William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

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William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
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The stadium in 2017
William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Address1300 Jack Vest Drive
Johnson City, TN
United States
Coordinates 36°17′56″N82°22′26″W / 36.299°N 82.374°W / 36.299; -82.374
Owner ETSU
Operator ETSU Athletics
Type Stadium
Capacity 7,694
Record attendance12,109 [1] (November 9, 2024)
Surface Artificial turf
Current use Football
Construction
Broke ground November 16, 2015 [2]
OpenedSeptember 2, 2017;7 years ago (September 2, 2017)
Construction costUS$26.615 million
ArchitectMcCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc. [3]
John Fisher Architect [3]
Structural engineerJohn L. Jacobs & Associates [3]
Services engineerFacilities Systems Consultants, LLC [3]
General contractorBurWil Construction Co. [3]
Tenants
Website
etsubucs.com/greene-stadium/

William B. Greene Jr. Stadium [4] is a football stadium on the campus of East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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Located on the southwestern corner of campus at the foot of Buffalo Mountain, the new stadium is expected to have a seated capacity of over 7,000, plus standing room for an additional 3,000, and cost roughly $26.615 million. The stadium is home to the newly resumed East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, which played their 2015 and 2016 seasons at Kermit Tipton Stadium on the campus of Science Hill High School.

The stadium is named after businessman and longtime ETSU supporter William B. Greene Jr., founder of the Bank of Tennessee. [5] [6]

Team success

Through the 2022 season, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers have posted a 21–7 record at home.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Game Recap: Football 11/9/2024". ETSU Athletics. November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Groundbreaking ceremony held for ETSU's new football stadium". WJHL . November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Football Stadium for East Tennessee State University" (PDF). East Tennessee State University. December 30, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Board approves naming of William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium" (Press release). East Tennessee State Buccaneers. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ William Greene bio at Bank of Tennessee
  6. ↑ Road to Regionalism: Bank of Tennessee founder Bill Greene says ‘regional cooperation hasn’t gotten traction’ by: Josh Smith. Nov 20, 2019 on wjhl.com

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