Memorial Stadium (Clemson)

Memorial Stadium
"Death Valley"
	Memorial Stadium in 2014
	Memorial Stadium Location in South Carolina Memorial Stadium Location in the United States
Address	Avenue of Champions
Location	Clemson, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°40′43″N 82°50′35″W / 34.67861°N 82.84306°W
Operator	Clemson University
Capacity	81,500 (2007–present) Former capacity List 81,473 (1991–2006); 79,575 (1988–1990); 79,854 (1986–1987); 74,724 (1985); 73,915 (1983–1984); 57,307 (1982); 53,306 (1978–1981); 43,451 (1963–1977); 43,309 (1960–1962); 40,000 (1958–1959); 20,500 (1942–1957); ;
Record attendance	86,092 (Clemson Tigers v Florida State) (1999)
Surface	Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke ground	October 6, 1941
Opened	September 19, 1942
Expanded	1958, 1960, 1978, 1982, 1983, 2006, 2022
Construction cost	$125,000 (original stadium); ($2.8 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Carl Lee and Professor H.E. Glenn
General contractor	A.N. Cameron and Hugh Webb
Tenants
	Clemson Tigers (NCAA) (1942–present); Carolina Panthers (NFL) (1995)
Website
	clemsontigers.com/memorial-stadium

Frank Howard Field at Clemson Memorial Stadium, known as "Death Valley", is home to the Clemson Tigers, an NCAA Division I FBS football team located in Clemson, South Carolina. Built in 1941–1942, the stadium has seen expansions throughout the years with the most recent being the WestZone with Phase 1 construction beginning in 2004 and completing in 2015 with the addition of the Oculus, the final piece of Phase 3. Phase 1 of the EastZone project began in 2020.

Prior to the completion of Bank of America Stadium, in Charlotte, Memorial Stadium served as the home venue for the National Football League (NFL)'s Carolina Panthers during the team's inaugural 1995 season.

Currently, the stadium is the largest in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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Construction
"Death Valley"
Memorial Stadium in 2014
Memorial Stadium Location in South Carolina Show map of South Carolina Memorial Stadium Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Address	Avenue of Champions
Location	Clemson, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°40′43″N 82°50′35″W / 34.67861°N 82.84306°W / 34.67861; -82.84306
Operator	Clemson University
Capacity	81,500 (2007–present) Former capacity List 81,473 (1991–2006) 79,575 (1988–1990) 79,854 (1986–1987) 74,724 (1985) 73,915 (1983–1984) 57,307 (1982) 53,306 (1978–1981) 43,451 (1963–1977) 43,309 (1960–1962) 40,000 (1958–1959) 20,500 (1942–1957)
Record attendance	86,092 (Clemson Tigers v Florida State) (1999)
Surface	Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass
Broke ground	October 6, 1941^[1]
Opened	September 19, 1942
Expanded	1958, 1960, 1978, 1982, 1983, 2006, 2022
Construction cost	$125,000 (original stadium) ($2.8 million in 2023 dollars^[2])
Architect	Carl Lee and Professor H.E. Glenn
General contractor	A.N. Cameron and Hugh Webb^[3]
Tenants
Clemson Tigers (NCAA) (1942–present) Carolina Panthers (NFL) (1995)
Website
clemsontigers.com/memorial-stadium