University Athletic Grounds

Opened in 1885

About University Athletic Grounds

University Athletic Grounds was a College Football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1885 and closed in 1895. Its only tenant was Pennsylvania Quakers (College Football, 1885–1894). On our ranked lists it ranks 33rd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Venue Information

Year Opened

1885

Year Closed

1895

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elevation

70 ft

21 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.

The site today

  • The site is now occupied by Memorial Tower, part of the University of Pennsylvania's Quadrangle dormitories.

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

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Teams

Home seasons at University Athletic Grounds by team, 1885–1895. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Pennsylvania Quakers
While based here: 10 seasons · 92-41 regular season
College Football · 1885–1894
Independent 1894 · Intercollegiate Football Association 1885–1893 · Major College
  1. Home venue unknown 1876–1884
  2. University Athletic Grounds 1885–1894
  3. Franklin Field 1895–present
College Football 1885–1894

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

When was University Athletic Grounds built?

University Athletic Grounds opened in 1885.

What is on the site of University Athletic Grounds today?

The site is now occupied by Memorial Tower, part of the University of Pennsylvania's Quadrangle dormitories.

Where did the Pennsylvania Quakers play after University Athletic Grounds?

After leaving University Athletic Grounds in 1894, the Pennsylvania Quakers moved to Franklin Field in 1895.

Sources

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

Location

Coordinates: 39.9508, -75.1973
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Philadelphia Civic Center 1930–1996 0.3 mi
Franklin Field 1895– 0.4 mi
Martin Luther King Jr Arena 1920–1981 0.9 mi
Jefferson Street Grounds 1871–1890 2.1 mi
Keystone Park 2.1 mi
Columbia Park 1901–1908 2.2 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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