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Missouri State is well aware that it has a ways to go with its football facilities before it can compete with the other stadiums within Conference USA.
Administrators already indicated millions need to be raised within the next few years to upgrade Plaster Stadium and other football buildings to enhance the student-athletes experience. Other members of CUSA have invested heavily in their athletics buildings in recent years and Missouri State will need to follow.
Here’s a rundown of the other Conference USA football stadiums and what the Bears are up against before they join the league in 2025.
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Capacity: 22,000
Announced attendance in 2023: 13,917
Indoor practice facility: Yes. The Blue Hens have an indoor fieldhouse that was opened in 1966. The school added turf inside the building in 2010 and the football program has used it ever since. The school also constructed a $60 million athletics facility adjacent to Delaware Stadium that includes large weight rooms, nutrition centers, a stadium club and NCAA compliance offices. The top floor of the building includes press boxes and suites overlooking the stadium.
Delaware Stadium was completed in 1952. It’s undergone numerous renovations including a new FieldTurf surface installed in July 2017, bleachers built in 2000 and a recently-added videoboard.
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Capacity: 20,000
Announced attendance in 2023: 15,291
Indoor practice facility: None. The Panthers have a dedicated football facility with locker rooms, weight rooms, coaches offices, training facility, meeting rooms and others that was completed in 2010.
The original stadium opened in 1995 but was renovated before a major expansion and redesign…
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Author : Springfield News-Leader
Publish date : 2024-05-27 08:02:15
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