Randall's Island Stadium

Opened in 1936

About Randall's Island Stadium

Randall's Island Stadium is a former name of Downing Stadium, used 1936–1948. Downing Stadium was a College Football stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 1936 and closed in 2002. Its last recorded capacity was 22,000. Its only tenant was New York University (College Football, 1951–1952). On our ranked lists it ranks 224th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Venue Information

Capacity

22,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1936

Year Closed

2002

Location

New York, New York

Elevation

16 ft

5 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

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

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Teams

Home seasons at Randall's Island Stadium by team, 1936–2002. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
New York University
While based here: 2 seasons · 3-12-1 regular season · no postseason trips
College Football · 1951–1952
Independent 1951–1952 · Major College
  1. Ohio Field 1873–1925
  2. Yankee Stadium I 1926–1948
  3. Ohio Field 1949–1950
  4. Downing Stadium 1951–1952
College Football 1951–1952

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Randall's Island Stadium?

The capacity of Randall's Island Stadium is 22,000.

When was Randall's Island Stadium built?

Randall's Island Stadium opened in 1936.

What is on the site of Randall's Island Stadium today?

Icahn Stadium now stands on or beside the site.

Where did the New York University play before Randall's Island Stadium?

Before moving to Randall's Island Stadium in 1951, the New York University played at Ohio Field from 1949 to 1950.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Downing Stadium

1949 - 2002

Randall's Island Stadium

1936 - 1948

Current

Location

Coordinates: 40.7939, -73.9242
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Metropolitan Park 1884– 0.8 mi
Polo Grounds I 1880–1888 1.4 mi
Yankee Stadium I 1923–2008 2.5 mi
Yankee Stadium 2009– 2.5 mi
Manhattan Field 1889–1948 2.6 mi
Polo Grounds 1890–1911 2.7 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

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

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