Soldier Field

Opened in 1892

About Soldier Field

Soldier Field is a former name of Rogers Field, used 1892–1901. Rogers Field was a College Football stadium in Pullman, Washington. It opened in 1892, closed in 1970 and was demolished in 1999. Its last recorded capacity was 23,500. Its only tenant was Idaho Vandals (College Football, 1969–1970). On our ranked lists it ranks 254th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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254th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
129th shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
100th shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years

Venue Information

Capacity

23,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1892

Year Closed

1970

Location

Pullman, Washington

Elevation

2,526 ft

770 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

Martin Stadium (opened 1972) now stands on or beside the site.

Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.

Teams

Home seasons at Soldier Field by team, 1892–1970. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Idaho Vandals While based here: 2 seasons · 6-15 regular season · no postseason trips College Football · 1969–1970 Big Sky 1969–1970 · University Division Home venue unknown 1908–1911 MacLean Field 1916–1936 Neale Stadium 1937–1968 Rogers Field 1969–1970 P1FCU Kibbie Dome 1971–present	College Football	1969–1970

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Soldier Field?

The capacity of Soldier Field is 23,500.

When was Soldier Field built?

Soldier Field opened in 1892.

What is on the site of Soldier Field today?

Martin Stadium (opened 1972) now stands on or beside the site.

Where did the Idaho Vandals play before Soldier Field?

Before moving to Soldier Field in 1969, the Idaho Vandals played at Neale Stadium from 1937 to 1968.

Where did the Idaho Vandals play after Soldier Field?

After leaving Soldier Field in 1970, the Idaho Vandals moved to P1FCU Kibbie Dome in 1971.

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: What stands on the site today.
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 22 m of this point).