Rotary Field

Opened in 1920

About Rotary Field

Rotary Field is recorded as a College Football stadium in Buffalo, New York. It opened in 1920. Its only tenant was Buffalo Bulls (College Football, 1930–1970). It has also been known as University of Buffalo Field (1920).

Venue Information

Year Opened

1920

Location

Buffalo, New York 14215

Elevation

681 ft

208 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.

Teams

Home seasons at Rotary Field by team, 1920–1970. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Buffalo Bulls While based here: 20 seasons · 46-37-4 regular season in the 9 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips College Football · 1930–1970 Independent 1951–1970 · University Division Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1898–1902 Rotary Field 1930–1970 Broadview Stadium 1997–present	College Football	1930–1970

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

When was Rotary Field built?

Rotary Field opened in 1920.

Where did the Buffalo Bulls play after Rotary Field?

After leaving Rotary Field in 1970, the Buffalo Bulls moved to Broadview Stadium in 1997.

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): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).

Historical Names

Rotary Field

1921 - Present

Current

University of Buffalo Field

1920 - 1920

Location

Coordinates: 42.9500, -78.8147

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Canisius Field		2.5 mi
International Fair Association Grounds	1914–	2.9 mi
Demske Sports Complex	1989–	2.9 mi
Olympic Park II	1890–	3.4 mi
Offermann Stadium	1924–1960	3.4 mi
War Memorial Stadium	1937–1989	3.8 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Buffalo Bulls

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