Stanford Stadium
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The new Stanford Stadium | |
Stanford Location in the United States Stanford Location in California | |
| Address | 625 Nelson Road |
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| Location | Stanford University Stanford, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°26′4″N 122°09′40″W / 37.43444°N 122.16111°W |
| Public transit | Stanford (game days only)[1] |
| Owner | Stanford University |
| Operator | Stanford University |
| Capacity | 50,424 (2013–present)[2]
Former capacity: List
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| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 1, 1921 (original stadium)[4] November 26, 2005 (current stadium) |
| Opened | October 1, 1921 (original stadium)[6] September 16, 2006 (current stadium)[2] |
| Renovated | 1985, 1995 |
| Demolished | 2005 |
| Construction cost | $90 million (2006) $200,000 (1921) |
| Architect | Hoover and Associates (2006 renovation) |
| General contractor | Vance Brown Builders (2006 renovation)[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Stanford Cardinal football (NCAA) (1921–present) San Francisco 49ers (NFL) (1989, single game) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) (2011–present) (selected matches) Stanford Cardinal softball (NCAA) (2025) | |
| Website | |
| gostanford.com//stanford-stadium | |
Stanford Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. It is the home of the Stanford Cardinal and hosts the university's commencement exercises. Opened 104 years ago in 1921 as a football and track and field stadium,[7] it was an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring[8] upon a steel frame.[9][10] Its original seating capacity was 60,000, which grew to 89,000 by 1927 as a nearly enclosed bowl.[11]
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.
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- ^ "Stanford University Directory". Sports Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ "Break Ground for Stanford's Stadium". The Bakersfield Californian. May 31, 1921. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ Murphy, Dave (December 3, 2005). "The Inside Dirt / Stanford Stadium Remodel Gets Down to Earth". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "1921 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Stanford Stadium nears completion". Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 3, 1921. p. 18.
- ^ Purdy, Mark (January 15, 1985). "Stanford Stadium: a shallow, undistinguished dish". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. Knight-Ridder. p. B3.
- ^ "Stanford Stadium, then and now". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. AP photos. January 18, 1985. p. 4D.
- ^ "Work of excavation on Stanford Stadium is nearing completion". Berkeley Daily Gazette. September 3, 1921. p. 9.
- ^ "Stanford Stadium to have addition". Berkeley Daily Gazette. May 24, 1927. p. 11.