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
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
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
- Icahn Stadium now stands on or beside the site.
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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
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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.
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.
- 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 (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Downing Stadium
1949 - 2002
Randall's Island Stadium
1936 - 1948
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.