Tiger Stadium (Corsicana) Explained

Stadium Name:	Tiger Stadium
Location:	3701 W State Highway 22, Corsicana, Texas
Built:	2004–2006^[1]
Opened:	September 15, 2006
Owner:	Corsicana Independent School District
Seating Capacity:	10,001
Surface:	FieldTurf
Construction Cost:	$18 million ^[2]
Tenants:	Corsicana High School (2006–present) Navarro College (2006–present) Heritage Bowl (Corsicana) (2017–)

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.

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 30acres of a 116acres 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 116acres 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]

External links

• TexasBob.com – Tiger Stadium – Corsicana, Texas

Notes and References

1. Web site: CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING BRIEFS. June 16, 2006. Corsicana Daily Sun. dead. July 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722130114/http://corsicanadailysun.com/local/x212326444/CISD-BOARD-OF-TRUSTEES-MEETING-BRIEFS.
2. Web site: 'Can't hardly wait'. September 14, 2006. Jacobs. Janet. Corsicana Daily Sun. dead. July 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708194011/http://corsicanadailysun.com/local/x212331458/-Can-t-hardly-wait.
3. Web site: Community National Bank & Trust Stadium. n.d.. Texas Bob.
4. Web site: July 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708194058/http://corsicanadailysun.com/highschoolsports/x212362921/Playoff-games-set-to-take-place-at-Tiger-Stadium. November 14, 2007. Corsicana Daily Sun. Playoff games set to take place at Tiger Stadium. dead.
5. Web site: High School Sports | Dallas Morning News.
6. Web site: Rangers keep Bulldogs on tight leash. September 19, 2006. Corsicana Sun. dead. July 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708194105/http://corsicanadailysun.com/localsports/x212331770/Rangers-keep-Bulldogs-on-tight-leash.
7. Web site: Athletic State Champion Archives. 2011. University Interscholastic League. dead. March 8, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308121430/http://www.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/football/playoff_brackets/06_07/3A_bracket/3A_division2.html.
8. Web site: UCO beats Tarleton State in Corsicana Bowl. December 2, 2017. News OK. dead. December 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203044706/http://newsok.com/uco-beats-tarleton-state-in-corsicana-bowl/article/5574499.