Jack Spinks Stadium

Jack Spinks Stadium
Construction
Full name	Jack Spinks Memorial Stadium
Location	Lorman, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°52′25″N 91°08′06″W / 31.873545°N 91.134918°W / 31.873545; -91.134918Coordinates: 31°52′25″N 91°08′06″W / 31.873545°N 91.134918°W / 31.873545; -91.134918
Owner	Alcorn State University
Operator	Alcorn State University
Capacity	22,500
Surface	grass
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

Alcorn State Braves football

Venues	Henderson Stadium (?–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–present)

Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Football stadiums of the Southwestern Athletic Conference

East Division	Louis Crews Stadium (Alabama A&M) New ASU Stadium (Alabama State) Jack Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson State) Rice–Totten Field (Mississippi Valley State)

West Division	Golden Lion Stadium (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Eddie Robinson Stadium (Grambling State) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Prairie View A&M) Ace W. Mumford Stadium (Southern) BBVA Compass Stadium / NRG Stadium (Texas Southern)

SWAC Championship Game	Legion Field (1999–2012) NRG Stadium (2013–present)

College football venues in Mississippi

Division I
FBS

Conference USA	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Southern Miss)

SEC	Davis Wade Stadium (Mississippi State) Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss)

Division I
FCS

SWAC	Jack Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson State) Rice–Totten Field (Mississippi Valley State)

Division II

Gulf South	Travis E. Parker Field at Horace L. McCool Stadium (Delta State) Robinson–Hale Stadium (Mississippi College)

Division III

ASC	H. T. Newell Field (Belhaven)

SAA	Harper Davis Field (Millsaps)

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