Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is a stadium in North Carolina, United States that opened in 1963. Its recorded capacity is 51,000.
Key facts
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is a stadium in North Carolina, United States that opened in 1963. Its recorded capacity is 51,000. It is owned by East Carolina University and East Carolina University. It is operated by East Carolina University and East Carolina University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Ficklen Memorial Stadium. Current tenants are East Carolina Pirates, East Carolina Pirates football, East Carolina Pirates, 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2006 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2007 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2008 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2009 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2010 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2011 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team, East Carolina Pirates football, 1980–1989, 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1970 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1971 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1972 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1973 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1974 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1975 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1976 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1977 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1978 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1979 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1996 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1997 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1999 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2001 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2002 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2003 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1966 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1990 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1992 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1993 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1994 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1998 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2004 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2005 East Carolina Pirates football team, 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1963 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1964 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1965 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1968 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1967 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1969 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1980 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1982 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1981 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1985 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1989 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1987 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1984 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1988 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1983 East Carolina Pirates football team, 1986 East Carolina Pirates football team.
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 51,000
- Opened
- 1963
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- East Carolina University, East Carolina University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass, Natural grass
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is at latitude 35.5964, longitude -77.3653, in North Carolina, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 35.5964 |
| Longitude | -77.3653 |
| City | North Carolina |
| Region | North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Ficklen Memorial Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1963 to 1994. The average tenure of a name here is 31 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ficklen Memorial Stadium | None | 1963 to 1994 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | East Carolina University | 1963 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | East Carolina University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | East Carolina University | 1963 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | East Carolina University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
69 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3143 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3142 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ficklen Memorial Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42396 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42395 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42394 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37439 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37438 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37437 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37436 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37435 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37434 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37433 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37432 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37431 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37430 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37429 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37428 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37427 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37426 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37425 | 2026-09 |
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| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37423 | 2026-09 |
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| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37421 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37420 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37419 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37418 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37417 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37416 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37415 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37414 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37413 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37412 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37411 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37410 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37409 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37408 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37407 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37406 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37405 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37404 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37403 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37402 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37401 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37400 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37399 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37398 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37397 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37396 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37395 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37394 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37393 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37392 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37391 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37390 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37389 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37388 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37387 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37386 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37385 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37384 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37383 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37382 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37381 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 50000 | 51000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1373674984 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Dowdy–Ficklen_Stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 446 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: