Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

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Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
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Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Former namesState College Stadium (1955–1984)
Location300 College Street
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Owner South Carolina State University
Operator South Carolina State University
Capacity 22,000
SurfacePoly Turf
Construction
Opened1955
Construction cost$175,000 [1]
Tenants
South Carolina State Bulldogs

Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is a 22,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina. [2] It opened in 1955, with major renovations in 1994. It is home to the South Carolina State Bulldogs college football team and the women's college soccer team.

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The Bulldogs played the first football game at the stadium – then known as State College Stadium – on October 1, 1955, against Allen University. [1] The stadium took its current name in 1984, named after Oliver C. Dawson (1910–1989), athletic director at the university for 16 years, and inductee of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. [3]

From 2006 to 2009, the stadium served as the host of the South Carolina High School League's Class 1A state football championship games.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oliver C. Dawson</span> American athlete and sports coach (1910–1989)

Oliver Cromwell Dawson was an American athlete and sports coach. After playing several sports at John Carroll University, he served as a coach and athletic director for the South Carolina State Bulldogs from 1935 to 1976. The Bulldogs' Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is named in his honor.

References

  1. 1 2 "S. C. State Plans Field Dedication" . The Greenville News . Greenville, South Carolina. September 15, 1955. Retrieved April 13, 2017 via newspapers.com.
  2. "Oliver C. Dawson Stadium". scsuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  3. "Oliver Dawson, former coach, dead at 78" . The Greenville News . Greenville, South Carolina. February 12, 1989. Retrieved April 13, 2017 via newspapers.com.

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