Williams Stadium (Wilmington)

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Williams Stadium during the 2012 football season.
Williams Stadium (Wilmington)
Full nameTownsend Field at Williams Stadium
LocationElm Street
Wilmington, Ohio, 45177
Coordinates 39°26′25″N83°49′07″W / 39.4402778°N 83.8186111°W / 39.4402778; -83.8186111 Coordinates: 39°26′25″N83°49′07″W / 39.4402778°N 83.8186111°W / 39.4402778; -83.8186111
Operator Wilmington College Athletic Department
Capacity 3,500
SurfaceNatural grass (1900–2008)
Synthetic turf (2008–present)
Construction
Built1900
Renovated1994, 2008
Expanded1983
Tenants
Wilmington College Football (1900–present)
Wilmington High School Football (2008–2014)
Wilmington College Lacrosse (2013–present)
Wilmington College Soccer (2014–present)

Williams Stadium, on the Campus of Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose football stadium that is home to the Wilmington College Quakers football, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's lacrosse teams.

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History

Wilmington College football has been played at Townsend Field since 1900. Williams Stadium was constructed in 1983, which increased seating capacity to 3,500. Beckett Track and Field facility was added in 1994. In 2008, the Townsend Field playing field was resurfaced with synthetic turf and new lighting was installed, allowing for night games to be played at the College. [1]
Along with the Wilmington College Quakers football team playing on Townsend field at Williams Stadium, Wilmington College's new Lacrosse teams began play on the field in the spring of 2013. Wilmington High School's football team has also played on the field since its re-surfacing in 2008.

WC Night Games

Wilmington began playing night games in the 2008 season, with a game against Marietta College, which the Quakers won 34-7. Wilmington has not won another home game at night since then.

The Quakers take on the Otterbein Cardinals on September 15, 2012 Quakers vs. Otterbein at Williams.jpg
The Quakers take on the Otterbein Cardinals on September 15, 2012
DateResultAttendance
September 17, 2016Otterbein 52, Wilmington 72,956
September 19, 2015Capital 49, Wilmington 272,457
September 27, 2014Otterbein 49, Wilmington 211,067
October 19, 2013Baldwin Wallace 54, Wilmington 7789
September 15, 2012Otterbein 54, Wilmington 101,963
September 3, 2011Mount St. Joseph 26, Wilmington 162,111
October 30, 2010Heidelberg 36, Wilmington 3891
September 18, 2010Capital 10, Wilmington 72,011
September 26, 2009Capital 37, Wilmington 212,011
September 5, 2009Mount St. Joseph 27, Wilmington 183,087
September 20, 2008Wilmington 34, Marietta 72,684

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