New ETSU Football Stadium

New ETSU Football Stadium
Location Southwest corner of campus, Johnson City, Tennessee
Owner East Tennessee State University
Operator East Tennessee State University
Capacity 10,000+
Surface Artificial turf
Construction
Broke ground November 16, 2015[1]
Opened Fall 2017 (estimated)
Construction cost $26,615,000
General contractor BurWil Construction Co.
Tenants
ETSU Buccaneers football

New ETSU Football Stadium is the working name of a football stadium currently under construction on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Located on the southwestern corner of campus at the foot of Buffalo Mountain, the new stadium is expected to seat 10,000 fans and will cost roughly $26.615 million. Once completed in the fall of 2017, it will be home to the newly-resumed East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, currently playing their first two seasons at Kermit Tipton Stadium on the campus of Science Hill High School.

References

  1. "Groundbreaking ceremony held for ETSU’s new football stadium". WJHL.com. WJHL-TV. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

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