Doak Campbell Stadium

Doak Campbell Stadium
"The House That Bobby Built"
	Stadium entrance
	Doak Campbell Stadium Location in Florida Doak Campbell Stadium Location in the United States
Location	403 Stadium Drive West, Tallahassee, FL 32306
Coordinates	30°26′17″N 84°18′16″W / 30.43806°N 84.30444°W
Operator	Florida State Athletics
Capacity	79,560 (2016–2023) Former capacity List 15,000 (1950–1953); 19,000 (1954–1960); 25,000 (1961–1963); 40,500 (1964–1977); 47,413 (1978–1979); 51,094 (1980–1981); 55,246 (1982–1984); 60,519 (1985–1991); 70,123 (1992); 72,589 (1993); 75,000 (1994); 77,500 (1995); 80,000 (1996–2000); 82,000 (2001–2002); 82,300 (2003–2015); ;
Record attendance	84,431 (October 18, 2014)
Surface	419 Tifway Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke ground	June 1950
Opened	October 7, 1950
Expanded	1954, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1992–1996, 2001, 2003, 2016
Construction cost	$250,000 (in 1950); ($3.17 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Ball-Horton & Associates; ; Barnett Fronczak Architects; The Architects Collaborative (Renovations)
General contractor	Jack Culpepper Construction Co.
Tenants
	Florida State Seminoles football (NCAA FBS)
Website
	seminoles.com/doakcampbellstadium

Doak S. Campbell Stadium (in full Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium), popularly known as "Doak", is a football stadium on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. It is the home field of the Florida State Seminoles football team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Opened in 1950, it was originally named Doak Campbell Stadium in honor of Doak S. Campbell, the university's first president. On November 20, 2004, the Florida Legislature added longtime head football coach Bobby Bowden to the stadium name to become Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium.^[6] A petition in June 2020 sought to remove Campbell's name, as he resisted racial integration while president of Florida State University.^[7]^[8] FSU President John E. Thrasher asked Athletics Director David Coburn "to immediately review this issue and make recommendations to me."^[9] As of June 2022, no recommendations have been made.

The stadium is part of the University Center complex, a mixed-use facility encompassing university office space, university classrooms, the university's Visitor's Center, souvenir store, The University Center Club, now known as the Dunlap Champions Club, and skyboxes and press boxes for use during football games.

With a capacity of 79,560, the 49th-largest stadium in the world, the second-largest stadium in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the 15th largest stadium in the NCAA.^[10]

^ "Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium". Florida State University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^ "Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium". Florida State University. 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Speed in Fifty-Year Plan Seen in Building Progress". Florida Flambeau. June 2, 1951. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
^ Sessions, Montrell (October 6, 1950). "3-Year Old FSU Dream Realized With Stadium". Florida Flambeau. p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
^ "FSU To Dedicate Window, Field In Honor Of Legendary Coach Bowden" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
^ "FSU to review changing football stadium's name". ESPN.com. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
^ "FSU Head is in Quandary Over How to Ban Student Support of Integration | fsu.digital.flvc.org". fsu.digital.flvc.org. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
^ "As Doak Campbell Stadium name comes under fire, FSU president says university will study issue". USA Today. June 22, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
^ Dowell, Stephen M. (September 12, 2011). "FSU Football: Behind the Scenes at Doak Campbell Stadium". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[1] "Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium". Florida State University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[2] "Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium". Florida State University. 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

[inflation-US-3] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[construction-4] "Speed in Fifty-Year Plan Seen in Building Progress". Florida Flambeau. June 2, 1951. Retrieved September 3, 2012.

[5] Sessions, Montrell (October 6, 1950). "3-Year Old FSU Dream Realized With Stadium". Florida Flambeau. p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[field-glass-6] "FSU To Dedicate Window, Field In Honor Of Legendary Coach Bowden" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2009.

[7] "FSU to review changing football stadium's name". ESPN.com. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-28.

[8] "FSU Head is in Quandary Over How to Ban Student Support of Integration | fsu.digital.flvc.org". fsu.digital.flvc.org. Retrieved 2020-06-28.

[Today-9] "As Doak Campbell Stadium name comes under fire, FSU president says university will study issue". USA Today. June 22, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

[10] Dowell, Stephen M. (September 12, 2011). "FSU Football: Behind the Scenes at Doak Campbell Stadium". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

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Construction
"The House That Bobby Built"
Stadium entrance
Doak Campbell Stadium Location in Florida Show map of Florida Doak Campbell Stadium Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	403 Stadium Drive West, Tallahassee, FL 32306
Coordinates	30°26′17″N 84°18′16″W / 30.43806°N 84.30444°W / 30.43806; -84.30444
Operator	Florida State Athletics
Capacity	79,560 (2016–2023)^[1] Former capacity List 15,000 (1950–1953) 19,000 (1954–1960) 25,000 (1961–1963) 40,500 (1964–1977) 47,413 (1978–1979) 51,094 (1980–1981) 55,246 (1982–1984) 60,519 (1985–1991) 70,123 (1992) 72,589 (1993) 75,000 (1994) 77,500 (1995) 80,000 (1996–2000) 82,000 (2001–2002) 82,300 (2003–2015)
Record attendance	84,431 (October 18, 2014)
Surface	419 Tifway Bermuda Grass^[2]
Broke ground	June 1950
Opened	October 7, 1950
Expanded	1954, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1992–1996, 2001, 2003, 2016
Construction cost	$250,000 (in 1950) ($3.17 million in 2023 dollars^[3])
Architect	Ball-Horton & Associates^[4] Barnett Fronczak Architects The Architects Collaborative (Renovations)
General contractor	Jack Culpepper Construction Co.^[5]
Tenants
Florida State Seminoles football (NCAA FBS)
Website
seminoles.com/doakcampbellstadium