Tucker Stadium

Tucker Stadium is in Cookeville, Tennessee. It is built for football. The old stands are open on one side.

The stadium opened in 1966. The name changed in 1980, when the university decided to honour a former coach instead of keeping the original title. The capacity is 16,500, and it has not changed since the original plans were drawn up. The artificial surface was laid in 2007, and the stadium hosted the TSSAA high school football state championships for more than ten years.

West of the main stand the seating is being pulled down. Renovation began in August 2024, with work expected to finish before the 2026 season. The project is replacing the old concrete with a new club level and suites; the old terracing comes away in sections. The stadium has not closed during the work, but the west side will be different when it is finished.

A total solar eclipse drew a crowd here in August 2017, and the bleachers filled up for that. The address is 1105 N Peachtree Avenue, and the ground is easy to find from the main road. The track is the part you notice first — it is blue and red, and the lanes are marked with white lines. The stadium does not have a grand facade, but it is a working ground.