Stanford Stadium

Stanford Stadium
The Farm
The stadium before a game on November 4, 2006
Data
place	625 Nelson Road Stanford , California 94305
Coordinates	37 ° 26 '4.3 "  N , 122 ° 9' 40.1"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 26 '4.3 "  N , 122 ° 9' 40.1"  W.
owner	Stanford University
operator	Stanford University
start of building	1921
opening	November 19, 1921 September 16, 2006
First game	November 19, 1921 Stanford University - University of California, Berkeley 42: 7 September 16, 2006 Stanford Cardinal - Navy Midshipmen 9:37
surface	Natural grass
costs	200,000 US dollars (1921) 90 million US dollars (2006)
capacity	50,424 places (since 2013) 50,360 places (2011–2012) 50,000 places (2006–2010) 85,500 places (1992–2005) 86,019 places (1987–1991) 84,892 places (1982–1986) 86,352 places (1973–1981) 87,206 places (1971–1972) 90,000 places (1935–1970) 89,000 places (1927–1934) 70,200 places (1925–1926) 60,000 places (1921–1924)
Societies)
Stanford Cardinal ( NCAA - college football , since 1921)
Events
1984 Summer Olympics ( football ) Super Bowl XIX (1985) Football World Cup 1994 1999 Women's World Cup

The Stanford Stadium is a college football - stadium on the campus of Stanford University in the US city of Stanford , about 36  Miles (about 58  km ) south of San Francisco , in the state of California . Opened in 1921, it primarily serves as the venue for the Stanford Cardinal football games played in the NCAA's Pac-12 .

history

The stadium was built in just four months in a race with the University of California at Berkeley in 1921 and opened on November 19, 1921. The first game was against Berkeley, who defeated Stanford 42-7. The then horseshoe-shaped stadium had an athletics facility until the renovation in 2005 and an original spectator capacity of 60,000. It was the second largest stadium of the time after the Yale Bowl . In 1925 another 10,200 seats were added, almost closing the horseshoe shape. Finally, in 1927, the number of rows of seats was increased by a further 14 to a total of 80 rows and the maximum capacity of 85,500 was reached. In 1935 the derby against Berkeley, which Stanford won 13-0, set an attendance record of 94,000.

On October 22, 1989, the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) played a home game at Stanford Stadium, as Candlestick Park had suffered damage from the Loma Prieta earthquake five days earlier . In 1994, six World Cup matches were played here. Brazil had three wins on the way to the world title at Stanford Stadium. In 2005 the facility was renovated following the season. The renovated venue was opened on September 16, 2006 with a game against the Navy Midshipmen , which was lost 9:37.

1994 World Cup matches at Stanford Stadium

• June 20, 1994, Group B: Brazil - Russia 2: 0 (1: 0)  
• June 24, 1994, Group B: Brazil - Cameroon 3: 0 (1: 0)  
• June 26, 1994, Group A: Switzerland - Colombia 0: 2 (0: 1)  
• June 28, 1994, Group B: Russia - Cameroon 6: 1 (3: 0)  
• 0July 4, 1994, second round: Brazil - USA 1: 0 (0: 0)  
• 10 July 1994, quarter-finals: Romania - Sweden 2-2 a.m. (1: 1, 0-0), 4: 5 i. E.  

gallery

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  The stadium at halftime in the Stanford Cardinal game against the UCLA Bruins on October 10, 1981

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  The interior (2004)

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  Satellite image before the renovation

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  Satellite image after the renovation

panorama

and display information about the image

Stanford Cardinal versus USC Trojans in 2008

Web links

Commons : Stanford Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Stanford Stadium website ( December 16, 2006 memento on Internet Archive )
• gostanford.com: stadium on the site of the Stanford Cardinal (English)
• Stanford Stadium History and Top-10 Crowds ( January 27, 2006 memento in the Internet Archive )
• collegegridirons.com: Stanford Stadium (English)