About Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is a former name of Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, used 1924–1988. Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in East Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1924. It seats 13,100. Its current tenant is Bucknell Bison (College Football), since 1924. By capacity it ranks 184th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 30th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 27th longest single tenancy (102 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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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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Bucknell Bison While based here: 86 seasons · 68-60-13 regular season in the 24 seasons with results on record · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1924–present
Patriot 1995–2026 · Colonial League 1988 · Independent 1970–1981 · 2 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1924–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 Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 13,100.
When was Memorial Stadium built?
Memorial Stadium opened in 1924.
Who operates Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is operated by Bucknell Bison.
Who plays at Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Bucknell Bison.
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 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC0): Photograph.
Historical Names
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
1989 - Present
Memorial Stadium
1924 - 1988
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Redman Stadium | 1974– | 23 mi |
| Minersville Park | 32 mi | |
| Hersheypark Arena | 1936– | 47 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
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