Allgood-Bailey Stadium

Allgood-Bailey Stadium is the home of Missouri S&T football and track & field and also serves as a secondary site for the men’s and women’s soccer programs.

The facility, which opened in 1967 as Jackling Field, has had several makeovers in the last quarter century. In 2000, thanks to a $1.5 million gift from alumnus and former Miner football player Keith Bailey and his wife, Pat, the donation led to the construction of lights, a new restroom and concession facility and an all-weather track for the university’s track & field programs.

During the groundbreaking ceremony that took place for these upgrades in October 2000, Missouri S&T officials announced that the stadium complex would be renamed Allgood-Bailey Stadium in honor of retired coach Dewey Allgood, whom Bailey said was a major influence on him during his years at the university.

The locker room facilities in the stadium were renovated in the summer of 2006 and the seating areas were updated prior to the start of the 2011 season. The last major renovation to take place came in 2014, as an artificial playing surface was installed in a project that was jointly funded by the S&T student body and a new scoreboard was added at the south end of the stadium.

The current facility seats approximately 8,000 spectators, with grandstands on both sides of the field and an 810-square foot press box located above the west stands. The fieldhouse at the south end of the stadium contains the locker room for the football team, as well as a sports medicine room, storage areas and a meeting room for the coaches.

Allgood-Bailey Stadium has also been the host site for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on four occasions – including the 2021 and 2023 seasons where the Miner men’s team won the championship – and two annual home meets. The stadium was also the site of the multi-event competition for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association’s conference meet in 2005.

When the stadium opened in 1967, a total of 5,000 temporary bleachers were used for the first two seasons until the complex was completed prior to the start of the 1969 season. The Missouri General Assembly provided $2 million for the construction project in 1965.