Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Normal, Alabama. It opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs football team. It was named in honor of former Head Football Coach Louis Crews who served from 1960 to 1975.Built in 1996 at a price of $10 million, Louis Crews Stadium has a current capacity of 21,000, and is the sixth largest stadium in Alabama. The home-side grandstands have a capacity of 14,000 and the visitors' side holds 7,000.The stadium features a two-level pressbox which can hold up to 30 sportswriters, and nineteen skyboxes that can seat 16 to 50 people each.Artificial turf was installed in October 2012.Notable games The first game played in Louis Crews was a 20-17 loss to Clark Atlanta University. This marked the first game played on campus since 1971. The first win in the stadium was a 36-22 victory over Miles College in 1996. In 1998, 21,287 fans packed into the stadium to watch the Bulldogs defeat SWAC foe Southern University 33-27.
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