About Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is a former name of Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is a College Football stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. It opened in 1963. It seats 50,000. Its current tenant is East Carolina Pirates (College Football), since 1963. By capacity it ranks 65th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 119th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 59th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Ficklen Memorial Stadium (1963–1994).
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- 119th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 59th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names
- 115th oldest of 281 football stadiums still in use
- 29th for most name changes among 71 football stadiums with 3 or more names
- 21st for most name changes among 57 College Football stadiums with 3 or more names
Venue Information
Location
Operator
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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East Carolina Pirates While based here: 64 seasons · 346-332-3 regular season in the 61 seasons with results on record · 18 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1963–present
American 2014–2026 · C-USA 1997–2013 · Independent 1977–1996 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1963–present |
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 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium?
The capacity of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is 50,000.
When was Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium built?
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium opened in 1963.
Who operates Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium?
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is operated by East Carolina University.
Who plays at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium?
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is the home venue of East Carolina Pirates.
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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 2 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Historical Names
Ficklen Memorial Stadium
1963 - 1994
Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Unknown - Present
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Unknown - Present
CurrentLocation
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Smith Stadium | 1939– | 1.7 mi |
| Groves Stadium | 1940– | 70 mi |
| Riddick Stadium | 1907–1965 | 74 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.