Athletic Facilities

Andersen Field House was made possible by a gift from the Andersen Foundation and was opened in 1998.  The facility combines state-of-the-art video and training facilities for the football program with offices for the football program staff.

Crusader Stadium was completed in 2013 as the first on-campus stadium for the Crusader football program. The facility was made possible through a lead gift from the family of Elizabeth and Drayton McLane, Jr. and is considered by many to be the finest stadium in NCAA Division III football.

Cummins Field House was named in honor of Chris and Cindy Cummins of College Station, Texas.  The field house offers locker rooms, training and therapy areas, and showers and restroom facilities for the Crusader football program.  Dedicated in 2013, Cummins Field House is located adjacent to Andersen Field House in the university SportsPlex.

Dee Dillon Softball Field was completed in 2004 as part of the university’s SportsPlex on Crusader Way. The field was named in honor of Dee Dillon, chairperson of the Health and Physical Education department at UMHB from 1954-1965.

Frank and Sue Mayborn Campus Center opened in January 2005. This 122,000-square-foot facility provides offices for coaches and the Exercise and Sport Science faculty, classrooms, a fitness center, a natatorium, an indoor jogging track, a 2500-seat multi-purpose special events center, and the Mabee-Farris recreation gymnasium.

Red Murff Baseball Field, located in the SportsPlex on Crusader Way, was completed in 2004.  The field is named in honor of Red Murff, who helped start the baseball program at UMHB in the 1970s.