University Field

Opened in 1876

About University Field

University Field was a College Football stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. It opened in 1876 and closed in 1960. Its last recorded capacity was 20,000. Its only tenant was Princeton Tigers (College Football, 1876–1913). On our ranked lists it ranks 261st shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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261st shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
132nd shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
102nd shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years

Photo of University Field — Photo by Burr McIntosh. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

20,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1876

Year Closed

1960

Location

Princeton, New Jersey

Elevation

185 ft

56 m above sea level

Operator

Princeton University

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

Home seasons at University Field by team, 1876–1960. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Princeton Tigers While based here: 38 seasons · 306-36-21 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 1 of 38 seasons) College Football · 1876–1913 Independent 1894–1913 · Intercollegiate Football Association 1876–1893 · Major College Home venue unknown 1869–1875 University Field 1876–1913 Palmer Stadium 1914–1986 Princeton Stadium 2002–present	College Football	1876–1913

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 University Field?

The capacity of University Field is 20,000.

When was University Field built?

University Field opened in 1876.

Who operates University Field?

University Field is operated by Princeton University.

Where did the Princeton Tigers play after University Field?

After leaving University Field in 1913, the Princeton Tigers moved to Palmer Stadium in 1914. They played there until 1986.

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).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 40.3506, -74.6515

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Princeton Stadium	1998–	0.3 mi
Palmer Stadium	1914–1996	0.3 mi
SHI Stadium	1994–	15 mi
Rutgers Stadium	1938–1993	15 mi
Jersey Mike's Arena	1977–	16 mi
Frankford Stadium	1923–1931	31 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Princeton Tigers

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