Louis Crews Stadium

Louis Crews Stadium

"Bulldog Stadium"
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Location	Normal, Alabama
Coordinates
Owner	Alabama A&M University
Operator	Alabama A&M University
Capacity	21,000
Surface	Astro Turf
Construction
Broke ground	1996
Opened	1996
Construction cost	$10 million USD
Tenants
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (NCAA) (1996–Present)

Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Normal, Alabama. It opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs football team. It was named in honor of former Head Football Coach Louis Crews who served from 1960 to 1975.

Built in 1996 at a price of $10 million, Louis Crews Stadium has a current capacity of 21,000, and is the sixth largest stadium in Alabama. The home-side grandstands have a capacity of 14,000 and the visitors' side holds 7,000.

The stadium features a two-level pressbox which can hold up to 30 sportswriters, and nineteen skyboxes that can seat 16 to 50 people each.

Artificial turf was installed in October 2012.

Notable games

• The first game played in Louis Crews was a 20-17 loss to Clark Atlanta University. This marked the first game played on campus since 1971.
• The first win in the stadium was a 36-22 victory over Miles College in 1996.
• In 1998, 21,287 fans packed into the stadium to watch the Bulldogs defeat SWAC foe Southern University 33-27.