Armstrong Stadium
Encyclopedia
Armstrong Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium
in Hampton, Virginia
. It opened in 1928. It is home to the Hampton University
Pirates football
team
. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the stadium underwent several renovations, and in 1999, a new section behind an end zone was added. The new section also houses football offices and meeting rooms.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Hampton, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
. It opened in 1928. It is home to the Hampton University
Hampton University
Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It was founded by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.-History:...
Pirates football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the stadium underwent several renovations, and in 1999, a new section behind an end zone was added. The new section also houses football offices and meeting rooms.