Stadium Guide
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI • 30,255 capacity • home of Central Michigan • opened 1972
- Capacity
- 30,255
- Games Hosted
- 290
- Surface + Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Opened
- 1972
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
First season in use
Stadium overview
Stadium profile
Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
- Primary Team
- Central Michigan
- Conference
- Mid-American
- City / State
- Mount Pleasant, MI
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 54 years
- Games Hosted
- 290
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 28, 1963
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 11, 2026
Home-field snapshot
Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Record
185-92-7
290 games
Win Rate
66.4%
Tracked games at this stadium
Average Margin
+7.3
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, MI
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 54 years
- Linked Teams
- Central Michigan
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 28, 1963
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 11, 2026
- Coordinates
- 43.5777, -84.7710
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked stadium dataset only
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Location
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI, 48859
- Coordinates
- 43.5777, -84.7710
Context
Stadium rankings
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Numbers
Attendance and scoring
Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.
Attendance Record
60,624
Purdue at Central Michigan • Dec 27, 2007
Average Attendance
13,226
127 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
27.4
Central Michigan at this stadium
Average Points Allowed
20.1
Central Michigan at this stadium
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
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Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Purdue at Central Michigan
L 48-51
60,624 announced attendance.
Biggest Margin
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
W 69-7
62 point margin.
Highest Excitement
Ball State at Central Michigan
L 16-17
Game excitement score 9.8 in the current dataset.
Central Michigan Win
Buffalo at Central Michigan
W 38-19
A tracked win for Central Michigan at this stadium.
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Archive
Games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 Regular • Week 11 | Central Michigan | Sacramento State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 24, 2026 Regular • Week 8 | Central Michigan | Miami (OH) Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 Regular • Week 7 | Central Michigan | Western Michigan Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 3, 2026 Regular • Week 5 | Central Michigan | Akron Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 Regular • Week 3 | Central Michigan | Wyoming Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | Central Michigan | Colgate Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 29, 2025 Regular • Week 14 | Central Michigan | Toledo Campus | L 3-21 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 13, 2025 Regular • Week 12 | Central Michigan | Buffalo Campus | W 38-19 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 Regular • Week 9 | Central Michigan | Massachusetts Campus | W 38-13 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 Regular • Week 5 | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan Campus | W 24-13 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 Regular • Week 4 | Central Michigan | Wagner Campus | W 49-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 20, 2024 Regular • Week 13 | Central Michigan | Western Michigan Campus | W 16-14 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 6, 2024 Regular • Week 11 | Central Michigan | Bowling Green Campus | L 13-23 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 12, 2024 Regular • Week 7 | Central Michigan | Ohio Campus | L 25-27 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 28, 2024 Regular • Week 5 | Central Michigan | San Diego State Campus | W 22-21 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 Regular • Week 4 | Central Michigan | Ball State Campus | W 37-34 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Aug 29, 2024 Regular • Week 1 | Central Michigan | Central Connecticut Campus | W 66-10 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 24, 2023 Regular • Week 13 | Central Michigan | Toledo Campus | L 17-32 | 2023 Regular | 8,612 |
| Oct 31, 2023 Regular • Week 10 | Central Michigan | Northern Illinois Campus | W 37-31 | 2023 Regular | 9,625 |
| Oct 14, 2023 Regular • Week 7 | Central Michigan | Akron Campus | W 17-10 | 2023 Regular | 17,886 |
Context
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Guide
Stadium guide
Kelly/Shorts Stadium is a college football stadium in Mount Pleasant, MI. Central Michigan is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 30,255. The stadium opened in 1972. #152 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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