Stanford Stadium

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Stanford Stadium
Location Stanford, California
Opened October 1, 1921
Other Names n/a
Tenants Stanford Cardinal (1921-present)
San Jose Earthquakes (2011-present)

Stanford Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. It is the home of the Stanford Cardinal and hosts the university's commencement exercises. Opened 101 years ago in 1921 as a football and track and field stadium, it was an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame. Its original seating capacity was 60,000, which grew to 89,000 by 1927 as a nearly enclosed bowl.

Immediately following the 2005 season, the stadium was demolished and rebuilt as a dual-deck concrete structure, without a track. Today, it seats 50,424. The natural grass playing field runs northwest to southeast, at an approximate elevation of sixty feet (18 m) above sea level.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
College football November 22, 1919 Stanford Indians vs. California Golden Bears Program
January 11, 1997 East-West Shrine Game Program
January 15, 2000 East-West Shrine Game Program

See also

List of college football stadiums

Atlantic Coast Conference
Current Members Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Duke Blue Devils • Florida State Seminoles • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Louisville Cardinals • Miami Hurricanes • NC State Wolfpack • North Carolina Tar Heels • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Pittsburgh Panthers • SMU Mustangs • Stanford Cardinal • Syracuse Orange • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Former Members South Carolina Gamecocks • Maryland Terrapins
Basketball Venues Littlejohn Coliseum
Football Venues Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Stanford Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium


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