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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Physical Address: 207 Lanier Dr, Statesboro, GA
PAULSON STADIUM FACTS
Layout: East-West
Capacity: 25,000
Initial start date: First shovel - 1983; Opening Game - Sept. 29, 1984
Surface: FieldTurf Prestige Vertex
Miscellaneous: 26 private booster boxes, film deck and a 50-seat working press area.
First Opponent: Liberty Baptist, Sept. 29, 1984
First Win: 48-11 vs. Liberty Baptist, Sept. 29, 1984
First NCAA I-FCS Playoff Win: 27-0 vs. Jackson State, Nov. 30, 1985
First Score: 36-yard run by Tracy Ham vs. Liberty Baptist (13:44, 1st quarter)
First 100-Yard Rusher: 104 by Melvin Bell vs. Liberty Baptist
First Shutout: 34-0 vs. Tennessee Tech, Oct. 5, 1985

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Allen E. Paulson Stadium was dedicated on Sept. 29, 1984 with a 48-11 rout of Liberty Baptist. The game was a fitting end to four years of planning and hard work - four years of dreaming of one of the finest football facilities in America. Constructed at a cost of $4.7 million, Paulson Stadium currently seats 25,000 spectators while permanent light fixtures were added prior to the 1994 season.

Construction to expand the North stands of the stadium began in the summer of 2013. The expansion included more than 6,000 additional seats with on-grade seating expanded by approximately 1,500 new seats and 4,500 added with the construction of a mid-deck. The student-fee-funded, $10 million expansion project was completed in May of 2014. Georgia Southern students voted to pay a $25 fee for stadium expansion in 2012.

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The stadium features a prescription athletic turf playing field designed to accommodate both soccer and football that was installed in 2023, special climate-controlled VIP boxes with luxurious interiors, private restrooms and food service areas.

Prior to the start of the 2005 season, a brick facade was built along the walls of Paulson Stadium while the video scoreboard was also surrounded with a brick garden/facade.

Paulson Stadium reflects and enhances the growing importance of Georgia Southern University and Southeast Georgia - an importance symbolized by the area's economic and educational impact on the state and nation.

The stadium is named for the late Allen E. Paulson, who donated more than $1 million toward construction of the facility.

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