History
The stadium was originally named Hanger Field just like its predecessor but was later renamed in 1990 for long-time EKU Head Football Coach Roy Kidd, who achieved well over 300 wins in his career at the university and led the team to two Division I-AA National Championships in 1979 and 1982. On April 8, 2009, it was announced that the original natural turf was being replaced by SF II synthetic turf for the upcoming 2009 football season. As well, the home locker rooms, along with new play-clocks and scoreboard were included in the minor renovation for that season. A majority of the football operations, along with a state-of-the-art strength & conditioning and athletic training facilities are located next door in the Moberly Building.
The stadium's architecture allows for Roy Kidd Stadium to serve as the "roof" of an academic building known as the Begley Building. Inside there are: three gymnasiums, two hand-ball courts, 36 classrooms, 60 offices, as well as the locker and training rooms for the football team.
In the 2004 season, 22,700 people ventured to the stadium to watch Eastern Kentucky battle its rival Western Kentucky, making the fifth largest crowd in the stadium's history.
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