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E. Claiborne Robins Stadium

E. Claiborne Robins Stadium in Richmond, VA, home of Richmond. Capacity 8,217. Opened 2010.

E. Claiborne Robins Stadium in Richmond, VA
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium, Richmond, VAPhoto: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
8,217
Opened
2010
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
197 ft
Home team
Richmond
Richmond here
60–⁠28 games on file since 2011

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2011 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 E. Claiborne Robins Stadium by season, 2011 to 20260k5k10k2011: 8,700 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,7002012: 8,700 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,7002013: 8,596 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,7002014: 7,499 a game over 7 games; biggest 8,7002015: 8,099 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,7002016: 7,926 a game over 7 games; biggest 8,7002017: 8,185 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,2172018: 8,086 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,2172019: 7,501 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,0612022: 6,595 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,2002023: 5,871 a game over 7 games; biggest 7,2032024: 5,722 a game over 7 games; biggest 7,5262025: 5,767 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,2442026: 5,888 a game over 3 games; biggest 6,5582011201320152017201920232025

Biggest crowds on file

8,700Delaware at Richmond2016
8,700James Madison at Richmond2016
8,700Villanova at Richmond2016
8,700Towson at Richmond2016
8,700Colgate at Richmond2016

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

Former names
First Market Stadium
Soccer/Track Complex
Architect
BCWH Architects
McMillan, Pazdan, Smith
Surface over the years
FieldTurf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

Recent games here

Sep 26, 2026Richmond 13, Furman 9
Sep 19, 2026Richmond 24, Georgetown 21
Aug 29, 2026Richmond 35, Bucknell 14
Nov 15, 2025Lafayette 35, Richmond 28
Nov 1, 2025Richmond 17, Fordham 14
Oct 18, 2025Holy Cross 28, Richmond 22
Sep 27, 2025Richmond 13, Howard 12
Sep 20, 2025Richmond 38, VMI 14
Nov 30, 2024Lehigh 20, Richmond 16
Nov 23, 2024Richmond 27, William & Mary 0
Nov 2, 2024Richmond 35, Towson 24
Oct 19, 2024Richmond 28, Delaware 9