Gibbs Stadium

Gibbs Stadium
Construction

Location	429 North Church Street Spartanburg, SC 29303
Owner	Wofford College
Operator	Wofford College
Capacity	13,000
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	1995
Opened	October 5, 1996
Construction cost	$4.5 million ($6.8 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	McMillan Smith and Partners
General contractor	M.B. Kahn Construction
Tenants
Wofford College Terriers Football

Gibbs Stadium is a 13,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It opened in 1996 and is home to the Wofford College Terriers football team. It is also the home to the Spartanburg High School varsity football team. It is home to the 30th largest college football scoreboard in the nation at 1,485 square feet (138.0 m²). It was named for the Gibbs family, long-time donors to Wofford, for their 1 million dollar donation to build it.

Gibbs Stadium, Home Stands

Gibbs Stadium, Visitor Stands

References

↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

External links

Gibbs Stadium at Wofford Athletics

Wofford Terriers football

Venues	Synder Field (1930–1995) Gibbs Stadium (1996–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Football stadiums of the Southern Conference

Finley Stadium (Chattanooga) Johnson Hagood Stadium (The Citadel) Kermit Tipton Stadium (East Tennessee State) Paladin Stadium (Furman) Five Star Stadium (Mercer) Seibert Stadium (Samford) Foster Stadium (VMI) E. J. Whitmire Stadium (Western Carolina) Gibbs Stadium (Wofford)

College football venues in South Carolina

Division I
FBS

ACC	Memorial Stadium (Clemson)

SEC	Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina)

Division I
FCS

Big South	Bailey Memorial Stadium (Presbyterian) Brooks Stadium (Coastal Carolina) Buccaneer Field (Charleston Southern)

MEAC	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium (South Carolina State)

SoCon	Gibbs Stadium (Wofford) Johnson Hagood Stadium (The Citadel) Paladin Stadium (Furman)

Division II

SAC	Setzler Field (Newberry)

SIAC	Charlie W. Johnson Stadium (Benedict)

Independent	Melvin & Dollie Younts Stadium (North Greenville)

Coordinates: 34°57′42″N 81°55′58″W / 34.961768°N 81.932862°W / 34.961768; -81.932862

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