The Prettiest Little Stadium in America Our House The House that Erk Built | |
 Paulson Stadium on September 25, 2014, where a then-record crowd of 24,535 saw Georgia Southern defeat Appalachian State | |
  Allen E. Paulson Stadium Location in Georgia  Allen E. Paulson Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Location | 207 Lanier Dr. Statesboro, Georgia 30458 |
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| Coordinates | 32°24′44″N 81°46′59″W / 32.412161°N 81.783135°W |
| Owner | Georgia Southern University |
| Operator | Georgia Southern University |
| Executive suites | 26 private booster boxes, film deck and a two-level working press box. |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Record attendance | 26,483 |
| Surface | FieldTurf Vertex Prestige with CoolPlay |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1983 |
| Opened | September 29, 1984 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| Expanded | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$4.7 million ($13.8 million in 2023 dollars[1]) $10 million (2014 expansion) |
| Architect | Heery-Fabrap, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Georgia Southern Eagles (NCAA) (1984–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.gseagles.com | |
Allen E. Paulson Stadium at Evans Family Field is a 25,000-seat on-campus football stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.[2] It is home to the Georgia Southern Eagles football team and the focal point of Erk Russell Athletic Park.
Paulson Stadium was dedicated on September 29, 1984, with a 48–11 win over Liberty University. The game was a fitting end to four years of planning one of the finest I-AA facilities in America.[3] The phrase "Prettiest Little Stadium in America" was coined by former Coach Erk Russell.[4] The stadium has also come to be known as "Our House" to reflect the extreme home field advantage (Overall record of 193–41 and home playoff record of 33–3).[5]
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- ^ Campus Tour: Paulson Stadium Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved July 28, 2008
- ^ Georgia Southern Football Media Guide, 2004. 9
- ^ "Allen E. Paulson Stadium – Georgia Southern University Eagles Athletics". Georgiasoutherneagles.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Georgia Southern Football Media Guide, 2004. 187