Tucker Stadium is a 16,500-seat
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...
. It is home to the
Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles team, and is named for former coach Wilburn Tucker (1920–1980). The football field is named Overall Field in honor of former coach and administrator
P. V. Overall. The stadium opened in 1966 and currently seats 16,500.
Tucker Stadium has hosted the
TSSAA
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), along with the affiliated Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association (TMSAA), is an organization which administers junior and senior high school sporting events in Tennessee. The TSSAA ...
high school football state championships since 2009.
History
Renovations
In 2007, Tucker Stadium received upgrades to its playing field with the installation of artificial turf, as well as renovations and a new surface to the nine-lane track.
In 2008, an upgraded lighting system was added to the stadium.
In 2009, additional facility upgrades were performed on the press box.
On August 21, 2017, Tennessee Technological University hosted a solar eclipse viewing party at Tucker Stadium, to view a
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
which was viewable in
totality on this day.
https://www.youtube.com
Eclipse Across America (Cookeville, TN: 0:55).
Prior to the 2018 football season, a new, large video scoreboard was installed.
See also
* List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) football stadiums in the United States.
Conference affiliations reflect those for the comin ...
References
External links
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles - Tucker Stadium
College football venues
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Buildings and structures in Putnam County, Tennessee
American football venues in Tennessee
Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
1966 establishments in Tennessee
Sports venues completed in 1966
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