Spratt Stadium
Location | St. Joseph, Missouri |
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Owner | Missouri Western State University |
Operator | Missouri Western State University |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Surface | Artificial |
Opened | 1979 |
Tenants | |
Missouri Western Griffons football (NCAA) (1979–present) |
Spratt Memorial Stadium, also known as Craig Field at Spratt Stadium, is a 7,500 seat stadium in
History
Spratt opened in 1979. Previously Missouri Western played at municipal owned Noyes Field by Central High School. It is named for Elliot Spratt, an executive with Hillyard, Inc. whose family has donated money for numerous buildings on the campus.
Missouri Western opened stadium with a 44-0 victory over Dana College.
Initial cost was $850,000 Lights were added in 1985.
In 2006 its grass turf was replaced by
The stadium initially could seat 6,000 but was expanded in 2009 to accommodate 7,500. There is grass seating on an adjoining hill. The biggest crowds are for the
From 1998 to 2007 the stadium hosted the
In 2018 the Bill Snyder Pavilion was dedicated at the west end of the playing field, in honor of the St. Joseph native and former Kansas State football coach.
Kansas City Chiefs Training Center
In 2009 Missouri Western signed a contract for the Kansas City Chiefs to move to the stadium from
References
- ^ prograssturf.com - Retrieved September 29, 2009
- ^ Missouri Western Media Guide 2009 - gogriffins.com Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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