Soldier's Field

Opened in 1898

About Soldier's Field

Soldier's Field is a former name of Joseph J. O'Donnell Field, used 1898–1997. Joseph J. O'Donnell Field is recorded as a College Football stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1898. Its recorded capacity is 1,600. Its only tenant was Harvard Crimson (College Football, 1898–1902).

Venue Information

Capacity

1,600

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1898

Location

Boston, Massachusetts 02163

Elevation

8 ft

2 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 Soldier's Field by team, 1898–1902. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Harvard Crimson While based here: 5 seasons · 54-2-1 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 1 of 5 seasons) College Football · 1898–1902 Independent 1898–1902 · Major College Home venue unknown 1875–1897 Soldier's Field 1898–1902 Harvard Stadium 1903–present	College Football	1898–1902

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's Field?

The capacity of Soldier's Field is 1,600.

When was Soldier's Field built?

Soldier's Field opened in 1898.

Where did the Harvard Crimson play after Soldier's Field?

After leaving Soldier's Field in 1902, the Harvard Crimson moved to Harvard Stadium in 1903.

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 0 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

Joseph J. O'Donnell Field

1998 - Present

Soldier's Field

1898 - 1997

Current

Location

Coordinates: 42.3666, -71.1288

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Harvard Stadium	1903–	0.1 mi
Braves Field	1915–1952	1.0 mi
Nickerson Field	1915–	1.2 mi
Fenway Park	1912–	2.1 mi
Parsons Field	1933–	2.2 mi
Huntington Avenue Grounds	1901–1911	2.8 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Harvard Crimson

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