The stadium would not be strictly for football use, either, as Jackson State's basketball team would play home games there and concerts and other events would take place in the new stadium as well. There is a Marriott located in downtown as well.

All Rights Reserved. The stadium would not be strictly for football use, either, as Jackson State's basketball team would play home games there and concerts and other events would take place in the new stadium … 6:12 am ET, announced plans Friday to build a 50,000-seat domed stadium, FCS Jackson State wants to build $200 million domed stadium. It was built in 1981 and is home to the Jackson State Tigers women's and men's basketball teams. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegefootball | pageType: stories | The official Football page for the ... One Walter Payton Health and Recreation Center Walter Payton Center Membership Application Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium T.B.

Just twenty years later the school moved to its present location a few miles southwest.

The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Located at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, this two-week event is currently the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi River.

The city has been trying to revitalize the downtown area in recent years; recently constructed is the Jackson Convention Center and the Russell C. Davis Planetarium & IMAX Theatre. Private donors, sponsorship sales, the Mississippi government and money from selling Veterans Memorial Stadium and the surrounding land would all go toward the project.

The JSU Sports Hall of Fame will be located on the first floor.[14][15]. As referenced, for many years Mississippi Memorial Stadium served as an alternate home stadium for the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and occasionally the University of Southern Mississippi.

One thing that SWAC schools are known for is their bands, and at Jackson State it’s no exception.

From 1973 to 1990 the Egg Bowl was played there and from 1992 to 2013 it hosted the Mississippi High School Activities Association state championship football games. In addition to college and high school games it has hosted several National Football League (NFL) preseason games. The facility faces an uncertain future as Jackson State University has explored and proposed building an on-campus venue in recent years.

becoming a supporter of Stadium Journey on Patreon. We don't have a football team, so we would have no use for the stadium. Lakeland Drive is located east of I-55, and you can find all the usual chain restaurants and lodging in that area.

There's a lot involved here, and we don't want to cloud the issue. [8], The stadium was also host to the annual Capital City Classic between Jackson State and Alcorn State University, both of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, from 1993 to 2010. In addition, this event is a cultural and social gathering filled with concerts that attract some of the top performers in the country. © Copyright 2020, Jackson State University Athletics. The plan would be to have the stadium in use for about 200 days a year. With political support from Ole Miss and Mississippi State and leadership from Ole Miss Athletics Director Warner Alford, Mississippi Memorial Stadium was enlarged to 62,500 in 1981 and on September 26, 1981 Ole Miss and Arkansas again dedicated the facility before 63,522. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The school was a Baptist affiliated school that was formed to educate newly freed slaves after the Civil War.

In the 1990s the university won a $200 million lawsuit against the state of Mississippi to improve the infrastructure on campus.

In 1934 the church withdrew funding for the school, and without the support of the church the school was turned over to the State of Mississippi and renamed Jackson State University. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The 25 largest FCS football stadiums by capacity: RANK SCHOOL STADIUM CAPACITY 1 Yale Yale Bowl (New Haven, Conn.) 61,446 2 Pennsylvania Franklin Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) 52,953 3 Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson, Miss.)

Bocce ball, corn hole, shuffle board, over-sized Jenga and multiple board games can be played inside and outside the bar, so this eatery has a really cool feel to it.

I always like it when basketball gyms utilize the parquet checkerboard floor on their court – Jackson State is one of the few teams I’ve seen that use this style of floor, so the court definitely has a Boston Garden feel to it. Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium has been the home stadium of the Jackson State Tigers football team since 1970, and owned and operated by Jackson State University since July 1, 2011.

There is really nothing on the menu that stands out besides the chicken basket; 6 bucks gets you four tenders that are pretty good, and this item was only added last season. This room is technically off limits to fans, but any of the ushers or event staff will be happy to take you up there if you ask. One of the buildings that survived the burning is the Old Mississippi State Capitol – this building served as the capital of Mississippi from 1839-1903 and is currently a museum. This list excludes Nissan Stadium (69,143), which Tennessee State calls home for just two games per year.

[7] Southern Miss made regular appearances as well, playing both UM and MSU as well as games against such schools as Texas A&M (which joined the SEC in 2012). © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. 44,215 4 Harvard Harvard Stadium (Boston, Mass.)

By 1953 temporary seating had brought the capacity up to 25,000 and in 1961 the stadium was expanded to hold 46,000. PHOTOS: College football's largest stadiums in 2018 ... Official capacity: 106,572. Mississippi State's last home game at Jackson was a 34–22 victory over LSU in 1990 and their last game of any sort there was the 1990 Egg Bowl where they lost to the Rebels 21–9 playing as the visiting team. Besides the hotels and capitol buildings, there are also numerous bars in the downtown area.

", A History of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson State University Botanical Garden, Travis E. Parker Field at Horace L. McCool Stadium, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Veterans_Memorial_Stadium&oldid=971059604, Buildings and structures in Jackson, Mississippi, Tourist attractions in Jackson, Mississippi, Short description is different from Wikidata, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 62,512 (Jackson State vs. Alcorn 1996, Jackson State vs. Alcorn 1994, Alcorn vs. Mississippi Valley 1984), This page was last edited on 3 August 2020, at 23:14. https://www.ticketmaster.com/smith-wills-stadium-tickets-jackson/, https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/janmc-jackson-marriott/, https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/janwi-the-westin-jackson/, Williams Assembly Center Help support our work by becoming a supporter of Stadium Journey on Patreon. [3][4], The stadium hosted its first football game on December 9, 1950, a contest between Holmes Junior College Bulldogs and the Kilgore College Rangers of Kilgore, Texas. Year Opened: 1981.

Another extra for the JSU Athletics Hall of Fame and trophies set up upstairs in the presidential suite. There is one main entrance on the east side with the ticket office located on the southeast side.