Princeton University Stadium

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Princeton University Stadium
Location	Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08540
Broke ground	1997
Opened	September 19, 1998
Owner	Princeton University
Operator	Princeton University
Surface	Field Turf
Construction cost	$45 million
Tenants	Princeton Tigers (Football) Princeton Tigers (Soccer) 2007
Capacity	27,773

Princeton University Stadium is a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Princeton University Tigers. The stadium opened in 1998 on the site of Princeton's former stadium, Palmer Stadium, and holds 27,773 people.

Due to the full year and a half needed to tear down Palmer Stadium and build the new field where it has stood ment that Princeton would not have an operational stadium for the 1997 season. Because of this the team was forced to play all of their games on the road.

The stadium has an exterior shell meant to mirror the layout of Palmer Stadium, and the grandstands are four sided, with a second deck added on all sides except the south. The press box and luxury boxes are located above the west side upper deck. In addition to the stadium itself, the building project included building a track to the immediate south of the venue, which shares the stadium's south end facilities. (Previously, the track was located inside the stadium.)

Recently, FieldTurfwas installed replacing the former grass surface at Princeton Stadium. This announcement was made in early 2006, and allowed the football team to complete their spring practice on.

[edit] External links

• Princeton Stadium at official Princeton athletics site
• Summary at Ivy League official site
• FieldTurf

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