About Yale Bowl
Yale Bowl is a College Football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. It opened in 1914. It seats 61,446. Its current tenant is Yale Bulldogs (College Football), since 1914. It was formerly home to New York Giants (NFL, 1973–1974). By capacity it ranks 40th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 5th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 5th longest single tenancy (112 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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Yale Bulldogs While based here: 79 seasons · 367-179-28 regular season in the 66 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 65 of 66 seasons)
College Football · 1914–present
Ivy Group 1956–2026 · Independent 1914–1955 · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 1914–present |
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New York Giants While based here: 2 seasons · 4-23-1 regular season · no postseason trips
NFL · 1973–1974
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NFL | 1973–1974 |
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
What is the capacity of Yale Bowl?
The capacity of Yale Bowl is 61,446.
When was Yale Bowl built?
Yale Bowl opened in 1914.
Who plays at Yale Bowl?
Yale Bowl is the home venue of Yale Bulldogs.
Where did the New York Giants play before Yale Bowl?
Before moving to Yale Bowl in 1973, the New York Giants played at Yankee Stadium I from 1956 to 1972.
Where did the New York Giants play after Yale Bowl?
After leaving Yale Bowl in 1974, the New York Giants moved to Shea Stadium in 1975. They played there until 1975.
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: 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 47 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Park | 0.7 mi | |
| Campus Field | 1993– | 16 mi |
| Mansfield Club Grounds | 1872–1872 | 24 mi |
| Arute Field | 1969– | 28 mi |
| Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 2002– | 29 mi |
| Hartford Ball Club Grounds | 1874–1876 | 34 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.