Year opened: 1914
Capacity: 64,246, down from 70,869 at opening
Names:
Yale Bowl, 1914 to date
Pro football tenants:
New York Giants (NFL), 1973-74
Postseason games hosted:
None
Other tenants of note:
Yale University, 1914 to date
Connecticut Bicentennials (NASL), 1976-77
Notes: Hosted NFL Giants for two seasons after Yankee Stadium was closed for major renovation and prior to completion of Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (the team played one season at Shea Stadium as well). First bowl-shaped stadium in the US. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Scoreboard was added in 1958 that had the unusual feature of displaying the game time vertically rather than in the typical horizontal fashion (replaced in 2008). Facility underwent a major renovation in 2005-06. Largest crowd to attend a football game at the stadium was 80,000 for Yale vs. Army, Nov. 3, 1923. First football game at venue was Yale vs. Harvard, Nov. 21, 1914. First pro football game was a preseason contest between the Giants and Detroit Lions in 1960.
Fate: Still in use.
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