 The stadium during the 2010Stagg Bowl | |
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| Full name | Willis White Field at Salem Stadium |
|---|---|
| Address | 1001 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, Virginia United States |
| Coordinates | 37°17′16″N80°02′11″W / 37.287672°N 80.036454°W /37.287672; -80.036454 |
| Owner | City of Salem |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 7,157 |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Current use | Football |
| Opened | 1985 (1985) |
| Tenants | |
| Stagg Bowl (1993–2017, 2023) NCFA Championship (2012–2015) Roanoke Maroons (NCAA) (2024–present) Salem Spartans (VHSL) (1985–present) | |
Salem Stadium is astadium inSalem, Virginia, United States. It is primarily used forAmerican football and hosts the home football games of theSalem High School Spartans. It was built in 1985[1][2] and seats 7,157 people. The stadium is part of the James E. Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex (named after a former mayor of Salem), which also includes theSalem Civic Center and theSalem Memorial Baseball Stadium.
Salem Stadium hosted theNCAA Division III national football championship game, known as theAmos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, from 1993 to 2017.,[2] and again in 2023. From 2012 to 2015, theNational Club Football Association, which sanctions mostclub football in U.S. colleges, also held its championship games at Salem Stadium;[3] for 2016, Salem was designated as a semifinal site for the NCFA playoffs, but play was moved to the smaller Salem High School.[4]
In 2015, the natural playing surface was replaced byFieldTurf in an effort to ensure that the Stagg Bowl would continue to be played in Salem. The field was named the "Willis White Field" in honor of the former head football coach at Salem High School. Salem Stadium also currently hosts theVirginia High School League football state championships in Class 1 and Class 2 as well as the Southwestern Virginia Educational Classic, an annual contest between two football teams fromhistorically black colleges and universities.
In June 2023, local institutionRoanoke College announced they would be reviving the school's football program and that the team would play their home games at Salem Football Stadium.[5] TheMaroons played a club season in 2024 and will become full-fledged members of theOld Dominion Athletic Conference in 2025.[6]
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