- Hornet Stadium
Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Hornet Stadium
location =California State University Sacramento, California
opened = 1969
owner = Sacramento State
operator = Sacramento State
surface =Grass
tenants = Sacramento State (NCAA)(1969-Present)
Sacramento Gold Miners (CFL) (1993-94)Sacramento Surge (WLAF) (1992)
seating_capacity = 21,195
Hornet Stadium is a 21,195 seat football
stadium inSacramento, California . It is located at Sacramento State. It was completed in1969 . It is the home football stadium of theSacramento State Hornets.It was the home stadium of the
Sacramento Surge of the WLAF and theSacramento Gold Miners of theCanadian Football League .The stadium was the site of some historic moments in
Canadian Football League history. On July 7,1993 , It was the site of the firstCanadian Football League game ever played on American soil. TheCalgary Stampeders defeated the Gold Miners 38-36.A year later, it hosted the first game between US franchises when the
Las Vegas Posse defeated the Gold Miners 32-26.The stadium underwent a $1 million improvement in preparation for the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in July
2000 . Further improvements were made during the spring of 2004, when the stadium hosted the 2004 U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. The stadium has also hosted theNCAA Track Championships in2003 ,2005 ,2006 and2007 .Recent additions to Hornet Stadium include a new scoreboard, which is fully functional for both football and track and field, and a new public entrances. Ground was also broken on August 24, 2006 for the Broad Athletic Center, which will be the new fieldhouse at the stadium for both football and the track and field teams at Sacramento State. [http://www.spanossportscomplex.com/BroadGroundBreaking/imagegallery.htm]
The largest crowd ever to witness an event in Hornet Stadium was when the
Sacramento Surge defeated theBarcelona 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-rivalUC Davis in theCauseway Classic , 48-27, in front of 20,993 spectators.External links
* [http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/football/StadiumInfo.asp Hornet Stadium site]
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