Sox Harrison Stadium is a football

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Edinboro, Pennsylvania Edinboro is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,920 at the 2020 census. It is a small college town, home to Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro. It is part of the Erie metropolitan area. Histor ...

, on the campus of

Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro (abbreviated as PennWest Edinboro) is a campus of Pennsylvania Western University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The campus had an enrollment of 2,259 as of fall 2024. History PennWest Edinboro was found ...

(PennWest Edinboro). It is home to the

Edinboro Fighting Scots The Edinboro Fighting Scots are the athletic teams that represent Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro (PennWest Edinboro), located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division II, Division II C ...

of the

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The conference was originally formed in 1951 as the State Teachers C ...

(PSAC). The stadium is named for B. Regis "Sox" Harrison, who served as the first head

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coach at PennWest Edinboro from 1926 to 1938 and 1941 to 1942, before being inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. The stadium 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. The stadium received further renovations in 2007, when the university added

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, lighting to allow for night games, and a new scoreboard at the south end-zone. The

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was increased to 6,000, as well as being able to accommodate standing-room only spectators. The Edinboro Fighting Scots football team played their first-ever night game at the stadium on September 20, 2008, against Pennsylvania Western University, California, which resulted in a 35–31 loss in front of an announced crowd of 7,213. The stadium also serves as a neutral site for PIAA high school playoff football games.

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{{Pennsylvania Western University College football venues in Pennsylvania Edinboro Fighting Scots football Sports venues completed in 1965 1965 establishments in Pennsylvania