Old Byrd Stadium

University of Maryland, College Park campus
Old Byrd Stadium
"The Byrd Cage"
A football game at Byrd Stadium on Homecoming, October 29, 1926.
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LocationCollege Park, Maryland
Coordinates38°59′2″N 76°56′9″W / 38.98389°N 76.93583°W / 38.98389; -76.93583
OwnerUniversity of Maryland
OperatorUniversity of Maryland
Capacity5,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedNovember 24, 1923
Closed1947 or 1949
Demolished1953
Construction cost$60,000
ArchitectH. D. Watts Construction Company
Tenants
Maryland Terrapins (1923–1947, 1949?)

Old Byrd Stadium, also known as Byrd Stadium or Byrd Field and nicknamed "the Byrd Cage", was the home stadium for the University of Maryland from 1923 until 1947. It was located in College Park, Maryland, east of Baltimore Avenue on the site of the school's present-day fraternity row.[1][2] The seating capacity for the stadium was 5,000.[3]

  1. ^ George H. Callcott, A History of the University of Maryland, p. 291, Maryland Historical Society, 1966.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tour was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Athletic Evolution[permanent dead link], The Diamondback, December 10, 2005.