About Ferry Field
Ferry Field was a College Football stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It opened in 1906 and closed in 2018. Its last recorded capacity was 18,000. Its only tenant was Michigan Wolverines (College Football, 1906–1926). On our ranked lists it ranks 273rd 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
252 m above sea level
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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Michigan Wolverines While based here: 21 seasons · 116-30-9 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 12 of 21 seasons)
College Football · 1906–1926
Big Ten Conference 1917–1926 · Independent 1907–1916 · Big Ten Conference 1906 · Major College
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College Football | 1906–1926 |
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 Ferry Field?
The capacity of Ferry Field is 18,000.
When was Ferry Field built?
Ferry Field opened in 1906.
Who operates Ferry Field?
Ferry Field is operated by University of Michigan.
Where did the Michigan Wolverines play after Ferry Field?
After leaving Ferry Field in 1926, the Michigan Wolverines moved to Michigan Stadium in 1927.
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.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Stadium | 1927– | 0.4 mi |
| Rynearson Stadium | 1969– | 4.9 mi |
| University of Detroit Stadium | 1922–1964 | 33 mi |
| Olympia Stadium | 1927–1987 | 33 mi |
| Tiger Stadium | 1912–2009 | 35 mi |
| Bennett Park | 1896–1911 | 35 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.