Paulson Stadium
"The Prettiest Little Stadium in America" "Our House" "The House that Erk Built" | |
Paulson Stadium on September 25, 2014, where a then-record crowd of 24,535 saw Georgia Southern defeat Appalachian State | |
| Location | 207 Lanier Dr. Statesboro, Georgia 30458 |
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| Coordinates | 32°24′44″N 81°46′59″W / 32.412161°N 81.783135°W |
| Owner | Georgia Southern University |
| Operator | Georgia Southern University |
| Executive suites | 26 private booster boxes, film deck and a two-level working press box. |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Record attendance | 26,483 |
| Surface | FieldTurf Vertex Prestige with CoolPlay |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1983 |
| Opened | September 29, 1984 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| Expanded | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$4.7 million ($14.2 million in 2024 dollars) $10 million (2014 expansion) |
| Architect | Heery-Fabrap, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Georgia Southern Eagles (NCAA) (1984–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.gseagles.com | |
Allen E. Paulson Stadium at Evans Family Field is a 25,000-seat on-campus football stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. It is home to the Georgia Southern Eagles football team and the focal point of Erk Russell Athletic Park.
Paulson Stadium was dedicated on September 29, 1984, with a 48–11 win over Liberty University. The game was a fitting end to four years of planning one of the finest I-AA facilities in America. The phrase "Prettiest Little Stadium in America" was coined by former Coach Erk Russell. The stadium has also come to be known as "Our House" to reflect the extreme home field advantage (Overall record of 193–41 and home playoff record of 33–3).