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 Alumni
Stadium
Chestnut Hill, MA
Home of the Boston College Eagles for more than four
decades fans continue to come to Alumni Stadium to watch their team
play each fall. Prior to its construction, the Eagles played their
games at Alumni Field. This football stadium was constructed in 1915
and had a seating capacity of 15,000. It was later increased to seat
25,000 but was often to small. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, the
Eagles played some of their home games at Fenway Park, home of the Red
Sox (MLB) and Braves Field, home of the Braves (MLB). By the 1950s the
need for a new stadium for the football program was apparent. Funds
were raised for the $250,000 stadium and the Eagles had a new stadium
for the 1957 season.
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On September 21, 1957 the
Boston College Eagles played their first game at Alumni Stadium
against Navy. It had a seating capacity of 26,000 when it opened and
was a definite upgrade from Alumni Field. For over three decades there
were few changes to the stadium. The first and only major renovation to the stadium was
completed prior to the 1994 football season. Nearly 20,000 seats from
the lower deck, along with the running track were removed from the
stadium. A new lower grandstand was constructed under the remaining
upper decks on the east and west sides. In addition, 24 luxury suites
were added to Alumni Stadium. Today, the stadium has a capacity of
44,500, with the main lower grandstand enclosing the entire field. Upper decks are located on all four sides of the stadium.
Alumni Stadium has new video/scoreboards, lighting and concession
areas. Fieldturf has replaced the Astroturf playing field in 2004.
Since moving into the ACC in 2005, the Eagles have been very
successful.
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