About Taylor Stadium
Taylor Stadium was a College Football stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1914 and closed in 1987. It was designed by Henry Hornbostel. Its last recorded capacity was 20,000. Its only tenant was Lehigh Mountain Hawks (College Football, 1914–1987). On our ranked lists it ranks 248th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years and 92nd longest single tenancy (73 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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- 248th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 92nd longest single tenancy (73 years) of the 102 longest on record
- 125th shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 88th longest single tenancy (73 years) of the 101 longest on record in football stadiums
- 97th shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
96 m above sea level
Architect
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.
The site today
- A marker, “Taylor Field Memorial”, stands at the site.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Lehigh Mountain Hawks While based here: 72 seasons · 60-73-6 regular season in the 34 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 33 of 34 seasons)
College Football · 1914–1987
Colonial League 1986–1987 · Independent 1976–1984 · Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference 1958–1975 · 4 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1914–1987 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Taylor Stadium?
The capacity of Taylor Stadium is 20,000.
When was Taylor Stadium built?
Taylor Stadium opened in 1914.
What is on the site of Taylor Stadium today?
A marker, “Taylor Field Memorial”, stands at the site.
Who designed Taylor Stadium?
Taylor Stadium was designed by Henry Hornbostel.
Who operates Taylor Stadium?
Taylor Stadium is operated by Lehigh University.
Where did the Lehigh Mountain Hawks play after Taylor Stadium?
After leaving Taylor Stadium in 1987, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks moved to Goodman Stadium in 1995.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- 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.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goodman Stadium | 1988– | 1.6 mi |
| Fisher Stadium | 1926– | 11 mi |
| Temple Stadium | 1928–1995 | 38 mi |
| Villanova Stadium | 1927– | 40 mi |
| University Field | 1876–1960 | 42 mi |
| Princeton Stadium | 1998– | 42 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.