About Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in East Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1924. It seats 13,100. Its current tenant is Bucknell Bison (College Football), since 1924. By capacity it ranks 178th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 26th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 23rd longest single tenancy (102 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Memorial Stadium (1924–1988).
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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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Bucknell Bison While based here: 69 seasons · 68-60-13 regular season in the 24 seasons with results on record · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1924–present
Patriot 1995–2026 · Colonial League 1988 · Independent 1970–1981 · 2 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1924–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 Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium is 13,100.
When was Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium built?
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium opened in 1924.
Who operates Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium?
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium is operated by Bucknell Bison.
Who plays at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium?
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Bucknell Bison.
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 (CC0): Photograph.
Historical Names
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
1989 - Present
CurrentMemorial Stadium
1924 - 1988
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Redman Stadium | 1974– | 23 mi |
| Minersville Park | 32 mi | |
| Hersheypark Arena | 1936– | 47 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.