Riggs Field Riggs Field is a 6 , 500 - capacity soccer - specific stadium located in Clemson , South Carolina . The stadium is home to the Clemson Tigers men ' s and women ' s soccer teams . It has also hosted the NCAA Men ' s Soccer Championship in 1987 . The stadium opened for soccer in 1980 , and was renovated in 1987 . Previous to this , it hosted a variety of the school ' s athletic teams , including the football team from 1915 until 1941 and the baseball team from 1916 until 1969 . It is named after Walter Riggs , the former coach of the football team and president of Clemson ( 1910 – 1924 ) . As first laid out in 1915 , the football field , surrounded by a cinder track was at the east end of Riggs Field , tennis courts were in the center section , and the baseball diamond was at the west end of the space . A new baseball field was later laid out on an area of campus separate from the previous sports complex , and expanded tennis facilities replaced the former diamond . Riggs Field now generally only refers to the eastern portion where the football team played until 1941 . The cinder track was eliminated during the remodeling as a soccer venue . It is now referred to as " Historic Riggs Field " . Dedication . On October 2 , 1915 , The Gala Day was declared for the dedication of the new athletic grounds . Riggs Field was dedicated prior to the football game with Davidson College . A parade to the field formed in front of the main building at 3 p . m . led , in this order , by the Cadet Band , speakers , Athletic Council , Alumni , faculty , and the Corps of Cadets . " Upon entering Riggs Field , the body took a ' C ' formation and poured forth a thrilling volume of patriotic Tiger yells and songs . " Presentation of the field to the Corps of Cadets by Dr . Walter Merritt Riggs followed . Prof . J . W . Gantt , President of the Athletic Association , introduced Dr . Riggs as " the man who has done more for the athletics at Clemson and probably more for Southern athletics than any other man . " " In presentig [ sic ] the field to the corps of cadets , Dr . Riggs said in part ; ' This magnificent field is a token of recognition by the Trustees of Clemson College of the importance of military and athletic training for the cadets . It is to be a place for the teaching of the principles of team work and fair play . On the crest of the hill stands the main Building which represents the intellectual side of life . In the immediate fore - ground we see the Textile Building . Here the brain and hand are trained to work together . Just to our left is the magnificent new Y . M . C . A . Building , standing for the development of spirit , mind , and body . In the immediate vicinity back of us are the churches , which are agents in the influencing of our spiritual natures . This large and beautiful athletic field is to stand for the development of the physical man , and , whether in real work or in play it is hoped that this field will be used as an agency in the developing of high and honorable men . ' " Prof . Gantt introduces Mr . H . C . Tillman , Class of 1903 and President of the Clemson Alumni Association , who then christens the new playing field . Stated Tillman , " Students who have been and are to be , no matter how much we love other things , we love our athletic field best . Therefore , this field should be named for him who has done most for our athletics . Dr . Riggs is not only the father of athletics at Clemson but has coached our teams . It is not alone for gratitude , but for a sense of love and esteem that we name this field . May it bring victory to the Tigers ' lair , and may it be represented by the honor and spirit Dr . Riggs has always shown . In the name of all students and lovers of Clemson , I christen this Field Riggs Field . " A few minutes later , Dr . Riggs makes the initial kick - off in the first football game to be played on the new field . Clemson and Davidson play to a 6 - 6 tie . Informal dance given by the Thalian Club in the gymnasium , in honor of the Davidson football team , 9 p . m . - 11 : 45 p . m . Stadium named . In early September 2011 , the stadium surrounding Riggs Field was named Ibrahim Stadium after the late Dr . I . M Ibrahim , who started Clemson ' s men ' s soccer program in 1967 and led the team to national titles in 1984 and 1987 . Riggs Field in pop culture . The original configuration of the track and former football stadium , sans bleachers , was featured in a long scene in the latter portion of the 1974 Burt Lancaster movie The Midnight Man , filmed in part at Clemson University in 1973 .