Palmer Stadium

Palmer Stadium
Construction

Location	Princeton, NJ
Owner	Princeton University
Operator	Princeton University
Capacity	42,000
Surface	Natural Grass
Broke ground	June, 1914
Opened	October 24, 1914
Closed	November 23, 1996
Demolished	Winter, 1997
Architect	Henry J. Hardenburgh
Tenants
Princeton Tigers (Football & Track and Field) (1914-1996)

A souvenir postcard of Palmer Stadium in 1914.

Palmer Stadium was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team, as well as the track and field team.^[1] The stadium held 45,750 people at its peak and was opened in 1914 with a game against Dartmouth. It closed in 1996 with a game against Dartmouth. Princeton University Stadium was built on the site (albeit pushed slightly further north) in 1997. The building was named for Stephen S. Palmer, a trustee of the university, by his son, Edgar Palmer III. Like Harvard Stadium, it was horseshoe-shaped (which was modeled after the Greek Olympic Stadium), but was wider, including a full-sized track (around the football field) . It opened to the south (facing Lake Carnegie) and the grand main entrance was at the north.

It hosted the Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1981. From 1936 to its closing, the track's long-jump record was held by Jesse Owens.

References

↑ "Palmer Stadium – Memories Of A Magical Time - Princeton Magazine". princetonmagazine.com.

External links

Princeton Tigers football

Venues	University Field (1876–1913) Palmer Stadium (1914–1996) Princeton University Stadium (1997–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Legacy Bowl Harvard Penn Yale

Culture & lore	First American football game (painting) 1922 Chicago game The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song" Winged football helmet

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Princeton University

Academics

Residential colleges

Eating clubs

Campus

Princetoniana

Publications

Student life

Athletics

Sports	Ivy League Princeton Tigers Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's lacrosse Rugby

Facilities	Hobey Baker Rink Bill Clarke Field Class of 1952 Stadium Dillon Gymnasium Jadwin Gymnasium University Field (defunct) Palmer Stadium (defunct) Princeton University Stadium Roberts Stadium Shea Rowing Center

Rivalries	1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game 1922 Princeton vs. Chicago football game Rutgers–Princeton Cannon War

Spirit	The First Game Princeton Cannon Song Princeton University Band Winged football helmet

See Also: Princeton, New Jersey — Presidents of Princeton University

Coordinates: 40°20′45″N 74°39′00″W / 40.345755°N 74.65003°W / 40.345755; -74.65003

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