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University Field
Location	Princeton, New Jersey
Owner	Princeton University
Capacity	20,000
Construction
Built	1876
Opened	1876
Expanded	1896
Closed	1960
Demolished	1960
Tenants
	Princeton Tigers football (1876–1913); Princeton Tigers baseball (1876–1960)

University Field was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey which opened in 1876 through a gift by William Libbey, then a student at the College of New Jersey (renamed Princeton University in 1896).^[1] It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team until they moved to Palmer Stadium in 1914.^[2] It was home to the Princeton baseball team from its opening until 1960, when the field was replaced by Princeton's Engineering Quad.^[3] The stadium held 20,000 people at its peak.^[4]

References

↑ Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). Athletics at Princeton: A History. New York City: Frank Presbrey Company. pp. 61–66.
↑ Princeton University Catalogue. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. 1916. p. 379.
↑ "Clarke Field". Princeton Tigers. Princeton University.
↑ "Princeton's Great Field". The New York Times. New York, NY. September 13, 1896. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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[1] Presbrey, Frank; Moffatt, James Hugh (1901). Athletics at Princeton: A History. New York City: Frank Presbrey Company. pp. 61–66.

[2] Princeton University Catalogue. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. 1916. p. 379.

[3] "Clarke Field". Princeton Tigers. Princeton University.

[4] "Princeton's Great Field". The New York Times. New York, NY. September 13, 1896. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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v t e Princeton Tigers football
Venues	University Field (1876–1913) Palmer Stadium (1914–1996) Powers Field at Princeton Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Legacy Bowl Harvard Penn Rutgers Yale
Culture & lore	First American football game (painting) 1922 Chicago game Poe brothers "Princeton Cannon Song" Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Princeton Tigers men's soccer
Venus	University Field (1876–1913) Palmer Stadium (1914–1994) Class of 1952 Stadium (1995–2006) Roberts Stadium (2007–present)
Rivalries	Rutgers 1869 game The First Game
Seasons	1869 1872 1873 1940 1942
National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics

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