Location in the United States Location in New Mexico | |
Address | Stewart St & Payne St |
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Location | New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. |
Coordinates | 32°16′47″N 106°44′28″W / 32.27972°N 106.74111°W |
Owner | New Mexico State University |
Operator | New Mexico State University |
Capacity | 28,853 (2015–present) 30,343 (1978–2014) |
Record attendance | 32,993 (vs. UTEP, 1998) |
Surface | Artificial turf (2014–present) Hybrid Bermuda grass (1978–2013) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 1977 |
Opened | September 16, 1978 |
Construction cost | $4 million ($18.7 million in 2023[1]) |
Architect | Craig Protz of Bohening-Protz Associates; Caudill Rowlett Scott of Houston, Consultants |
Tenants | |
New Mexico State Aggies (NCAA) Football (1978–present) Women's soccer (2009–2011) Las Cruces HS vs. Mayfied HS (1978-present) Organ Mountain HS vs. Centennial HS (2017–present) |
Aggie Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is the home field of the New Mexico State Aggies of Conference USA.
Opened 47 years ago in 1978, the current seating capacity is 28,853. Its artificial turf playing field is aligned north-northwest to south-southeast at an elevation of 3,980 feet (1,215 m) above sea level. It is the former home of Aggies women's soccer.[2]