Paulson Stadium, Football stadium in Statesboro, United States.
Paulson Stadium is a 25,000-seat American football stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, home to the Georgia Southern Eagles. The natural bowl has seating along the sidelines and end zones, with 26 climate-controlled private boxes, Eagle Club and President's Luxury Sky Suites, and a 50-seat pressbox on the south side. A brick façade lines the walls, and the Gene Bishop Fieldhouse stands in the western open end.
Paulson Stadium was dedicated on September 29, 1984, with a 48-11 win over Liberty Baptist, after wet weather had pushed the originally scheduled September 1 opener against Florida A&M to Savannah. The first touchdown there was a 36-yard run by quarterback Tracy Ham. It is named for Allen E. Paulson, founder of Gulfstream Aerospace, who gave more than $1 million toward construction.
Coach Erk Russell coined the nickname "Prettiest Little Stadium in America," and fans call the venue "Our House" for its home-field record of 218-51 through 2024. The team is known as the Eagles, and the stadium anchors Erk Russell Athletic Park.
The stadium sits in a natural bowl, with the Gene Bishop Fieldhouse closing the western open end and the main grandstand and suites on the south side. The playing surface has been artificial turf since 2016, replaced in 2023 with FieldTurf Vertex Prestige. Enter through the concourses, which were rebuilt in red brick between 2007 and 2008.
The stadium's nickname "Our House" reflects a home record of 218 wins and 51 losses through the 2024 season, and a home playoff mark of 33–3. Coach Erk Russell coined the phrase "Prettiest Little Stadium in America" for the venue, which opened in 1984.
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