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Hornet Stadium

Hornet Stadium in Montgomery, AL, home of Alabama State. Capacity 26,500. Opened November 22, 2012.

Hornet Stadium in Montgomery, AL
Hornet Stadium, Montgomery, ALPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
26,500
Opened
2012
Surface
AstroTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
260 ft
Home team
Alabama State
Alabama State here
39–⁠25 games on file since 2014

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2014 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 Hornet Stadium by season, 2014 to 20260k10k20k30k40k2014: 12,704 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,5602015: 10,290 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,2012016: 9,261 a game over 5 games; biggest 18,9722017: 14,204 a game over 4 games; biggest 25,4422018: 13,239 a game over 2 games; biggest 14,4282019: 18,436 a game over 4 games; biggest 27,8282021: 9,764 a game over 4 games; biggest 12,8762022: 17,247 a game over 5 games; biggest 28,3322023: 15,646 a game over 4 games; biggest 20,7262024: 18,476 a game over 6 games; biggest 33,5762025: 20,618 a game over 5 games; biggest 24,7362026: 17,234 a game over 2 games; biggest 18,678201420162018202220242026

Biggest crowds on file

33,576Florida A&M at Alabama State2024
28,332Jackson State at Alabama State2022
27,828Tuskegee at Alabama State2019
25,442Tuskegee at Alabama State2017
24,736Bethune-Cookman at Alabama State2025

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

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Opened
November 22, 2012
Architect
Brown Chambless Architects
Convergence Design
Surface over the years
AstroTurf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Hornet Stadium (Montgomery).

From above

100 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 270 by 230 meters (890 by 740 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 9, 2026Florida A&M 28, Alabama State 27
Sep 26, 2026Alabama State 41, Mississippi Valley State 15
Sep 5, 2026Alabama State 34, Lane College 0
Nov 27, 2025Alabama State 58, Tuskegee 21
Nov 22, 2025Alabama State 44, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13
Nov 8, 2025Alabama State 42, Texas Southern 24
Oct 4, 2025Alabama State 52, Bethune-Cookman 35
Sep 13, 2025Alabama State 37, Miles 9
Nov 28, 2024Alabama State 34, Tuskegee 6
Nov 23, 2024Alabama State 9, Prairie View A&M 6
Nov 16, 2024Jackson State 16, Alabama State 10
Oct 12, 2024Alabama State 54, Mississippi Valley State 17