About Ratcliffe Stadium
Ratcliffe Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Fresno, California. It opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 13,000. Its only tenant was Fresno State Bulldogs (College Football, 1926–1979). It has also been known as Fresno State College Stadium (1926–1940).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
92 m above sea level
Operator
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
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Fresno State Bulldogs While based here: 50 seasons · 57-64-1 regular season in the 11 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1926–1979
Pacific Coast Athletic Association 1969–1979 · California Collegiate Athletic Association 1953–1968 · Independent 1951–1952 · 1 earlier conference · FBS (Division I-A)
|
College Football | 1926–1979 |
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 Ratcliffe Stadium?
The capacity of Ratcliffe Stadium is 13,000.
When was Ratcliffe Stadium built?
Ratcliffe Stadium opened in 1926.
Who operates Ratcliffe Stadium?
Ratcliffe Stadium is operated by Fresno City College.
Where did the Fresno State Bulldogs play after Ratcliffe Stadium?
After leaving Ratcliffe Stadium in 1979, the Fresno State Bulldogs moved to Valley Children’s Stadium in 1980.
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 35 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Historical Names
Ratcliffe Stadium
1941 - Present
CurrentFresno State College Stadium
1926 - 1940
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Children’s Stadium | 1980– | 3.6 mi |
| Mustang Memorial Field | 2006– | 113 mi |
| Stagg Memorial Stadium | 1950–2014 | 118 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.