Florida Tech Panther Stadium is an American football stadium located in Melbourne, Florida. The facility served as the home field for the NCAA Division II Florida Tech Panthers football team representing the Florida Institute of Technology, and is the home field for the Palm Bay Magnet High School Pirates football team.
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| Address | 101 Pirate Lane Melbourne, FL United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°02′55″N 80°37′14″W / 28.04869°N 80.62066°W |
| Owner | Florida Institute of Technology |
| Operator | Florida Tech Athletics |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 4,980 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Current use | Lacrosse |
| Opened | 1969 |
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| floridatechsports.com/panther-stadium | |
The stadium, opened in 1969, also serves as home to the Florida Tech women's lacrosse team.
Prior to July 2015, the facility was known as Pirate Stadium before Florida Tech purchased naming rights for the stadium.[1]
References
edit- ^ "ATHLETICS Pirate Stadium in Palm Bay to Become Florida Tech Panther Stadium". Florida Institute of Technology. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
