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Harry Turpin Stadium

Location	Caspari Street Natchitoches, LA 71457
Coordinates	31°44′50″N 93°5′46″W / 31.74722°N 93.09611°W / 31.74722; -93.09611
Owner	Northwestern State University
Operator	Northwestern State University
Executive suites	3 VIP suites, 8 seats per suite
Capacity	15,971
Record attendance	17,528 on Sept. 9, 2000 vs Southern
Surface	Fieldturf
Construction
Opened	1975
Architect	Harold E. Pique & Associates
General contractor	Tudor Construction Company
Tenants
Northwestern State Demons football (NCAA)

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

• Turpin Stadium-exterior
• Turpin Stadium-home stands and press box
• Turpin Stadium-home stands and press box with scoreboard

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums

References

1. ^ "2013 Northwestern State Demons Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northwestern State Athletics. July 25, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
2. "Northwestern State University". Northwestern State University. September 4, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
3. "2014 NORTHWESTERN STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Northwestern State University Demons. p. 100. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
4. "Longtime NSU booster Horton dies, June 6, 2013". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

External links

• Turpin Stadium - Northwestern State Athletics

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• Sports venues in Natchitoches, Louisiana
• Northwestern State University buildings and structures
• 1975 establishments in Louisiana
• Sports venues completed in 1975
• Louisiana sports venue stubs