Sox Harrison Stadium

Location| Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 41°52′31″N 80°07′02″W﻿ / ﻿41.8752°N 80.117308°W﻿ / 41.8752; -80.117308
Owner| Pennsylvania Western University
Operator| PennWest Edinboro
Capacity| 6,000
9,000 w/ Standing Room Only
Surface| Artificial
Construction
Opened| 1965
Renovated| 2007
1999 New sound system and improved handicapped access areas
Expanded| 1997 Added new Grandstand
Tenants
Edinboro Fighting Scots (NCAA D-II) (1965-present)

Sox Harrison Stadium is a stadium in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro (PennWest Edinboro). It is home to the Edinboro Fighting Scots of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. The stadium is named for B. Regis "Sox" Harrison, who served as the head football coach at Edinboro from 1926 to 1938 and 1941-42 before being inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. The stadium was officially opened in 1965.

It underwent several renovations in the late 1990s. A new grandstand was added to the visiting side of the stadium in 1997, increasing the capacity by 2,500. A press box was also added, along with a locker room and training facilities. In 1999, the stadium received a new sound system and improved handicapped access.[1]

The stadium then got a major facelift in 2007, when the university added a Sportexe artificial surface, lighting to allow for night games, and a new scoreboard at the south end-zone. The seating capacity was brought to 6,000 while the stadium itself being able to accommodate plenty of standing-room only spectators as well.[2] The Edinboro Fighting Scots football team played their first-ever night game at the stadium on September 20, 2008, against California University of PA, a 35–31 loss in front of an announced crowd of 7,213.[3]

The stadium also serves as a neutral site for PIAA high school playoff football games.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sox Harrison Stadium". gofightingscots.com.
2. ^ "Extreme makeover: Scots edition". Meadville Tribune. 2007-06-22.
3. ^ "2008 PSAC Football - #14 California (Pa.) vs #23 Edinboro". PSAC. 2008-09-20.
4. ^ "McDowell blocks 2 punts for TDs in AAAA regional rout". GoErie.com. 2009-11-15.

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College football venues in Pennsylvania

Division I
FBS|

| ACC|

* Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh)

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The American|

* Lincoln Financial Field (Temple)

Big Ten|

* Beaver Stadium (Penn State)

Division I
FCS|

| CAA|

* Villanova Stadium (Villanova)

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Ivy League|

* Franklin Field (Pennsylvania)

Northeast|

* Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (Duquesne)
* Joe Walton Stadium (Robert Morris)
* DeGol Field (Saint Francis)

Patriot|

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Bucknell)
* Fisher Stadium (Lafayette)
* Goodman Stadium (Lehigh)

Division II|

| CIAA|

* Lincoln University Stadium (Lincoln)

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PSAC|

* Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium (California)
* Andre Reed Stadium (Kutztown)
* Biemesderfer Stadium (Millersville)
* Eiler–Martin Stadium (East Stroudsburg)
* John A. Farrell Stadium (West Chester)
* Gannon University Field (Gannon)
* Miller Stadium (IUP)
* Hubert Jack Stadium (Lock Haven)
* Louis J. Tullio Field (Mercyhurst)
* Memorial Field (Clarion)
* Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (Slippery Rock)
* Offutt Field (Seton Hill)
* Robert B. Redman Stadium (Bloomsburg)
* Seth Grove Stadium (Shippensburg)
* Sox Harrison Stadium (Edinboro)

Division III|

| Centennial|

* Biddle Field (Dickinson)
* Knox Stadium (Juniata)
* Musselman Stadium (Gettysburg)
* Patterson Field (Ursinus)
* Scotty Wood Stadium (Muhlenberg)
* Sponaugle–Williamson Field (Franklin & Marshall)
* Steel Field (Moravian)
* Amos Alonzo Stagg Field at Douglas Arthur Stadium (Susquehanna)

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Middle Atlantic|

* Arnold Field (Lebanon Valley)
* David Person Field (Lycoming)
* James Work Memorial Stadium (Delaware Valley)
* King's Football Stadium at Robert L. Betzler Fields (King's)
* Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium (Widener)
* Ralston Field (Wilkes)
* Shirk Stadium (Albright)

Presidents'|

* Reeves Field (Geneva)
* Robert E. Thorn Field (Grove City)
* Chuck Noll Field (Saint Vincent)
* Alumni Stadium (Thiel)
* Cameron Stadium (Washington & Jefferson)
* Gesling Stadium (Carnegie Mellon)
* John F. Wiley Stadium (Waynesburg)
* Harold Burry Stadium (Westminster)
* Frank B. Fuhrer Field (Allegheny)

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