About Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It opened in 1938. Its recorded capacity is 17,000. Former tenants include Wake Forest Demon Deacons (College Football, 1956–1967) and Winston-Salem State Rams (College Football, 2007–2011).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
242 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Winston-Salem State Rams While based here: 3 seasons · 9-11 regular season in the 2 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 2007–2011
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2011 · Division II
|
College Football | 2007–2011 |
|
Wake Forest Demon Deacons While based here: 12 seasons · 33-84-3 regular season · no postseason trips
College Football · 1956–1967
ACC 1956–1967 · University Division
|
College Football | 1956–1967 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bowman Gray Stadium?
The capacity of Bowman Gray Stadium is 17,000.
When was Bowman Gray Stadium built?
Bowman Gray Stadium opened in 1938.
Where did the Wake Forest Demon Deacons play before Bowman Gray Stadium?
Before moving to Bowman Gray Stadium in 1956, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons played at Groves Stadium from 1940 to 1955.
Where did the Wake Forest Demon Deacons play after Bowman Gray Stadium?
After leaving Bowman Gray Stadium in 1967, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons moved to Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in 1968.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium | 1968– | 3.8 mi |
| First Horizon Coliseum | 1959– | 22 mi |
| Truist Stadium | 1981– | 25 mi |
| Rhodes Stadium | 2001– | 40 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.