About Stanford Stadium
Stanford Stadium is a College Football stadium in Stanford, California. It opened in 1921. It seats 50,424. Its current tenant is Stanford Cardinal (College Football), since 1921. By capacity it ranks 59th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 14th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 13th longest single tenancy (105 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Address
Operator
Address 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Stanford Cardinal While based here: 103 seasons · 583-477-33 regular season · 29 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1921–present
ACC 2024–2026 · PAC-12 2011–2023 · Pacific-10 Conference 1978–2010 · 3 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1921–present |
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Stanford Stadium?
The capacity of Stanford Stadium is 50,424.
When was Stanford Stadium built?
Stanford Stadium opened in 1921.
Who operates Stanford Stadium?
Stanford Stadium is operated by Stanford University.
Who plays at Stanford Stadium?
Stanford Stadium is the home venue of Stanford Cardinal.
Where did the Stanford Cardinal play before Stanford Stadium?
Before moving to Stanford Stadium in 1921, the Stanford Cardinal played at Stanford Field from 1918 to 1920.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- 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 78 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Field | 1905–1921 | 0.3 mi |
| Levi's Stadium | 2014– | 11 mi |
| Stevens Stadium | 1962– | 14 mi |
| SAP Center | 1993– | 16 mi |
| CEFCU Stadium | 1933– | 18 mi |
| Oakland Coliseum | 1966– | 22 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.