Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Opened in 1963

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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Photo of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry, USAF. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

50,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1963

Location

Greenville, North Carolina 27658

Elevation

63 ft

19 m above sea level

Operator

East Carolina University

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium by team, 1963–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
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)
  1. Home venue unknown 1951–1962
  2. Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 1963–present
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.

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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.

Historical Names

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Unknown - Present

Current

Location

Coordinates: 35.5964, -77.3653
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
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

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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