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The Choctaws play their home football games in the friendly confines of Robinson-Hale Stadium located in Clinton, MS. The Facility boasts one of the largest seating capacities in all of Division III holding 8,500 people. Mississipppi College is routinely ranked among the top ten teams in the country in average attendance each season. Last year, the Choctaws ranked 8th in the country and 1st in the ASC averaging over 4,000 fans per game. The Choctaws ranked 11th averaging 3,529 in attendance during the 2002 season after ranking fifth during the 2001 season.
The synthetic surface was installed by Sprinturf, the same company who used by the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Robinson-Hale Stadium was opened during the 1985 season. The first game ever in the facility found the Chocs blasting Jacksonville State 50-3. In the Dedication Game two weeks later, the Chocs edged past Livingston University 14-7.
The stadium, which is the eighth-largest stadium in NCAA Division III, honors two men who helped establish Mississippi College football tradition. Stanley L. Robinson gave 36 years of service to the College as head coach and athletic director. Edwin (Goat) Hale, a football legend, was an outstanding offensive back and was the first back in Mississippi history to be named to the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.
The track was added in 2006 giving MC one of the nicest facilities in the country. The total renovation project totaled more than one million dollars and was named after Dr. James E. Parkman who provided the lead gift for the project. The track complex features and eight-lane track, four long jump and triple jump areas, crushed stone shot put sector, steeple chase, large high jump area, dual direction pole vault and a separate discuss, hammer and javelin area.

 
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