Joe Aillet Stadium

Joe Aillet Stadium
"The Joe"
	The press box and suites at Joe Aillet Stadium
Former names	Louisiana Tech Stadium (1968–1972)
Address	1450 West Alabama Avenue
Location	Ruston, LA 71272
Coordinates	32°31′55″N 92°39′21″W / 32.532021°N 92.655899°W
Owner	Louisiana Tech University
Operator	Louisiana Tech University
Capacity	23,000 (1968–1988); 30,600 (1989–2013); 27,717 (2014); 28,019 (2015–2016); 28,562 (2017–present)
Record attendance	28,714 (September 13, 1997 vs. Northeast Louisiana)
Surface	Grass (1968–2005); FieldTurf (2006–present)
Opened	September 28, 1968
Tenants
	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football (NCAA college football) (1968–present); Lady Techster soccer team (2004–2008)

Joe Aillet Stadium (formerly Louisiana Tech Stadium) is a college football stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and the home field of the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs football team, which competes in Conference USA. The football stadium replaced the original Tech Stadium where the school's football program played its home games on campus until 1967.

Originally called Louisiana Tech Stadium, Joe Aillet Stadium opened in 1968 and was renamed for retired Louisiana Tech head football coach and athletic director Joe Aillet in 1972.

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