Stanford Field
![]() Big Game (rugby) between Stanford and California on Stanford Field, c. 1913 | |
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Location | Stanford, California |
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Coordinates | 37°25′50.16″N 122°09′45″W / 37.4306000°N 122.16250°WCoordinates: 37°25′50.16″N 122°09′45″W / 37.4306000°N 122.16250°W |
Owner | Stanford University |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Opened | 1905 |
Closed | 1921 |
Tenants | |
Stanford University Football (NCAA) (1905–1921) |
Stanford Field was an outdoor football stadium on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. The field , which was located at the current site of the Taube Tennis Center, served as the home field for Stanford football and rugby.[1]
The first game at the field was the Big Game between Stanford and Cal on November 11, 1905, with Stanford winning 12–5.[2] In 1921, the team moved to the new 60,000 seat Stanford Stadium.[3]
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Sports venues in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Defunct college football venues
- Stanford Cardinal football venues
- American football venues in California
- Sports venues completed in 1905
- California sports venue stubs