Alumni Stadium (WPI)

Alumni Stadium
Alumni Field
View from the top of the press box prior to a football game in 2015.
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Location100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609
Coordinates42°16′26″N 71°48′42″W / 42.27389°N 71.81167°W / 42.27389; -71.81167
OwnerWorcester Polytechnic Institute
OperatorWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Capacity2,000 (2007–present)
2,800 (1926–2006)
Surface1914–1984 Grass
1985–1996 Omniturf
1997–2006 AstroTurf 12
2007–Present FieldTurf
Construction
Broke ground1913
OpenedNovember 14, 1914
Renovated1926, 1985, 1997, 2007
Construction costUS$25,000
($770,707 in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectOlmsted Brothers
General contractorVarnum 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 109 years ago in 1914, it was named Alumni Stadium in honor of all the alumni who funded its construction.

  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.