About Alumni Field
Alumni Field is a former name of Harold Alfond Sports Stadium, used 1947–1997. Harold Alfond Sports Stadium is a College Football stadium in Orono, Maine. It opened in 1947. It seats 10,000. Its current tenant is Maine Black Bears (College Football), since 1965. By capacity it ranks 216th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 86th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Maine Black Bears While based here: 34 seasons
College Football · 1965–present
Colonial 2007–2026 · Atlantic 10 Conference 2002–2006 · Yankee Conference 1965–1991 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1965–present |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Alumni Field?
The capacity of Alumni Field is 10,000.
When was Alumni Field built?
Alumni Field opened in 1947.
Who operates Alumni Field?
Alumni Field is operated by University of Maine.
Who plays at Alumni Field?
Alumni Field is the home venue of Maine Black Bears.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Historical Names
Harold Alfond Sports Stadium
1998 - Present
Alumni Field
1947 - 1997
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Stadium | 1936– | 166 mi |
| Quebec Arena | 1913–1942 | 181 mi |
| Colisée Pepsi | 1950–2015 | 182 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.