Fred Anderson Field at Hornet Stadium is a 21,195-seat college football and track stadium in the western United States, on the campus of California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State). it is the home field of the Sacramento State Hornets of the Big Sky Conference. Opened on September 20, 1969, it has also been the home stadium of the Sacramento Surge of the WLAF, the Sacramento Gold Miners of the Canadian Football League and the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. It hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in 2000 and 2004. Its alignment is nearly north-south, offset slightly northwest, and the street-level elevation is approximately above sea level. The field was natural grass for its first 41 seasons; FieldTurf was installed in 2010. Stadium improvements 1992 Temporary seating was installed at the end zones to increase capacity to 26,000 for the Sacramento Surge. These seats were removed in 1993 to accommodate for the larger CFL field. 1998 Permanent chairbacks were installed in Section 213 at the 50–yard line. 2000 The stadium underwent a $1 million improvement in preparation for the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials; An Olympic–sized track was installed surrounding the field as well as a practice track north of the stadium. 2003 New scoreboard installed. 2007 New public entrances 2008 Broad Fieldhouse opened, which included new offices, locker rooms, athletic training room, weight room and a VIP patio. 2010 Natural grass was replaced by FieldTurf Duraspine Pro. "The Well" opened next to the north end zone which provided paved areas for concessions. A Jumbotron was added below the scoreboard for Sacramento Mountain Lions' games. Notable events On July 17, 1993, it was the site of the first regular season Canadian Football League (CFL) game ever played on American soil, where the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Gold Miners 38–36. Fred Anderson Field hosted the first game between U.S. franchises in the CFL when the Las Vegas Posse defeated the Gold Miners 32–26. The largest crowd ever to witness an event at Fred Anderson Field was when the Sacramento Surge defeated the Barcelona Dragons in the World League playoffs on May 30, 1992 in front of 26,445 fans. The then-largest Sacramento State crowd came on September 18, 1999, as the Hornets defeated arch–rival UC Davis in the Causeway Classic, 48–27, in front of 20,993 spectators. The Sacramento Mountain Lions played their first game at