Harry Turpin Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Harry Turpin Stadium
Location:Caspari Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Opened:1975
Owner:Northwestern State University
Operator:Northwestern State University
Surface:Fieldturf
Architect:Harold E. Pique & Associates
General Contractor:Tudor Construction Company[1]
Suites:3 VIP suites, 8 seats per suite[2]
Seating Capacity:15,971
Record Attendance:17,528 on Sept. 9, 2000 vs Southern[3]
Tenants:Northwestern State Demons football (NCAA)

Harry Turpin Stadium is a 15,971-seat multi-purpose stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It opened in 1975 and is home to the Northwestern State University Demons football team.

History

Donald Gray Horton (1945–2013), a Coushatta lawyer and philanthropist who served as the long-term president of the NSU Athletic Association, formulated the establishment in 2003 of the innovative Demon Alley tailgating zone south of Turpin Stadium. The zone is equipped with utility connections, including cable television.[4]

Top 10 crowds

1. 17,528 Southern Jaguars 09/02/00
2. 17,031 McNeese State Cowboys 11/16/02
3. 16,706 Southern Jaguars 09/05/98
4. 16,222 Southern Jaguars 09/07/96
5. 15,600 Southern Jaguars 09/03/93
6. 14,873 Southern Jaguars 09/07/13
7. 14,591 McNeese State Cowboys 10/16/04
8. 14,586 McNeese State Cowboys 10/22/00
9. 14,436 Tarleton State Texans 09/18/99
10. 14,247 McNeese State Cowboys 10/15/98

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Northwestern State Demons Football Media Guide. Northwestern State Athletics. July 25, 2013. August 2, 2013.
  2. Web site: Northwestern State University. Northwestern State University. December 6, 2014. September 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: 2014 NORTHWESTERN STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE. Northwestern State University Demons. December 6, 2014. 100.
  4. News: Longtime NSU booster Horton dies, June 6, 2013. Alexandria Daily Town Talk. June 7, 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130705034512/http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20130607/NEWS01/306070020/Longtime-NSU-booster-Horton-dies. July 5, 2013.