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Top 50 Oldest Stadiums

The oldest stadium tracked on Fan Stamp is Franklin Field (Penn Quakers) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in 1895. It is followed by Harvard Stadium (opened 1903) and Fitton Field (opened 1908).

Historic sports venues with rich traditions. These legendary stadiums have witnessed decades of unforgettable moments.

Quick Stats

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Total Stadiums
50
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Oldest Built
1895
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Newest (Top 50)
1928
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Combined Capacity
2,461,514

Top 50 Rankings

Sorted by year built
#1🥇

Franklin Field

Penn Quakers

📅 Built 1895 (131 years old)👥 52,593 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Ivy📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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#2🥈

Harvard Stadium

Harvard Crimson

📅 Built 1903 (123 years old)👥 25,884 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Ivy📍 Boston, Massachusetts
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#3🥉

Fitton Field

Holy Cross Crusaders

📅 Built 1908 (118 years old)👥 23,500 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Patriot📍 Worcester, Massachusetts
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#4

Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox

📅 Built 1912 (114 years old)👥 37,755 capacity🏈 MLB🏆 AL East📍 Boston, MA
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#5

Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field

Georgia Tech

📅 Built 1913 (113 years old)👥 51,913 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 ACC📍 Atlanta, GA
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#6

Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field

Mississippi State

📅 Built 1914 (112 years old)👥 60,311 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Mississippi State, MS
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#7

Yale Bowl

Yale Bulldogs

📅 Built 1914 (112 years old)👥 61,446 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Ivy📍 New Haven, Connecticut
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#8

Wrigley Field

Chicago Cubs

📅 Built 1914 (112 years old)👥 41,649 capacity🏈 MLB🏆 NL Central📍 Chicago, IL
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#9

Nippert Stadium

Cincinnati

📅 Built 1915 (111 years old)👥 38,088 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big 12📍 Cincinnati, OH
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#10

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field

Mississippi

📅 Built 1915 (111 years old)👥 64,038 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 University, MS
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#11

Schoellkopf Field

Cornell Big Red

📅 Built 1915 (111 years old)👥 21,500 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Ivy📍 Ithaca, New York
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#12

Camp Randall Stadium

Wisconsin

📅 Built 1917 (109 years old)👥 76,057 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Madison, WI
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#13

Brown Field

Valparaiso Beacons

📅 Built 1919 (107 years old)👥 5,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Pioneer📍 Valparaiso, Indiana
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#14

Boone Pickens Stadium

Oklahoma State

📅 Built 1920 (106 years old)👥 52,305 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big 12📍 Stillwater, OK
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#15

Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium

Washington

📅 Built 1920 (106 years old)👥 70,083 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Seattle, WA
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#16

Stanford Stadium

Stanford

📅 Built 1921 (105 years old)👥 50,424 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 ACC📍 Stanford, CA
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#17

David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium

Kansas

📅 Built 1921 (105 years old)👥 41,525 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big 12📍 Lawrence, KS
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#18

Rose Bowl Stadium

UCLA

📅 Built 1921 (105 years old)👥 89,702 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Pasadena, CA
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#19

Neyland Stadium

Tennessee

📅 Built 1921 (105 years old)👥 101,915 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Knoxville, TN
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#20

Ohio Stadium

Ohio State

📅 Built 1922 (104 years old)👥 102,780 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Columbus, OH
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#21

FirstBank Stadium

Vanderbilt

📅 Built 1922 (104 years old)👥 40,350 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Nashville, TN
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#22

California Memorial Stadium

California

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 62,467 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 ACC📍 Berkeley, CA
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#23

Gies Memorial Stadium

Illinois

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 60,670 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Champaign, IL
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#24

Spartan Stadium

Michigan State

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 74,866 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 East Lansing, MI
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#25

Memorial Stadium, Tom Osborne Field

Nebraska

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 85,458 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Lincoln, NE
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#26

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

USC

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 77,500 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Los Angeles, CA
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#27

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Oklahoma

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 80,126 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Norman, OK
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#28

Memorial Field

Dartmouth Big Green

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 11,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Ivy📍 Hanover, New Hampshire
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#29

Richardson Stadium

Davidson Wildcats

📅 Built 1923 (103 years old)👥 6,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Pioneer📍 Davidson, North Carolina
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#30

Blaik Field at Michie Stadium

Army

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 30,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 American📍 West Point, NY
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#31

Folsom Field

Colorado

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 50,183 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big 12📍 Boulder, CO
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#32

Ross–Ade Stadium

Purdue

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 61,441 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 West Lafayette, IN
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#33

Tiger Stadium

LSU

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 102,321 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Baton Rouge, LA
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#34

Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

Texas

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 100,119 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Austin, TX
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#35

Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium

Bucknell Bison

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 13,100 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Patriot📍 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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#36

Soldier Field

Chicago Bears

📅 Built 1924 (102 years old)👥 61,500 capacity🏈 NFL🏆 NFC North📍 Chicago, IL
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#37

Brown Stadium

Brown Bears

📅 Built 1925 (101 years old)👥 20,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Ivy📍 Providence, Rhode Island
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#38

Memorial Stadium

Indiana State Sycamores

📅 Built 1925 (101 years old)👥 12,764 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Missouri Valley📍 Terre Haute, Indiana
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#39

Drake Stadium

Drake Bulldogs

📅 Built 1925 (101 years old)👥 14,557 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Pioneer📍 Des Moines, Iowa
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#40

William H. Greene Stadium

Howard Bison

📅 Built 1926 (100 years old)👥 10,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 MEAC📍 Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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#41

Fisher Stadium

Lafayette Leopards

📅 Built 1926 (100 years old)👥 13,132 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Patriot📍 Easton, Pennsylvania
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#42

Kenan Stadium

North Carolina

📅 Built 1927 (99 years old)👥 50,500 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 ACC📍 Chapel Hill, NC
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#43

Michigan Stadium

Michigan

📅 Built 1927 (99 years old)👥 107,601 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big Ten📍 Ann Arbor, MI
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#44

Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium

Missouri

📅 Built 1927 (99 years old)👥 57,321 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 Columbia, MO
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#45

Kyle Field

Texas A&M

📅 Built 1927 (99 years old)👥 102,733 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 SEC📍 College Station, TX
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#46

Villanova Stadium

Villanova Wildcats

📅 Built 1927 (99 years old)👥 12,500 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Patriot📍 Villanova, Pennsylvania
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#47

Casino Del Sol Stadium

Arizona

📅 Built 1928 (98 years old)👥 50,782 capacity🏈 NCAA FBS🏆 Big 12📍 Tucson, AZ
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#48

Armstrong Stadium

Hampton Pirates

📅 Built 1928 (98 years old)👥 12,000 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 CAA Football📍 Hampton, Virginia
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#49

Meade Stadium

Rhode Island Rams

📅 Built 1928 (98 years old)👥 6,555 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 CAA Football📍 Kingston, Rhode Island
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#50

Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl

Butler Bulldogs

📅 Built 1928 (98 years old)👥 5,500 capacity🏈 NCAA FCS🏆 Pioneer📍 Indianapolis, Indiana
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the oldest stadium?
The oldest stadium tracked on Fan Stamp is Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of Penn Quakers.
When did Franklin Field open?
Franklin Field opened in 1895.
Where is Franklin Field located?
Franklin Field is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What are the next oldest stadiums?
After Franklin Field, the oldest stadiums are Harvard Stadium (opened 1903) and Fitton Field (opened 1908).

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