Gibbs Stadium

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Gibbs Stadium
The home side of Gibbs Stadium. Gibbs Stadium.jpg
The home side of Gibbs Stadium.
Gibbs Stadium
Location429 North Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Owner Wofford College
OperatorWofford College
Capacity 13,000
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground1995
OpenedOctober 5, 1996
Construction cost$4.5 million
($8.74 million in 2023 dollars [1] )
ArchitectMcMillan Smith and Partners
General contractorM.B. Kahn Construction
Tenants
Wofford College Terriers Football

Gibbs Stadium is a 13,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina. [2] It opened in 1996 and is home to the Wofford College Terriers football team. It is also formerly 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 donation to build it.

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