Spec Martin Stadium, Football stadium in DeLand, Florida, United States.
Spec Martin Stadium is a 6,000-seat football stadium in DeLand, Florida, home to Stetson Hatters football and DeLand High School Bulldog football. It also hosted the Central Florida Warriors rugby league team. Renovations for Stetson's 2013 return added a new press box, handicapped and premium seating, and new locker rooms.
Spec Martin Stadium opened in 1941 as DeLand Municipal Stadium and was renamed in 1973. It hosted Stetson Hatters football until the university dropped the program in 1956; the Hatters returned in 2013 after a 57-year hiatus, playing in the Pioneer Football League, which prompted renovations including a new press box and locker rooms.
The stadium appears in the 1998 film The Waterboy as the home field of the fictional South Central Louisiana State Mud Dogs team.
Spec Martin Stadium stands in DeLand, Florida, and its 2013 renovation added a new press box, handicapped and premium seating areas, and new locker room facilities. Spectators should plan for Florida heat at daytime games and check the venue's own listings for gate and parking arrangements before travelling.
On February 2, 1985, the stadium hosted a USFL exhibition game between the newly relocated Orlando Renegades and the Baltimore Stars, the defending champions. About 3,000 fans attended and saw the Renegades win 16-10.
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