About Alumni Stadium
Alumni Stadium is a College Football stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1957. It seats 44,500. Its current tenant is Boston College Eagles (College Football), since 1957. It was formerly home to Boston Patriots (NFL, 1969). By capacity it ranks 74th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 102nd oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 100th longest single tenancy (69 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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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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Boston College Eagles While based here: 70 seasons · 417-351-4 regular season · 25 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1957–present
ACC 2005–2026 · Big East Conference 1991–2004 · Independent 1957–1990 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1957–present |
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Boston Patriots While based here: 1 season · 4-10 regular season · no postseason trips
AFL · 1969
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AFL | 1969 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Alumni Stadium?
The capacity of Alumni Stadium is 44,500.
When was Alumni Stadium built?
Alumni Stadium opened in 1957.
Who operates Alumni Stadium?
Alumni Stadium is operated by Boston College.
Who plays at Alumni Stadium?
Alumni Stadium is the home venue of Boston College Eagles.
Where did the Boston Patriots play before Alumni Stadium?
Before moving to Alumni Stadium in 1969, the Boston Patriots played at Fenway Park from 1963 to 1968.
Where did the Boston Patriots play after Alumni Stadium?
After leaving Alumni Stadium in 1969, the Boston Patriots moved to Harvard Stadium in 1970. They played there until 1970.
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): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parsons Field | 1933– | 2.7 mi |
| Braves Field | 1915–1952 | 2.7 mi |
| Nickerson Field | 1915– | 2.9 mi |
| Joseph J. O'Donnell Field | 1898– | 2.9 mi |
| Harvard Stadium | 1903– | 3.0 mi |
| Fenway Park | 1912– | 3.6 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.