Goodman Stadium is

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's 16,000-seat

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located on its Goodman Campus in Lower Saucon Township. It opened in 1988, replacing

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, which stood in the main academic campus from 1914 until 1987. The former Taylor Stadium site now holds the Rauch Business Center, the Zoellner Arts Center, and a parking garage. The Murray H. Goodman Stadium is named after real estate developer Murray H. Goodman, a Lehigh alumnus, who donated 550 acres in Saucon Valley in 1983 to build a sports complex. The stadium is the home of the

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team, who compete in the

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at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (or FCS) level, formerly known as I-AA. Located in a rural valley surrounded by wooded hills, its ample nearby parking makes tailgating before games very popular. Concession stands protected from the weather and large indoor restrooms are provided on both sides of the stadium. It also features a two-tiered press box/skybox overlooking the west grandstand, limited chair back seating and locker rooms for home and visiting teams. Prior to the 2019 football season, a new press box was constructed behind the east grandstand and the previous media facility was converted into additional suites. The Goodman Campus was the preseason training camp location for the NFL's

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from 1996-2012. Eagles' training camps often draw as many as 10,000 fans, ranking at the top of NFL training camp attendance. The Eagles' twice-daily practices were held from mid-July to mid-August. Starting in 2016, Goodman Stadium hosts the home matches of

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, the official affiliate of

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. Lack of lights resulted in the Steel moving its home matches to

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after the 2018 season."Bethlehem Steel FC leaving the Lehigh Valley," ''The Morning Call'' (Allentown, PA), Monday, November 12, 2018.
Retrieved August 28, 2019 It hosted one

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match, a 0-1 loss to

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on October 23, 1993. In 2021, Goodman Stadium hosted the 157th playing of the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry. The rivalry is both college football's most-played and longest uninterrupted series. Lehigh won the game 17-10, bringing the overall record to Lafayette 80 games to Lehigh 72.

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File:Marching 97, Lehigh University, Goodman Stadium - 2019.jpg, The

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performing at the stadium in 2019, note the new John J. Harmon '59 Sky Box. File:Goodman Stadium, Lehigh University - looking north.jpg, Northern end of the stadium, showing the scoreboard. File:Goodman Stadium, Lehigh University - entrance gates.jpg, Entrance gates to the stadium

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