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Shortest-Lived College Football Stadiums

Shortest-Lived College Football Stadiums

107 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years, shortest life first. Athletic Park lasted 7 years.

Ranked: 107
At #1: 7; Athletic Park
States and provinces: 35

Shortest-Lived College Football Stadiums

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Shortest-Lived College Football Stadiums
Rank	Venue	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Years open
#1	Athletic Park	New Orleans, Louisiana	Tulane Green Wave	—	1901	1908	7
#2	Recreation Park II	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio State Buckeyes	—	1889	1897	8
#3	University Athletic Grounds	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Quakers	—	1885	1895	10
#4	Ahearn Field	Manhattan, Kansas	Kansas State Wildcats	—	1911	1922	11
#5	Beaver Field	State College, Pennsylvania	Penn State Nittany Lions	500	1893	1909	16
#5	Elks' FieldLeague Park (1906–1921)	Akron, Ohio	Akron Zips	5,000	1906	1922	16
#5	Stanford Field	Stanford, California	Stanford Cardinal	15,000	1905	1921	16
#8	Cincinnati's League ParkLeague Park (1890–1901); American Park (1884–1889)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Bearcats	—	1884	1901	17
#8	Lambeth Field	University of Virginia, Virginia	Virginia Cavaliers	—	1913	1930	17
#10	California Field	Berkeley, California	California Golden Bears	20,000	1904	1922	18
#10	Dornblaser Field	Missoula, Montana	Montana Grizzlies	12,500	1968	1986	18
#12	Boundary Field	Washington, District of Columbia	Georgetown	—	1891	1911	20
#12	Eclipse Park III	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Cardinals	—	1902	1922	20
#12	Johnson Hagood Stadium	Charleston, South Carolina	The Citadel Bulldogs	—	1927	1947	20
#12	Northwestern Field	Evanston, Illinois	Northwestern Wildcats	10,000	1905	1925	20
#16	Titan Field	Fullerton, California	Cal State Fullerton	—	1970	1991	21
#17	Fiesta Park	Los Angeles, California	USC Trojans	—	1894	1916	22
#18	Gamble Field	Boulder, Colorado	Colorado Buffaloes	1,000	1901	1924	23
#19	Ohio FieldUniversity Park (1898–1907)	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio State Buckeyes	—	1898	1922	24
#20	Denny FieldUniversity Field (?–present)	Seattle, Washington	Washington Huskies	—	1895	1920	25
#20	Exposition Park	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburgh Panthers	16,000	1890	1915	25
#20	Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia State Panthers	74,228	1992	2017	25
#23	Gonzaga Stadium	Spokane, Washington	Gonzaga	10,000	1922	1949	27
#23	Kincaid Field	Eugene, Oregon	Oregon Ducks	—	1895	1922	27
#25	Memorial Stadium	Kent, Ohio	Kent State Golden Flashes	5,600	1941	1969	28
#26	Arlington StadiumTurnpike Stadium (1965–1971)	Arlington, Texas	UT Arlington Mavericks	10,600	1965	1994	29
#26	McCook Field	Lawrence, Kansas	Kansas Jayhawks	15,000	1892	1921	29
#28	Old Byrd Stadium	College Park, Maryland	Maryland Terrapins	5,000	1923	1953	30
#28	Phillips Field	Tampa, Florida	Tampa	20,000	1937	1967	30
#30	Houlihan's StadiumTampa Stadium (1967–1995)	Tampa, Florida	Tampa	74,301	1967	1998	31
#30	State Field	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	LSU Tigers	—	1893	1924	31
#32	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota Golden Gophers	64,121	1982	2014	32
#33	Neale Stadium	Moscow, Idaho	Idaho Vandals	16,000	1937	1970	33
#33	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Temple Owls	62,306	1971	2004	33
#35	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	80,242	1976	2010	34
#36	Georgetown Field	Washington, District of Columbia	Georgetown Blue and Gray	—	1894	1929	35
#37	Braves FieldThe Bee Hive (1936–1941); National League Park (1936–1941)	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston College Eagles	40,000	1915	1952	37
#37	Carroll Field	Waco, Texas	Baylor BearsBaylor Bears	15,000	1902	1939	37
#37	Clark FieldVarsity Athletic Field (1887–1904)	Austin, Texas	Texas Longhorns	20,000	1887	1924	37
#37	Texas Stadium	Irving, Texas	SMU MustangsSMU Mustangs	65,675	1971	2008	37
#41	Iowa Field	Iowa City, Iowa	Iowa Hawkeyes	30,000	1890	1929	39
#41	Miles Stadium	Blacksburg, Virginia	Virginia Tech Hokies	—	1926	1965	39
#43	Recreation ParkUnion Park (1865–1884)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Panthers	17,000	1865	1905	40
#44	Creighton Stadium	Omaha, Nebraska	Creighton	22,500	1925	1966	41
#45	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis, Tennessee	Memphis Tigers	—	1964	2006	42
#46	NRG AstrodomeHouston Astrodome (1965–2006)	Houston, Texas	Houston Cougars	62,439	1965	2008	43
#47	Wrigley Field	Los Angeles, California	Pepperdine	22,000	1925	1969	44
#48	Aloha Stadium	Aiea, Hawaii	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	50,000	1975	2020	45
#48	DU StadiumHilltop Stadium (?–present)	Denver, Colorado	Air Force FalconsDenver Pioneers	30,000	1926	1971	45
#50	Swayne Field	Toledo, Ohio	Toledo Rockets	—	1909	1955	46
#51	Sam Boyd StadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl (1984–1993); Las Vegas Silver Bowl (1978–1983); Las Vegas Stadium (1971–1977)	Whitney, Nevada	UNLV Rebels	36,800	1971	2020	49
#51	University of Detroit Stadium	Detroit, Michigan	Wayne StateDetroit Mercy	25,000	1922	1971	49
#53	Griffith StadiumNational Park (1911–1922)	Washington, District of Columbia	Maryland TerrapinsGeorge WashingtonGeorgetown Hoyas	—	1911	1961	50
#53	Honolulu Stadium	East Honolulu, Hawaii	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	25,000	1926	1976	50
#53	New Beaver Field	State College, Pennsylvania	Penn State Nittany Lions	30,000	1909	1959	50
#53	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumHughes Stadium (1968–2002)	Fort Collins, Colorado	Colorado State Rams	32,500	1968	2018	50
#57	MacLean Field	Moscow, Idaho	Idaho Vandals	—	1914	1966	52
#57	Marquette Stadium	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Marquette Golden Avalanche	24,000	1924	1976	52
#59	Tulane Stadium	New Orleans, Louisiana	Tulane Green Wave	80,985	1926	1979	53
#60	SDCCU StadiumQualcomm Stadium (1997–2016); Jack Murphy Stadium (1981–1996); San Diego Stadium (1967–1980)	San Diego, California	San Diego State Aztecs	70,561	1967	2021	54
#61	Edward L. Blackshear Field	Prairie View, Texas	Prairie View A&M Panthers	6,000	1960	2015	55
#61	Rutgers Stadium	Piscataway Township, New Jersey	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	31,219	1938	1993	55
#63	Stoll Field/McLean StadiumStoll Field (1916–1923)	Lexington, Kentucky	Kentucky Wildcats	37,000	1916	1972	56
#64	Tenth Street StadiumMemorial Stadium (1925–1971)	Bloomington, Indiana	Indiana Hoosiers	20,000	1925	1982	57
#65	Fouts FieldEagle Stadium (1952–1953)	Denton, Texas	North Texas Mean Green	—	1952	2010	58
#66	Aztec Bowl	San Diego, California	San Diego State AztecsSan Diego State Aztecs	—	1936	1995	59
#66	Memorial Stadium	Mansfield, Connecticut	UConn Huskies	16,200	1953	2012	59
#66	Ponce de Leon ParkSpiller Field (1924–1933)	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	6,800	1907	1966	59
#69	Colorado Field	Fort Collins, Colorado	Colorado State Rams	14,000	1912	1972	60
#69	Lockhart Stadium	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Florida Atlantic Owls	17,417	1959	2019	60
#71	Fairfield Stadium	Huntington, West Virginia	Marshall Thundering Herd	—	1928	1990	62
#71	Forbes Field	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Panthers	23,000	1909	1971	62
#73	Cardinal StadiumFairgrounds Stadium (1956–1982)	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Cardinals	47,925	1956	2019	63
#73	Clyde Williams FieldState Field (1915–1938)	Ames, Iowa	Iowa State Cyclones	35,000	1915	1978	63
#73	Mountaineer Field	Morgantown, West Virginia	West Virginia Mountaineers	38,000	1924	1987	63
#73	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumRFK Memorial Stadium (1969–2019); D.C. Stadium (1961–1968); District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1968)	Washington, District of Columbia	George Washington	43,500	1961	2024	63
#77	Bell FieldCollege Field (1910–1920)	Corvallis, Oregon	Oregon State Beavers	21,000	1910	1974	64
#77	Kezar Stadium	San Francisco, California	San FranciscoSanta Clara	59,942	1925	1989	64
#77	Stagg Memorial StadiumPacific Memorial Stadium (1950–1988)	Stockton, California	Pacific Tigers	28,000	1950	2014	64
#80	Downing StadiumRandall's Island Stadium (1936–1948)	New York, New York	New York University	22,000	1936	2002	66
#80	Floyd Casey StadiumBaylor Stadium (1950–1988)	Waco, Texas	Baylor Bears	50,000	1950	2016	66
#82	Shibe Park / Connie Mack StadiumConnie Mack Stadium (1954–1970); Shibe Park (1909–1953)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Villanova Wildcats	23,000	1909	1976	67
#83	Memorial Stadium	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minnesota Golden Gophers	56,652	1924	1992	68
#83	Rubber Bowl	Akron, Ohio	Akron Zips	35,202	1940	2008	68
#85	Temple StadiumBeury Stadium (?–present)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Temple Owls	20,000	1928	1997	69
#86	Rice StadiumUte Stadium (1927–1971)	Salt Lake City, Utah	Utah Utes	32,500	1927	1997	70
#86	Robertson StadiumJeppesen Stadium (1958–1980); Public School Stadium (1942–1957)	Houston, Texas	Texas Southern TigersHouston CougarsTexas Southern TigersHouston Cougars	32,000	1942	2012	70
#86	Worcester Oval	Worcester, Massachusetts	Holy Cross Crusaders	2,000	1891	1961	70
#89	Orange BowlBurdine Stadium (1937–1948)	Miami, Florida	Miami Hurricanes	75,500	1937	2008	71
#90	Archbold Stadium	City of Syracuse, New York	Syracuse Orange	40,001	1907	1979	72
#90	Ownby Stadium	University Park, Texas	SMU MustangsSMU Mustangs	23,783	1926	1998	72
#92	McAndrew Stadium	Carbondale, Illinois	Southern Illinois Salukis	17,000	1938	2011	73
#92	Taylor Stadium	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	20,000	1914	1987	73
#94	Pitt Stadium	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Panthers	69,400	1925	1999	74
#95	Cessna StadiumVeterans Field (1946–1968)	Wichita, Kansas	Wichita State	31,500	1946	2023	77
#96	Rogers FieldSoldier Field (1892–1901)	Pullman, Washington	Idaho Vandals	23,500	1892	1971	79
#97	Palmer Stadium	Princeton, New Jersey	Princeton Tigers	42,000	1914	1997	83
#98	University Field	Princeton, New Jersey	Princeton Tigers	20,000	1876	1960	84
#99	Yankee Stadium I	New York, New York	New York University	58,000	1923	2008	85
#100	Alumni Field	Amherst, Massachusetts	Massachusetts Minutemen	—	1879	1965	86
#100	Miami Field	Oxford, Ohio	Miami RedHawks	—	1896	1982	86
#102	Chamberlain Field	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Chattanooga Mocs	10,501	1908	1997	89
#103	Ryan FieldDyche Stadium (1926–1996)	—	Northwestern Wildcats	47,130	1926	2023	97
#104	Riddick Stadium	Raleigh, North Carolina	NC State Wolfpack	23,000	1907	2005	98
#105	Illinois Field	Urbana, Illinois	Illinois Fighting Illini	17,000	1884	1987	103
#105	Pepin-Rood StadiumPlant Field (1899–1970)	Tampa, Florida	Tampa	—	1899	2002	103
#107	Ferry Field	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Michigan Wolverines	18,000	1906	2018	112
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