Harvard Stadium

Opened in 1903

About Harvard Stadium

Harvard Stadium is recorded as a College Football and NFL stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1903. Its recorded capacity is 30,323. Former tenants include Harvard Crimson (College Football, 1903–1991) and Boston Patriots (NFL, 1970). On our ranked lists it ranks 61st longest single tenancy (88 years) of the 100 longest on record.

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Venue Information

Capacity

30,323

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1903

Location

Boston, Massachusetts 02163

Elevation

6 ft

2 m above sea level

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.

Teams

Home seasons at Harvard Stadium by team, 1903–1991. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Harvard Crimson While based here: 82 seasons · 409-224-34 regular season in the 77 seasons with results on record · 1 postseason trip (postseason results on record for 65 of 77 seasons) College Football · 1903–1991 Ivy Group 1956–1991 · Independent 1903–1955 · FCS (Division I-AA) Home venue unknown 1875–1897 Soldier's Field 1898–1902 Harvard Stadium 1903–1991	College Football	1903–1991
Boston Patriots While based here: 1 season · 2-12 regular season · no postseason trips NFL · 1970 Territory map on ImperialismMap Boston University Field 1960–1962 Fenway Park 1963–1968 Alumni Stadium 1969 Harvard Stadium 1970 Foxboro Stadium 1971–2001 Gillette Stadium 2002–present	NFL	1970

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Harvard Stadium?

The capacity of Harvard Stadium is 30,323.

When was Harvard Stadium built?

Harvard Stadium opened in 1903.

Where did the Boston Patriots play before Harvard Stadium?

Before moving to Harvard Stadium in 1970, the Boston Patriots played at Alumni Stadium in 1969.

Where did the Boston Patriots play after Harvard Stadium?

After leaving Harvard Stadium in 1970, the Boston Patriots moved to Foxboro Stadium in 1971. They played there until 2001.

Where did the Harvard Crimson play before Harvard Stadium?

Before moving to Harvard Stadium in 1903, the Harvard Crimson played at Soldier's Field from 1898 to 1902.

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 61 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 42.3669, -71.1261

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Joseph J. O'Donnell Field	1898–	0.1 mi
Braves Field	1915–1952	1.0 mi
Nickerson Field	1915–	1.1 mi
Fenway Park	1912–	2.0 mi
Parsons Field	1933–	2.2 mi
Huntington Avenue American League Baseball Grounds	1901–1912	2.7 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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