Fisher Stadium

Fisher Stadium
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Fisher Stadium, September 2006
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Former namesFisher Field
Lafayette Stadium
Location218 Hamilton Street
Easton, Pennsylvania 18042
Coordinates40°42′3″N 75°12′38″W / 40.70083°N 75.21056°W / 40.70083; -75.21056
OwnerLafayette College
OperatorLafayette College
Capacity13,132
Record attendance21,000 vs. Lehigh, 1948
SurfaceFieldTurf (2006–present)
Natural grass (1926–2005)
Construction
Broke groundSummer 1925
OpenedSeptember 25, 1926
Construction cost$445,000
($7.66 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectEdwards-Dunn Co.[2]
Tenants
Lafayette Leopards (NCAA) (1926–present)

Fisher Stadium is a 13,132-seat multi-purpose stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania. The stadium is home to the Lafayette College Leopards football team. It opened in 1926 as Fisher Field.

During 2006 and 2007, Fisher Field underwent a $33-million renovation. It reopened in time for the 2006 college football season complete with new seating, a JumboTron, a new press box, FieldTurf, and field lighting. Construction of a Football Varsity House beyond the western endzone commenced in Fall 2006 and was completed before the 2007 season.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Stadium Work Progresses". The Lafayette. September 23, 1925.