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Stanford Field
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]
Stanford Location in the United States Stanford Location in California | |
| Address | Campus Drive |
|---|---|
| Location | Stanford University Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°25′50.16″N 122°09′45″W / 37.4306000°N 122.16250°W |
| Owner | Stanford University |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Opened | November 11, 1905 |
| Closed | November 12, 1921 |
| Tenants | |
| Stanford University Football (NCAA) (1905–1921) | |
Opened 118 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 edit
- ^ Kiefer, David (September 3, 2019). "Stanford 125: The 1900s and 1910s". Stanford University. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 34. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "San Francisco Football Stadiums" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. XV (II): 6. February 2002.