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Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, NC, home of Gardner-Webb. Capacity 9,000. Opened 1969.

Capacity
9,000
Opened
1969
Surface
Turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
831 ft
Home team
Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb here
65–⁠48 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 Ernest W. Spangler Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k2003: 3,429 a game over 4 games; biggest 5,2082005: 2,750 a game over 5 games; biggest 3,8002006: 4,412 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,4902007: 6,611 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,9062008: 5,055 a game over 5 games; biggest 5,6002009: 5,293 a game over 3 games; biggest 5,5792010: 4,872 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,1252011: 4,569 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,2532012: 3,495 a game over 2 games; biggest 3,8502013: 4,804 a game over 6 games; biggest 6,4302014: 4,367 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,8922015: 3,882 a game over 6 games; biggest 5,4502016: 4,295 a game over 6 games; biggest 6,8502017: 4,603 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,0152018: 3,500 a game over 2 games; biggest 4,1502019: 1,486 a game over 1 games; biggest 1,4862021: 4,142 a game over 5 games; biggest 5,6892022: 3,905 a game over 2 games; biggest 4,7502023: 4,827 a game over 5 games; biggest 5,8122024: 3,365 a game over 5 games; biggest 4,3782025: 3,751 a game over 5 games; biggest 4,6022026: 3,331 a game over 2 games; biggest 5,14420032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

13,906Savannah State at Gardner-Webb2007
8,490App State at Gardner-Webb2006
7,892Charlotte at Gardner-Webb2014
7,015North Carolina A&T at Gardner-Webb2017
6,850Coastal Carolina at Gardner-Webb2016

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 Gardner-Webb’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Opened
1969
Surface over the years
Turf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Ernest W. Spangler Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 230 by 250 meters (740 by 810 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Eastern Illinois 21, Gardner-Webb 7
Sep 19, 2026Gardner-Webb 44, North Carolina Central 20
Nov 22, 2025Western Illinois 29, Gardner-Webb 24
Nov 8, 2025Gardner-Webb 27, Southeast Missouri State 24
Oct 18, 2025UT Martin 37, Gardner-Webb 7
Oct 4, 2025Gardner-Webb 30, Charleston Southern 27
Sep 13, 2025Gardner-Webb 23, The Citadel 13
Nov 16, 2024Tennessee State 23, Gardner-Webb 20
Nov 9, 2024Gardner-Webb 31, Eastern Illinois 28
Oct 19, 2024Gardner-Webb 42, Lindenwood 35
Sep 28, 2024Tennessee Tech 52, Gardner-Webb 21
Aug 29, 2024Wofford 21, Gardner-Webb 20