Fred Anderson Field at Hornet Stadium is a 21,195-seat

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and

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in the

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, on the campus of

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(Sacramento State). it is the home field of the

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of the

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. Opened on September 20, 1969, it has also been the home stadium of the

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of the WLAF, the

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of the

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and the

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of the United Football League. It hosted the

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for

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and

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. Its alignment is nearly north-south, offset slightly northwest, and the street-level

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is approximately above

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. The field was natural grass for its first 41 seasons; FieldTurf was installed in

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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

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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.http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf The History of the Olympic Trials, published by USATF

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 events

* On July 7, 1993, it was the site of the first regular season

(CFL) game ever played on American soil, where the

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defeated the Gold Miners 38–36. * Fred Anderson Field hosted the first game between U.S. franchises in the CFL when the

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defeated the Gold Miners 32–26. * The largest crowd ever to witness an event at Fred Anderson Field was when the

defeated the

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in the World League playoffs on May 30, 1992 in front of 26,445 fans. * The then-largest Sacramento State crowd came on September 18, 1999, as the Hornets defeated arch–rival

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in the

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, 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

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in front of a crowd that was estimated to be over 20,000. * The stadium hosted the

for

and

. * In 2011, the stadium hosted the

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. * The stadium hosted the

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State Football Championships from 2015 to 2017. * The

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was held at Fred Anderson Field . Organized by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place 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. * The largest Sacramento State football crowd occurred on November 19, 2022 when 23,073 fans saw the Hornets complete an 11-0 season with a 27-21 victory over

in the Causeway Classic

Gallery

File:Hornet Stadium (Sacramento State).jpg, Fred Anderson Field – Home grandstand File:Hornet Stadium (Sacramento St.).jpg, Fred Anderson Field – Away grandstand

References

External links

Hornet Stadium website
{{Sacramento Gold Miners 1969 establishments in California American football venues in California Athletics (track and field) venues in California Canadian Football League venues Canadian football venues in the United States College football venues College track and field venues in the United States Sacramento Gold Miners Sacramento Mountain Lions stadiums Sacramento State Hornets football Sports venues completed in 1969 Sports venues in Sacramento, California United Football League (2009–2012) venues