Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
On-campus football facility at East Carolina University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is the on-campus football facility at East Carolina University for the East Carolina Pirates in Greenville, North Carolina. The official capacity of the stadium is 51,000, tying it for the second largest college stadium in North Carolina. The record attendance for the stadium was on September 3, 2022, against North Carolina State University with 51,711 in attendance. The stadium is also the site of Spring Commencement exercises for the university. The field itself was commemorated as Bagwell Field in 1997.[1]
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Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium in 2019 | |
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| Full name | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Ficklen Memorial Stadium (1963–1994) |
| Location | 100 Ficklen Dr, Greenville, North Carolina 27858 |
| Coordinates | 35°35′47″N 77°21′55″W |
| Owner | East Carolina University |
| Operator | East Carolina University |
| Capacity | 51,000 |
| Surface | Tifton 419 Hybrid Bermuda |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1962 |
| Built | 1962-1963 |
| Opened | September 21, 1963 |
| Renovated | 1991 - $1.6 million in repairs and renovations, 2002, 2009-2010, 2018-2019 ($60MM) |
| Expanded | 1967–1968 - increased seating capacity to 20,000 1977–1978 - increased seating capacity to 35,000 1996–1998 - increased seating capacity to 43,000 2010 - increased seating capacity to 50,000 2019 - increased seating capacity to 51,000 |
| Construction cost | $283,387 ($2,234,553.41 in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Dudley & Shoe
Walter, Robbs, Callahan & Pierce, 1996-1998 expansion Corley, Redfoot, Zack, Inc.,(now CRA Associates, Inc.), 2010 expansion LS3P Associates, Ltd., 2019 expansion |
| Tenants | |
| East Carolina Pirates (NCAA) (1963–present) | |
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