Tiger Stadium (Corsicana)

Community National Bank & Trust Stadium[3] is a 10,001-capacity high school and junior collegiate American football, track and field and soccer stadium adjacent to Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas. It is the current home of the Corsicana Tigers football, track and field, and soccer teams, the Navarro College Bulldogs football team, and the Heritage Bowl (Corsicana), an NCAA Division II Football Bowl Game.

This article is about the Corsicana High School football stadium. For the Detroit Tigers' former ballpark, see Tiger Stadium (Detroit). For the LSU Tigers football stadium, see Tiger Stadium (Louisiana).

Tiger Stadium

Location3701 W State Highway 22, Corsicana, Texas
Coordinates32°05′11″N 96°30′57″W
OwnerCorsicana Independent School District
Capacity10,001
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Built2004–2006[1]
OpenedSeptember 15, 2006
Construction cost$18 million [2]
Tenants
Corsicana High School (2006–present)
Navarro College (2006–present)
Heritage Bowl (Corsicana) (2017–)

History

The sports complex began its history as part of a larger $44.5 million bond project that was passed in 2004 to enlarge the high school, renovate and expand Collins Middle School and improve facilities for sports and other extracurricular activities at both schools. Tiger Stadium sits on about 30 acres (120,000 m2) of a 116-acre (0.47 km2) site bought by the Corsicana Independent School District in 2004 in anticipation of the new stadium. Tiger Stadium replaces Tiger Field, which opened in 1961, as the home for the Corsicana Tigers and Navarro College Bulldogs. The stadium has not only hosted games for the main tenants, but has also recently been used as a neutral site along with other newer high school, collegiate and professional stadiums in Texas in the University Interscholastic League's[4] annual Texas State Football Playoffs.

Timeline
  • 2004: Corsicana I.S.D. passes a $44.5 million bond project to enlarge the high school, renovate and expand Collins Middle School, and improve all sports and extracurricular facilities. CISD also purchases a 116-acre (0.47 km2) site adjacent to the high school and Navarro County Exposition Center in anticipation to build a new multi-sport complex. Construction begins on the stadium, parking lots, and field house.
  • September 2006: Main construction on Tiger Stadium is completed, all subvarsity home games prior to September 15, 2006, were played at Tiger Field to allow Corsicana High the honors of playing the first game in the stadium.
  • September 15, 2006: Corsicana High lost to Waco High 34–10 in the first high school football game played at Tiger Stadium.[5]
  • September 16, 2006: Navarro College lost to Kilgore College 27–16 in the first collegiate football game played at Tiger Stadium.[6]
  • November 18, 2006: Crockett High defeats Mexia High 49–12, in the first high school football playoff game played at Tiger Stadium. The game was a Class 3A, Division 2, Region 3, Bi-district playoff game in the first round of the 2006 Texas High School Football Playoffs.[7]
  • December 2, 2017: The inaugural Corsicana Bowl was held. Central Oklahoma defeated Tarleton State 38 to 31.[8]

References
  1. "CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING BRIEFS". Corsicana Daily Sun. June 16, 2006. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  2. Jacobs, Janet (September 14, 2006). "'Can't hardly wait'". Corsicana Daily Sun. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  3. "Community National Bank & Trust Stadium". Texas Bob. n.d.
  4. "Playoff games set to take place at Tiger Stadium". Corsicana Daily Sun. November 14, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  5. "High School Sports | Dallas Morning News".
  6. "Rangers keep Bulldogs on tight leash". Corsicana Sun. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  7. "Athletic State Champion Archives". University Interscholastic League. 2011. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
  8. "UCO beats Tarleton State in Corsicana Bowl". News OK. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.
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