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Braly Municipal Stadium

Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, AL, home of North Alabama. Capacity 14,215. Opened 1942.

Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, AL
Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, ALPhoto: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
14,215
Opened
1942
Surface
ProGrass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
565 ft
Home team
North Alabama
North Alabama here
18–⁠21 games on file since 2018

Since it opened: North Alabama is 18–⁠23 in home games from the 1972 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2018 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 Braly Municipal Stadium by season, 2018 to 20260k5k10k15k2018: 6,811 a game over 1 games; biggest 6,8112019: 9,293 a game over 4 games; biggest 12,7672020: 4,632 a game over 1 games; biggest 4,6322021: 6,840 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,2812022: 7,707 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,0392023: 9,494 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,4302024: 7,901 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,9182025: 8,486 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,7392026: 10,851 a game over 2 games; biggest 11,830’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Biggest crowds on file

12,767Alabama A&M at North Alabama2019
11,830Alcorn State at North Alabama2026
11,430Eastern Kentucky at North Alabama2023
10,281Chattanooga at North Alabama2021
10,039Tarleton State at North Alabama2022

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 North Alabama’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Also known as
Municipal Stadium
Former names
Coffee Stadium (1942–⁠1963)
Opened
1942
Surface over the years
ProGrass
Record crowd
15,631 (Football
North Alabama Lions vs. IUP Crimson Hawks
December 11, 1993)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Braly Municipal Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 180 by 200 meters (590 by 660 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Abilene Christian 31, North Alabama 28
Sep 26, 2026North Alabama 23, Western Illinois 20
Sep 19, 2026North Alabama 38, Alcorn State 20
Nov 22, 2025Southern Utah 36, North Alabama 34
Nov 8, 2025West Georgia 24, North Alabama 17
Oct 18, 2025North Alabama 35, Eastern Kentucky 14
Oct 11, 2025Central Arkansas 49, North Alabama 21
Sep 13, 2025North Alabama 49, Northeastern State 21
Nov 2, 2024Austin Peay 31, North Alabama 17
Oct 12, 2024North Alabama 47, Abilene Christian 34
Oct 5, 2024North Alabama 60, Utah Tech 14
Sep 21, 2024Tarleton State 28, North Alabama 14