Swayne Field

Opened in 1909

About Swayne Field

Swayne Field was a College Football and NFL stadium in Toledo, Ohio. It opened in 1909 and closed in 1955. Tenants included Toledo Maroons (NFL, 1922–1923) and Toledo Rockets (College Football, 1923–1925). On our ranked lists it ranks 160th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Venue Information

Year Opened

1909

Year Closed

1955

Location

Toledo, Ohio

Elevation

613 ft

187 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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Swayne Field by team, 1909–1955. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Toledo Rockets
While based here: 3 seasons
College Football · 1923–1925
  1. Swayne Field 1923–1925
  2. Glass Bowl 1937–present
College Football 1923–1925
Toledo Maroons
While based here: 2 seasons · 8-5-4 regular season
NFL · 1922–1923
NFL 1922–1923

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.

Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Swayne Field built?

Swayne Field opened in 1909.

Where did the Toledo Rockets play after Swayne Field?

After leaving Swayne Field in 1925, the Toledo Rockets moved to Glass Bowl in 1937.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 41.6656, -83.5708
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Speranza Park 1.4 mi
League Park 1.5 mi
Armory Park 1.9 mi
Glass Bowl 1937– 2.3 mi
Doyt Perry Stadium 1966– 20 mi
Rynearson Stadium 1969– 41 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

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

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