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Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, WV, home of Marshall. Capacity 38,016. Opened September 7, 1991.

Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, WV
Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WVPhoto: Davebanner12, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
38,016
Opened
1991
Surface
AstroTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
537 ft
Home team
Marshall
Marshall here
111–⁠42 games on file since 2001

Since it opened: Marshall is 132–⁠43 in home games from the 1997 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, 2001 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 Joan C. Edwards Stadium by season, 2001 to 202610k20k30k40k50k2001: 24,534 a game over 5 games; biggest 32,0342002: 27,789 a game over 7 games; biggest 32,9002003: 27,837 a game over 5 games; biggest 33,5372004: 25,933 a game over 5 games; biggest 30,1282005: 26,510 a game over 6 games; biggest 36,9142006: 25,910 a game over 5 games; biggest 29,2042007: 30,020 a game over 6 games; biggest 40,3832008: 24,766 a game over 6 games; biggest 29,2372009: 22,236 a game over 6 games; biggest 26,8142010: 27,046 a game over 6 games; biggest 41,3822011: 25,874 a game over 5 games; biggest 34,4242012: 24,896 a game over 6 games; biggest 33,4362013: 25,023 a game over 6 games; biggest 28,8372014: 27,461 a game over 7 games; biggest 31,7102015: 26,322 a game over 6 games; biggest 38,7912016: 24,760 a game over 7 games; biggest 40,5922017: 21,741 a game over 6 games; biggest 26,0972018: 24,063 a game over 6 games; biggest 32,3492019: 23,190 a game over 7 games; biggest 32,1922020: 11,249 a game over 7 games; biggest 12,2242021: 21,743 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,8332022: 21,842 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,9542023: 23,198 a game over 6 games; biggest 31,4752024: 23,022 a game over 6 games; biggest 28,0232025: 25,298 a game over 6 games; biggest 28,5642026: 24,800 a game over 3 games; biggest 25,710200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

41,382West Virginia at Marshall2010
40,592Louisville at Marshall2016
40,383West Virginia at Marshall2007
38,791Purdue at Marshall2015
36,914Kansas State at Marshall2005

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

The stadium’s history

Former names
Marshall University Stadium (1991–⁠2003)
Opened
September 7, 1991
Architect
Rosser FABRAP
Surface over the years
Omniturf (1991–⁠1997)
AstroTurf (1998–⁠2004)
FieldTurf (2005–⁠2013)
AstroTurf (2014–present)
Record crowd
41,382

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 190 by 190 meters (640 by 620 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Coastal Carolina 27, Marshall 21
Sep 26, 2026Marshall 36, Gardner-Webb 35
Sep 12, 2026Marshall 28, Middle Tennessee 26
Nov 29, 2025Georgia Southern 24, Marshall 19
Nov 8, 2025James Madison 35, Marshall 23
Oct 18, 2025Marshall 40, Texas State 37
Oct 11, 2025Marshall 48, Old Dominion 24
Sep 13, 2025Marshall 38, Eastern Kentucky 7
Sep 6, 2025Missouri State 21, Marshall 20
Nov 16, 2024Marshall 31, Coastal Carolina 19
Nov 2, 2024Marshall 28, UL Monroe 23
Oct 17, 2024Marshall 35, Georgia State 20

Pouring rights

PepsiCo has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights, on record since 2022. Official source.