Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University fields one of the more comprehensively modernized athletic infrastructures in the SEC, with 18 dedicated facilities across its Starkville campus supporting its 16 varsity programs. Below is what each one offers:

Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field — Football. Dating back to 1914, Scott Field is the second-oldest on-campus FBS stadium behind Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium. Current capacity sits around 60,300 after a 2012-14 north end zone expansion ($75M) added a state-of-the-art locker room, premium seating, and "The Balconies" tailgate-style suites. The playing surface has been ranked the top in college football by the Sports Turf Managers Association multiple times, and a new LED lighting system was added in 2025.

Dudy Noble Field/Polk-DeMent Stadium — Baseball. Known as the "Carnegie Hall of College Baseball," it's the largest on-campus facility in the sport. A $68 million rebuild reopened in 2019, adding the second-largest scoreboard in college baseball, suites, the Diamond Suites, three club areas, and the famous Left Field Lounge tailgate spaces beyond the outfield fence (96 permanent lounge rigs). MSU has led the nation in attendance many seasons, including a record 16,423 fans for a single game.

Humphrey Coliseum — Men's and women's basketball. Opened in 1975, "The Hump" underwent a major renovation completed in 2023-24, adding the Legends Club, new club/loge/terrace seating, redesigned concourses and lobbies, and a renamed playing surface (Adkerson Court). It's also hosted major concerts (Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, etc.).

A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre — Outdoor home of men's and women's tennis. Six-court, 500-seat venue opened in 1984, renovated in 2013 (new court surface) and 2016 (new seating/viewing platforms). Has hosted multiple SEC and NCAA championship rounds.

Rula Tennis Pavilion — Indoor tennis facility, an $8 million, 48,815-sq-ft building that opened in 2020 with six indoor courts, elevated seating for ~250, and live streaming capability. Sits just north of the Pitts Centre.

MSU Soccer Field — Women's soccer, home since 1995. Grandstand plus grass hillside seating for 1,500+ total. Features Mississippi Pride grass (developed on campus) and an 18x32-ft Daktronics video board. The adjacent MSU Soccer Clubhouse ($1.8M, 2016, renovated 2025) houses locker rooms, training, and film space.

Nusz Park — Softball, opened 2016 ($6M project) with 1,000 chairback seats and a video board; set the state attendance record (2,299) during the 2022 Super Regional run.

Softball Fieldhouse — Opened 2023, a $7M, 12,700-sq-ft standalone training building with batting cages, pitching lanes, locker room, training room, and film/media room.

Mike Sanders Track Complex — Track and field, home of the Carl Maddox Track (renovated 2011, 9 lanes plus field-event areas) inside W.O. Spencer Stadium (grandstand ~3,000-3,500 seats, brick stands added 2013). Hosted the 2015 SEC Outdoor Championships.

MSU Golf Practice Facility ("The Barn") — Opened 2014 near Old Waverly and Mossy Oak golf clubs in West Point. Includes a Mississippi-shaped 18,000-sq-ft practice green, indoor putting studio with SAM PuttLab, four hitting bays with TrackMan, and a 6,300-sq-ft clubhouse.

Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex — Opened 2013, ~80,000 sq ft of football training/office space funded by a $12M gift from the Seal family, including weight room, locker room (121 lockers renovated 2019), training room, and coaches' offices, plus three adjacent practice fields.

Palmeiro Center — Indoor baseball/football practice facility, opened 2004 ($3.8M, lead gift from Rafael and Lynne Palmeiro). 68,000 sq ft, fits a full football field or baseball infield with retractable batting cages. Includes the Robinson-Galloway-Tatum Weight Room added after the 2021 baseball national championship.

Shira Complex — One of MSU's two main conditioning/training hubs, opened mid-1970s, renovated 1992 and 2017 (indoor turf room, weight room updates). Houses the Olympic-sport training complex.

Holliman Athletic Center — Opened 2005, 46,000 sq ft, houses track & field locker rooms/lounge plus the Columbus Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center (primary athletic training facility for several Olympic sports).

Newell-Grissom Building ("The Griss") — Volleyball home since 1997 in a converted 1950s livestock-show building; seats 2,000+, with Taraflex flooring installed in 2022 and a 2024 locker room overhaul.

Mize Pavilion at Humphrey Coliseum — Basketball practice facility (57,611 sq ft, 28,900 sq ft of court space across regulation and cross courts), renovated in 2024, with dedicated weight/training rooms for both programs.

John H. Bryan, Sr. & George W. Bryan, Sr. Athletic Administration Building — Opened 1995, houses athletic department administration, ticket office, Bulldog Club, business and marketing offices.

Templeton Athletic Academic Center — Opened 2008, $10M, 34,000 sq ft of academic support space (tutoring, computer labs, study areas) plus a 300-seat dining facility, named for former AD Larry Templeton.