Memorial Field (Dartmouth) Explained

Stadium Name:Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field
Location:4 Crosby Street
Hanover, NH 03755
Opened:1893; 1923
Owner:Dartmouth College
Operator:Dartmouth College
Surface:Artificial turf (as of Fall 2006)
Former Names:Memorial Field (1923 - 2024)
Tenants:Dartmouth Big Green (football, track and field)
Seating Capacity:11,000

Memorial Field is a football stadium located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.[1] It is the home of Dartmouth Big Green football and outdoor track teams. The athletic teams at Dartmouth College compete in the Ivy League. In October 2024, it was renamed Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field in honor of long-time Dartmouth Football coach Buddy Teevens.[2] [3]

In 1893, Dartmouth alumni built a football field called Alumni Oval in the southeastern part of the campus. The field's original wooden grandstand, which backed up on Crosby Street, burned in 1911. In 1923, the College built Memorial Field, with a brick-faced concrete stand and press box on Crosby Street.[4] The stadium opened as a memorial to the students and alumni who had served and died in World War I. Permanent stands on the east side of the field were built later, and end zone bleachers have also been used.

Memorial Field underwent renovation during the summer of 2006, including replacement of the natural grass field with artificial turf to allow nearly year-round use; installation of an 8-lane Tartan track; construction of safety improvements; and the construction of a new varsity athletics center that has reduced the East Stands. With some of the loss made up by stands placed behind the end zones, the current seating capacity is approximately 11,000, down from 22,000 pre-renovation.

The stadium is the end-point of a popular Shriners parade every summer, and is often the venue for the New Hampshire vs. Vermont high school all-star football game which follows the parade.43.7011°N -72.2842°W

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memorial Field. dartmouthsports.com. 2017-08-01.
  2. Web site: Everett . Lanie . College announces renaming of stadium at Memorial Field, new scholarship in honor of Buddy Teevens ’79 . The Dartmouth (Newspaper) . 26 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Sullivan . Adam . Dartmouth dedicates stadium in memory of football coach Teevens . WCAX . 26 October 2024 . en . 4 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Memorial Field-Hanover, NH. stadiumjourney.com. 2017-08-01.