FRED G. HUGHES STADIUM <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This photo shows the new paint job applied to the stairs inside Hughes Stadium. The same was done to the visitors side in the summer of 2013. Nightime view of the outside of Fred G. Hughes Stadium in the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.. mssulions.com missourisouthernlions @mososports 2014 Missouri Southern Football 9 BaspoGrass-S surface, a sand-filled turf, that was utilized since 1988. AstroTurf graced the Hughes playing surface for its first 13 years. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,000. The west grandstand seats nearly 4,700 fans, including a section for the handicapped, while the east grandstand has seating for approximately 2,300 spectators. The first game at the stadium was played on Sept. 6, 1975, as the Lions defeated Emporia State University 20-13. The facility was formally dedicated two weeks later on Sept. 20, and Southern was again victorious, beating the University of Missouri-Rolla 26-6. After winning five of seven home games that initial season, the Lions have enjoyed great success while playing on the “turf.” In 29 seasons of play at Hughes Stadium, Southern has compiled an impressive 98-62-3 record for a .612 winning percentage. Southern’s longest home win streak is 11 games. That string began on Oct. 11, 1975, and continued two years later until Oct. 29, 1977, when nationally-ranked Kearney State College (now University of Nebraska-Kearney) handed the Lions a 27-23 homecoming loss. In addition to Lions football, Hughes Stadium is home to Southern’s cross country and track & field squads. The facility has hosted Missouri Class 1A, 2A, and 5A Football Championships and various regional and national youth cross country and track & field meets. The stadium is named in honor of Fred G. Hughes, who was the president of the College’s Board of Regents at the time the facility was built. It was designed by the architectural firm of Allgeier, Martin, and Associates of Joplin. Stadium Facts Constructed: 1975 Cost: $1.7 Million Seating Capacity: 7,000 Playing Surface: Sprinturf (installed with a new track in 2003) First Game: Sept. 6, 1975 (MSSU 20, Emporia State 13) Dedication Game: Sept. 20, 1975 (MSSU 26, Missouri S&T 6) First Touchdown: Robert Davis, MSSU vs. Emporia State, Sept. 6, 1975 (2-yard run) First Field Goal: Harvey Derrick, MSSU vs. Missouri S&T, Sept. 20, 1975 (35 yards) Most Points–MSSU: 68 vs. Evangel, Sept. 18, 1982 Most Points–Opponent: 49, MWSU, Nov. 9, 1996; PSU, Nov. 10, 1990 & Oct. 25, 2003
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