About State Field
State Field is a former name of Clyde Williams Field, used 1915–1938. Clyde Williams Field was a College Football stadium in Ames, Iowa. It opened in 1915, closed in 1975 and was demolished in 1978. Its last recorded capacity was 35,000. Its only tenant was Iowa State Cyclones (College Football, 1915–1974). On our ranked lists it ranks 200th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
294 m above sea level
Operator
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
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Iowa State Cyclones While based here: 60 seasons · 220-287-31 regular season · 2 postseason trips
College Football · 1915–1974
Big Eight Conference 1960–1974 · Big Seven Conference 1948–1959 · Big Six Conference 1928–1947 · 1 earlier conference · Division I
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College Football | 1915–1974 |
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 State Field?
The capacity of State Field is 35,000.
When was State Field built?
State Field opened in 1915.
Who operates State Field?
State Field is operated by Iowa State University.
Where did the Iowa State Cyclones play after State Field?
After leaving State Field in 1974, the Iowa State Cyclones moved to Jack Trice Stadium in 1975.
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), Architect and operator.
Historical Names
Clyde Williams Field
1939 - 1975
State Field
1915 - 1938
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Trice Stadium | 1975– | 1.1 mi |
| Drake Stadium | 1925– | 29 mi |
| UNI-Dome | 1976– | 69 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.