Known worldwide as the home of
baseball's New York Yankees, football has a long and storied history
at the old Yankee Stadium dating back to 1925. Over 100 college
football games were played the stadium between 1925 and 1973
including the annual matchup between Army and Notre Dame between
1925-1947 and in 1969. The old Yankee Stadium was also the home to
professional football for over a half a century. Opening in 1923,
Yankee Stadium was the home of the New York Yankees baseball team
until 2009 when they moved into the new Yankee Stadium, built
directly across the street from the old Yankee Stadium.
When it opened in
1923, it was the largest and most magnificent stadium in baseball.
Throughout its history Yankee Stadium was home to many legendary
players and teams.
Due to its
deteriorating condition in the late 1960s and 1970s, Yankee Stadium
was renovated and rebuilt. Since this renovation, nearly every team
in baseball has either renovated or had a new ballpark constructed.
While many fans and traditionalists would have preferred the Yankees
to continue to play at Yankee Stadium, the team wanted a new
ballpark built in order to bring in additional revenue and to offer
fans more amenities and luxuries. After years of discussions and
rumors, the New York Yankees officially announced plans for a new
Yankee Stadium in June 2005. Constructed adjacent to the old Yankee
Stadium, groundbreaking occurred on
August
16, 2006.
The Yankees financed the $1.6
billion project, and the City of New York spent $220 million
for infrastructure and other improvements in the area.
-Bowl Game:Pinstripe Bowl -Sponsors: NY Yankees, New Era Cap Company -Capacity: 52,325 -Surface: Grass -Opened: April 16, 2009
-Host Since 2010 -Cost: $1.6 Billion
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Yankee Stadium Poster
On April 16, 2009, the
New York Yankees played their first game at the new Yankee Stadium
against the Cleveland Indians. Tradition and the look of the
original Yankee Stadium prior to its renovation in the 1970s is
incorporated into the new stadium. The new Yankee Stadium seats
approximately 52,000 fans as the main grandstand consists of four
levels stretching from foul pole to foul pole, with nearly 30,000
seats in the first two levels. The third level contains 56 luxury
suites and the fourth level features a split level upper deck.
College football
returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since the early
1970s when Notre Dame and Army renewed their rivalry on November
20, 2010 as the Irish defeated the Black Knights. Army will play
one game each year in 2011, 2012 and 2014 at Yankee Stadium. The
annual Pinstripe Bowl will be played beginning in 2010 that will
match the fourth place team from the Big East against the
seventh place team from the Big 12. The old Yankee Stadium
hosted one bowl game, the Gotham Bowl between Nebraska and the
University of Miami in 1962.
Yankee
Stadium
On April 16, 2009, the
New York Yankees played their first game at the new Yankee Stadium
against the Cleveland Indians. Tradition and the look of the
original Yankee Stadium prior to its renovation in the 1970s is
incorporated into the new stadium. The new Yankee Stadium seats
approximately 52,000 fans as the main grandstand consists of four
levels stretching from foul pole to foul pole, with nearly 30,000
seats in the first two levels. The third level contains 56 luxury
suites and the fourth level features a split level upper deck.
