Groves Stadium

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Groves Stadium

Location	411 Deacon Blvd Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Broke ground	1967
Opened	September 21, 1968
Owner	Wake Forest University
Operator	Wake Forest University
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction cost	$4,000,000(USD)
Tenants
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NCAA) (1968-Present)
Seats
31,500

Groves Stadium is a stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The stadium opened in 1968 and holds 31,500 people.

The stadium name goes back to the original stadium at the original location of Wake Forest (Wake Forest, North Carolina). The old stadium was financed by Henry Groves, and when the school announced the move to Winston-Salem, he and his brother, Earl, decided to make a further contribution to the school to keep their name on any new stadium. After moving to Winston-Salem, many games were played in Bowman Gray Stadium while the project to build a new stadium met with many setbacks. It was not until 1966 that the final fundraising was done, and the stadium opened in September of 1968, with the Deacons losing to old rival NC State. The former Groves Stadium became the home football field for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School and is today known as Trentini Stadium.

The stadium consists of two bowed grandstands on either side of the field. The southeast endzone is known as "Deacon Hill," and is used for berm seating during games. The Bridger Field House, built in 1998, is located in the northwest endzone. In the summer of 2006 the natural grass surface was replaced with FieldTurf.

Wake Forest and Virginia Tech at Groves Stadium in 2006

The stadium is part of a larger complex east of the main campus at the corner of Deacon Boulevard and University Parkway, which includes Ernie Shore Field and Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

In 2006, the Wake Forest Athletics Department announced plans to further the renovations on Groves Stadium, including the construction of a new press box set to open in 2008 named Deacon Tower. The press box will be the centerpiece of the third of six levels of renovations set to take place at Groves Stadium. Previous renovations included the bricking of the facade of the grandstand in 2005 and the implementation of FieldTurf in 2006.

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