Austin Peay State University Football Stadium
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Austin peay state university football stadium. The 2020 austin peay governors football team will represent austin peay state university during the 2020 ncaa division i fcs football season. Austin peay has played football on the corner of marion and henry streets since 1946. Architect rufus johnson associates. The official 2019 football schedule for the austin peay state university govs.
The governors will be led by interim head coach marquase lovings after the sudden resignation of mark hudspeth and will play their home games at fortera stadium. The cost of building the stadium went well over budget to a whopping 115 billion making it one of the most expensive sporting venues ever constructed. Austin peay state university governors stadium. Austin peay governors.
Austin peay state university football 1946present fortera stadium in clarksville tennessee. Game book vs. Fortera stadium a multi purpose facility with football and track field being the main tenants resides smack dab in the heart of campus. Location clarksville tn.
Entering its 68th season as home of the governors football and track field programs governors stadium will open 2014 following the completion of a massive 169 million renovation that replaced the west side grandstands with a new structure that includes state of the art amenities for student athletes coaches and fans as well as skyboxes club type seating and new chairback seating. Owner austin peay state university tennessee board of regents. The official 2019 football roster for the austin peay state university govs. The official 2019 football roster for the austin peay state university govs.
The city owned and operated the facility while permitting the university use of the stadium for an annual sum. It replaced the texas stadium which was the cowboys home from 1971 t0 2008. The facility originally was named municipal stadium when it opened in 1946 due to its construction by the city of clarksville. Austin peays sports medicine unit opened its state of the art athlete care facility inside the first floor of fortera stadium prior to the 2018 campaign.
Ncaa division i football championship w 42 6. Building size 25430 sf. Bell served as construction manager at risk for the renovation and construction of governors stadium on the apsu campus. All americans athletics hall of fame legends award ovc championships cathi maynard park clarksville country club fortera stadium governors tennis center govs beach volleyball complex morgan.