Aggie Stadium (North Carolina A&T)
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| Location | Sullivan Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27405 |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′53″N 79°46′13″W / 36.08139°N 79.77028°WCoordinates: 36°4′53″N 79°46′13″W / 36.08139°N 79.77028°W |
| Owner | NC A&T State University |
| Operator | NC A&T State University |
| Capacity | 17,500 (1981–1994) 21,500 (1995–present) |
| Record attendance | 34,769 (2001) |
| Surface | Bermuda Grass |
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| Broke ground | 1980 |
| Opened | September 12, 1981 |
| Renovated | 1999, 2004, 2011, 2015 |
| Expanded | 1995 |
| Construction cost |
$2.5 million ($6.59 million in 2016 dollars) $4.5 Million (2011 Renovation) ($4.79 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Jason H. Jones, AIA Clark-Nexsen (2011 Renovation) |
| General contractor | J.H. Allen Construction Company Kenbridge Construction Company (2011 Renovation) |
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| North Carolina A&T Aggies football (NCAA) (1981–present) | |
Aggie Stadium is a 21,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. W. Edward Jenkins, a North Carolina A&T State University alumnus and architect, designed the stadium. Opened in 1981, the stadium is the home of the North Carolina A&T State University Aggies football team and the Irwin Belk Olympic class track. In addition, Aggie Stadium features the state-of-the-art Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Fitness and Wellness Center. This 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) fitness facility sits behind the scoreboard in the Northeastern Corner of Aggie Stadium.
Before the construction of Aggie Stadium, North Carolina A&T Aggies played their home football games at Greensboro’s War Memorial Stadium, which was home to the nearby minor league baseball franchise. The university saw a great need to have an on campus stadium that could hold the growing number of fans attending home football games.
Aggie Stadium was designed by architect W. Edward Jenkins, a North Carolina A&T alumnus, and was constructed at a cost of more than $2.5 million. The stadium opened in 1981 and the first game played there was on September 12, 1981 against rival Winston Salem State University to an overflow crowd of more than 23,000 fans.
To date, the largest single game attendance at Aggie Stadium was set in 2001 when 34,769 people were in attendance for a football game against the Rattlers of Florida A&M University.
The original plans for the stadium called for a seating capacity of 20,000 people, but due to the increased cost of materials, the plan was scaled back to 17,500. For the first 14 years of operation, Aggie stadium’s permanent seating capacity stood at 17,500. However, in 1995 the stadium underwent a major expansion in which 5,000 additional seats were added in the south end zone area to complete the current horseshoe shape and raise the seating capacity to over 21,000. In 1999 a donation by the Ford Motor Company allowed for the construction of stadium lights for night games and an electronic marquee outside the stadium grounds.
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