About Carroll Field
Carroll Field was a College Football stadium in Waco, Texas. It opened in 1902 and closed in 1939. Its last recorded capacity was 15,000. Its only tenant was Baylor Bears (College Football, 1903–1925, 1930–1935). On our ranked lists it ranks 129th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
122 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 occupied by Bill Daniel Student Center (SUB).
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 |
|---|---|---|
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Baylor Bears While based here: 28 seasons · 129-102-21 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 17 of 28 seasons)
College Football · 1903–1925, 1930–1935
Southwest Conference 1915–1935 · Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1913–1914 · Independent 1903–1912 · Major College
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College Football | 1903–1925, 1930–1935 |
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 Carroll Field?
The capacity of Carroll Field is 15,000.
When was Carroll Field built?
Carroll Field opened in 1902.
What is on the site of Carroll Field today?
The site is now occupied by Bill Daniel Student Center (SUB).
Where did the Baylor Bears play after Carroll Field?
After leaving Carroll Field in 1935, the Baylor Bears moved to Municipal Stadium in 1936. They played there until 1949.
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 0 m of this point).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Municipal Stadium | 1936– | 0.7 mi |
| Cotton Palace | 0.8 mi | |
| McLane Stadium | 2014– | 0.8 mi |
| Floyd Casey Stadium | 1950–2016 | 2.0 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.