Bridgeforth Stadium/Showker Field is a 15,000-seat facility. Built in 1975 and enlarged in 1981, it also contains racquetball courts and the Duke Club, Marketing & Promotions, Sports Media Relations, Men's and Women's Golf, Cross Country and Track Offices. Originally named JMU Stadium, it was renamed in 1990 for William E. Bridgeforth, former member of the JMU Board of Visitors, and in 2003 the field was named in honor of JMU benefactor Zane Showker.  In 2004, the facility added a new scoreboard with video features and a new Field Turf in 2006.

Following the 2009 season, James Madison University Athletics and the football program will take the next step forward with the Campaign for Bridgeforth Stadium. Construction will begin immediately, expanding Bridgeforth Stadium into the preeminent Football Championship Subdivision football complex. For more information on the project, visit the Campaign for Bridgeforth Stadium page.

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Directions

From the south

- Interstate 81
- Take Exit 245, Port Republic Road
- Turn west onto Port Republic Road (From I-81 South, turn right; from I-81 North, turn left)
- Take the first right (at the stoplight) at the campus entrance onto Bluestone Drive
- Proceed on Bluestone and past Showker Hall; the football complex will be on the left

From the north

- Interstate 81
- Take Exit 247, Route 33 West
- Quickly cross lanes to prepare for a left-hand turn onto Cantrell Ave. at first stoplight
- Proceed on Cantrell Ave. to a second stoplight
- Turn left at the light onto Paul Street
- Make the first right onto Duke Drive (parking options are available soon after turning onto Duke)
- Proceed on Duke to stoplight at Bluestone Drive; the football complex will be straight ahead

Parking

Reserved parking for Duke Club members is available at Godwin Field, Hanson Field, Lot G, Lot P, Lot C4 and in the parking deck. There is very limited general parking near the facility. Additional parking may be found at the JMU Convocation Center and in lots adjacent to Long Field/Mauck Stadium Baseball Complex. See other facility directions for parking options.