Williams–Brice Stadium
American football stadium in Columbia, South Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Williams–Brice Stadium is the home football stadium for the South Carolina Gamecocks, the college football team representing the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. It is currently the 16th largest on-campus college football stadium in the NCAA and is located on the corner of George Rogers Boulevard and Bluff Road adjacent to the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. Carolina football teams consistently attract standing-room-only crowds to Williams–Brice Stadium. The atmosphere on game days has been voted "the best" by SECsports.com, and has been noted as being among the loudest environments to play in by opposing players.[4][5][6][7] The stadium has been the site of many concerts, state high school football championships, and various other events. It hosted the annual Palmetto Capital City Classic between Benedict College and South Carolina State University until the last game in 2005.
Former names | Columbia Municipal Stadium (1934–1940) Carolina Stadium (1941–1972) |
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Location | 1174 George Rogers Boulevard Columbia, SC 29201 |
Coordinates | 33°58′23″N 81°1′9″W |
Capacity | 77,559 (2020–present)
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Record attendance | 85,199 (October 6, 2012 vs University of Georgia) |
Surface | Grass (1934–1969, 1984–Present) AstroTurf (1970–1983) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 14, 1934[1] |
Opened | October 6, 1934 |
Renovated | 1970, 1996, 2008, 2012 |
Expanded | 1949, 1957, 1972, 1982, 1997 |
Construction cost | $113,086[2] ($2.58 million in 2023 dollars[3]) $30 million (renovations) |
Architect | Robert L. Sumwalt JHS Architecture (renovations) |
Tenants | |
South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA) (1934–present) | |
Website | |
gamecocksonline.com/stadium |
The stadium is often called "Willy B" by Gamecock fans and local media, and the name has been commonly used by these groups since at least the early 1970s when the university held a fund-raising campaign to raise money for an AstroTurf playing surface, called "The Cockpit".[8][9][10]