Former names University Stadium Opened 1928 Team Southern Jaguars football | Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana Capacity 28,500 | |
Address Baton Rouge, LA 70807, USA Owner Southern University and A&M College Similar Jack Spinks Stadium, Golden Lion Stadium, F G Clark Center, Mississippi Veterans Memorial, Eddie Robinson Stadium | ||
Ace w mumford stadium top 5 facts
Ace W. Mumford Stadium is a 28,500-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 1928, and is home to the Southern University Jaguars and Southern Laboratory High School Kittens football teams, as well as the Southern University women's soccer team. The Roscoe Moore Track located in the stadium is home to the men's and women's track and field teams.
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- Ace w mumford stadium top 5 facts
- Southern University Head Football Coaching Records at Mumford
- References
Every spring semester, the stadium hosts the Pelican Relays. College and high school track teams compete at this event.
The stadium is named after coach A.W. "Ace" Mumford, the most successful coach in Southern University football history, who coached from 1937 until 1961.
In 2009, an extensive addition was completed in the North End Zone. 2,300 seats were added along with training, weight and conference rooms, coaches offices, student lounge, media rooms, memorabilia rooms, and 8 skybox suites. The coaching records are as follows: