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Location in Virginia | |
Full name | Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium |
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Former names | Foreman Field (1936–2009) Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium (2009–2018) |
Location | 5115 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk, Virginia 23529 |
Coordinates | 36°53′20.04″N 76°18′17.56″W / 36.8889000°N 76.3048778°W |
Owner | Old Dominion University |
Operator | OVG360 |
Capacity | 21,944 (2019–present 20,118 (2013–2018)[1] 20,068 (2012) 19,818 (2011)[2] 19,782 (2009–2010) 20,000 (1998–2008) 25,662 (1981–1997) 26,000 (1957–1980) 17,500 (1936–1956) |
Surface | AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1935 |
Opened | October 3, 1936 (original stadium)[3] August 31, 2019 (reconstructed stadium) |
Renovated | 2009, 2019 |
Closed | November 17, 2018 (for demolition and reconstruction) |
Construction cost | $300,000[3] ($6.59 million in 2014 dollars[4]) $29,521,218 (renovation) |
Architect | Ellerbe Becket (2009 renovation) S.B. Ballard (both renovations) |
Tenants | |
Old Dominion Monarchs (NCAA) Field hockey (1974–2007) Football (1936–1940; 2009–present) Norfolk Neptunes (CFL and ACFL) (1966–1971) Norfolk State Spartans (NCAA) (1986–1996) |
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, formerly Foreman Field, is a 21,944-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 1936 with a football game between the University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary's Norfolk Division, which is now Old Dominion University.[5] It is currently the home of Old Dominion Monarchs football.