Alumni Field | |
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:AlumniStadium(WPI).jpg) View from the top of the press box prior to a football game in 2015. | |
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| Location | 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609 |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′26″N 71°48′42″W / 42.27389°N 71.81167°W |
| Owner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Operator | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Capacity | 2,000 (2007–present) 2,800 (1926–2006) |
| Surface | 1914–1984 Grass 1985–1996 Omniturf 1997–2006 AstroTurf 12 2007–Present FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1913 |
| Opened | November 14, 1914 |
| Renovated | 1926, 1985, 1997, 2007 |
| Construction cost | US$25,000 ($770,707 in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Olmsted Brothers |
| General contractor | Varnum P. Curtis |
| Tenants | |
| WPI Engineers (NCAA) (1914–present) | |
Alumni Stadium is a football and all-purpose stadium located on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the home field of the WPI Engineers football team of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The present seating capacity of the stadium is 2,000. Opened 110 years ago in 1914, it was named Alumni Stadium in honor of all the alumni who funded its construction.
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