Wallace Wade Stadium

Opened in 1929

About Wallace Wade Stadium

Wallace Wade Stadium is a College Football stadium in Durham, North Carolina. It opened in 1929. It was designed by Horace Trumbauer. It seats 33,941. Its current tenant is Duke Blue Devils (College Football), since 1929. By capacity it ranks 90th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 48th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 39th longest single tenancy (97 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Duke Stadium (1929–1966).

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Venue Information

Capacity

33,941

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1929

Address

120 Whitford Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27705

Elevation

337 ft

103 m above sea level

Architect

Horace Trumbauer

Operator

Duke University

Address 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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Wallace Wade Stadium by team, 1929–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Duke Blue Devils
While based here: 98 seasons · 498-518-27 regular season · 18 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1929–present
ACC 1953–2026 · Southern 1929–1952 · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1890
  2. Home venue unknown 1920–1928
  3. Wallace Wade Stadium 1929–present
College Football 1929–present

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

What is the capacity of Wallace Wade Stadium?

The capacity of Wallace Wade Stadium is 33,941.

When was Wallace Wade Stadium built?

Wallace Wade Stadium opened in 1929.

Who designed Wallace Wade Stadium?

Wallace Wade Stadium was designed by Horace Trumbauer.

Who operates Wallace Wade Stadium?

Wallace Wade Stadium is operated by Duke University.

Who plays at Wallace Wade Stadium?

Wallace Wade Stadium is the home venue of Duke Blue Devils.

Sources

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

Historical Names

Wallace Wade Stadium

1967 - Present

Current

Duke Stadium

1929 - 1966

Location

Coordinates: 35.9954, -78.9419
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium 1975– 2.9 mi
Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium 1972– 8.4 mi
Chris Smith Field at Kenan Stadium 1927– 8.5 mi
Lenovo Center 1999– 18 mi
Carter–Finley Stadium 1966– 18 mi
Riddick Stadium 1907–2005 21 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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