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Johnson Hagood Stadium

Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, SC, home of The Citadel. Capacity 11,427. Opened 1948.

Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, SC
Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SCPhoto: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
11,427
Opened
1948
Surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
14 ft
Home team
The Citadel
The Citadel here
60–⁠63 games on file since 2004

Since it opened: The Citadel is 173–⁠130–⁠3 in home games from the 1948 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2004 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 Johnson Hagood Stadium by season, 2004 to 20265k10k15k20k25k2004: 8,359 a game over 4 games; biggest 12,4722005: 11,674 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,8802006: 14,563 a game over 5 games; biggest 17,4942007: 13,757 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,6972008: 12,261 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,2132009: 13,029 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,1552010: 11,445 a game over 6 games; biggest 13,2252011: 12,793 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,1542012: 13,574 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,8532013: 13,155 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,5452014: 9,505 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,4882015: 10,665 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,9252016: 12,986 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,0152017: 8,994 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,6092018: 9,710 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,1452019: 9,344 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,1262021: 9,982 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,0972022: 9,865 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,1062023: 11,005 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,3172024: 10,225 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,5132025: 10,652 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,9092026: 9,526 a game over 3 games; biggest 10,32320042009201420192024

Biggest crowds on file

19,697App State at The Citadel2007
17,494VMI at The Citadel2006
16,272Furman at The Citadel2007
15,495Western Carolina at The Citadel2006
15,155Wofford at The Citadel2009

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

The stadium’s history

Architect
Halsey & Cummings
Heery International Inc. (2005 renovation)
Surface over the years
Artificial turf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Johnson Hagood Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 220 by 290 meters (740 by 940 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026East Tennessee State 34, The Citadel 16
Sep 26, 2026Chattanooga 27, The Citadel 8
Sep 12, 2026Charleston Southern 26, The Citadel 20
Nov 15, 2025Wofford 16, The Citadel 14
Nov 1, 2025The Citadel 35, VMI 24
Oct 18, 2025Western Carolina 45, The Citadel 38
Oct 11, 2025The Citadel 38, Valdosta State 14
Sep 20, 2025Mercer 38, The Citadel 0
Aug 30, 2025North Dakota State 38, The Citadel 0
Nov 9, 2024Chattanooga 31, The Citadel 7
Oct 26, 2024The Citadel 28, Samford 11
Oct 5, 2024Furman 17, The Citadel 16