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College Stadium

Full name	College Stadium
Former names	Athletic Field
Location	Greenville, North Carolina
Owner	East Carolina Teachers College East Carolina College
Operator	East Carolina Teachers College East Carolina College
Capacity	2,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Groundbreaking	1949
Built	1949
Opened	September 21, 1949
Closed	1962
Demolished	1962
Cost	$25,730
Tenants
East Carolina Pirates football (NCAA) 1949–1962

College Stadium was the stadium for the East Carolina Pirates football team. It was built in 1949 for $25,000 (equivalent to $338,000 in 2025). The facility sat 2,000 spectators. The complex was razed in 1962 once Ficklen Memorial Stadium was built. It replaced Guy Smith Stadium as the primary football field.

History

In November 1948, President Messick and boosters of the school met to discuss building a stadium on campus. Boosters at that meeting pledged $8,000 that night. It was decided $25,000 was needed to construct the complex. After a fund raising drive, $25,730 was raised from 1,500 individuals and 227 businesses. It was dedicated on September 21, 1949. The Pirates beat Cherry Point in the first game 24–0. It was located on the east side of the Main Campus approximately where the Brewster Building is today.