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Lions at Home Year W-L-T Pct. 1975 5-2-0 .714 1976 5-0-0 1.000 1977 4-1-0 .800 1978 2-2-1 .500 1979 4-1-0 .800 1980 3-2-0 .600 1981 3-1-1 .700 1982 4-1-0 .800 1983 4-1-0 .800 1984 3-2-0 .600 1985 5-0-0 1.000 1986 1-4-0 .200 1987 2-3-0 .400 1988 1-3-0 .250 1989 4-1-0 .800 1990 2-3-0 .400 1991 3-2-0 .600 1992 3-2-0 .600 1993 4-1-1 .750 1994 5-0-0 1.000 1995 3-2-0 .600 1996 3-2-0 .600 1997 4-1-0 .800 1998 2-3-0 .400 1999 3-2-0 .600 2000 1-4-0 .200 2001 3-2-0 .600 2002 3-3-0 .500 2003 1-5-0 .167 2004 2-4-0 .333 2005 2-2-0 .500 2006 3-2-0 .500 2007 4-1-0 .800 2008 2-5-0 .286 2009 2-3-0 .400 2010 3-2-0 .600 2011 2-3-0 .400 2012 3-3-0 .500 2013 4-1-0 .800 Total 117-81-3 .591 FRED G. HUGHES STADIUM Fred G. Hughes Stadium is now in its 39th year as the Home of the Lions. The $1.7 million stadium was built in 1975 at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Missouri, as financing was accomplished entirely through student fees and private contributions. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< The first college football facility in the state to have an artificial-turf playing field, Hughes Stadium was outfitted with a brand new playing surface in 2003. Sprinturf, a Wayne, Pa. based company was contracted to replace the artificial surface early that year. Sprinturf, a leading synthetic turf company, is the innovator and patent holder of the first all rubber infill synthetic grass system. Vertically integrated, Sprinturf designs, manufactures, installs and services synthetic grass systems that look, feel and play like natural grass. Gone are the days of A cross-section of the Sprinturf surface in place at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. rug burns from previous artificial surfaces. Sprinturf has installed its product at several locations, including the University of Montana and Youngstown State, as well as a new surface at Auburn. The new turf at Hughes Stadium was installed in conjunction with a new all-weather surface on the facility’s track as part of an $820,000 project. The Lion Pride Restoration Project, kicked off in 2002, raised almost $1 million in private and corporate donations to complete the project. The stadium project not only included new football and track surfaces, but also new, single-pole light standards installed further back from their previous locations. A view from the press box of midfield at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. The new turf at Hughes Stadium replaces a 8 2014 Missouri Southern Football mssulions.com missourisouthernlions @mososports


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