The Oldest FCS Stadiums

100 FCS stadiums ranked by opening year. No. 1 is Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (opened 1895).

  1. 1FCSFranklin Field — Penn Quakers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)opened 1895
  2. 2FCSHarvard Stadium — Harvard Crimson (Boston, Massachusetts)opened 1903
  3. 3FCSYale Bowl — Yale Bulldogs (New Haven, Connecticut)opened 1914
  4. 4FCSSchoellkopf Field — Cornell Big Red (Ithaca, New York)opened 1915
  5. 5FCSBrown Field — Valparaiso Beacons (Valparaiso, Indiana)opened 1919
  6. 6FCSMemorial Field — Dartmouth Big Green (Hanover, New Hampshire)opened 1923
  7. 7FCSRichardson Stadium — Davidson Wildcats (Davidson, North Carolina)opened 1923
  8. 8FCSFitton Field — Holy Cross Crusaders (Worcester, Massachusetts)opened 1924
  9. 9FCSChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium — Bucknell Bison (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania)opened 1924
  10. 10FCSMemorial Stadium — Indiana State Sycamores (Terre Haute, Indiana)opened 1925
  11. 11FCSDrake Stadium — Drake Bulldogs (Des Moines, Iowa)opened 1925
  12. 12FCSBrown Stadium — Brown Bears (Providence, Rhode Island)opened 1925
  13. 13FCSFisher Stadium — Lafayette Leopards (Easton, Pennsylvania)opened 1926
  14. 14FCSVillanova Stadium — Villanova Wildcats (Villanova, Pennsylvania)opened 1927
  15. 15FCSBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl — Butler Bulldogs (Indianapolis, Indiana)opened 1928
  16. 16FCSA. W. Mumford Stadium — Southern Jaguars (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)opened 1928
  17. 17FCSArmstrong Stadium — Hampton Pirates (Hampton, Virginia)opened 1928
  18. 18FCSHouck Stadium — Southeast Missouri Redhawks (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)opened 1930
  19. 19FCSCoffey Field — Fordham Rams (Bronx, New York)opened 1930
  20. 20FCSZable Stadium — William & Mary Tribe (Williamsburg, Virginia)opened 1935
  21. 21FCSStrawberry Stadium — Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Hammond, Louisiana)opened 1936
  22. 22FCSWildcat Stadium — New Hampshire Wildcats (Durham, New Hampshire)opened 1936
  23. 23FCSEstes Stadium — Central Arkansas Bears (Conway, Arkansas)opened 1939
  24. 24FCSSpec Martin Municipal Stadium — Stetson Hatters (DeLand, Florida)opened 1941
  25. 25FCSMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium — Jackson State Tigers (Jackson, Mississippi)opened 1941
  26. 26FCSFortera Stadium — Austin Peay Governors (Clarksville, Tennessee)opened 1946
  27. 27FCSAlfond Stadium — Maine Black Bears (Orono, Maine)opened 1947
  28. 28FCSO'Shaughnessy Stadium — St. Thomas Tommies (Saint Paul, Minnesota)opened 1947
  29. 29FCSJohnson Hagood Stadium — The Citadel Bulldogs (Charleston, South Carolina)opened 1948
  30. 30FCSHughes Stadium — Morgan State Bears (Baltimore, Maryland)opened 1949
  31. 31FCSWelcome Stadium — Dayton Flyers (Dayton, Ohio)opened 1949
  32. 32FCSHanson Field — Western Illinois Leathernecks (Macomb, Illinois)opened 1950
  33. 33FCSErnest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium — East Texas A&M Lions (Commerce, Texas)opened 1950
  34. 34FCSMemorial Stadium — Tarleton State Texans (Stephenville, Texas)opened 1951
  35. 35FCSOliver C. Dawson Stadium — South Carolina State Bulldogs (Orangeburg, South Carolina)opened 1955
  36. 36FCSBragg Memorial Stadium — Florida A&M Rattlers (Tallahassee, Florida)opened 1957
  37. 37FCSSeibert Stadium — Samford Bulldogs (Homewood, Alabama)opened 1958
  38. 38FCSRice–Totten Stadium — Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Itta Bena, Mississippi)opened 1958
  39. 39FCSTorero Stadium — San Diego Toreros (San Diego, California)opened 1961
  40. 40FCSAlumni Memorial Field — VMI Keydets (Lexington, Virginia)opened 1962
  41. 41FCSHancock Stadium — Illinois State Redbirds (Normal, Illinois)opened 1963
  42. 42FCSPhil Simms Stadium — Morehead State Eagles (Morehead, Kentucky)opened 1964
  43. 43FCSHardy M. Graham Stadium — UT Martin Skyhawks (Martin, Tennessee)opened 1964
  44. 44FCSProvost Umphrey Stadium — Lamar Cardinals (Beaumont, Texas)opened 1964
  45. 45FCSNavarre Stadium — McNeese Cowboys (Lake Charles, Louisiana)opened 1965
  46. 46FCSCrown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium — Colgate Raiders (Hamilton, New York)opened 1966
  47. 47FCSTucker Stadium — Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Cookeville, Tennessee)opened 1966
  48. 48FCSStewart Stadium — Weber State Wildcats (Ogden, Utah)opened 1966
  49. 49FCSWagner College Stadium — Wagner Seahawks (Staten Island, New York)opened 1967
  50. 50FCSEccles Coliseum — Southern Utah Thunderbirds (Cedar City, Utah)opened 1967
  51. 51FCSRoos Field — Eastern Washington Eagles (Cheney, Washington)opened 1967
  52. 52FCSTenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field — Marist Red Foxes (Poughkeepsie, New York)opened 1968
  53. 53FCSArute Field — Central Connecticut Blue Devils (New Britain, Connecticut)opened 1969
  54. 54FCSRoy Kidd Stadium — Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Richmond, Kentucky)opened 1969
  55. 55FCSErnest W. Spangler Stadium — Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Boiling Springs, North Carolina)opened 1969
  56. 56FCSICCU Dome — Idaho State Bengals (Pocatello, Idaho)opened 1970
  57. 57FCSO'Brien Field — Eastern Illinois Panthers (Charleston, Illinois)opened 1970
  58. 58FCSBuccaneer Field — Charleston Southern Buccaneers (North Charleston, South Carolina)opened 1970
  59. 59FCSManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium — Nicholls Colonels (Thibodaux, Louisiana)opened 1972
  60. 60FCSRoy Stewart Stadium — Murray State Racers (Murray, Kentucky)opened 1973
  61. 61FCSBobcat Stadium — Montana State Bobcats (Bozeman, Montana)opened 1973
  62. 62FCSHomer Bryce Stadium — Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Nacogdoches, Texas)opened 1973
  63. 63FCSE. J. Whitmire Stadium — Western Carolina Catamounts (Cullowhee, North Carolina)opened 1974
  64. 64FCSP1FCU Kibbie Dome — Idaho Vandals (Moscow, Idaho)opened 1975
  65. 65FCSO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium — North Carolina Central Eagles (Durham, North Carolina)opened 1975
  66. 66FCSUNI-Dome — Northern Iowa Panthers (Cedar Falls, Iowa)opened 1976
  67. 67FCSHarry Turpin Stadium — Northwestern State Demons (Natchitoches, Louisiana)opened 1976
  68. 68FCSHarlen C. Hunter Stadium — Lindenwood Lions (St. Charles, Missouri)opened 1976
  69. 69FCSWalkup Skydome — Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Flagstaff, Arizona)opened 1977
  70. 70FCSJohnny Unitas Stadium — Towson Tigers (Towson, Maryland)opened 1978
  71. 71FCSDaytona Stadium — Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Daytona Beach, Florida)opened 1979
  72. 72FCSDakotaDome — South Dakota Coyotes (Vermillion, South Dakota)opened 1979
  73. 73FCSAlumni Stadium — Delaware State Hornets (Dover, Delaware)opened 1980
  74. 74FCSTruist Stadium — North Carolina A&T Aggies (Greensboro, North Carolina)opened 1981
  75. 75FCSPaladin Stadium — Furman Paladins (Greenville, South Carolina)opened 1981
  76. 76FCSStambaugh Stadium — Youngstown State Penguins (Youngstown, Ohio)opened 1982
  77. 77FCSEddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium — Grambling State Tigers (Grambling, Louisiana)opened 1983
  78. 78FCSRobert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium — Columbia Lions (New York, New York)opened 1984
  79. 79FCSGreater Zion Stadium — Utah Tech Trailblazers (St. George, Utah)opened 1985
  80. 80FCSWashington–Grizzly Stadium — Montana Grizzlies (Missoula, Montana)opened 1986
  81. 81FCSWilliam H. Greene Stadium — Howard Bison (Washington, Washington, D.C.)opened 1986
  82. 82FCSGoodman Stadium — Lehigh Mountain Hawks (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)opened 1988
  83. 83FCSCasem-Spinks Stadium — Alcorn State Braves (Lorman, Mississippi)opened 1992
  84. 84FCSCampus Field — Sacred Heart Pioneers (Fairfield, Connecticut)opened 1993
  85. 85FCSKessler Field — Monmouth Hawks (West Long Branch, New Jersey)opened 1993
  86. 86FCSArthur J. Rooney Athletic Field — Duquesne Dukes (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)opened 1993
  87. 87FCSNottingham Field — Northern Colorado Bears (Greeley, Colorado)opened 1995
  88. 88FCSLouis Crews Stadium — Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Normal, Alabama)opened 1996
  89. 89FCSSaxon Stadium — Mercyhurst Lakers (Erie, Pennsylvania)opened 1996
  90. 90FCSGibbs Stadium — Wofford Terriers (Spartanburg, South Carolina)opened 1996
  91. 91FCSFinley Stadium — Chattanooga Mocs (Chattanooga, Tennessee)opened 1997
  92. 92FCSWilliam "Dick" Price Stadium — Norfolk State Spartans (Norfolk, Virginia)opened 1997
  93. 93FCSPowers Field at Princeton Stadium — Princeton Tigers (Princeton, New Jersey)opened 1998
  94. 94FCSHillsboro Stadium — Portland State Vikings (Hillsboro, Oregon)opened 1999
  95. 95FCSBeirne Stadium — Bryant Bulldogs (Smithfield, Rhode Island)opened 1999
  96. 96FCSNissan Stadium — Tennessee State Tigers (Nashville, Tennessee)opened 1999
  97. 97FCSSimmons Bank Field — Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)opened 2000
  98. 98FCSRhodes Stadium — Elon Phoenix (Elon, North Carolina)opened 2001
  99. 99FCSAlerus Center — North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Grand Forks, North Dakota)opened 2001
  100. 100FCSKenneth P. LaValle Stadium — Stony Brook Seawolves (Stony Brook, New York)opened 2002

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current stadium, not later renovations.