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Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field

Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field is a stadium in Virginia, United States that opened in 1975. Its recorded capacity is 24,877.

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Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
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Key facts

Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field is a stadium in Virginia, United States that opened in 1975. Its recorded capacity is 24,877. It is owned by James Madison University and James Madison University. It is operated by James Madison University and James Madison University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Madison Stadium, JMU Stadium. Current tenants are James Madison Dukes football, James Madison Dukes, 2009 James Madison Dukes football team, 2010 James Madison Dukes football team, 2011 James Madison Dukes football team, 2012 James Madison Dukes football team, James Madison Dukes football, 2014 James Madison Dukes football team, 2013 James Madison Dukes football team, 2008 James Madison Dukes football team, 2007 James Madison Dukes football team, 2015 James Madison Dukes football team, 2016 James Madison Dukes football team, 2004 James Madison Dukes football team, 2006 James Madison Dukes football team, 2017 James Madison Dukes football team, 2018 James Madison Dukes football team, 1985 James Madison Dukes football team, 1995 James Madison Dukes football team.

Location
Virginia, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
24,877
Opened
1975
Status
Active
Current owner
James Madison University, James Madison University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Location of Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field

Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field is at latitude 38.4353, longitude -78.8731, in Virginia, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
FieldValue
Latitude38.4353
Longitude-78.8731
CityVirginia
RegionVirginia
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
197520012026Madison Stadium (1975 to 1981)JMU Stadium (1981 to 1989)

Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field has carried 2 recorded names. Madison Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1975 to 1981. JMU Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1981 to 1989. The average tenure of a name here is 7 years.

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Every recorded name of Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Madison StadiumNone1975 to 1981Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
JMU StadiumNone1981 to 1989Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerJames Madison University1975 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerJames Madison UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorJames Madison University1975 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorJames Madison UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
James Madison Dukes footballNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
James Madison DukesNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2009 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2010 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2011 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2012 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
James Madison Dukes footballNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2014 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2013 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2008 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2007 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2015 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2016 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2004 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2006 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2017 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
2018 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1985 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource
1995 James Madison Dukes football teamNCAA Division I FBS1975 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

35 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
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2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set27312026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(deleted)75not set2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set4662026-09
23 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set752026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set36542026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setJMU Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMadison Stadium2026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13742146662026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13742146662026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleBridgeforth_StadiumBridgeforth Stadium2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Bridgeforth Stadium (revision 1374214666). Wikidata item: Q4966496.

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