ASU Stadium is the home of Arkansas State University’s football Red Wolves. Originally, a 16,000 seat facility, the structure has undergone some changes over the years. When ASU declared Division I-A status in 1991, additional seating was added to meat capacity requirements. Capacity expanded to seat 30,708.
ASU Stadium has a four level press area that includes the press box and two donor levels: Platinum and Gold. The area also includes a photo deck complete with and area for filming, Visiting Team AD Suite and coaches booths for both teams. The playing field is natural Bermuda grass.
In 2002, players and coaches moved into a new three-story complex which features office space for coaches, dressing rooms, meeting rooms, and player lounges. These rooms are also utilized as suites for use during games, academic study areas, conference rooms, alumni functions, booster meetings, recruiting, and other gatherings. The structure complements the million-dollar video/scoreboard constructed in 2001 and located in the South end zone. The former football complex now houses the Performance Enhancement Center comprised of the Athletic Training Center, Strength and Conditioning Center, Student-Athletic Academic Success Center, Compliance, and some sports offices. A computer lab open to all ASU students is also located in the Performance Enhancement Center.
For any university to be successful in football, a solid strength and conditioning program is a must. At ASU, this program is built, not on just improvement in the weight room, but on solidly improving each athlete’s overall fitness and increasing each athlete’s overall athletic ability.
The major goal of the ASU program is to keep the Indians healthy and prepared for competition by reducing their susceptibility to injury or illness.
Through the hard work and generosity of several individuals and organizations--the weight room at ASU Stadium was transformed into "Red Wolf Iron Works" in 1996.
Football Complex
Bill Templeton Recruiting Room
Larry Lacewell Locker Room
Boe and Myrna Adams Strength And Conditioning
Dr. Tim and Terri Langford Sports Medicine Center
Facts & Figures
Opened: 1974
Original cost: $2,500,000 ($1.4 million raised by friends and alumni)
Original Capacity: 16,343 (revised to 18,709 in 1980)
Current Capacity: 30,964 (enlargement completed in 1991; suites included in 2002)
Surface: Natural (Bermuda grass)
Largest Crowd: 30,427 (?????) vs. Memphis
Best Average Attendance (Season): 17,488 in 2003
First Game: Sept. 28, 1974 (Louisiana Tech 21, ASU 7)
First ASU Victory: Second game (Oct. 5, 1974)...ASU 14, Eastern Michigan 7
Dedication Game: Nov. 2, 1974 (ASU 17, Northeast Louisiana 14)
