Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Large stadium in Jackson, United States
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Mississippi. A solid lower wall with ground-level entrances supports an open colonnade of tall vertical supports under a flat roof, and a higher grandstand block with rows of small square windows rises on one side. Four light towers with square banks of lamps stand above the roofline, and a wide parking area lies in front.
The facility opened in 1950 with an initial capacity of 21,000 seats and underwent multiple expansions over the decades. A major renovation in 1981 brought it to its current size.
The stadium is home to Jackson State University's football team and draws local families to regional high school tournaments throughout the season. These events bring the community together through shared passion for the sport.
The stadium sits on the Jackson State University campus, with a broad parking area in front of the concrete grandstands. The main entrances are the dark rectangular openings at ground level beneath the colonnade. Jackson State Tigers games draw the largest crowds, so plan to arrive well before kickoff.
The stadium's first football game, on December 9, 1950, was a junior college contest: Holmes Junior College lost 32–12 to the Kilgore College Rangers of Texas before 18,000 spectators. The first Division I-A game followed on November 22, 1952, when Southern Mississippi beat Louisville 55–26.
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