Princeton Stadium was viewed as a long-overdue replacement for Palmer Stadium, the Tigers' former home, an 83-year-old "dinosaur".[4] It sits on the same site as its predecessor; because of the demolition and construction work, the Tigers played all of their 1997 games on the road.
The stadium opened September 19, 1998, as a capacity crowd of 27,800 witnessed the Tigers defeat Cornell, 6-0.[5]
The stadium's exterior shell mirrors the layout of Palmer Stadium, and the grandstands are four sided, with a second deck added on all sides except the south. The press box and luxury boxes are located above the west-side upper deck. One of the stadium's structural pillars houses the university's rock-climbing wall, which opened in the fall of 2008. In addition to the stadium itself, the construction project included building a track to the immediate south of the football field, which shares the stadium's south end facilities. Previously, the track was inside the stadium.
For most of its first decade, Princeton Stadium had a natural grass surface. Since 2006, the facility has featured FieldTurf.[6] The heightened resiliency of the artificial surface allows the football team to conduct its spring practice in the stadium. Princeton's sprint football team holds most of its practices inside the stadium, while the football team holds practices on the neighboring Campbell and Finney fields.
Namingedit
While under construction, the stadium was referred to simply as "Princeton University Stadium", as the university hoped an alumnus would step forward to purchase the naming rights for a "leadership gift" of at least $25 million. Princeton officials said they would not name the stadium after a corporation, but considered honoring a Princeton graduate in exchange for a donation to be in keeping with their naming standards for other university buildings.[7]
Naming rights remained unsold by the time the stadium opened in September 1998, though the stadium's name was shortened to "Princeton Stadium" in time for the first football game. The offer to name the stadium after a donor still applied.[4]
Though the stadium's name did not change, the playing field was dedicated as Powers Field in 2007 to honor investor William C. Powers, whose $10 million donation funded the installation of artificial FieldTurf in 2006, as well as renovations of two practice fields. Powers, a 1979 graduate of Princeton, was a standout defensive back and punter for the Tigers.[8]
Recordsedit
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Since the stadium's opening, only two Princeton Tigers have rushed for over 200 yards in a single game at home: Cameron Atkinson ran for 233 yards against Dartmouth on November 23, 2002, and all-Ivy junior running back Jordan Culbreath rushed for 276 yards against Dartmouth on November 22, 2008.
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^Finnegan, Tara (September 20, 1998). "A Grand Opening for the Tigers". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
^"FieldTurf Installed at Princeton Stadium, Ready for 2006 Season". Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. January 11, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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Powers Field at Princeton Stadium is a stadium in Princeton New Jersey United States It is primarily used for American football and has been the home field of the Princeton Tigers since 1998 The stadium seats 27 773 Since 2007 the playing surface has been known as Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Powers Field at Princeton StadiumFull namePowers Field at Princeton StadiumLocationPrinceton UniversityPrinceton NJ 08540OwnerPrinceton UniversityOperatorPrinceton UniversityCapacity27 773 3 SurfaceFieldTurf 2006 present Grass 1998 2005 ConstructionBroke ground1997OpenedSeptember 19 1998 25 years ago September 19 1998 Construction cost 45 million 80 8 million in 2022 dollars 1 ArchitectRafael Vinoly Architects 2 TenantsPrinceton Tigers NCAA 1998 present Websitegoprincetontigers com stadiumPrinceton Stadium was viewed as a long overdue replacement for Palmer Stadium the Tigers former home an 83 year old dinosaur 4 It sits on the same site as its predecessor because of the demolition and construction work the Tigers played all of their 1997 games on the road The stadium opened September 19 1998 as a capacity crowd of 27 800 witnessed the Tigers defeat Cornell 6 0 5 Contents 1 Design 2 Naming 3 Records 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign edit nbsp Princeton Stadium during a Tigers game in 2007The stadium s exterior shell mirrors the layout of Palmer Stadium and the grandstands are four sided with a second deck added on all sides except the south The press box and luxury boxes are located above the west side upper deck One of the stadium s structural pillars houses the university s rock climbing wall which opened in the fall of 2008 In addition to the stadium itself the construction project included building a track to the immediate south of the football field which shares the stadium s south end facilities Previously the track was inside the stadium For most of its first decade Princeton Stadium had a natural grass surface Since 2006 the facility has featured FieldTurf 6 The heightened resiliency of the artificial surface allows the football team to conduct its spring practice in the stadium Princeton s sprint football team holds most of its practices inside the stadium while the football team holds practices on the neighboring Campbell and Finney fields Naming editWhile under construction the stadium was referred to simply as Princeton University Stadium as the university hoped an alumnus would step forward to purchase the naming rights for a leadership gift of at least 25 million Princeton officials said they would not name the stadium after a corporation but considered honoring a Princeton graduate in exchange for a donation to be in keeping with their naming standards for other university buildings 7 Naming rights remained unsold by the time the stadium opened in September 1998 though the stadium s name was shortened to Princeton Stadium in time for the first football game The offer to name the stadium after a donor still applied 4 Though the stadium s name did not change the playing field was dedicated as Powers Field in 2007 to honor investor William C Powers whose 10 million donation funded the installation of artificial FieldTurf in 2006 as well as renovations of two practice fields Powers a 1979 graduate of Princeton was a standout defensive back and punter for the Tigers 8 Records editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Since the stadium s opening only two Princeton Tigers have rushed for over 200 yards in a single game at home Cameron Atkinson ran for 233 yards against Dartmouth on November 23 2002 and all Ivy junior running back Jordan Culbreath rushed for 276 yards against Dartmouth on November 22 2008 See also edit nbsp New Jersey portalList of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiumsReferences edit 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved May 28 2023 Rafael Vinoly Architects Rvapc com Retrieved 2022 08 22 Princeton University Stadium Powers Field Stadiumdb com Retrieved 2022 08 22 a b Juliano Joe September 18 1998 Finally a Playpen of Their Own The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Pa p C2 via Newspapers com Finnegan Tara September 20 1998 A Grand Opening for the Tigers Home News Tribune New Brunswick N J p C8 via Newspapers com FieldTurf Installed at Princeton Stadium Ready for 2006 Season Princeton N J Princeton University January 11 2006 Retrieved September 16 2020 Princeton Seeks a Generous Grad 25M Gets Name on Stadium The Record Hackensack N J Associated Press May 2 1998 p S 7 via Newspapers com Princeton Gets 10M Football Donation Home News Tribune New Brunswick N J Associated Press November 21 2006 p A3 via Newspapers com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princeton University Stadium Official website nbsp 40 20 45 N 74 39 00 W 40 345755 N 74 65003 W 40 345755 74 65003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Powers Field at Princeton Stadium amp oldid 1177718165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
