Home of the North Carolina
State Wolfpack, Carter Finley Stadium opened in 1966. Plans for a new
stadium for the Wolfpack first came about in the early 1960s to
replace Riddick Field. Those
plans came to a reality when the 51,500 seat Carter Finley Stadium
opened on October 8, 1966. Built at a cost of $3.7 million, the stadium is named after
Harry and Nick Carter and A.E. Finley. The main grandstand consists of
a lower deck in the shape of a horseshoe with upper decks on both
sides of the stadium.
In 2006 Carter Finley
Stadium underwent a $40 million expansion. This included the
construction of
28 skyboxes and a new press box atop the west side upper
deck, enclosing the north side with 22 skyboxes and a new $5 million
building on the south side that
houses football operations. This $5
million building, the Murphy Center, provides training, medical and
academic assistance to NC State athletes. This expansion project added
the three level Wolfpack Tower that houses 51 luxury suites
and 955 club seats. The Red Zone project, a $21
million project, includes 3,776 club seats and new bleachers for the
band, students and the public. This project was completed by the 2006
season increasing the seating capacity at the stadium to 60,000.
Famous Wolfpack Players:
Torry Holt, Philip Rivers, Dennis
Byrd, Ted Brown, Dick Christy Wolfpack Traditions:
The Red & White Song performed by the
band