About California Field
California Field was a College Football stadium in Berkeley, California. It opened in 1904 and closed in 1922. Its last recorded capacity was 20,000. Its only tenant was California Golden Bears (College Football, 1916–1922). On our ranked lists it ranks 55th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
92 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.
The site today
- The site is now part of Hearst Memorial Gymnasium.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
California Golden Bears While based here: 7 seasons · 49-13-3 regular season · 2 postseason trips
College Football · 1916–1922
Pacific Coast Conference 1916–1922 · Major College
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College Football | 1916–1922 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of California Field?
The capacity of California Field is 20,000.
When was California Field built?
California Field opened in 1904.
What is on the site of California Field today?
The site is now part of Hearst Memorial Gymnasium.
Where did the California Golden Bears play after California Field?
After leaving California Field in 1922, the California Golden Bears moved to California Memorial Stadium in 1923.
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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| California Memorial Stadium | 1923– | 0.4 mi |
| Frank Youell Field | 1962–1969 | 5.2 mi |
| Oakland Arena | 1966– | 8.7 mi |
| Oakland Coliseum | 1966– | 8.7 mi |
| Oracle Park | 2000– | 9.6 mi |
| Chase Center | 2019– | 10 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.