Doak Campbell Stadium

Doak Campbell Stadium
"The House That Bobby Built"
Aerial view of the stadium, 2017
Doak Campbell Stadium
Location in Florida
Doak Campbell Stadium
Location in the United States
Address403 Stadium Drive West
Tallahassee, Florida
United States
Coordinates30°26′17″N 84°18′16″W / 30.43806°N 84.30444°W / 30.43806; -84.30444
OperatorFlorida State University Athletics
Capacity67,277

Former capacity

  • 15,000 (1950–1953)
  • 19,000 (1954–1960)
  • 25,000 (1961–1963)
  • 40,500 (1964–1977)
  • 47,413 (1978–1979)
  • 51,094 (1980–1981)
  • 55,246 (1982–1984)
  • 60,519 (1985–1991)
  • 70,123 (1992)
  • 72,589 (1993)
  • 75,000 (1994)
  • 77,500 (1995)
  • 80,000 (1996–2000)
  • 82,000 (2001–2002)
  • 82,300 (2003–2015)
  • 79,560 (2016–2023)
  • 55,000 (2024)
  • 67,277 (2025–Present)
Surface419 Tifway Bermuda Grass
Record attendance84,431 (October 18, 2014)
Construction
Broke groundJune 1950
OpenedOctober 7, 1950
Expanded1954, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1992–1996, 2001, 2003, 2016, 2025
Construction cost$250,000 (in 1950)
($3.35 million in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectBall-Horton & Associates

Barnett Fronczak Architects
The Architects Collaborative (Renovations)
General contractorJack Culpepper Construction Co.
Tenants
Florida State Seminoles football (NCAA FBS) (1950-present)
Florida A&M Rattlers football (NCAA FCS) (1974-80)
Website
seminoles.com/doakcampbellstadium

Doak S. Campbell Stadium (in full Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium), popularly known as "Doak", is a football stadium on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is the home field of the Florida State Seminoles football team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Opened in 1950, it was originally named Doak Campbell Stadium in honor of Doak S. Campbell, the university's first president. On November 20, 2004, the Florida Legislature added longtime head football coach Bobby Bowden to the stadium name to become Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. A petition in June 2020 sought to remove Campbell's name, as he resisted racial integration while president of Florida State University. FSU President John E. Thrasher asked Athletics Director David Coburn "to immediately review this issue and make recommendations to me." As of December 2025, no recommendations have been made.

The stadium is part of the University Center complex, a mixed-use facility encompassing university office space, university classrooms, the university's Visitor Center, souvenir store, The University Center Club, now known as the Dunlap Champions Club, and skyboxes and press boxes for use during football games.

With a capacity of 67,277 it is the 3rd largest stadium in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the 26th largest stadium in the NCAA.