Francis G. Welch Stadium

Francis G. Welch Stadium, also known as Jones Field at Welch Stadium or Welch Stadium, is a sport stadium in Emporia, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by the Emporia State University football and track & field teams and Emporia High School football. It is named to honor long-time Emporia State coach and athletic director Fran Welch. The facility was one of the first on the NCAA Division II level to offer enclosed skyboxes and is still one of only a few across the nation.

Francis G. Welch Stadium
Welch Stadium
LocationEmporia, Kansas
OwnerEmporia State University
OperatorEmporia State University
Capacity7,000
SurfaceRamTurf
Opened1937
Tenants
Emporia State football
Emporia High School football
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