Ernest W. Spangler Stadium is a 8,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is home to the Gardner-Webb University Bulldogs football team. The facility opened in 1969. Spangler Stadium underwent a 7 million dollar overhaul in 2005 that included additions of a new Football Center that houses football coaches offices, athletic weight facilities, president's box, press box, and other luxury boxes.
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