Audrey J. Walton Stadium (Central Missouri)
Encyclopedia
Audrey J. Walton Stadium is a stadium
in Warrensburg
, Missouri
. It is primarily used for American football
, and is the home field of the University of Central Missouri
. The stadium holds 10,000 people and opened in 1928.
The largest attendance at the stadium was on November 6, 2010, when 13,096 attended a game in which Central and Northwest Missouri State University
were competing for the MIAA championship. It was the largest attendance at any MIAA facility.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Warrensburg
Warrensburg, Missouri
Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It is primarily used for American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, and is the home field of the University of Central Missouri
University of Central Missouri
The University of Central Missouri is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg, Missouri.- History :...
. The stadium holds 10,000 people and opened in 1928.
The largest attendance at the stadium was on November 6, 2010, when 13,096 attended a game in which Central and Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....
were competing for the MIAA championship. It was the largest attendance at any MIAA facility.