About Alumni Field
Alumni Field was a College Football stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts. It opened in 1879, closed in 1964 and was demolished in 1965. Its only tenant was Massachusetts Minutemen (College Football, 1882–1964). On our ranked lists it ranks 263rd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years and 75th longest single tenancy (82 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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- 263rd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 75th longest single tenancy (82 years) of the 102 longest on record
- 134th shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 72nd longest single tenancy (82 years) of the 101 longest on record in football stadiums
- 103rd shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
71 m above sea level
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.
The site today
- The site is now occupied by Whitmore Administration Building.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Massachusetts Minutemen While based here: 43 seasons
College Football · 1882–1964
Yankee Conference 1954–1964 · Independent 1882–1919 · College Division
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College Football | 1882–1964 |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Alumni Field built?
Alumni Field opened in 1879.
What is on the site of Alumni Field today?
The site is now occupied by Whitmore Administration Building.
Who operates Alumni Field?
Alumni Field is operated by University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Where did the Massachusetts Minutemen play after Alumni Field?
After leaving Alumni Field in 1964, the Massachusetts Minutemen moved to Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in 1965.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 2 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium | 1965– | 0.8 mi |
| Pratt Field | 1.2 mi | |
| Springfield Civic Center | 1972– | 20 mi |
| Big E Coliseum | 1916– | 21 mi |
| Alumni Stadium | 1914– | 37 mi |
| Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds | 1880–1882 | 37 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.