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Jerry Richardson Stadium

Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, NC, home of Charlotte. Capacity 15,300. Opened August 31, 2013.

Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, NC
Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NCPhoto: Alex G. from Charlotte, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
15,300
Opened
2013
Surface
AstroTurf’s RootZone 3D3 Blend
Roof
Open air
Elevation
625 ft
Home team
Charlotte
Charlotte here
26–⁠45 games on file since 2014

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2014 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 Jerry Richardson Stadium by season, 2014 to 20265k10k15k20k25k2014: 13,272 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,8752015: 14,618 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,4442016: 14,192 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,8072017: 11,903 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,6512018: 11,711 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,1512019: 12,319 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,1192020: 1,042 a game over 1 games; biggest 1,0422021: 13,292 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,0502022: 10,907 a game over 6 games; biggest 13,9402023: 11,494 a game over 7 games; biggest 15,6592024: 14,137 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,1022025: 13,564 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,2332026: 12,147 a game over 3 games; biggest 14,3112014201620182020202220242026

Biggest crowds on file

19,233North Carolina at Charlotte2025
19,151App State at Charlotte2018
18,651North Carolina A&T at Charlotte2017
17,444Florida Atlantic at Charlotte2015
17,102East Carolina at Charlotte2024

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

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Opened
August 31, 2013
Architect
DLR Group
Jenkins·Peer Architects
Surface over the years
AstroTurf’s RootZone 3D3 Blend
Record crowd
19,233
September 6, 2025 Charlotte 49ers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Jerry Richardson Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 230 by 240 meters (760 by 790 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 2026Memphis 59, Charlotte 8
Sep 26, 2026Louisiana 34, Charlotte 7
Sep 5, 2026The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41
Nov 15, 2025UTSA 28, Charlotte 7
Oct 24, 2025North Texas 54, Charlotte 20
Oct 18, 2025Temple 49, Charlotte 14
Sep 18, 2025Rice 28, Charlotte 17
Sep 13, 2025Charlotte 42, Monmouth 35
Sep 6, 2025North Carolina 20, Charlotte 3
Nov 30, 2024Charlotte 29, UAB 27
Nov 16, 2024South Florida 59, Charlotte 24
Oct 31, 2024Tulane 34, Charlotte 3