About Brown Field
Brown Field is a College Football stadium in Valparaiso, Indiana. It opened in 1919. It seats 5,000. Its current tenant is Valparaiso (College Football), since 1920. By capacity it ranks 246th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 14th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 14th longest single tenancy (106 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Valparaiso While based here: 18 seasons
College Football · 1920–present
Pioneer Football League 2011–2026 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1920–present |
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
What is the capacity of Brown Field?
The capacity of Brown Field is 5,000.
When was Brown Field built?
Brown Field opened in 1919.
Who plays at Brown Field?
Brown Field is the home venue of Valparaiso.
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 6 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hammond Stadium | 25 mi | |
| Stagg Field | 37 mi | |
| Normal Park | 1920– | 38 mi |
| South Side Park I | 1884– | 39 mi |
| South Side Park III | 1893–1940 | 39 mi |
| International Amphitheatre | 1934–1999 | 39 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.