Brooks Stadium
Surf Turf | |
Exterior view of the stadium in 2008 | |
| Full name | Brooks Stadium - James C. Benton Field |
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| Address | 540 University Blvd |
| Location | Conway, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33°47′34″N 79°01′03″W / 33.7929°N 79.0175°W |
| Owner | Coastal Carolina University |
| Operator | Coastal Carolina University |
| Capacity | 21,000 (2019–present) 15,000 (2017–2018) 9,214 (2012–2016) 9,112 (2010–2011) 7,322 (2006–2009) 6,408 (2003–2005) |
| Surface | Shaw Sports PowerBlade (teal) (2015–present) Grass (2003–2014) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 30, 2002 |
| Opened | September 6, 2003 |
| Renovated | 2017–2019 |
| Expanded | 2010, 2017–2019 |
| Construction cost | $59 Million |
| Architect | McMillan Smith & Partners |
| General contractor | Hill Construction |
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| Website | |
| goccusports.com/brooks-stadium | |
Brooks Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team at Coastal Carolina University. The facility opened in 2003 and is named in honor of Coby Garrett Brooks and Boni Belle Brooks, children of Robert Brooks. Brooks was a Loris, South Carolina native and was the chairman of Hooters of America, Inc. The stadium is notable for its teal artificial turf.