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Armstrong Stadium

Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, VA, home of Hampton. Capacity 12,000. Opened October 6, 1928.

Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, VA
Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, VAPhoto: K.C.Weldub, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
12,000
Opened
1928
Surface
AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D Decade
Roof
Open air
Elevation
8 ft
Home team
Hampton
Hampton here
64–⁠52 games on file since 2003

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Armstrong Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k10k20k30k40k2003: 5,578 a game over 2 games; biggest 7,5832004: 7,553 a game over 1 games; biggest 7,5532005: 8,142 a game over 5 games; biggest 16,3062006: 8,611 a game over 5 games; biggest 18,1572007: 7,236 a game over 4 games; biggest 14,6252008: 8,801 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,8772009: 4,868 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,4172010: 9,902 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,9162011: 9,262 a game over 7 games; biggest 35,6532012: 4,067 a game over 3 games; biggest 5,5002013: 4,013 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,5002014: 6,556 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,0002015: 4,246 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,0102016: 6,537 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,1222017: 7,214 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,2512018: 6,530 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,7502019: 4,213 a game over 1 games; biggest 4,2132021: 3,465 a game over 6 games; biggest 4,5002022: 4,434 a game over 4 games; biggest 6,5122023: 7,431 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,8112024: 4,148 a game over 6 games; biggest 7,7142025: 5,245 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,7102026: 3,789 a game over 3 games; biggest 5,17320032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

35,653Alabama A&M at Hampton2011
18,157Norfolk State at Hampton2006
16,306South Carolina State at Hampton2005
14,877Winston-Salem State at Hampton2008
14,625South Carolina State at Hampton2007

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Hampton’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Opened
October 6, 1928
Architect
William E. Lee
Surface over the years
AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D Decade
Expanded
1948, 1985, 1986, 1999
Renovated
1978, 1998

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Armstrong Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 220 by 210 meters (710 by 700 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Sep 26, 2026Campbell 44, Hampton 20
Sep 12, 2026Bryant 31, Hampton 3
Aug 29, 2026Hampton 45, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Nov 15, 2025William & Mary 55, Hampton 14
Nov 8, 2025Maine 35, Hampton 7
Oct 25, 2025Monmouth 28, Hampton 10
Oct 11, 2025Campbell 38, Hampton 21
Oct 4, 2025Hampton 41, Norfolk State 34
Sep 6, 2025Hampton 27, Elizabeth City State 20
Nov 16, 2024Richmond 24, Hampton 21
Nov 2, 2024Villanova 20, Hampton 14
Oct 26, 2024Hampton 41, Elon 21