Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)

Hornet Stadium

Location	6000 J Street Sacramento, California 95819
Public transit	University/65th St Station
Owner	Sacramento State
Operator	Sacramento State
Capacity	21,195
Surface	FieldTurf (2010–present) Grass (1969–2009)
Opened	1969
Tenants
Sacramento State (NCAA) (1969–present) Sacramento Surge (WLAF) (1992) Sacramento Gold Miners (CFL) (1993–1994) Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL) (2010–2011)

Hornet Stadium is a 21,195 seat football stadium in Sacramento, California. It is located at Sacramento State. It was completed in 1969. It is the home football stadium of the Sacramento State Hornets. 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.

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

• On July 7, 1993, It was the site of the first Canadian Football League game ever played on American soil, where The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Gold Miners 38-36.
• Hornet Stadium hosted the first game between US franchises in the CFL when the Las Vegas Posse defeated the Gold Miners 32-26.
• The largest crowd ever to witness an event in Hornet Stadium 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 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 the stadium on September 25, 2010 in a 24-20 win over the Florida Tuskers in front of a crowd that was estimated to be over 20,000.
• In 2000 and 2004, the stadium hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials.
• In 2011, the stadium hosted the World Masters Athletics Championships
• The stadium will host the California Interscholastic Federation State Football Championships from 2015 to 2017
• The 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 26–29 in conjunction with the USA Junior Combined Events Outdoor Track & Field Championships which started the day before and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.

References

External links

• Hornet Stadium site

Coordinates: 38°33′20.42″N 121°25′22.45″W / 38.5556722°N 121.4229028°W