Palmer Stadium stood for 83 years as a Princeton landmark. It took less than a month to tear it down, and it took slightly more than a year to build its replacement, Princeton Stadium.

* First game: Princeton vs Cornell
* Date: September 19, 1998
* Turf: Grass
* Cost: $45,000,000.00
* It was built on the same site Palmer Stadium was.
* Seats: 27,773

Unlike Palmer it does not have a track. And it surrounds the field unlike Palmer which was like a horse shoe. For the 1997 season they played 8 away games and 2 at a neutral site which is unknown the record for the season was 6-4. This is the newest stadium in the Ivy League since 1987 when Columbia got a new one. The company that built Auther Ashe stadium also built this one. That big tennis stadium in Flushing Medows, New York where the U.S. Open is held.

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Welcome to Princeton Stadium, a combination of high-tech, intimacy and modesty that together has created a venue perfectly suited to the University.

Built in 1997, Princeton Stadium is a facility simplistic in goals and complex in structure.Princeton Stadium was built with more than just football Saturdays in mind. Instead it stands as an extension of the campus, and its goal is to be integrated into the daily life of the University. The stadium concourses are always open, and the facility has served as a meeting and banquet place for many constituents.

Through a generous gift from alumnus William C. Powers '79, FieldTurf was added to the stadium to provide an ideal playing surface for both games and practices. The new ÒPowers FieldÓ at Princeton Stadium was dedicated in the fall of 2007. A state-of-the-art video scoreboard, which offers in-game replays, interactive fan entertainment and a professional-style pregame introduction, was also introduced last year. Since the introduction of FieldTurf, Princeton is 7-3 on Powers Field.

Princeton Stadium stands on the site that was once Palmer Stadium, though the new stadium is approximately 70 feet closer to Nassau Street than its predecessor. Palmer Stadium was the home to Princeton football from the time it was built in 1914 until it closed after the 1996 season.

Princeton Stadium has a seating capacity of 27,800, with room for more than 30,000 in the building. To get a good feeling for the facility, consider these two facts: Princeton Stadium sits 15 feet higher from the turf to the top point of the stadium than Palmer did; yet, Princeton Stadium's closest seats are merely 17 feet away from the field.

The wall-building, which surrounds the seating area on three sides, is one of the most unique features of the stadium. It was built from 3,500 precast pieces of concrete, the heaviest of which weighs 80,000 pounds, or the size of 56 offensive lines.

There are two main purposes of the wall-building. First, it helps the stadium maintain Palmer's historic horseshoe design while still allowing seating on four sides. Second, the wall-building houses the press box, a lounge, concession stands, rest rooms and an auxiliary scoreboard.The lighting provides 80 foot-candles uniformly over the playing area, which allows for night games not only in football but also in lacrosse or soccer.

The public address system is a Turbosound Flashlight loudspeaker system, the same system that has been installed in NFL stadiums in both Oakland and Green Bay. There are fall mums planted around the old Palmer Memorial Stadium stone, which has been preserved and placed in the center of the northern concourse.

Princeton Stadium Fact Sheet
STADIUM Basic Dimensions
Stadium Length Stadium Width Total Stadium Area	650 ft. 10 in. 531 ft.8 in. 321,500 sqft.
Stadium Height	El. 203 ft. 2 in. at top of Promenade parapet 62 ft.4 in. at the north end 68 ft. 0 in. (west) and 70 ft. 3 in.(east) at 50 yd.-line 85 ft.3 in. at the south end
Playing Field
Field Type Field Dimension Playing Field Elevation Playing Field Crown	Sand-based, natural turf field 395 ft. x 245 ft. (95,900 sqft.) EL.115 ft. at perimeter, EL. 115.75 ft. at center of field 9 in. crown at midfield
Sport Events Accommodated	Football (360 ft. x 160 ft.) Soccer (360 ft. x 210 ft. max.) Lacrosse (330 ft. x 180 ft.)
Seating
Seating Capacity	27,773 Seats including: 16,813 Seats in Lower Bowl 10,402 Seats in Upper Grandstands 558 wheelchair/companion spaces (at Mid-Stadium Promenade and at Press Box Level) Expandable to more than 30,000 using temporary seating at Field, Concourse, Mid-Stadium Promenade, 3rd. Floor, and Promenade Level.
First Row Height Lower Bowl Dimensions	3 ft. 0 in. above field level 21 rows, incl. wheelchair/companion row Row width = 30 in., Riser Height = 1 ft.2 1/4 in. Aluminum bench seating, seat width = 18 in. Average seat height = 14 1/8 in.
Upper Grandstands Dimensions	19 rows Row width = 33 in., Riser Height = 1 ft. 7 1/8 in. Aluminum bench seating, seat width = 18 in. Average seat height = 18 1/2 in.
Rake Pitch	25 degrees in Lower Grandstands 30 degrees in Upper Grandstands
Concourses and Plazas
East and West Concourse Dimension North Concourse Dimension Northwest and Northeast Plaza Dimensions Southwest and Southeast Plaza Dimensions Mid-Stadium Promenade Dimension Track Promenade Dimension	35 ft. wide, 410ft. long, 14,067 sqft. each 20 ft. to 53 ft. wide, 125 ft. long, 9,803 sqft. 7 ft. to 50 ft. wide, 142 ft. long, 5,722 sqft. each 15 ft. to 71 ft. wide, 115 ft. long, 5,957 sqft. each 11' wide, 1,200 ft. long, 13,200 sqft. 15 ft. wide, 250 ft. long, 3,768 sqft.
Concourse and Plaza Elevation	EL. 141 ft.10 in. at North Concourse EL. 133 ft. 0 1/8 in. at Track Promenade
Support Facility
Half-time Meeting Rooms Concession Stands Restrooms	Home (Capacity 100), Visitor (Capacity 70) 4 Concession Stands, 16 Points of Sale 5 Men's Restrooms, 105 fixtures 9 Women's Restrooms, 183 fixtures
Ticket Offices Other	7 Ticket Offlces, 34 Windows Information/Lost-and-Found, First Aid, Novelty Shops Field Officials' Rooms, Storage, Mech. and Elect. Rooms Main and Auxiliary Scoreboards
Press Box
Press Box Facility	Broadcast (2), Radio (4), Home/Visiting Coaches (2) PA/PA Ctrl., Scoreboard Ctrl., Print Media Press, Lounge, and their supporting functions.
Print Media Press Area Capacity	44 permanent seats with counter space for 32 additional seats without counter
Press Lunch Area Capacity	Space for 40 seats with tables
Lounge Capacity	Space for 136 seats with tables
Event Lighting
Mounting Height Mounting Configuration Fixture Type	107 ft. above field 12 rooftop structure-mounted clusters 1,600 watt metal halide
TRACK Seating
Seating Capacity	2,504 seats including: 2,480 seats in grandstand 24 wheelchar/companion spaces at South Concourse 11 rows, incl. wheelchair/companion row.
Track and Infield
Running Track Length Lanes Lane 1 Radius Total Track Competition Area Synthetic Running Lanes Synthetic "D" Zone Area Synthetic Jogging Lane Additional Synthetic Surface Area Grass Infield Area Infield Type Infield Events Accommodated	400 meters 8 lanes @ 48 in./lane & one 6' 0" jogging lane 121 ft. 0 in. 160,326 sqft. 52,155 sqft. 15,948 sqft. 5,832 sqft. 4,850 sqft. 81,541 sqft. Native soil, natural turf field Javelin, Discus, Shot-Put, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Steeplechase, Lightweight Football
Infield Elevation Infield Crown	EL.118.0 ft. at perimeter, EL. 120.0 ft at center 24 in.
Event Lighting
Mounting Height Mounting Configuration Fixture Type	70 ft. above field 2 pole- and parapet-mounted clusters 1,600 watt metal halide

Source: Princeton University

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