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Zable Stadium

Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, VA, home of William & Mary. Capacity 12,400. Opened September 21, 1935.

Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, VA
Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VAPhoto: Jrcla2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
12,400
Opened
1935
Surface
FieldTurf Revolution 360
Roof
Open air
Elevation
86 ft
William & Mary here
78–⁠45 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: William & Mary is 185–⁠129–⁠6 in home games from the 1935 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 Zable Stadium by season, 2003 to 20265k10k15k2003: 6,711 a game over 4 games; biggest 9,0512004: 7,633 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,7742005: 9,162 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,2872006: 10,645 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,2592007: 10,700 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,2592008: 9,738 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,6322009: 9,641 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,2592010: 11,299 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,2592011: 10,978 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,2592012: 9,884 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,1252013: 9,724 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,2592014: 8,991 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,7642015: 8,967 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,7362016: 10,168 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,7132017: 8,236 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,1252018: 9,231 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,4622019: 8,623 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,8212021: 7,511 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,5552022: 9,540 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,5062023: 10,268 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,7132024: 9,088 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,1382025: 10,508 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,8412026: 9,507 a game over 3 games; biggest 11,74320032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

13,713Towson at William & Mary2023
13,125James Madison at William & Mary2017
12,841Elon at William & Mary2025
12,783North Carolina A&T at William & Mary2025
12,506Delaware at William & Mary2022

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 William & Mary’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Former names
Cary Field (1935–⁠1989)
Opened
September 21, 1935
Architect
BCWH & McMillan Pazdan Smith (renovations)
Surface over the years
FieldTurf Revolution 360

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Zable Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 150 by 200 meters (480 by 640 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 2026Holy Cross 41, William & Mary 14
Sep 19, 2026Fordham 52, William & Mary 27
Sep 5, 2026William & Mary 22, Delaware State 15
Nov 22, 2025Richmond 28, William & Mary 21
Nov 1, 2025William & Mary 37, UAlbany 7
Oct 18, 2025William & Mary 26, Elon 21
Oct 4, 2025William & Mary 38, North Carolina A&T 34
Sep 20, 2025William & Mary 34, Charleston Southern 7
Sep 6, 2025William & Mary 28, Maine 27
Nov 16, 2024William & Mary 22, Bryant 12
Nov 9, 2024Elon 40, William & Mary 36
Oct 19, 2024William & Mary 35, Campbell 28