Stanford Stadium

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
	December 27, 1969	East-West Shrine Game	Program
	January 6, 1979	East-West Shrine Game	Program
	January 11, 1997	East-West Shrine Game	Program
	January 15, 2000	East-West Shrine Game	Program

See also

List of college football stadiums

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