About Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium was a College Football stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. It opened in 1916 and closed in 1972. Its last recorded capacity was 37,000. Its only tenant was Kentucky Wildcats (College Football, 1916–1972). On our ranked lists it ranks 187th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as Stoll Field (1916–1923).
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
291 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
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Kentucky Wildcats While based here: 56 seasons · 252-250-30 regular season · 4 postseason trips
College Football · 1916–1972
SEC 1933–1972 · Southern 1922–1932 · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1916–1921 · University Division
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College Football | 1916–1972 |
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 Stoll Field/McLean Stadium?
The capacity of Stoll Field/McLean Stadium is 37,000.
When was Stoll Field/McLean Stadium built?
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium opened in 1916.
Where did the Kentucky Wildcats play after Stoll Field/McLean Stadium?
After leaving Stoll Field/McLean Stadium in 1972, the Kentucky Wildcats moved to Kroger Field in 1973.
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: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Historical Names
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
1924 - 1972
CurrentStoll Field
1916 - 1923
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kroger Field | 1973– | 1.1 mi |
| Toyota Stadium | 1997– | 12 mi |
| Roy Kidd Stadium | 1969– | 24 mi |
| Andy Frye Stadium | 2022– | 31 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.