The Panthers played their Inaugural Season at Clemson University's Memorial Stadium while the stadium was being completed.
The organization had considered several possible sites for the stadium's location prior to choosing the Charlotte center city site. One was near NASCAR's Lowes Motor Speedway and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in northeast Mecklenburg County. Another was at the intersection of I-85 and US-74 in western Gaston County. A popular option was locating it near Paramount's Carowinds Amusement Park, with the 50 yard line being on the state border of North Carolina and South Carolina.