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[2]
Capacity	15,971
Record attendance	17,528 on Sept. 9, 2000 vs Southern[3]
Surface	Fieldturf
Construction
Opened	1975
Architect	Harold E. Pique & Associates[1]
General contractor	Tudor Construction Company[1]
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.^[4]

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

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