Drake Field

Opened in 1911

About Drake Field

Drake Field is recorded as a College Football stadium in Auburn, Alabama. It opened in 1911. Its recorded capacity is 7,550. Its only tenant was Auburn Tigers (College Football, 1911–1938).

Venue Information

Capacity

7,550

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1911

Location

Auburn, Alabama 36949

Elevation

677 ft

206 m above sea level

Operator

Auburn University

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

Home seasons at Drake Field by team, 1911–1938. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Auburn Tigers While based here: 28 seasons · 142-92-18 regular season · 2 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 24 of 28 seasons) College Football · 1911–1938 SEC 1933–1938 · Southern 1922–1932 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1911–1921 · Major College Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1902–1910 Drake Field 1911–1938 Jordan–Hare Stadium 1939–present	College Football	1911–1938

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 Drake Field?

The capacity of Drake Field is 7,550.

When was Drake Field built?

Drake Field opened in 1911.

Who operates Drake Field?

Drake Field is operated by Auburn University.

Where did the Auburn Tigers play after Drake Field?

After leaving Drake Field in 1938, the Auburn Tigers moved to Jordan–Hare Stadium in 1939.

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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.

Location

Coordinates: 32.6019, -85.4875

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Jordan–Hare Stadium	1939–	Same site
Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium	1925–	18 mi
Cramton Bowl	1922–	49 mi
ASU Stadium	2012–	50 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Auburn Tigers

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