Nickerson Field

Opened in 1915

About Nickerson Field

Nickerson Field is recorded as a College Football and NFL stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1915. Its recorded capacity is 17,369. Former tenants include Boston University (College Football, 1921–1994) and Boston Patriots (NFL, 1960–1962). On our ranked lists it ranks 86th longest single tenancy (73 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Boston University Field (1954–1963).

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Photo of Nickerson Field — Photo by Pjorg at English Wikipedia. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

17,369

Year Opened

1915

Location

Boston, Massachusetts 02446

Elevation

13 ft

4 m above sea level

Operator

Boston University Terriers

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

Home seasons at Nickerson Field by team, 1915–1994. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Boston University While based here: 61 seasons · 75-85-8 regular season in the 21 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips College Football · 1921–1994 Yankee Conference 1973–1994 · Independent 1923–1972 · FCS (Division I-AA) Home venue unknown 1887–1904 Nickerson Field 1921–1994	College Football	1921–1994
Boston Patriots While based here: 3 seasons · 23-17-2 regular season · no postseason trips AFL · 1960–1962 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	AFL	1960–1962

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 Nickerson Field?

The capacity of Nickerson Field is 17,369.

When was Nickerson Field built?

Nickerson Field opened in 1915.

Who operates Nickerson Field?

Nickerson Field is operated by Boston University Terriers.

Where did the Boston Patriots play after Nickerson Field?

After leaving Nickerson Field in 1962, the Boston Patriots moved to Fenway Park in 1963. They played there until 1968.

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 342 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

Boston University Field

1954 - 1963

Nickerson Field

Unknown - Present

Current

Location

Coordinates: 42.3525, -71.1153

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Braves Field	1915–1952	0.2 mi
Fenway Park	1912–	1.0 mi
Parsons Field	1933–	1.1 mi
Harvard Stadium	1903–	1.1 mi
Joseph J. O'Donnell Field	1898–	1.2 mi
Huntington Avenue American League Baseball Grounds	1901–1912	1.6 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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