page_title: Bridgeforth Stadium
section_title: Renovation
hierarchical_section_title: Bridgeforth Stadium / Renovation
caption_attribution_description: This photo is of James Madison University's Bridgeforth Stadium on the 7th of May 2007 as viewed from the away stands.
context_page_description: Bridgeforth Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The stadium is home to the James Madison Dukes football team. The playing surface is named Zane Showker Field.
  Bridgeforth Stadium, with a seating capacity of 24,877, is currently the largest stadium in the Colonial Athletic Association and 13th largest at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level.
context_section_description: A major stadium renovation and expansion project began in December 2009. The expansion included the demolition of the then existing west stands, removal of the track, and the construction of a $62 million, two-tiered complex in its place. After completion in August 2011, Bridgeforth Stadium's seating capacity was raised to 24,877 permanent seats. In addition to increased seating, the expansion included the construction of a larger video and scoreboard, the addition of 17 suites, a club lounge with chairback seating, and increased stadium lighting. All total, the completion of the Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field complex, including the Plecker Athletic Performance Center and parking deck, represents an investment of approximately $90 million.
  On September 10, 2011, the Dukes played for the first time in the newly expanded stadium. In front of a sellout crowd of 25,102 fans, the Dukes defeated the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State University by a score of 14–9.
caption: Bridgeforth Stadium in 2007
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