ROY KIDD STADIUM

Roy Kidd Stadium, Hanger Field and the Robert B. Begley Building, the home of Colonel football since 1969 , is one of the most unique, architecturally-designed academicathletics complexes in the nation.

The stadium portion of the Begley Complex was renamed in honor of current head football coach Roy Kidd. The dedication took place on September 8, 1990 when the Colonels defeated Central Florida, 24-12. Eastern opened the stadium in 1969 defeating Austin Peay, 20-10. Hanger Field was officially dedicated on September 26, 1970 when the Colonels downed East Tennessee , 10 -6. The field itself continues to bear the name Hanger Field.

The nine-story structure provides seating on its slanted roof for 16,000 football spectators while an additional 4 ,000 can be seated in bleachers across the field. Hanger Field consists of lush Bermuda grass that provides one of the best natural playing surfaces found anywhere.

straight wins at Hanger Field from 1985-89 and had a Roy Kidd Stadium OVC consecutive game winning streak of 22 games dating back to 1977 broken in 1984 and another 20-game OVC win streak stopped in 1990.

The single-level pressbox, which towers 94 feet above the playing field, has working space for 87 media representatives, including private coaching booths, radio booths, and film areas There is an auxiliary press box located opposite the main stands for live or taped television coverage with two levels for shooting footage available

Facilities inside the stadium include offices for the football coaching staff, locker rooms, a modern training room , and weight room The structure also has 10 handball courts, two basketball courts, a gymnastics area, two cardiovascular rooms and classroom space to serve 2,qoo students simultaneously also ran off 27

The Colonels have found Kidd Stadium to their liking during its 29-year history. Entering the 1998 season, Eastern has won 144 , lost 24, and tied 1 (.855 winning percentage) , and had a Kidd Stadium undefeated streak of 36 games which began on September 23 , 1978, and was brought to a halt November 27 , 1984 .