest placement with two sides of seating. Entrance into the stadium is via one of four entrance gates located at the Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, and Northeast of the stadium. Ticket booths are located near the gates. Seating access to each of the stadium sides is provided at street level through a covered concourse. Concessions, six areas in total, as well as twelve rest room facilities are located in the concourse area. In addition, flat screen televisions are located throughout. Large photographic murals from games in the earlier days of the stadium are mounted on the concourse walls.
With the exception of the press box and chair back seating sections on the west side, each side of the stadium is basically a mirror image of the other. Each side is divided into two main levels with one level below street level and the other elevated. A street level outdoor concourse separates the two levels. A walkway on the south side of the stadium extends from each of the outdoor concourses and connects the two stadium sides providing easy pedestrian access from one side of the stadium to the other.
In addition to the two sides, the Morgan VIP suites located in the Montagne Center on the north end zone side of the stadium provide 112 seats (16 seats for each of the 7 suites). The Montagne Center Red Room, located above the VIP suites and overlooking the stadium, can accommodate up to 75 guests. Overflow attendance can be accommodated by large grassy areas located on both the north and south sides of the stadium. (Seating in the grassy areas is not included in the stated 16,000 stadium capacity.) The two southern porch sections of the Montagne Center also provide additional seating. Additionally, a presidential suite which can hold 25 is located in the press box. The presidential suite includes a kitchenette.
The outdoor concourses and south side walkway also contain a total of one hundred eight (108) chair-back seats as well as additional space for wheelchair seating. Each side has forty chair-back seats and additional space for wheelchair seating. In addition, the south side walkway includes twenty-eight (28) chair-back seats and wheelchair seating space. The seating sections were added as part of the stadium's complete renovation in 2009 and were part of stadium enhancements made to make the stadium compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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