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B.T.
Harvey Stadium
B.T.
Harvey Stadium, completed in 1983, was named in honor of Burwell
Towns Harvey, the most successful athletics coach in Morehouse
history. B.T. Harvey, a graduate of Colgate University, arrived
at Morehouse in 1916 to teach physics and chemistry; he would
remain at the college for 42 years. Mr. Harvey coached Maroon
Tiger teams in football, basketball, and baseball, for only
13 years, from 1916 until 1929. In that time, Harvey-coached
gridiron squads won 59 games, lost 24, and tied six times. His
football teams won three conference championships, and were
undefeated and untied on two occasions. Under Harvey’s guidance,
Maroon Tiger basketball teams won 131 games, including ten consecutive
SIAC championships, and lost only 17 times. On the baseball
diamond, Harvey’s teams won 112 games, lost 45 and tied three
contests. His Maroon Tigers captured four conference titles
and tied for two others. In 1969, Professor Harvey was inducted
into the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Directors
of Athletics. He is also enshrined in the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (SIAC), and Atlanta University Center Halls
of Fame.
HARVEY
STADIUM FACTS
- Capacity:
9,000 Playing surface: Grass
- First
game: September 24, 1983 vs. Fisk University
- Games
played (won): 82 (37) as of November 10, 2001
- Largest
Morehouse score: 53 vs. Fisk University, September 24, 1983
- Most
points scored vs. Morehouse: 49; Howard University,
1986 and 1996
- Largest
combined score: 76; Morehouse 42, Savannah State 34, 1991
- Most
shutouts by Morehouse: 7
- Morehouse
shutout by opponents: 8
- Most
games ending in ties: 2
- Last
tie game: October 27, 1990 vs. Knoxville (27-27)
- Most
crowds in excess of 10, 000: 19
LOCATION
Harvey Stadium is located at the southwestern corner of the
Morehouse campus at the intersection of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard
and Sells Avenue, S.W.
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