Casem-Spinks Stadium

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Construction

Full name	Marino Casem-Jack Spinks Stadium
Location	Lorman, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°52′25″N 91°08′06″W / 31.873545°N 91.134918°W / 31.873545; -91.134918
Owner	Alcorn State University
Operator	Alcorn State University
Capacity	22,500
Acreage	The
Surface	Grass
Built	1991–1992
Opened	September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)^[1]
Architect	Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons
Tenants
Alcorn State Braves (NCAA)

The Casem Spinks Stadium is a 22,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lorman, Mississippi, which is the home field of the Alcorn State Braves college football team.^[2] The stadium is surrounded by the campus of Alcorn State University and is adjacent to the Davey Whitney Complex.

History

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Opened in 1992, the stadium replaced Henderson Stadium. Its name is derived from former Alcorn State Braves football player Jack Spinks.^[3] The name was changed to the Marino Casem-Jack Spinks Memorial Stadium in 2011 after then Alcorn State president M. Christopher Brown II stated "Coach Casem helped Alcorn athletics increase both in stature and in reputation to become a nationally recognized university".^[4]

References

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^ "Alcorn wins in stadium opener". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. September 20, 1992. p. 1C. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn State opener cancelled by lightning". The Vicksburg Post. September 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^ "TOP 50 GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS: NO. 2, JACK SPINKS". Alcorn State University Athletics. August 28, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^ "Alcorn State adds Casem to stadium name". Fox Sports. August 18, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

v t e Alcorn State Braves football
Venues	Henderson Stadium (1925–1991) Jack Spinks Stadium (1992–2011) Casem-Spinks Stadium (2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1951 Tropical Bowl 1952 Lion's Bowl 1968 Orange Blossom Classic 2015 Celebration Bowl 2018 Celebration Bowl Jackson State: Soul Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Alcorn State University
Schools	Agriculture and Applied Sciences Arts and Sciences Business Education and Psychology Nursing
Historic district	Administration Building Harmon Hall Lanier Hall Oakland College Belles Lettres Dormitory No. 2 Dormitory No. 3 Oakland Chapel President's House
Sports	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Southwestern Athletic Conference Venues Casem-Spinks Stadium Davey Whitney Complex Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium
Student life	University Press of Mississippi WPRL
Category

v t e Football stadiums of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
East Division	Louis Crews Stadium (Alabama A&M) ASU Stadium (Alabama State) Daytona Stadium (Bethune Cookman) Bragg Memorial Stadium (FAMU) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson State) Rice–Totten Field (Mississippi Valley State)
West Division	Casem-Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State) Simmons Bank Field (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium (Grambling State) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Prairie View A&M) A. W. Mumford Stadium (Southern) Shell Energy Stadium (Texas Southern)
Classics	Legion Field (Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State) Camping World Stadium (Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M) Caesars Superdome (Grambling State vs. Southern) Cotton Bowl (Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M) NRG Stadium (Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Jackson State vs. Tennessee State)

v t e SWAC Football Championship Game
Years	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 (May) 2021 (Dec) 2022 2023
Venues	Legion Field (1999–2012) NRG Stadium (2013–2017) Casem-Spinks Stadium (2018–2019) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (2020–2022)

College football venues in Mississippi

Division I
FBS

SEC	Davis Wade Stadium (Mississippi State) Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss)
Sun Belt	M. M. Roberts Stadium (Southern Miss)

Division I
FCS

SWAC	Casem-Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson State) Rice–Totten Field (Mississippi Valley State)