Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is a stadium in South Carolina, United States that opened in 1955. Its recorded capacity is 22,000.
Key facts
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is a stadium in South Carolina, United States that opened in 1955. Its recorded capacity is 22,000. It is owned by South Carolina State University and South Carolina State University. It is operated by South Carolina State University and South Carolina State University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including State College Stadium. Current tenants are South Carolina State Bulldogs football, South Carolina State University, 2011 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs, South Carolina State Bulldogs football, 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2014 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2015 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2016 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2017 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team.
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 22,000
- Opened
- 1955
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is at latitude 33.4986, longitude -80.8446, in South 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 | 33.4986 |
| Longitude | -80.8446 |
| City | South Carolina |
| Region | South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. State College Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1955 to 1984. The average tenure of a name here is 29 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College Stadium | None | 1955 to 1984 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | South Carolina State University | 1955 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | South Carolina State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | South Carolina State University | 1955 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | South Carolina State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35229 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3577 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | State College Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31868 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31867 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29154 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29153 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29152 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29151 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29150 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29149 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29148 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29147 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29146 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29145 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29144 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29143 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29142 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29141 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29140 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372222420 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372222420 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Oliver_C._Dawson_Stadium | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium | 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: