Princeton Stadium

Opened in 1998

About Princeton Stadium

Princeton Stadium is a College Football stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. It opened in 1998. It was designed by Rafael Viñoly. It seats 27,773. Its current tenant is Princeton Tigers (College Football), since 2002. By capacity it ranks 119th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 245th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Venue Information

Capacity

27,773

Source: Wikidata

#119 in College Football of 256

Year Opened

1998

#205 oldest in College Football of 257

Location

Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Elevation

115 ft

35 m above sea level

#56 lowest in College Football of 257

Architect

Rafael Viñoly

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 Princeton Stadium by team, 1998–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Princeton Tigers While based here: 24 seasons College Football · 2002–present Ivy Group 2002–2026 · FCS (Division I-AA) Home venue unknown 1869–1875 University Field 1876–1913 Palmer Stadium 1914–1986 Princeton Stadium 2002–present	College Football	2002–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 Princeton Stadium?

The capacity of Princeton Stadium is 27,773.

When was Princeton Stadium built?

Princeton Stadium opened in 1998.

Who designed Princeton Stadium?

Princeton Stadium was designed by Rafael Viñoly.

Who plays at Princeton Stadium?

Princeton Stadium is the home venue of Princeton Tigers.

Where did the Princeton Tigers play before Princeton Stadium?

Before moving to Princeton Stadium in 2002, the Princeton Tigers played at Palmer Stadium from 1914 to 1986.

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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 40.3458, -74.6500

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Palmer Stadium	1914–1996	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

Princeton Tigers

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