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 Stanford
Stadium
Stanford, CA
Located in sunny California,
Stanford Stadium has been the home of the Stanford Cardinals for more
than eight decades. However, the stadium many fans attended games at
for over 80 years does not exist anymore as a new Stanford Stadium has
been constructed. The original Stanford Stadium was built when the
Cardinals rival, the University of California, built a new stadium.
This was a
fierce rival that led the two schools to see who could construct a new
stadium first. With enough support from alumni and others, Stanford
was able to raise enough funds to construct Stanford Stadium in 1921.
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The stadium was built and completed when the Cardinals played the
Golden Bears on November 19, 1921. Built at a cost of just over
$500,000 Stanford Stadium could seat 60,000 fans. The one tier
grandstand was in the shape of a horseshoe in 1921. By 1925, just over
10,000 seats were added to Stanford Stadium, partially enclosing the
horseshoe. Additionally, 14 rows of seats were built around the rim of
the stadium in 1927. A new press box was added at Stanford Stadium in
1960 and tunnel entrances were constructed on the west side. The last
major addition to Standford Stadium was in 1978 when scoreboards were
added above the stands in the north and south end zones. The stadium had a capacity of 85,500
when it closed. The stadium hosted both
the Super Bowl and the World Cup. In August 2005 the Cardinals
announced plans to demolish Stanford Stadium immediately after the
2005 season. Built on the same location, the new Stanford Stadium
opened in time for the 2006 Cardinals season. This new modern stadium
seats
less fans than the old Stanford Stadium, but brings fans closer to the
action on the field. The $90 million, 50,000 seat stadium has
437 club seats and opened on September 16, 2006. |
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