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Location | 291 Catamount Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 |
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Coordinates | 35°18′17″N 83°10′57″W / 35.30472°N 83.18250°W |
Owner | Western Carolina University |
Operator | Western Carolina University |
Capacity | 13,742 (2003–present) 12,000 (1974–2002) |
Surface | Desso Challenge Pro 2 turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1973 |
Opened | September 14, 1974 |
Construction cost | $1.66 million ($10.3 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Moore and Robinson Architects |
Tenants | |
Western Carolina Catamounts (NCAA) (1974–present) |
Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium is a 13,742-seat football stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.[2] It opened in 1974 and is home to the Western Carolina University Catamounts football team. The field itself is named Bob Waters Field. The football facility is located on the south end of the WCU campus and is bordered by Cullowhee Creek on the west side; Jordan-Phillips Field House and WCU Weight Room on its north end, and the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center on the south end.