University Field (Albany)

University Field
Construction
Location	1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222
Owner	University at Albany, SUNY
Operator	University at Albany, SUNY
Capacity	10,000
Surface	Natural Grass
Broke ground	1969
Opened	1970
Demolished	2012
Tenants
Albany Great Danes (NCAA) (1970–2012; site remains in use for track)

University Field was a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Albany, New York. It was home to the University at Albany Great Danes football team from its opening in 1970 until 2012. The stadium was demolished after the football team's final game; after a major renovation to upgrade the site's track & field facilities, the site reopened in the fall of 2013 as the home for Albany's men's and women's teams in that sport.^[1]

In the spring of 2012, Albany began construction on a new 8,500-seat football stadium as part of a new sports complex on campus. The stadium, eventually known as Bob Ford Field, opened for the 2013 season, replacing University Field as the home of Great Danes football. It will be expandable to 24,000. ^[2]

References

↑ "Track & Field Venue". University at Albany Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
↑ UNIVERSITY FIELD (FOOTBALL, TRACK & FIELD) at ualbanysports.com, URL accessed October 7, 2009.

External links

Albany Great Danes Athletic Facilities

Albany Great Danes football

Venues	University Field (1970–2012) Bob Ford Field (2013–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Stony Brook

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Coordinates: 42°40′59″N 73°49′37″W / 42.68306°N 73.82694°W / 42.68306; -73.82694

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