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Stanford Stadium

Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA, home of Stanford. Capacity 50,424. Opened 1921-10-01 (original stadium).

Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA
Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CAPhoto: NASA World Wind, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
50,424
Opened
1921
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
60 ft
Home team
Stanford
Stanford here
91–⁠64 games on file since 2001
College GameDay
once

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2001 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 Stanford Stadium by season, 2001 to 20260k20k40k60k80k2001: 51,534 a game over 6 games; biggest 71,1502002: 38,770 a game over 5 games; biggest 54,5002003: 44,870 a game over 6 games; biggest 67,9502004: 35,942 a game over 6 games; biggest 55,7502005: 43,550 a game over 6 games; biggest 71,7432006: 41,742 a game over 5 games; biggest 49,3712007: 39,332 a game over 8 games; biggest 49,2092008: 34,258 a game over 5 games; biggest 50,4252009: 41,436 a game over 7 games; biggest 50,5102010: 40,042 a game over 6 games; biggest 51,6072011: 49,997 a game over 7 games; biggest 50,3602012: 43,343 a game over 7 games; biggest 50,3602013: 50,743 a game over 7 games; biggest 51,5452014: 47,862 a game over 6 games; biggest 50,8142015: 49,917 a game over 7 games; biggest 51,4242016: 44,142 a game over 6 games; biggest 50,4242017: 47,398 a game over 6 games; biggest 51,4242018: 37,842 a game over 6 games; biggest 42,8562019: 37,018 a game over 7 games; biggest 48,9042021: 35,684 a game over 6 games; biggest 49,2652022: 29,965 a game over 6 games; biggest 43,8132023: 33,219 a game over 7 games; biggest 52,9712024: 26,035 a game over 6 games; biggest 36,2772025: 28,171 a game over 6 games; biggest 50,0392026: 23,339 a game over 2 games; biggest 23,455200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

71,743California at Stanford2005
71,150California at Stanford2001
67,950California at Stanford2003
64,495UCLA at Stanford2001
56,057Notre Dame at Stanford2005

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.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Stanford Stadium once, first in 2011.

Nov 12, 2011Oregon 53, Stanford 30Stanford Oval

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

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
1921-10-01 (original stadium)
Architect
Hoover and Associates (2006 renovation)
Surface over the years
Natural grass
Renovated
1985, 1995

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Stanford Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 220 by 210 meters (720 by 700 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Stanford 34, Elon 7
Sep 26, 2026Stanford 34, Georgia Tech 27
Sep 4, 20267Miami 45, Stanford 6
Aug 29, 2026Stanford 37, Hawai’i 27
Nov 29, 20259Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20
Nov 22, 2025Stanford 31, California 10
Nov 1, 2025Pittsburgh 35, Stanford 20
Oct 18, 2025Stanford 20, Florida State 13
Sep 27, 2025Stanford 30, San José State 29
Sep 13, 2025Stanford 30, Boston College 20
Nov 16, 2024Stanford 38, 22Louisville 35
Oct 26, 2024Wake Forest 27, Stanford 24