Harry Turpin Stadium is a 15,971-seat multi-purpose stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It opened in 1975 and is home to the Northwestern State University Demons football team.

History

Donald Gray Horton (1945–2013), a Coushatta lawyer and philanthropist who served as the long-term president of the NSU Athletic Association, formulated the establishment in 2003 of the innovative Demon Alley tailgating zone south of Turpin Stadium. The zone is equipped with utility connections, including cable television.

Top 10 crowds

1. 17,528 Southern Jaguars 09/02/00
2. 17,031 McNeese State Cowboys 11/16/02
3. 16,706 Southern Jaguars 09/05/98
4. 16,222 Southern Jaguars 09/07/96
5. 15,600 Southern Jaguars 09/03/93
6. 14,873 Southern Jaguars 09/07/13
7. 14,591 McNeese State Cowboys 10/16/04
8. 14,586 McNeese State Cowboys 10/22/00
9. 14,436 Tarleton State Texans 09/18/99
10. 14,247 McNeese State Cowboys 10/15/98

Gallery

See also

  • List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums

References

External links

  • Turpin Stadium - Northwestern State Athletics

Northwestern State University Football Stadium

Northwestern University breaks ground on new football stadium

Northwestern State Demons Harry Turpin Stadium Football

Stadium Series Game The North State Journal

Turpin Stadium Northwestern State Demons