About Glass Bowl
Glass Bowl is a College Football stadium in Toledo, Ohio. It opened in 1937. It seats 26,038. Its current tenant is Toledo Rockets (College Football), since 1937. By capacity it ranks 117th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 68th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 60th longest single tenancy (89 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as University Stadium (1937–1945).
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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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Toledo Rockets While based here: 72 seasons · 429-286-8 regular season in the 65 seasons with results on record · 23 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1937–present
MAC 1951–2026 · Independent 1950 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1937–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 Glass Bowl?
The capacity of Glass Bowl is 26,038.
When was Glass Bowl built?
Glass Bowl opened in 1937.
Who operates Glass Bowl?
Glass Bowl is operated by University of Toledo.
Who plays at Glass Bowl?
Glass Bowl is the home venue of Toledo Rockets.
Where did the Toledo Rockets play before Glass Bowl?
Before moving to Glass Bowl in 1937, the Toledo Rockets played at Swayne Field from 1923 to 1925.
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 29 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Historical Names
Glass Bowl
1946 - Present
CurrentUniversity Stadium
1937 - 1945
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Swayne Field | 1909–1955 | 2.3 mi |
| League Park | 3.5 mi | |
| Speranza Park | 3.7 mi | |
| Armory Park | 4.0 mi | |
| Doyt Perry Stadium | 1966– | 19 mi |
| Rynearson Stadium | 1969– | 41 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.