About Palmer Stadium
Palmer Stadium was a College Football stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. It opened in 1914, closed in 1996 and was demolished in 1997. It was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh. Its last recorded capacity was 42,000. Its only tenant was Princeton Tigers (College Football, 1914–1986). On our ranked lists it ranks 259th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years and 95th longest single tenancy (72 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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- 259th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 95th longest single tenancy (72 years) of the 102 longest on record
- 131st shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 91st longest single tenancy (72 years) of the 101 longest on record in football stadiums
- 101st shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
35 m above sea level
Architect
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.
The site today
- Princeton Stadium (opened 1998) now stands on or beside the site.
Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Princeton Tigers While based here: 69 seasons · 322-196-27 regular season in the 65 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 64 of 65 seasons)
College Football · 1914–1986
Ivy Group 1956–1986 · Independent 1914–1955 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1914–1986 |
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 Palmer Stadium?
The capacity of Palmer Stadium is 42,000.
When was Palmer Stadium built?
Palmer Stadium opened in 1914.
What is on the site of Palmer Stadium today?
Princeton Stadium (opened 1998) now stands on or beside the site.
Who designed Palmer Stadium?
Palmer Stadium was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.
Where did the Princeton Tigers play before Palmer Stadium?
Before moving to Palmer Stadium in 1914, the Princeton Tigers played at University Field from 1876 to 1913.
Where did the Princeton Tigers play after Palmer Stadium?
After leaving Palmer Stadium in 1986, the Princeton Tigers moved to Princeton Stadium in 2002.
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: What stands on the site today.
- 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 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton Stadium | 1998– | Same site |
| University Field | 1876–1960 | 0.3 mi |
| SHI Stadium | 1994– | 15 mi |
| Rutgers Stadium | 1938–1993 | 15 mi |
| Jersey Mike's Arena | 1977– | 17 mi |
| Frankford Stadium | 1923–1931 | 31 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.