Surface Fieldturf Capacity 15,971 | Opened 1975 | |
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Location Caspari StreetNatchitoches, LA 71457 Executive suites 3 VIP suites, 8 seats per suite Record attendance 17,528 on Sept. 9, 2000 vs Southern Architect Harold E. Pique & Associates Similar Cowboy Stadium, Estes Stadium, Strawberry Stadium, Provost Umphrey Stadium, Manning Field at John L G | ||
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.
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.
Top 10 Crowds at Harry Turpin Stadium
1. 17,528 Southern Jaguars 09/02/00
2. 17,031 McNeese State Cowboys 11/16/00
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