Casem-Spinks Stadium
Appearance
Full name | Jack Spinks Memorial Stadium |
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Location | Lorman, Mississippi |
Coordinates | 31°52′25″N 91°08′06″W / 31.873545°N 91.134918°W |
Owner | Alcorn State University |
Operator | Alcorn State University |
Capacity | 22,500 |
Surface | grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1992 |
Architect | Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons |
Jack Spinks Stadium is a 22,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lorman, Mississippi and is home to the Alcorn State University Braves football team. The stadium is also the site of annual rivalry games featuring Southern University and Texas Southern University. Jack Spinks stadium is surrounded by the campus, the Davey Whitley Complex, and numerous trees to the far east from the home side.
History
Opened in 1992, the stadium replaced Henderson Stadium. Its name is derived from former Alcorn State Braves football player Jack Spinks.
The stadium was also home for a short time to NFL player Steve McNair.
References
Categories:
- College football venues
- American football venues in Mississippi
- Alcorn State Braves football
- Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Mississippi
- 1992 establishments in Mississippi
- Mississippi building and structure stubs
- Southern United States sports venue stubs
- Mississippi sport stubs