Meade Stadium

Opened in 1928

About Meade Stadium

Meade Stadium is a College Football stadium in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It opened in 1928. It seats 6,555. Its current tenant is Rhode Island Rams (College Football), since 1928. By capacity it ranks 226th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 44th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 37th longest single tenancy (98 years) of the 100 longest on record.

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Photo of Meade Stadium
Photo by Greenstrat. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

6,555

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1928

Location

South Kingstown, Rhode Island 02881

Elevation

107 ft

32 m above sea level

Operator

Rhode Island Rams

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Meade Stadium by team, 1928–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Rhode Island Rams
While based here: 74 seasons
College Football · 1928–present
Colonial 2007–2026 · Atlantic 10 Conference 2000–2006 · Yankee Conference 1950–1983 · FCS (Division I-AA)
  1. Home venue unknown 1903–1927
  2. Meade Stadium 1928–present
College Football 1928–present

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 Meade Stadium?

The capacity of Meade Stadium is 6,555.

When was Meade Stadium built?

Meade Stadium opened in 1928.

Who operates Meade Stadium?

Meade Stadium is operated by Rhode Island Rams.

Who plays at Meade Stadium?

Meade Stadium is the home venue of Rhode Island Rams.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 41.4882, -71.5342
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Messer Street Grounds 1878–1887 23 mi
Kinsley Park 24 mi
Brown Stadium 1925– 25 mi
Rhode Island Auditorium 1926–1989 26 mi
Cycledrome 1925–1938 26 mi
Mohegan Sun Arena 2001– 29 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

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

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