About Phillips Field
Phillips Field was a College Football stadium in Tampa, Florida. It opened in 1937 and closed in 1967. Its last recorded capacity was 20,000. Its only tenant was Tampa (College Football, 1937–1966). On our ranked lists it ranks 109th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
2 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.
The site today
- The site is now part of Tampa Preparatory School.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Tampa While based here: 18 seasons
College Football · 1937–1966
Independent 1966 · College Division
|
College Football | 1937–1966 |
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 Phillips Field?
The capacity of Phillips Field is 20,000.
When was Phillips Field built?
Phillips Field opened in 1937.
What is on the site of Phillips Field today?
The site is now part of Tampa Preparatory School.
Where did the Tampa play before Phillips Field?
Before moving to Phillips Field in 1937, the Tampa played at Plant Field in 1936.
Where did the Tampa play after Phillips Field?
After leaving Phillips Field in 1966, the Tampa moved to Tampa Stadium in 1967. They played there until 1974.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- 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 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pepin-Rood Stadium | 1899–2002 | 0.2 mi |
| Benchmark International Arena | 1996– | 1.1 mi |
| Raymond James Stadium | 1998– | 2.8 mi |
| Houlihan's Stadium | 1967–1998 | 2.9 mi |
| George M. Steinbrenner Field | 1996– | 3.1 mi |
| Expo Hall | 1976– | 6.9 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.