Williams Stadium

WILLIAMS STADIUM ON LIBERTY UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS, NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AND ADJACENT TO THE HANCOCK WELCOME CENTER

FACILITIES The Liberty Football Center, complete with coaches’ offices, academic rooms, locker room, equipment room, and training room, is located at the north end of the stadium. Carter Tower, complete with 18 luxury suites and a media center, is located above the west bleachers. Visiting teams are provided a team room in the stadium’s south end zone.

GROUNDBREAKING INITIAL COMPLETION

MAY 8, 1989

OCT. 21, 1989

The first game was played, and 12,750 fans watched Liberty score 31 unanswered points in a 37-18 Homecoming victory over Towson.

SUMMER 1990

Lights were added.

SUMMER 1994 The stadium was officially named “Williams Stadium” in honor of Arthur L. and Angela Williams, major contributors to the university.

FALL 2006 The stateof-the-art, 48,000-squarefoot Football Operations Center, located at the north end of the stadium, was completed.

NOV. 4, 2006 Liberty University passed the one million mark in home attendance during its 21-0 win over Western Carolina at Williams Stadium.

25,000+ SEATING CAPACITY

PLAYING SURFACE ASTROTURF

ARCHITECT HAKEN/CORLEY AND ASSOCIATES OF RALEIGH, N.C.

CONSTRUCTION STEEL & CONCRETE

CONTRACTOR MCDEVITT & STREET OF RALEIGH, N.C.

RENOVATOR

BRANCH & ASSOCIATES OF RICHMOND, VA. (2010) AND CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC. (CMA) OF LYNCHBURG, VA. (2018)

WILLIAMS STADIUM SINGLE-GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS ATTENDANCE DATE W-L RESULT 1. 22,551 Sept. 19, 2015 W Liberty 31, Montana 21 2. 21,712 Nov. 12, 2016 L Liberty 26, Charleston Southern 48 3. 20,838 Oct. 4, 2014 L Liberty 39, Richmond 46 4. 20,425 Sept. 1, 2018 W Liberty 52, Old Dominion 10 5. 20,393 Oct. 24, 2015 W Liberty 45, Kennesaw State 35 6. 20,217 Oct. 25, 2014 W Liberty 34, Gardner-Webb 0 7. 19,314 Oct. 2, 2010 W Liberty 52, Savannah State 14 8. 19,111 Oct. 15, 2011 W Liberty 63, Coastal Carolina 27 9. 18,955 Nov. 19, 2015 W Liberty 24, Coastal Carolina 21 10. 18,911 Oct. 19, 2013 L Liberty 52, Coastal Carolina 55

RENOVATION

SUMMER 2010 Williams Stadium was expanded from 12,000 to 19,200 seats, and a five-story tower was completed. The tower features a press box, 18 luxury suites, an 11,000-squarefoot Club Pavilion, offices for the Liberty Athletics administration, and concessions stands.

OCT. 2, 2010 A then Liberty- and Big South-record 19,314 fans attended the first game at the renovated Williams Stadium during a 52-14 victory over Savannah State.

NOV. 19, 2015 Williams Stadium hosted its first-ever nationally televised game on ESPNEWS as Liberty defeated No. 4 Coastal Carolina 24-21.

SEPT. 1, 2018

Newly-expanded Williams Stadium hosted Liberty’s inaugural game as an FBS member. The Flames defeated Old Dominion 52-10.

AUG. 31, 2019

Liberty hosted No. 22 Syracuse at Williams Stadium, marking the first time a Power 5 and top-25 ranked FBS team visited Lynchburg.