| 词条 | Roy Stewart Stadium |
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| name = Roy Stewart Stadium | nickname = | image = | location = 1401 North State Route 121 Murray, Kentucky 42071 | coordinates = {{coord|36.62131|N|88.31765|W|source:placeopedia|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 1972 | opened = September 15, 1973[1] | closed = | demolished = | owner = Murray State University | operator = Murray State University | surface = AstroTurf (1996–2007) FieldTurf (2007–present) | construction_cost = | architect = Lee Potter Smith Associates[2] | structural engineer = Ted F. Billington Consulting Engineers[2] | services engineer = Edward T. Hannan & Associates[2] | general_contractor = Clark/White & Congleton[2] | former_names = | tenants = Murray State Racers (football, rifle, women's track & field) | seating_capacity = 16,800 }} Roy Stewart Stadium is a 16,800-seat multi-purpose stadium in Murray, Kentucky. It opened in 1973 and is home to the Murray State University Racers football, rifle and women's track and field teams. The stadium has the second largest seating capacity of any on-campus stadium in the Ohio Valley Conference. The seven-floor structure is named after Roy Stewart, a longtime Murray State football coach and athletics director. It features a FieldTurf surface surrounded by a nine-lane track. Inside the stadium are athletic offices, locker rooms and meeting rooms for football and track and field, as well as a training room and weight room. The Pat Spurgin Rifle Range, site of seven NCAA championships, is located at the northern end of the second floor. The Racers' first mascot, a racehorse named Violet Cactus, is buried at the stadium near the area where the current mascot, Racer 1, begins its trek around the football field before the beginning of each football game, and after each Racer touchdown.[3] HistoryFrom 1934 until 1972, Racer football played at Cutchin Football Stadium, which was at the location of the current soccer field. Cutchin Stadium was demolished in 1972 when construction began on a new football stadium to be located on the North end of campus, along US Highway 641. The Racers played their first football game in Roy Stewart Stadium in 1973, and earned a win over Western Carolina University by a score of 27–25. The stadium was officially dedicated on September 9, 1974. RenovationsOn April 9, 2007, a turf replacement project began to remove the existing turf and install a FieldTurf playing surface at the stadium. The new FieldTurf also allowed for the existing three percent grade on the field to be reduced to 0.5 percent. The rise in the middle of the field was lowered from 18 inches to three inches. The FieldTurf installation was completed in time for the Racers' 2007 home opener on September 15 against Lambuth University. The improvement project also brought about new play clocks, new goal posts, and a new surface on the track. Record football crowds
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References1. ^{{cite web |title=Murray State vs UT Martin|url=http://www.utmsports.com/UserFiles/File/murray_utm_notes.pdf|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=September 16, 2011|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title=Dedication Plaque|url=http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/roy-stewart-stadium-s1809/images|work=Stadium Journey|date=December 23, 2013|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=Traditions|url=http://www.goracers.com/sports/2005/10/31/730171800.aspx|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=October 31, 2005|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=Murray State vs. Missouri State|url=http://www.goracers.com/boxscore.aspx?id=3237&path=football|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=September 14, 2013|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Tennessee State vs Murray State|url=http://www.goracers.com/custompages/Stats/Football/2011/GAME-03.HTM|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=September 17, 2011|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web |title=Central Arkansas vs Murray State|url=http://www.goracers.com/custompages/Stats/Football/2012/GAME-02.HTM|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=September 8, 2012|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web |title=Tennessee Tech vs Murray Stat|url=http://www.goracers.com/custompages/Stats/Football/2012/GAME-05.HTM|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=September 29, 2012|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web |title=UT Martin vs Murray State|url=http://www.goracers.com/custompages/Stats/Football/2012/GAME-07.HTM|publisher=Murray State Athletics|date=October 13, 2012|accessdate=December 23, 2013}} External links
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