Venue Spotlight: Stanford Stadium

Stanford Stadium ranked among Div 1A's oldest venues. The stadium was built in 1921 and sat just over 85 thousand. Construction of Stanford Stadium in the early 1920s was fueled by a competition with the University of California at Berkeley to see which school could complete its stadium first. Stanford won that contest, but Rose Bowl-bound Berkeley beat Stanford 42-7 in the first-ever game played at Stanford Stadium, on Nov. 19, 1921. Stanford Stadium hosted Super Bowl XIX in 1985 and the 1984 Olympic Soccer games. Immediately following this seasons finale vs Notre Dame, the wrecking crew came in and began demolition of the Stadium to make way for the all new Stanford Stadium. I had the opportunity to see a few games in the Stadium and even was able to gain access to the field and strike my best heisman pose. It was a classic stadium but was very antiquated and needed to go. The construction of the new stadium is already underway and making great progress.