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Fitton Field

Fitton Field in Worcester, MA, home of Holy Cross. Capacity 23,500. Opened September 26, 1908.

Fitton Field in Worcester, MA
Fitton Field, Worcester, MAPhoto: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
23,500
Opened
1908
Surface
Kentucky bluegrass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
451 ft
Home team
Holy Cross
Holy Cross here
61–⁠58 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Holy Cross is 217–⁠147–⁠15 in home games from the 1924 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 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 Fitton Field by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k20k25k2003: 3,276 a game over 2 games; biggest 3,7312005: 7,209 a game over 2 games; biggest 8,2382007: 9,085 a game over 3 games; biggest 11,8262009: 7,552 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,8892010: 7,922 a game over 3 games; biggest 10,8912011: 7,038 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,9422012: 7,671 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,2912013: 6,887 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,1842014: 6,748 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,0022015: 6,523 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,7252016: 7,211 a game over 4 games; biggest 9,8782017: 7,200 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,0632018: 5,523 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,2752019: 8,413 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,9262021: 7,093 a game over 2 games; biggest 10,0232022: 10,958 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,5922023: 10,957 a game over 4 games; biggest 13,1172024: 12,084 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,1172025: 13,996 a game over 4 games; biggest 16,5832026: 14,548 a game over 2 games; biggest 17,6232003201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

17,623Yale at Holy Cross2026
17,592Fordham at Holy Cross2022
16,583Lafayette at Holy Cross2025
15,942Massachusetts at Holy Cross2011
15,549Harvard at Holy Cross2025

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

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Snow on game day

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Holy Cross’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Opened
September 26, 1908
Surface over the years
Kentucky bluegrass (2016–present)
Expanded
1912, 1924, 1986
Renovated
1912
1924
1986
2016
Record crowd
27,000

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Fitton Field.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 170 by 160 meters (570 by 510 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Sep 19, 2026Yale 38, Holy Cross 28
Aug 29, 2026Lehigh 35, Holy Cross 10
Nov 1, 2025Lafayette 21, Holy Cross 13
Oct 25, 2025Colgate 29, Holy Cross 28
Oct 4, 2025Harvard 59, Holy Cross 24
Sep 13, 2025Rhode Island 9, Holy Cross 7
Nov 16, 2024Holy Cross 40, Bucknell 38
Nov 9, 2024Lehigh 10, Holy Cross 7
Oct 12, 2024Holy Cross 19, Fordham 16
Sep 21, 2024Yale 38, Holy Cross 31
Sep 7, 2024New Hampshire 21, Holy Cross 20
Nov 18, 2023Holy Cross 31, Georgetown 10