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Joan Edwards Stadium
Huntington, WV

Home of the Marshall Thundering Herd, Joan Edwards Stadium is one of the newest stadiums in college football. In the mid 1980s discussion for a new stadium for the football team began. A new stadium was needed to replace the deteriorating Fairfield Stadium that had been the home to Marshall since 1927. By 1990 that discussion became a reality as construction began on a new stadium. Originally known as Marshall Stadium, the Thundering Herd played their first game at the stadium against the New Hampshire Wildcats on September 7, 1991.

The stadium originally had a seating capacity of 28,000 and a standing room capacity of 30,000 when it opened. Since then there have been several additions to the stadium. In 1995, 2,000 seats were added in the south endzone. During the summer 2000, just over 8,000 seats were added to the south endzone. In November 2003, Marshall Stadium was renamed in honor Joan C. Edwards for her devotion and generosity to the university. It is one of two stadiums in Division-1 football to be named after a woman. In 2005 the Astroturf playing field was replaced with Fieldturf. Today, Joan Edwards Stadium has a seating capacity of 38,000, including 20 luxury suites. For several years it was home to the MAC title game. In the future the stadium may be expanded even more as in was built to be expandable to seat 55,000 fans.

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-Tenant: Marshall Thundering Herd
-Conference: CUSA
-Capacity: 38,016
-Surface: Fieldturf
-Opened: September 7, 1991
-Cost: $30 Million
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"Great feel as you watch the games. The field house is awesome looking, especially as the Herd runs out with Marco and the steam." - Matt

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