Malone Stadium

Malone Stadium
Location	Stadium Drive Monroe, LA 71203
Coordinates	32°31′51″N 92°3′57″W / 32.53083°N 92.06583°W / 32.53083; -92.06583Coordinates: 32°31′51″N 92°3′57″W / 32.53083°N 92.06583°W / 32.53083; -92.06583
Broke ground	1977
Opened	September 16, 1978
Owner	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Operator	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Surface	ProPlay
Construction cost	$2.5 million
Architect	Hugh G. Parker Jr. Architects (renovations)
Capacity	30,427
Tenants
ULM Warhawks (NCAA) (1978–present)

Malone Stadium is a stadium in Monroe, Louisiana. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks. A record crowd of 30,101 was reached on Nov. 20, 2007 against Grambling State.

Malone Stadium was named for James L. Malone, the winningest coach in school history. It opened on September 16, 1978, with a capacity of 20,000, with the then-Northeast Louisiana Indians beat Arkansas State, 21-13. It is located across Bayou Desiard from the main campus, the center of the school's athletic facilities. The field runs roughly north-northeast, with an imbalanced grandstand, the west stands being the larger stands. The lower west level is a solid enclosed structure, with the ULM Athletic Training Center enclosed, and the upper level extends much higher, with the press box and luxury boxes located on top. The east side is also decked, with a short first deck wrapping around almost from goalpost to goalpost and another short steel-supported upper deck running the length of the field.

Both sides of seating were extended into each endzones in 1983 increasing the capacity to 23,277. The press box was enlarged in 1991, and capacity decreased to 22,077. In 1993, 8,350 seats were added to the stadium, increasing capacity to its current figure of 30,427.

Malone Stadium features a ProPlay monofiliment fiber "grass" with a shock and drain pad and Envirofill clear coated sand infill. In addition to looking more like natural grass, ULM's new playing surface installed in 2007 has measures in place to help prevent injuries and drain water at a rate of 10 inches per hour. The clear-coated sand used has obvious benefits over its predecessor (ground-up black rubber) in that it does not absorb as much heat, does not compact over time, and does not migrate during use.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Work begins on field at Malone Stadium"". April 30, 2007. http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=19000&ATCLID=1318397&SPID=10968&SPSID=90583.  Retrieved on October 12, 2009.

External links

• Malone Stadium - ULMAthletics.com