Buford (Georgia) district unveils $62 million football facility

Buford High School's Phillip Beard Stadium will hold 10,000 spectators.
July 28, 2025

Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, has officially opened a $62 million, 10,000-seat football stadium.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Buford City district unveiled the new Phillip Beard Stadium at a ribbon-cutting ceremony

The stadium has two floors of modern infrastructure; it has 15 luxury suites that seat 16 people each.

Its most striking feature is a massive video board, paired with a two-sided scoreboard and digital ribbon boards. The two-story fieldhouse has locker rooms for football and cheer on the first floor, and a banquet hall with a warming kitchen and balcony on the second.

A pedestrian bridge connects the stadium to the high school and a tailgating area in the parking lot.

Buford is a powerhouse in Georgia high school football, winning 14 state championships, with the most recent in 2021.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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