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The Prettiest Little Stadium in America

Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, GA, home of Georgia Southern. Capacity 25,000. Opened September 29, 1984.

Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, GA
Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GAPhoto: Gsuengineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
25,000
Opened
1984
Surface
FieldTurf Vertex Prestige with CoolPlay
Roof
Open air
Elevation
201 ft
Georgia Southern here
98–⁠41 games on file since 2003

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Allen E. Paulson Stadium by season, 2003 to 202610k20k30k2003: 15,793 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,4702004: 15,123 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,4212005: 16,241 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,6072006: 15,612 a game over 7 games; biggest 20,1782007: 18,925 a game over 6 games; biggest 23,3732008: 18,168 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,8512009: 16,728 a game over 5 games; biggest 18,1182010: 17,190 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,4302011: 19,249 a game over 6 games; biggest 21,8122012: 18,487 a game over 7 games; biggest 22,1552013: 14,828 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,8272014: 21,102 a game over 5 games; biggest 24,5352015: 20,780 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,8722016: 20,819 a game over 5 games; biggest 25,7352017: 15,258 a game over 4 games; biggest 18,7222018: 16,802 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,2522019: 13,964 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,2202020: 4,812 a game over 7 games; biggest 6,2282021: 16,761 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,8622022: 17,379 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,7382023: 21,480 a game over 6 games; biggest 26,4832024: 22,516 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,1342025: 22,541 a game over 6 games; biggest 25,4282026: 22,361 a game over 3 games; biggest 24,11220032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

26,483Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern2023
25,735UL Monroe at Georgia Southern2016
25,428Georgia State at Georgia Southern2025
24,872The Citadel at Georgia Southern2015
24,585Jacksonville State at Georgia Southern2025

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Georgia Southern’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Also known as
The Prettiest Little Stadium in America
Our House
The House that Erk Built
Opened
September 29, 1984
Architect
Heery-Fabrap, Inc.
Surface over the years
FieldTurf Vertex Prestige with CoolPlay
Expanded
2012, 2013, 2014
Renovated
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014
Record crowd
26,483

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Allen E. Paulson Stadium.

From above

100 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 260 by 200 meters (840 by 650 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026James Madison 27, Georgia Southern 24
Sep 26, 202625Houston 42, Georgia Southern 28
Sep 5, 2026Georgia Southern 31, Charleston Southern 0
Nov 22, 2025Old Dominion 45, Georgia Southern 10
Nov 15, 2025Georgia Southern 45, Coastal Carolina 40
Oct 18, 2025Georgia Southern 41, Georgia State 24
Oct 9, 2025Southern Miss 38, Georgia Southern 35
Sep 20, 2025Georgia Southern 45, Maine 17
Sep 13, 2025Georgia Southern 41, Jacksonville State 34
Nov 30, 2024Georgia Southern 29, App State 20
Nov 16, 2024Troy 28, Georgia Southern 20
Oct 19, 2024Georgia Southern 28, James Madison 14

Pouring rights

Coca-Cola has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights, on record since 2024. Official source.