<P> Stanford Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Stanford , California , on the campus of Stanford University . It is the home of the Stanford Cardinal college football team as well as the site of the university 's commencement exercises . It originally opened 97 years ago in 1921 as a football and track stadium , an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame . Its original seating capacity was 60,000 , which grew to 89,000 by 1927 as a nearly enclosed bowl . Immediately following the 2005 season , the stadium was demolished and rebuilt as a dual - deck concrete structure , without a track . Today , it seats 50,424 . </P>
<P> Stanford Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Stanford , California , on the campus of Stanford University . It is the home of the Stanford Cardinal college football team as well as the site of the university 's commencement exercises . It originally opened 97 years ago in 1921 as a football and track stadium , an earthen horseshoe with wooden bleacher seating and flooring upon a steel frame . Its original seating capacity was 60,000 , which grew to 89,000 by 1927 as a nearly enclosed bowl . Immediately following the 2005 season , the stadium was demolished and rebuilt as a dual - deck concrete structure , without a track . Today , it seats 50,424 . </P>
where does stanford play their home football games
where does stanford play their home football games
Stanford Stadium
Stanford Stadium