Brown University Field

Opened in 1925

About Brown University Field

Brown University Field is a former name of Brown Stadium. Brown Stadium is a College Football stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. It opened in 1925. It seats 20,000. Its current tenant is Brown Bears (College Football), since 1925. By capacity it ranks 154th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 38th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 31st longest single tenancy (101 years) of the 102 longest on record.

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Photo of Brown University Field
Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

20,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1925

Location

Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Elevation

112 ft

34 m above sea level

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Brown University Field by team, 1925–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Brown Bears
While based here: 83 seasons · 232-264-18 regular season in the 57 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1925–present
Ivy Group 1956–2026 · Independent 1925–1955 · FCS (Division I-AA)
  1. Home venue unknown 1878–1924
  2. Brown Stadium 1925–present
College Football 1925–present

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.

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 Brown University Field?

The capacity of Brown University Field is 20,000.

When was Brown University Field built?

Brown University Field opened in 1925.

Who plays at Brown University Field?

Brown University Field is the home venue of Brown Bears.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Brown Stadium

Unknown - Present

Brown University Field

Unknown - Present

Current

Location

Coordinates: 41.8422, -71.3944
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Rhode Island Auditorium 1926–1989 0.7 mi
Cycledrome 1925–1937 1.1 mi
Messer Street Grounds 1878–1886 2.9 mi
Beirne Stadium 1999– 9.3 mi
Foxboro Stadium 1971–2002 18 mi
Gillette Stadium 2002– 18 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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