Johnny " Red " Floyd Stadium Johnny " Red " Floyd Stadium is a stadium in Murfreesboro , Tennessee , United States . It is primarily used for American football , and is the home field of the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders . It also serves as the stadium for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association ' s ( TSSAA ) State High School Football Championships . It previously served as the home stadium for Riverdale and Oakland high schools , for a long period when those schools did not have stadiums . It later was the home stadium for Siegel High School for a short period , when construction for a stadium was delayed . The stadium is named for Middle Tennessee State University football coach Johnny Floyd . History . The stadium was officially named Johnny " Red " Floyd Stadium / Horace Jones Field in 1968 . Set on the northwest end of campus , Floyd Stadium has undergone a multimillion dollar renovation over the past few years to make it one of the premier facilities in the region and the Conference USA . The stadium opened its doors on October 14 , 1933 , with a scoreless tie against Jacksonville State . Originally built as two sideline grandstands on either side of an outdoor track , it was enlarged in 1940 , 1960 , 1968 , and most recently in 1998 to bring it to its current configuration as an octagonal bowl . The move to NCAA Division I - A ( FBS ) football was the catalyst for the most recent renovation to Floyd Stadium . On August 24 , 1995 , the University announced plans for a renovation , which was approved by the State Building Commission . After a lengthy bid process , ground was officially broken for the stadium in January 1997 with Turner Construction handling the project . Upon completion , the stadium featured 30 , 788 seats with only the east side grandstands remaining from the original structure . The old press box gave way to a five story tower including luxury suites on the third level , a large press area and a few suites on the fourth level , and a camera deck on the fifth level . The renovation also included the addition of more chair - back seats as well as a club level . In addition to the spectator facilities , the stadium complex includes a team meeting room , position meeting rooms , a 10 , 000 square foot weight room for all Middle Tennessee teams , an academic center for Blue Raider student - athletes , and access to Murphy Athletic Center from the stadium via a walkway . The stadium also allows for further expansion that would provide an increase of approximately 40 , 000 seats , putting capacity over the 70 , 000 mark . The first game in the renovated stadium took place on September 5 , 1998 . The game , in which Middle Tennessee hosted local rival Tennessee State , drew a then school record 27 , 568 fans . The attendance helped push Middle Tennessee over the top for its I - A qualifying attendance of 17 , 000 per game . The most recent upgrade came during the summer of 2007 when a new state - of - the - art video board was installed . The Daktronics display board enhances the overall atmosphere and bring fans even closer to the action . During the summer of 2006 , a new synthetic surface was installed to replace the outdated artificial turf . The surface is by Sportexe and the brand used is PowerBlade , which is a special monofilament polyethylene infilled system designed to maximize player speed and performance and provide superior shock absorbency . Middle Tennessee was the first school in the country to use this top - of - the line surface . In 2012 , a new stadium club was built from a $ 1 million donation from Jeff Hendrix .