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Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium

Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium is a stadium in Louisiana, United States that opened in 1972. Its recorded capacity is 10,500.

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Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
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Key facts

Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium is a stadium in Louisiana, United States that opened in 1972. Its recorded capacity is 10,500. It is owned by Nicholls State University and Nicholls State University. It is operated by Nicholls Colonels. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including John L. Guidry Stadium. Current tenants are Nicholls Colonels football, Nicholls Colonels football, 2010 Nicholls State Colonels football team, 2011 Nicholls State Colonels football team, 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team, Nicholls Colonels, 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team, 2014 Nicholls State Colonels football team, 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team, 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team, 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team.

Location
Louisiana, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
10,500
Opened
1972
Status
Active
Current owner
Nicholls State University, Nicholls State University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium

Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium is at latitude 29.7864, longitude -90.8042, in Louisiana, 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 Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude29.7864
Longitude-90.8042
CityLouisiana
RegionLouisiana
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

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Naming rights

Naming history of Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
197219992026Colonel Stadium (1972 to present)John L. Guidry Stadium (1973 to 2006)

Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Colonel Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1972 to present. John L. Guidry Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1973 to 2006. The average tenure of a name here is 33 years.

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Every recorded name of Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Colonel StadiumNone1972 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
John L. Guidry StadiumNone1973 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerNicholls State University1972 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerNicholls State UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorNicholls Colonels1972 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Nicholls Colonels footballNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Nicholls Colonels footballNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2010 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2011 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2012 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
Nicholls ColonelsNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2013 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2014 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2015 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2016 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource
2018 Nicholls State Colonels football teamNot mapped1972 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25582026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Nicholls Athletics Departmentnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34986not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349862026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set33372026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setJohn L. Guidry Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setColonel Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set312332026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720838162026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720838162026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleManning_Field_at_John_L._Guidry_StadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry 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: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (revision 1372083816). Wikidata item: Q14691808.

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