Hughes Stadium

Opened in 1928

Several venues share the name “Hughes Stadium”. See all of them.

About Hughes Stadium

Hughes Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Sacramento, California. It opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 20,311. Its only tenant was Sacramento State Hornets (College Football, 1968). It has also been known as Sacramento Stadium (1928–1944).

Venue Information

Capacity

20,311

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1928

Location

Sacramento, California 95822

Elevation

26 ft

8 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 Hughes Stadium by team, 1928–1968. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Sacramento State Hornets While based here: 1 season College Football · 1968 Far Western Conference 1968 · College Division Territory map on ImperialismMap Hughes Stadium 1968 Hornet Stadium 1972–present	College Football	1968

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 Hughes Stadium?

The capacity of Hughes Stadium is 20,311.

When was Hughes Stadium built?

Hughes Stadium opened in 1928.

Where did the Sacramento State Hornets play after Hughes Stadium?

After leaving Hughes Stadium in 1968, the Sacramento State Hornets moved to Hornet Stadium in 1972.

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 51 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Historical Names

Hughes Stadium

1945 - Present

Current

Sacramento Stadium

1928 - 1944

Location

Coordinates: 38.5410, -121.4865

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Edmonds Field		1.6 mi
Golden 1 Center	2016–	2.8 mi
Sutter Health Park	2000–	3.1 mi
John Smith Field	1953–	3.5 mi
Hornet Stadium	1969–	3.6 mi
ARCO Arena I	1985–1988	7.4 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Sacramento State Hornets

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