Johnson Hagood Stadium

Johnson Hagood Stadium
Location	68 Hagood Avenue Charleston, South Carolina
Broke ground	1946
Opened	1949
Owner	The Citadel
Operator	The Citadel
Surface	Natural Grass
Construction cost	$42 million (2005 renovation)
Architect	Heery International Inc. (2005 renovation)
Capacity	22,500 (1949-1996) 21,000 (1997–2003) 12,500 (2004–2005) 21,000 (2006–present)
Tenants
The Citadel Bulldogs football

Johnson Hagood Stadium, is a 21,000-seat football stadium in Charleston, South Carolina and home field of The Citadel Bulldogs. The stadium is named in honor of Brigadier General Johnson Hagood, CSA, class of 1847, who commanded Confederate forces in Charleston during the Civil War and later served as Comptroller and Governor of South Carolina.

When the condition of the existing College Park Stadium (located in the northeast corner of Hampton Park) became so poor as to be unservicable , the city of Charleston chose to construct a new sports stadium. The new stadium was opened October 15, 1927, with a football game between The Citadel and Oglethorpe University.

The original Hagood Stadium opened in 1948 and was eventually purchased by the Citadel from the city of Charleston in 1963. In 2005 stadium underwent a major renovation to update the facility by adding an improved media center, luxury skyboxes, and other features.

The venue hosted the 1983 & 1984 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship game (now known as the Football Championship Subdivision). On September 26, 2009, the field was named Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

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Preceded by Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls, TX)

Host of the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game 1983 – 1984

Succeeded by Tacoma Dome