Gibbs Stadium is a 13,000-seat
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat, seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest c ...
.
It opened in 1996 and is home to the
Wofford College
Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the America ...
Terriers
football
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team
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ...
. It is also formerly the home to the
Spartanburg High School
Spartanburg High School is the public high school in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It is part of Spartanburg County School District No. 7.
The current principal is Vance Jones, a former assistant principal at the school.
The district includes m ...
varsity football team. It is home to the 30th largest college football scoreboard in the nation at . It was named for the Gibbs family, long-time donors to Wofford, for their $1 million donation to build it.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) football stadiums in the United States.
Conference affiliations reflect those for the comin ...
References
External links
Gibbs Stadium at Wofford Athletics
College football venues
Sports venues in South Carolina
Wofford Terriers football
Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
Sports venues in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Spartanburg, South Carolina
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