Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Joan C. Edwards Stadium, formerly Marshall University Stadium, is a football stadium located on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It currently can hold 30,475 spectators and includes twenty deluxe, indoor suites, 300 wheelchair-accessible seating, a state-of-the-art press-box, 14 concession areas, and 16 separate restrooms. It also features 90,000 sq ft (8,000 m2) of artificial turf and 1,837 tons of structural steel. It also houses the Shewey Athletic Center (Marshall University), a fieldhouse and a training facility. The new stadium opened in 1991 and replaced Fairfield Stadium, a condemned off-campus facility built in 1927 in the Fairfield Park neighborhood.
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| Former names | Marshall University Stadium (1991–2003) |
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| Location | 2001 3rd Avenue Huntington, West Virginia 25755 U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°25′30″N 82°25′15″W |
| Owner | Marshall University |
| Operator | Marshall University |
| Executive suites | 20 |
| Capacity | 30,475 (2022–present) Former capacity: List
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| Record attendance | 41,382 |
| Surface | Omniturf (1991–1997) AstroTurf (1998–2004) FieldTurf (2005–2013) AstroTurf (2014–present) |
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| Broke ground | July 18, 1990 |
| Opened | September 7, 1991 |
| Construction cost | $30 million ($67.1 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Rosser FABRAP |
| General contractor | Frank Irey Company/River Cities |
| Tenants | |
| Marshall Thundering Herd (NCAA) (1991–present) NCAA Division I Football Championship (1992–1996) | |
Marshall has a 176-39 overall record at Joan C. Edwards Stadium for a winning percentage of .819, one of the top home winning percentages in the nation.