Carter-Finley Stadium

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Wayne Day Family Field @ Carter-Finley Stadium


caption =
location = 4600 Trinity Rd
Raleigh, NC 27607
broke_ground = 1966
opened = 1966
closed =
demolished =
owner = North Carolina State University
operator = North Carolina State University
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect = Charles H. Kahn (original 1966 stadium)
Corley Redfoot Zack, Inc. (all additions and renovations since 2001)
former_names =
tenants = North Carolina State Wolfpack (NCAA) (1966-Present)
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (WLAF) (1991)
seating_capacity =57,583 [http://ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=12778&change_well_id=2]

Carter-Finley Stadium was opened in 1966 as home to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack football team. The stadium replaced the obsolete on-campus Riddick Stadium and was originally named Carter Stadium in honor of Harry C. & Wilbert J. "Nick" Carter, both graduates of the university. They were major contributors to the original building of the stadium. The name of Albert E. Finley, another major contributor to the University, was added later. While located on University land, the stadium is a few miles to the west of the academic campus on Trinity Road just off of Hillsborough Street. The capacity was 57,583 seats for 2006. Carter-Finley Stadium has been sold out for eight straight years.

Prior to the 2001 season, the university began a program of modernization of Carter-Finley. The southern endzone was enclosed seats, and the state-of-the-art Murphy Center (named for Wendell Murphy) was built. Following the 2004-2005 football season, Carter-Finley was again expanded with the completion of the "Vaughn Towers", a complex of luxury boxes, club seats, and media facilities which opened for the 2005-2006 football season.

For the 2006 season, a new north end zone grandstand has been added. 5,730 new chairback, bench and handicap-accessible seating, with another 1,630 permanent bleacher seats built underneath the video scoreboard make Carter-Finley a bowl and give it a capacity of 57,583 spectators. Additional upgrades to the stadium include a new north endzone plaza with concession stands and the addition of two video screens in each corner of the south endzone. Carter-Finley Stadium has the smallest clearance between the stands and the sidelines of any stadium in the ACC.

Retired jerseys on the facade of Carter-Finley Stadium includes those of Roman Gabriel, Torry Holt, Philip Rivers, Bill Yoest, Dennis Byrd, Dick Christy, Jim Ritcher, and Ted Brown. Carter-Finley also displays banners from NC State's Bowl appearances which include the Gator Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Liberty Bowl.

External links

* [http://www.carter-finley.com Carter-Finley.com] - Carter Finley Stadium History
* [https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=518279 Carter-Finley Stadium] -Summary from gopack.com
* [http://sectionsix.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html Clemson Players Discuss Toughest Venues]
* [http://www.statefansnation.com/index.php?s=carter+finley+stadium Carter Finley Stadium History]