Troy University Athletics
Veterans Memorial Stadium
LARRY BLAKENEY FIELD AT
VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM
5000 Veterans Stadium Drive, Troy, AL 36082
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The Troy University football program unveiled a newly, renovated $18 million Veterans Memorial Stadium as the final piece of its Division I-A move in Fall 2003. The project, which took more than a year to complete, increased the facility's seating capacity to 30,000; an increase of more than 12,000 seats.
Construction began on the project in July 2002 and was completed in time for the Trojans' 2003 home opener against Southeastern Louisiana on September 20.
The stadium has seen tremendous growth and change during its 54-year existence. It was built for a mere $65,000 as Memorial Stadium in 1950, and seated just 5000 spectators. Several renovations followed, including in 1998, when the facility moved from a 12,000-seat capacity to 17,500.
Construction began in July 2002 to expand its capacity to 30,000, with the largest part of the project being a new six-story press box structure that houses 27 sky boxes, a state-of-the-art media hosting facility, a unique Trojan Stadium Club area that houses more than 1000 guests, and floors dedicated to sports medicine, academics, strength and conditioning, and media relations.
As part of the construction, the Jesse H. Colley Track, which was housed at the stadium was relocated - making the stadium a football-only venue. Also gone is the prescription athletic turf, replaced by "AstroPlay," an artificial surface that closely resembles grass in feel and appearance. Troy became one of the first schools in the Deep South to install the turf.
A large-screen, endzone replay board was also installed, along with a state-of-the-art sound system. The strength and conditioning, as well as the sports medicine area, was completed and opened in Fall 2004.