Sanford Field

Opened in 1911

About Sanford Field

Sanford Field is recorded as a College Football stadium in Athens, Georgia. It opened in 1911. Its only tenant was Georgia Bulldogs (College Football, 1911–1928).

Venue Information

Year Opened

1911

Location

Athens, Georgia 30609

Elevation

622 ft

190 m above sea level

Operator

University of Georgia

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 Sanford Field by team, 1911–1928. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Georgia Bulldogs While based here: 16 seasons · 91-43-12 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 12 of 16 seasons) College Football · 1911–1928 Southern 1922–1928 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1911–1921 · Major College Territory map on ImperialismMap Herty Field 1902–1910 Sanford Field 1911–1928 Sanford Stadium 1929–present	College Football	1911–1928

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

When was Sanford Field built?

Sanford Field opened in 1911.

Who operates Sanford Field?

Sanford Field is operated by University of Georgia.

Where did the Georgia Bulldogs play before Sanford Field?

Before moving to Sanford Field in 1911, the Georgia Bulldogs played at Herty Field from 1902 to 1910.

Where did the Georgia Bulldogs play after Sanford Field?

After leaving Sanford Field in 1928, the Georgia Bulldogs moved to Sanford Stadium in 1929.

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), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 33.9505, -83.3770

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Sanford Stadium	1929–	0.2 mi
Herty Field	1891–	0.4 mi
Ponce de Leon Park	1907–1965	58 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Georgia Bulldogs

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