Welcome to Stadium Spotlight, a series highlighting the venues that shape North Carolina’s college football landscape. From mountain valleys to city skylines, each stadium in the Old North State has its own story. Our next stop: Greensboro, where Truist Stadium stands as the state’s largest FCS football venue — and the proud home of North Carolina A&T, one of the South’s premier HBCU programs.
🏟️ Where They Play: Truist Stadium
Location: Greensboro, NC
Home of: North Carolina A&T Aggies
Capacity: 21,500
Towering over its peers in size and atmosphere, NC A&T’s Truist Stadium, formerly Aggie Stadium, is a 21,500-seat beacon of HBCU pride, history and gameday energy — with a legacy as expansive as its record crowd of 34,769, set in 2001 against Florida A&M.
A Giant Among Stadiums
Not only is Truist Stadium the largest FCS stadium in the state, it’s also larger than FBS Charlotte’s Richardson Stadium (15,314). Whether you’re tailgating outside or sitting in the horseshoe-shaped grandstands, this place feels big — because it is. And vibrant. And that makes it the perfect home for a program with six HBCU national titles in the modern era (1990, 1999, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019).
Originally opened in 1981 as Aggie Stadium, the facility was designed by NC A&T alumnus W. Edward Jenkins, a symbol of Aggie excellence building a home for Aggie dominance. The inaugural game? A sold-out 21-14 win over rival Winston-Salem State in front of 23,000 fans.
A Stadium That Grew With the Program
Truist Stadium has evolved over the decades — with seating expansions, high-end video boards, and a towering skybox adding to the gameday spectacle:
- 1995 – Horseshoe completed with 5,000 new seats
- 2000 – First-ever home night game (vs Elon), thanks to Ford Motor Co. helping fund the construction of permanent lights
- 2005 – “AggieVision” scoreboard installed at 66 feet tall with replays and fan cams
- 2012 – New six-story skybox complex adds luxury suites and press facilities
- 2015 – Upgraded with HD video display, LED panels and modern graphics
The Full Aggie Experience
But the Truist Stadium experience goes beyond the gridiron. The Blue and Gold Marching Machine turns every halftime into a show, and the crowd is as electric as any Power Five school’s fanbase. Plus, fans get a view of the adjacent Joseph & Kathleen Bryan Fitness and Wellness Center, a 25,000-square-foot facility that includes locker rooms, training spaces and weight rooms — a major perk for players.
On the track side, Truist is also home to one of the finest Olympic-class track and field venues in the Southeast, having hosted everything from NCAA East Regionals to New Balance Nationals, Junior Olympics and the North Carolina high school state championships (every year since 2005).
A Name That’s Changed, But a Legacy That Hasn’t
Though the name has changed — from Aggie Stadium to BB&T Stadium in 2018 and Truist Stadium following the BB&T–SunTrust merger in 2020 — the identity of this place hasn’t budged an inch. It’s still Aggie Country.
And with the NC A&T football program boasting a winning percentage better than 60 percent at home (including 21-11 in night games) and a reputation for excellence on and off the field, Truist Stadium remains a crown jewel in HBCU football — and a must-see stop for any North Carolina college football fan.
2025 Home Highlights at Truist Stadium
- Sept. 13 – Hampton (CAA and home opener)
- Sept. 20 – North Carolina Central (one of the state’s premiere football rivalries)
- Oct. 11 – South Carolina State (the ‘25 edition of the Greatest Homecoming On Earth)
- Oct. 25 – Campbell (budding CAA rivalry)
- Nov. 1 – Towson (Military, Educators & First Responders Appreciation Day)
- Nov. 15 – Monmouth (Senior Day/Gold Out)
Sources: NC A&T University and NC A&T athletics
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