Daytona Stadium

Daytona Stadium,[4] is a 9,601-seat multi-purpose stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida, built in 1988 and home to the Bethune–Cookman University Wildcats football team. It is also used to host home games for the Mainland High School and Seabreeze High School football teams. The stadium is also known as Larry Kelly Field,[5] a name honoring former Daytona Beach Mayor Lawrence J. Kelly.

Daytona Stadium
Larry Kelly Field
Municipal Stadium
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football game at Municipal Stadium, 2007
Location3777 LPGA Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
OwnerCity of Daytona Beach, Florida
OperatorCity of Daytona Beach, Florida
Capacity15,000[1]
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke ground1987
OpenedSeptember 2, 1988[2]
Construction cost$6 million[2]
($14.8 million in 2022 dollars[3])
Tenants

History

Until the end of the 2009 Bike Week season, the stadium hosted the AMA Flat Track motorcycle championships during Daytona Beach Bike Week. When the city took the track down as part of changes to the stadium, those races moved to a new dirt track at Daytona International Speedway.[6]

In 2008 and 2009 the stadium was the location of the Florida Football Alliance annual "Alliance Bowl" season-championship game. It was held in Jacksonville for the 2010 season while Municipal Stadium underwent surface replacement. The Alliance Bowl returned in 2011.

Since 2014, the stadium has hosted the NAIA National Championship football game.

In January of 2017, 2018, and 2019, the stadium hosted the Tropical Bowl, a postseason college football all-star game.[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Daytona Stadium - Daytona Stadium". Archived from the original on 2018-08-04.
  2. Denise O'Toole (August 29, 1988). "New Municipal Stadium Shines". The News-Journal.
  3. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. "DME Academy announces name change, other renovations to Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach New Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. Central Florida Sports Venues at OrlandoSports.org Archived 2009-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Home".
  7. Potkey, Rhiannon (January 16, 2017). "Tennessee tight end Croom named MVP of Tropical Bowl". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 16. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. Hays, Chris (January 15, 2018). "Ellis shines at all-star showcase". Orlando Sentinel. p. C2. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  9. "Transfer from USC picks Gophers". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 14, 2019. p. C3. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

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