Stanford Field

Stanford Field
Big Game (rugby) between Stanford and California on Stanford Field, c. 1913
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Stanford is located in the United States
Stanford
Stanford
Location in the United States
Stanford is located in California
Stanford
Stanford
Location in California
AddressCampus Drive
LocationStanford University
Stanford, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°25′50.16″N 122°09′45″W / 37.4306000°N 122.16250°W / 37.4306000; -122.16250
OwnerStanford University
Capacity15,000
OpenedNovember 11, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-11-11)
ClosedNovember 12, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-11-12)
Tenants
Stanford University Football (NCAA) (1905–1921)

Stanford Field was an outdoor college football stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. At the current site of the Taube Tennis Center, it was the home field for Stanford football and rugby.[1]

Opened 119 years ago in 1905, its inaugural event was the Big Game between Stanford and California on November 11, with Stanford winning 12–5.[2] Sixteen years later in November 1921, the team moved to the new 60,000-seat Stanford Stadium.[3]

The approximate elevation of Stanford Field was sixty feet (18 m) above sea level.

References

  1. ^ Kiefer, David (September 3, 2019). "Stanford 125: The 1900s and 1910s". Stanford University. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 34. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Football Stadiums" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. XV (II): 6. February 2002.
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