- Governors Stadium
Governors Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose
stadium in Clarksville,Tennessee . It opened in1946 and is home to theAustin Peay State University Governorsfootball team.History
Municipal Stadium, as it was originally known, was constructed by the city of Clarksville in 1946. The city permitted Austin Peay to use the stadium for an annual sum which was thought to be the actual cost to the city. The city maintained its ownership and operation of the Municipal Stadium until 1970. In that year, as a result of a cooperative agreement between Austin Peay, the county officials and the city officials, the city conveyed title to one-third of the stadium to the State of Tennessee for the university. The other one-third went to Montgomery County.
Austin Peay, Montgomery County, and the city of Clarksville were authorized to appropriate funds to the newly created Stadium Authority for constructing, remodeling and operating the stadium. The members of the Stadium Authority were to be appointed by the county and by the university.
Austin Peay agreed to purchase Municipal Stadium from the Stadium Authority. As a result,
Stadia Turf replaced theAstroTurf which had been placed by the Stadium Authority. The playing surface was changed again in 2004, when Polytan surfaces were installed on the football field (Mega Grass) and track (Polytan WSS 15). [ [http://www.apsugovernors.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1060728 Governors Stadium - Official Site of Austin Peay Athletics ] ]External links
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=107433638928384234416.000443513a32f77a34774&z=6&om=1 OVC football stadiums] from Google Maps
* [http://www.apsugovernors.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16900&ATCLID=1060728 Governors Stadium from Austin Peay Athletics]References
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