Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
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| Location | 300 Stadium Drive Hadley, Massachusetts 01003 |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′38.30″N 72°32′9.67″W / 42.3773056°N 72.5360194°WCoordinates: 42°22′38.30″N 72°32′9.67″W / 42.3773056°N 72.5360194°W |
| Owner | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Operator | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Capacity | 17,000 |
| Surface | Field Turf |
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| Broke ground | 1964 |
| Opened | September 25, 1965 |
| Construction cost | $1.4 million |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| General contractor | H. P. Madore Company |
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UMass Minutemen football (NCAA) (1965–2011, 2014–present) UMass Minutewomen lacrosse (NCAA) (2007–present) |
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Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was home for all games for the UMass Minutemen football team through the 2011 season, and remains home to the UMass Minutewomen lacrosse team. The football team played half their home games here in 2014, and will continue to host some games moving forward. The stadium is named for Warren P. McGuirk, who was the UMass Athletic Director from 1948 to 1971. Although it is located within the University's campus, which is almost entirely in Amherst, the stadium itself lies just across the border in Hadley.
Replacing Alumni Field, the stadium hosted its first game on September 25, 1965, with UMass beating American International College, 41-0. The stadium was officially dedicated on October 16, 1965, when UMass defeated Rhode Island 30-7 in a homecoming contest. The most recent sellout at the stadium was on December 2, 2006 with UMass defeating New Hampshire, 24-17. The stadium is also the site of UMass Amherst graduation ceremonies, and hosted the 1987 NCAA women’s soccer championship. On April 10, 2009, an Amherst resident fell from the stadium in what police believe was a suicide.
UMass now plays in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). McGuirk Stadium's current capacity is only modestly above the NCAA's requirement of 15,000 average attendance for FBS membership. The school upgraded its press box to meet NCAA requirements to bring some games back to campus, and upgraded its indoor training facilities.
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