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Roy Stewart Stadium

Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, KY, home of Murray State. Capacity 16,800. Opened September 15, 1973.

Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, KY
Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KYPhoto: BlueGold73 (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
16,800
Opened
1973
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
501 ft
Home team
Murray State
Murray State here
53–⁠64 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Murray State is 53–⁠64–⁠1 in home games from the 1989 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, 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 Roy Stewart Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k20k2003: 2,883 a game over 2 games; biggest 2,9522004: 6,451 a game over 1 games; biggest 6,4512005: 4,290 a game over 2 games; biggest 5,3052006: 4,101 a game over 3 games; biggest 5,8012007: 3,703 a game over 2 games; biggest 4,5552008: 5,225 a game over 1 games; biggest 5,2252009: 5,497 a game over 2 games; biggest 5,9662010: 5,989 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,1072011: 5,642 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,0312012: 6,930 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,8482013: 10,132 a game over 1 games; biggest 10,1322014: 4,786 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,8972015: 6,048 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,6202016: 6,168 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,0142017: 5,509 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,1912018: 6,149 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,1372021: 8,086 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,0232022: 8,735 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,1222023: 9,642 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,8682024: 8,332 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,9912025: 8,542 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,0272026: 8,318 a game over 2 games; biggest 11,12220032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

15,991Illinois State at Murray State2024
15,868Southern Illinois at Murray State2023
15,122Tennessee State at Murray State2022
15,027SE Louisiana at Murray State2025
13,213Indiana State at Murray State2023

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

The stadium’s history

Opened
September 15, 1973
Architect
Lee Potter Smith Associates
Surface over the years
AstroTurf (1996–⁠2007)
FieldTurf (2007–present)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Roy Stewart Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 190 by 250 meters (640 by 820 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026South Dakota 48, Murray State 20
Sep 26, 2026Southern Illinois 46, Murray State 6
Sep 12, 2026Murray State 27, Valparaiso 18
Aug 27, 2026Eastern Illinois 28, Murray State 14
Nov 15, 2025North Dakota 35, Murray State 17
Nov 1, 2025Southern Illinois 27, Murray State 7
Oct 18, 2025South Dakota State 35, Murray State 14
Oct 11, 2025Illinois State 46, Murray State 32
Sep 6, 2025SE Louisiana 45, Murray State 24
Nov 9, 2024Missouri State 59, Murray State 31
Oct 26, 2024North Dakota State 59, Murray State 6
Oct 19, 2024Illinois State 40, Murray State 32