Salem Football Stadium

Salem Football Stadium
Tenants
Stadium during the 2010 Stagg Bowl
Location	1001 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, Virginia, USA
Coordinates	37°17′16″N 80°02′11″W / 37.287672°N 80.036454°W / 37.287672; -80.036454
Owner	City of Salem
Capacity	7,157
Surface	FieldTurf
Opened	1985 (1985)

Stagg Bowl NCFA championship Salem High School Spartans	1993-Present 2012–15 1985-2015

Salem Stadium is a stadium in Salem, Virginia, USA. It is primarily used for football and hosts the home football games of the Salem Football High School Spartans. It was built in 1985^[1]^[2] and seats 7,157 people. The stadium is part of the James E. Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex (named after a former mayor of Salem), which also includes the Salem Civic Center and the Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium.

Salem Stadium has hosted the NCAA Division III national football championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl since 1993.^[2] From 2012 to 2015, the National Club Football Association, which sanctions most club football in U.S. Salem Football colleges, also held its championship games at Salem Stadium;^[3] for 2016, Salem was designated as a semifinal site for the NCFA playoffs, but play was moved to the smaller Salem High School.^[4] In 2015, the natural playing surface was replaced by FieldTurf in part to ensure that the Stagg Bowl continues to be played in Salem. The field was named the Willis White Field in honor of the former head football coach at Salem High School. Salem Stadium also currently hosts the Virginia High School League football state championships in Group A and the Southwestern Virginia Educational Classic, an annual contest between two football teams from historically black colleges and universities.

References

↑ "A Timeline History of Salem Football, Virginia". Salem Football History. Salem Football Museum and Historical Society. 2004. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
1 2 Wimmer, Howard (2005-09-16). "Salem stadium almost ready for season opener". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
↑ Salem Set to Host 2015 NCFA Postseason Events (June 12, 2015). Retrieved August 6, 2015.
↑ NCFA Announces Playoff and Championship Game Locations (September 14, 2016). Retrieved September 18, 2016.

College football venues in Virginia

Division I
FBS

ACC	Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech) Scott Stadium (Virginia)

Conference USA	Foreman Field (Old Dominion)

Division I
FCS

Big South	Williams Stadium (Liberty)

CAA	Bridgeforth Stadium (James Madison) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Richmond) Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field (William & Mary)

MEAC	Armstrong Stadium (Hampton) William "Dick" Price Stadium (Norfolk State)

SoCon	Alumni Memorial Field (VMI)

Division II

CIAA	Hovey Field (Virginia Union) Rogers Stadium (Virginia State)

MEC	Beaty–Richmond Field at Carl Smith Stadium (Virginia–Wise)

Division III

NJAC	Pomoco Stadium (Christopher Newport) Robert E. Williams Stadium (Southern Virginia)

ODAC	Day Field (Randolph–Macon) Fullerton Field (Emory & Henry) Jopson Field (Bridgewater) Lewis C. Everett Stadium (Hampden–Sydney) Shentel Stadium (Shenandoah) Wilson Field (Washington and Lee)

USA South	Cougars Den (Averett) W. B. Adams Stadium (Ferrum)

Stagg Bowl	Salem Football Stadium (Salem, Virginia)

USCAA

Independent	Apprentice Field (The Apprentice School)

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