Paulson Stadium
Football stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allen E. Paulson Stadium at Evans Family Field is a 25,000-seat on-campus football stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.[2] It is home to the Georgia Southern Eagles football team and the focal point of Erk Russell Athletic Park.
The Prettiest Little Stadium in America Our House The House that Erk Built | |
Location | 207 Lanier Dr. Statesboro, Georgia 30458 |
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Coordinates | 32°24′44″N 81°46′59″W |
Owner | Georgia Southern University |
Operator | Georgia Southern University |
Executive suites | 26 private booster boxes, film deck and a two-level working press box. |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Record attendance | 26,483 |
Surface | FieldTurf Vertex Prestige with CoolPlay |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1983 |
Opened | September 29, 1984 |
Renovated | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 |
Expanded | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Construction cost | US$4.7 million ($13.8 million in 2023 dollars[1]) $10 million (2014 expansion) |
Architect | Heery-Fabrap, Inc. |
Tenants | |
Georgia Southern Eagles (NCAA) (1984–present) | |
Website | |
https://www.gseagles.com |
Paulson Stadium was dedicated on September 29, 1984, with a 48–11 win over Liberty University. The game was a fitting end to four years of planning one of the finest I-AA facilities in America.[3] The phrase "Prettiest Little Stadium in America" was coined by former Coach Erk Russell.[4] The stadium has also come to be known as "Our House" to reflect the extreme home field advantage (Overall record of 193–41 and home playoff record of 33–3).[5]