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Duane Stadium

Duane Stadium in North Andover, MA, home of Merrimack. Capacity 3,500. Opened October 2017.

Duane Stadium in North Andover, MA
Duane Stadium, North Andover, MAPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
3,500
Opened
2017
Surface
Synthetic turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
207 ft
Home team
Merrimack
Merrimack here
19–⁠14 games on file since 2019

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2019 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Duane Stadium by season, 2019 to 20260k5k10k15k20k2019: 4,150 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,1722022: 12,622 a game over 1 games; biggest 12,6222023: 4,505 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,6472024: 5,236 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,2112025: 5,617 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,4262026: 3,592 a game over 1 games; biggest 3,592’19’22’23’24’25’26

Biggest crowds on file

15,426Robert Morris at Merrimack2025
15,211Dartmouth at Merrimack2024
13,647Stonehill at Merrimack2023
12,622Long Island University at Merrimack2022
10,172Bryant at Merrimack2019

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Opened
October 2017
Architect
Huntress Sports
Surface over the years
Synthetic turf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Duane Stadium.

Recent games here

Sep 26, 2026Merrimack 17, New Haven 10
Aug 28, 2026Rhode Island 34, Merrimack 7
Nov 22, 2025Merrimack 27, Fordham 26
Oct 11, 2025Maine 20, Merrimack 13
Oct 4, 2025Merrimack 24, Robert Morris 7
Sep 20, 2025Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut 14
Sep 6, 2025Merrimack 31, Saint Anselm 6
Nov 16, 2024Sacred Heart 31, Merrimack 20
Oct 26, 2024Merrimack 51, Colgate 17
Oct 19, 2024Merrimack 48, Stonehill 28
Sep 28, 2024Dartmouth 16, Merrimack 14
Sep 21, 2024Maine 26, Merrimack 15