Hancock Whitney Stadium is a 25,450-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. It is the home of the South Alabama Jaguars football program,[1] starting with the 2020 season. The stadium replaced Ladd–Peebles Stadium, a city-owned all-purpose stadium located some 9 miles (14 km) from the campus where the school had played its football games since 2009. The stadium carries the name of Hancock Whitney, a bank holding company headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi, while its playing surface is designated as the Abraham A. Mitchell Field, named after a substantial donor to the program.[1] Hancock Whitney Stadium is located on the west part of the South Alabama campus near the football field house,[2] practice fields, and Jaguar Training Center, which is the largest covered practice facility in the state of Alabama.[3]
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Location | Mobile, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 30.696904°N 88.192013°W / 30.696904; -88.192013 |
Owner | University of South Alabama |
Operator | University of South Alabama |
Capacity | 25,450 |
Record attendance | 20,156 (September 4, 2021 vs. Southern Miss) |
Surface | FieldTurf |
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Broke ground | August 6, 2018 |
Opened | September 12, 2020 |
Construction cost | $78 million |
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South Alabama Jaguars (NCAA) (2020–present) Senior Bowl (2021–present) LendingTree Bowl (2021–present) |
Construction on Hancock Whitney Stadium started on August 6, 2018, and cost $78 million. The stadium opened with on September 12, 2020, with a college football game against the Tulane Green Wave.[4] Due to COVID-19 restrictions, capacity for the opener and all other 2020 games was capped at 6,000 spectators to allow for social distancing.[5]
Hancock Whitney Stadium serves as home of the Senior Bowl, a postseason college football all-star game, since the 2021 edition. The game had previously been held at Ladd–Peebles Stadium for nearly 70 years.[6] Since the 2021 edition, Hanrock Whitney Stadium has also served as home of the LendingTree Bowl, a postseason college bowl game, following 22 years at Ladd–Peebles.[7]
Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result |
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1 | 20,156 | September 4, 2021 | South Alabama 31, Southern Miss 7 |
2 | 16,764 | October 2, 2021 | South Alabama 18, Louisiana 20 |
3 | 16,089 | October 14, 2021 | South Alabama 41, Georgia Southern 14 |
4 | 15,204 | September 18, 2021 | South Alabama 28, Alcorn State 21 |
5 | 15,043 | October 30, 2021 | South Alabama 31, Louisiana–Monroe 13 |
6 | 13,242 | November 27, 2021 | South Alabama 21, Coastal Carolina 27 OT |
7 | 6,000 | September 12, 2020 | South Alabama 24, Tulane 27 |
8 | 5,766 | September 24, 2020 | South Alabama 10, UAB 42 |
9 | 5,375 | December 5, 2020 | South Alabama 0, Troy 29 |
10 | 5,224 | November 21, 2020 | South Alabama 14, Georgia State 31 |
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