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| Former names | State College Stadium (1955–1984) |
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| Location | 300 College Street Orangeburg, SC 29117 |
| Owner | South Carolina State University |
| Operator | South Carolina State University |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
| Surface | Poly Turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Construction cost | $175,000[1] |
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| South Carolina State Bulldogs | |
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is a 22,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina.[2] It opened in 1955, with major renovations in 1994. It is home to the South Carolina State Bulldogs college football team and the women's college soccer team.
The Bulldogs played the first football game at the stadium – then known as State College Stadium – on October 1, 1955, against Allen University.[1] The stadium took its current name in 1984, named after Oliver C. Dawson (1910–1989), athletic director at the university for 16 years, and inductee of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
From 2006 to 2009, the stadium served as the host of the South Carolina High School League's Class 1A state football championship games.
- ^ a b "S. C. State Plans Field Dedication". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 15, 1955. Retrieved April 13, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oliver C. Dawson Stadium". scsuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- ^ "Oliver Dawson, former coach, dead at 78". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. February 12, 1989. Retrieved April 13, 2017 – via newspapers.com.