Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Joan C. Edwards Stadium is a stadium in West Virginia, United States that opened in 1991. Its recorded capacity is 38,000.
Key facts
Joan C. Edwards Stadium is a stadium in West Virginia, United States that opened in 1991. Its recorded capacity is 38,000. It is owned by Marshall University and Marshall University. It is operated by Marshall University and Marshall University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Marshall University Stadium. Current tenants are Marshall Thundering Herd, Marshall Thundering Herd football, Marshall Thundering Herd, 1992 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1997 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2000 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2003 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2004 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2005 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2006 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2007 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2011 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1994 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 1993 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2016 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
- Location
- West Virginia, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 38,000
- Opened
- 1991
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Marshall University, Marshall University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
Joan C. Edwards Stadium is at latitude 38.425, longitude -82.4208, in West 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.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 38.425 |
| Longitude | -82.4208 |
| City | West Virginia |
| Region | West Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Joan C. Edwards Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Marshall University Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1991 to 2003. The average tenure of a name here is 12 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall University Stadium | None | 1991 to 2003 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Marshall University | 1991 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Marshall University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Marshall University | 1991 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Marshall University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
48 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2641 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (deleted) | 43 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 372 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | NCAA Division I Football Championship | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 35063 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35063 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3414 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 43 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Marshall University Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31433 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31432 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31431 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25491 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25490 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25489 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25488 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25487 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25486 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25485 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25484 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25483 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25482 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25481 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25480 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25479 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25478 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25477 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25476 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25475 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25474 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25473 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25472 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25471 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25470 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25469 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25468 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25467 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25466 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25465 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25464 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25463 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25462 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25461 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1373106679 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 38227 | 38000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1373106679 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Joan_C._Edwards_Stadium | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: