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Balboa Stadium
Former names	City Stadium
Location	San Diego, California
Coordinates	32°43′15″N 117°9′2″W / 32.72083°N 117.15056°W
Owner	City of San Diego
Operator	San Diego Unified School District
Capacity	3,000 (1978–present); 34,000 (1961–66)
Surface	artificial turf
Construction
Built	1914
Architect	Quayle Brothers
Tenants
	San Diego East-West Christmas Classic (NCAA) (1921–1922); San Diego State Aztecs football (NCAA) (1921–1935); Harbor Bowl (NCAA) (1947–1949); San Diego Chargers (AFL) (1961–1966); San Diego Toros (NASL) (1968); San Diego Pumitas (NPSL) (1999–2007); San Diego Flash (2010) (NPSL; charity events); San Diego Boca FC (NPSL) (2011–present); San Diego Growlers (AUDL) (2015–present)

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Balboa Stadium is a football and soccer stadium located at 1405 Park Boulevard in San Diego, California, just east of San Diego High School. The original stadium was built in 1914 as part of the 1915 Panama–California Exposition, also in Balboa Park, with a capacity of 15,000. It was designed by the Quayle Brothers architectural firm and originally called City Stadium. It was expanded to 34,000 capacity and served as the home stadium for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) from 1961 to 1966.^[3]

The stadium was demolished in the 1970s and a smaller stadium with a 3,000 seat capacity^[4] was built, opening in 1978. The stadium has an artificial turf field and lights. It is owned by the City of San Diego and leased to the San Diego Unified School District, which is responsible for its maintenance. It is currently used for professional soccer, high school sports including football, soccer and track, graduation ceremonies, and special events.

Earlier uses

The original stadium was built in 1914 as part of the 1915 Panama–California Exposition, also in Balboa Park, with a capacity of 15,000. It was designed by the Quayle Brothers architectural firm and originally called City Stadium. On May 31, 1915, the stadium was dedicated and around 20,000 people came to watch track and field events.^[5]

Auto racing took place on a 1/4 mile dirt track in Balboa Stadium from about 1937 through July 4, 1961 when the racing stopped so the facility could be used for pro football. Balboa Stadium was one of the hotbeds of midget racing starting in about 1937 until the early 1950s (except for the war years). When interest in midget racing started waning, jalopies became popular. The San Diego Racing Association was formed in 1953 and started sanctioning the racing. By 1958 the San Diego Racing Assn had transformed from a jalopy association to more sleek modified sportsman (the forerunners of today's super modifieds). Jalopy champions of the SDRA at Balboa included Glen Hoagland (1953), Jim Wood (1954), Jack Krogh (1955), Harris Mills (1956), Don Ray (1957), and Mondo Iavelli (1958). Don Thomas (1957) was the inaugural modified champion with Art Pratt being a three time titlest (1958 - 1959 - 1960). Rip Erikson took the honors in the 1961 season that was split between Balboa Stadium and Cajon Speedway. Also holding events at Balboa Stadium during the 1950s were occasional visits by the URA midgets and the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Models. During the 1950s it was not unusual for more than 10,000 fans to attend a weekly show at Balboa.

The stadium also hosted local amateur and professional baseball contests in the period prior to the establishment of the Pacific Coast League Padres in 1936. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb & Satchel Paige have played in Balboa Stadium.

The NCAA football Harbor Bowl was held there from 1947 to 1949. The San Diego East-West Christmas Classic was held there in 1921 and 1922.

The stadium has been the site of famous track races. In 1965 at Balboa Stadium, high-schooler Jim Ryun from Kansas beat world-record holder and reigning Olympic champion Peter Snell from New Zealand in a mile race in 3:55.3,^[6] an American high school record that stood for 42 years. A year later, Tim Danielson from San Diego area Chula Vista High School ran 3:59.4 in the same stadium to become only the second high school runner to run a sub-4:00 mile. Only three high school runners have managed to break that barrier since (Marty Liquori in 1967, Alan Webb in 2001, and Lukas Verzbicas in 2011). 50 years after Ryun first broke the 4 minute mile, the stadium hosted a "Festival of Miles" featuring a return of Ryun.^[7]

The first two major meets of the developing age division of Masters athletics were held in Balboa Stadium, July 19–20, 1968 and July 3–6, 1969.

During the mid to late 1950s a huge musical production, The California Story, was put on in Balboa Stadium as part of the Fiesta del Pacifico celebration. The extravaganza featured a cast of 1,300 people, including a symphony orchestra and a 150-voice choir.^[8] Performances were directed by Meredith Willson, who also contributed music and lyrics.^[9] The production followed the history of California from the arrival of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1540 through the early 20th century.^[10] It was billed as "the biggest non-movie spectacle ever produced anywhere."^[11]

San Diego Chargers

To accommodate the American Football League's Chargers which moved from Los Angeles, the seating capacity was increased from 23,000 (at that time) to 34,000 by adding an upper deck in May 1961.^[3] The Stadium remained their home from 1961 to 1966.

Balboa Stadium witnessed the Chargers' glory years, which featured such players as John Hadl, Lance Alworth, Jack Kemp, and Ernie Ladd, and hosted the 1961, 1963, and 1965 American Football League championship games, as well as the 1961, 1962, and 1963 AFL All-Star games. In their six seasons here, head coach Sid Gillman's club finished with a combined record of 28-12-2, winning four Western Division titles and one league crown. In 1967, the team left Balboa for new San Diego Stadium (now Qualcomm Stadium) in Mission Valley, where the club's glory slowed and the titles stopped (although they did win several American Football Conference Western Division titles) until they won the AFC championship after the 1994 season.

Concerts

The stadium was used for popular music concerts and other public gatherings through the 1960s and 1970s. On August 28, 1965, The Beatles performed at the stadium.^[12] Other notable groups performing there included Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Doobie Brothers, Peter Frampton, Yes, Jethro Tull, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Steely Dan, Chicago, Jefferson Airplane and Santana.^[13]

Notable events

On September 19, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson spoke in front of over 50,000 people in Balboa Stadium in support of the creation of the League of Nations.^[14] This was the first presidential speech to use an electronic voice amplification system. This system was invented by Edwin S. Pridham and Peter L. Jensen. They called their invention the "Magnavox" ("Great Voice") moving coil device. The two would go on to found the Magnavox company.^[15]

On September 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh visited San Diego, where the Spirit of St. Louis was built by Ryan Aeronautical, and was greeted with a hero's welcome at the stadium. With over 60,000 in attendance (10,000 more than President Wilson) he performed a low-level fly over at 100 feet, dipping his aircraft's wings and circling the stadium 8 times. He landed and was then paraded through the city to the stadium where the crowd had to be held back by 650 U.S. Marines.^[16]

On December 7, 1941, a Navy vs. Marines football game was interrupted at halftime by news of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The game was never finished.^[17]

Modern stadium

The original stadium was demolished in the 1970s due to concerns about its stability during an earthquake,^[18] and was rebuilt in 1978 with a much smaller seating capacity than when it housed the Chargers. Most of its distinguishing architectural features were removed. The remaining seating is made up of simple concrete bleachers, which also form the walls of the canyon the field is built in.

The stadium is currently home to San Diego Boca FC, one of San Diego's professional outdoor soccer teams. For promotional purposes Boca FC refer to the stadium as "Boca Stadium". San Diego's largest and oldest running club, the San Diego Track Club also calls Balboa Stadium its home. It is used by San Diego High School for local high school sporting and other events. During the 1990s and the 2000s, it was also used as the home field (for football only) by St. Augustine High School and San Diego City College.

Balboa Stadium is the site of the annual "Stand Down" program, an outreach to provide services to needy and homeless military veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Village of San Diego.^[19]

An article in the San Diego Union-Tribune on November 27, 2006, highlighted the stadium's state of disrepair. Artificial turf installed in 2001 was torn and rippling, and the track surrounding the field had dangerous depressions thought to be able to cause injury to runners.^[20] Both the turf and the track have since been completely renovated.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Grasso, John (2013). Historical Dictionary of Football. Scarecrow Press. p. 350. ISBN 0810878569. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
^ =Riess, Steven A. (2013). Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 1118537718. Retrieved June 9, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ ^a ^b "Balboa Stadium". StadiumsOfProFootball.com.
^ "Balboa Stadium". San Diego Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Amero, Richard W. (2013). Balboa Park and the 1915 Exposition (1st ed.). Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. p. 88. ISBN 1-626193-45-2.
^ "Fast Teen-agers In Grown-up Times"by Gwilym S. Brown Sports Illustrated July 5, 1965 [1]
^ http://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2014/06/05/records-set-at-ryun-meet-marking-50-years-since-first-prep-sub-4/
^ Pourade, Richard F. (1977). "5: A Fiesta - Reliving the days of the dons". City of the Dream 1940-1970. Copley Press. ISBN 978-0913938195.
^ Freeman, Don (June 1, 2002). "'Music Man' still leads Broadway's hit parade". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ Starr, Kevin (2009). Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515377-4.
^ "San Diego Fiesta del Pacifico folder 1957". Program. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "San Diego Concert Archive, August". San Diego Concert Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "San Diego Concert Archive, September". San Diego Concert Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ Pourade, Richard F. (1965). Gold in the Sun (1st ed.). San Diego: The Union-Tribune Publishing Company. p. 236. ISBN 0-913938-04-1.
^ When the President Spoke at Balboa Stadium by Gerald A. Shepherd; The Journal of San Diego History Spring 1986, Volume 32, Number 2 [2]
^ "When the Lone Eagle Returned to San Diego"by Gerald A. Shepherd The Journal of San Diego History Winter 1994, Volume 40, Number 1 & 2 [3]
^ Bucher, Ric (26 July 1987). "Notable events at Balboa Stadium". The San Diego Union.
^ Lee, Bobbie Jo (March 21, 1987). "New Balboa Stadium Track Closer to Reality; Coliseum Comes Next". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Veterans Village of San Diego". Prestige Placements. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Gao, Helen (November 27, 2006). "Track, turf in trouble?". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Preceded by Los Angeles Coliseum	Home of the San Diego Chargers 1961 – 1966	Succeeded by Qualcomm Stadium

[1] Grasso, John (2013). Historical Dictionary of Football. Scarecrow Press. p. 350. ISBN 0810878569. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

[2] =Riess, Steven A. (2013). Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 1118537718. Retrieved June 9, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[pro-3] "Balboa Stadium". StadiumsOfProFootball.com.

[4] "Balboa Stadium". San Diego Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] Amero, Richard W. (2013). Balboa Park and the 1915 Exposition (1st ed.). Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. p. 88. ISBN 1-626193-45-2.

[6] "Fast Teen-agers In Grown-up Times"by Gwilym S. Brown Sports Illustrated July 5, 1965 [1]

[7] ttp://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2014/06/05/records-set-at-ryun-meet-marking-50-years-since-first-prep-sub-4/

[Pourade-8] Pourade, Richard F. (1977). "5: A Fiesta - Reliving the days of the dons". City of the Dream 1940-1970. Copley Press. ISBN 978-0913938195.

[9] Freeman, Don (June 1, 2002). "'Music Man' still leads Broadway's hit parade". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[Golden-10] Starr, Kevin (2009). Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515377-4.

[1957_program-11] "San Diego Fiesta del Pacifico folder 1957". Program. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[12] "San Diego Concert Archive, August". San Diego Concert Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[13] "San Diego Concert Archive, September". San Diego Concert Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[14] Pourade, Richard F. (1965). Gold in the Sun (1st ed.). San Diego: The Union-Tribune Publishing Company. p. 236. ISBN 0-913938-04-1.

[15] When the President Spoke at Balboa Stadium by Gerald A. Shepherd; The Journal of San Diego History Spring 1986, Volume 32, Number 2 [2]

[16] "When the Lone Eagle Returned to San Diego"by Gerald A. Shepherd The Journal of San Diego History Winter 1994, Volume 40, Number 1 & 2 [3]

[17] Bucher, Ric (26 July 1987). "Notable events at Balboa Stadium". The San Diego Union.

[18] Lee, Bobbie Jo (March 21, 1987). "New Balboa Stadium Track Closer to Reality; Coliseum Comes Next". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[19] "Veterans Village of San Diego". Prestige Placements. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[20] Gao, Helen (November 27, 2006). "Track, turf in trouble?". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 '''Balboa Stadium''' is a [[American football|football]] and [[Association football|soccer]] stadium located at 1405 Park Boulevard in [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], just east of [[San Diego High School]]. The original stadium was built in 1914 as part of the 1915 [[Panama–California Exposition]], also in [[Balboa Park, San Diego, California|Balboa Park]], with a capacity of 15,000. It was designed by the Quayle Brothers architectural firm and originally called '''City Stadium'''. It was expanded to 34,000 capacity and served as the home stadium for the [[San Diego Chargers]] of the [[American Football League]] (AFL) from 1961 to 1966.<ref name=pro>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/past/BalboaStadium.htm |title=Balboa Stadium|publisher=StadiumsOfProFootball.com }}</ref>
-The stadium was demolished in the 1970s and a smaller stadium with a 3,000 seat capacity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdsportscommission.com/why-play-here/facility-guide/balboa-stadium/|title=Balboa Stadium|work=San Diego Sports Commission|accessdate=2 November 2012}}</ref> was built, opening in 1978. The stadium has an artificial turf field and lights. It is owned by the City of [[San Diego]] and leased to the [[San Diego Unified School District]], which is responsible for its maintenance. It is currently used for professional soccer, high school sports including football, soccer and track, graduation ceremonies, and special events.
+The stadium was demolished in the 1970s and a smaller stadium with a 3,000 seat capacity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdsportscommission.com/why-play-here/facility-guide/balboa-stadium/ |title=Balboa Stadium |work=San Diego Sports Commission |accessdate=2 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001024203/http://www.sdsportscommission.com:80/why-play-here/facility-guide/balboa-stadium/ |archivedate=1 October 2012 |df= }}</ref> was built, opening in 1978. The stadium has an artificial turf field and lights. It is owned by the City of [[San Diego]] and leased to the [[San Diego Unified School District]], which is responsible for its maintenance. It is currently used for professional soccer, high school sports including football, soccer and track, graduation ceremonies, and special events.
 ==Earlier uses==
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 ==Modern stadium==
-The original stadium was demolished in the 1970s due to concerns about its stability during an earthquake,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Bobbie Jo|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-21/local/me-4422_1_balboa-stadium|title=New Balboa Stadium Track Closer to Reality; Coliseum Comes Next|date=March 21, 1987|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=June 9, 2014|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QDJMGYUN|archivedate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> and was rebuilt in 1978 with a much smaller [[seating capacity]] than when it housed the Chargers.  Most of its distinguishing architectural features were removed. The remaining seating is made up of simple concrete bleachers, which also form the walls of the canyon the field is built in.
+The original stadium was demolished in the 1970s due to concerns about its stability during an earthquake,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee |first=Bobbie Jo |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-21/local/me-4422_1_balboa-stadium |title=New Balboa Stadium Track Closer to Reality; Coliseum Comes Next |date=March 21, 1987 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6QDJMGYUN?url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.latimes.com%2F1987-03-21%2Flocal%2Fme-4422_1_balboa-stadium |archivedate=June 9, 2014 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> and was rebuilt in 1978 with a much smaller [[seating capacity]] than when it housed the Chargers.  Most of its distinguishing architectural features were removed. The remaining seating is made up of simple concrete bleachers, which also form the walls of the canyon the field is built in.
 The stadium is currently home to [[San Diego Boca FC]], one of San Diego's professional outdoor soccer teams. For promotional purposes Boca FC refer to the stadium as "Boca Stadium". San Diego's largest and oldest running club, the [[San Diego Track Club]] also calls Balboa Stadium its home.  It is used by [[San Diego High School]] for local high school sporting and other events. During the 1990s and the 2000s, it was also used as the home field (for football only) by [[St. Augustine High School (San Diego, California)|St. Augustine High School]] and [[San Diego City College]].
-Balboa Stadium is the site of the annual "Stand Down" program, an outreach to provide services to needy and homeless military veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Village of San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prestigeplacements.net/Charities/vvsd.html|title=Veterans Village of San Diego|work=Prestige Placements|accessdate=3 November 2012}}</ref>
+Balboa Stadium is the site of the annual "Stand Down" program, an outreach to provide services to needy and homeless military veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Village of San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prestigeplacements.net/Charities/vvsd.html |title=Veterans Village of San Diego |work=Prestige Placements |accessdate=3 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607224722/http://www.prestigeplacements.net:80/Charities/vvsd.html |archivedate=7 June 2008 |df= }}</ref>
-An article in the ''[[U-T San Diego|San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' on November 27, 2006, highlighted the stadium's state of disrepair. [[Artificial turf]] installed in 2001 was torn and rippling, and the track surrounding the field had dangerous depressions thought to be able to cause injury to runners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gao|first=Helen|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061127/news_1m27balboa.html|title=Track, turf in trouble?|work=U-T San Diego|date=November 27, 2006|accessdate=November 22, 2014|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6UHP12C3c|archivedate=November 22, 2014}}</ref> Both the turf and the track have since been completely renovated.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
+An article in the ''[[U-T San Diego|San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' on November 27, 2006, highlighted the stadium's state of disrepair. [[Artificial turf]] installed in 2001 was torn and rippling, and the track surrounding the field had dangerous depressions thought to be able to cause injury to runners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gao |first=Helen |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061127/news_1m27balboa.html |title=Track, turf in trouble? |work=U-T San Diego |date=November 27, 2006 |accessdate=November 22, 2014 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6UHP12C3c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsandiego.com%2Funiontrib%2F20061127%2Fnews_1m27balboa.html |archivedate=November 22, 2014 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> Both the turf and the track have since been completely renovated.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
 ==References==

v t e Balboa Park
Attractions	Alcazar Garden Balboa Park Gardens Balboa Stadium Ballet Folklorico Aztlan Bea Evenson Fountain Botanical Building California Quadrangle Casa de Balboa Casa del Prado Electriquette El Prado Complex Ford Building George W. Marston House House of Charm House of Hospitality House of Pacific Relations International Cottages Japanese Friendship Garden Moreton Bay Fig Tree Morley Field Sports Complex Old Globe Theatre Plaza de Panama San Diego Velodrome San Diego Zoo Spanish Village Art Center Organ Pavilion Starlight Bowl Zoro Garden
Expositions	Panama–California Exposition (1915) California Pacific International Exposition (1935)
Museums	Centro Cultural de la Raza Mingei International Museum Museum of Photographic Arts Museum of Us San Diego Air & Space Museum San Diego Art Institute San Diego Automotive Museum San Diego Hall of Champions San Diego History Center San Diego Model Railroad Museum The San Diego Museum of Art San Diego Natural History Museum Fleet Science Center Timken Museum of Art Veterans Museum and Memorial Center
People	Bertram Goodhue George Marston Ephraim Morse William Templeton Johnson Samuel Parsons Richard Requa Kate Sessions Salvador Torres A.R. Valentien Carleton Winslow
Related	Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America Cabrillo Bridge California Pacific International Exposition half dollar California State Route 163 Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition Municipal Gymnasium Naval Medical Center San Diego San Diego High School Zoro Garden Nudist Colony

v t e Los Angeles Chargers
Founded in 1960 Played in San Diego (1961–2016) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
Franchise	Franchise History in San Diego NFL in Los Angeles Coaches Seasons All-time roster Retired numbers Hall of Fame Anniversary teams 40th 50th Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Balboa Stadium San Diego Stadium San Diego stadium proposals Dignity Health Sports Park SoFi Stadium
Culture	Fearsome Foursome Air Coryell Alex Spanos "San Diego Super Chargers" Los Angeles Charger Girls Bruise Brothers
Lore	Holy Roller Epic in Miami Freezer Bowl Snowball Game 2006 playoff game vs. New England Patriots
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders
Wild card berths (4)	1995 2013 2018 2022
Division championships (15)	1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1979 1980 1981 1992 1994 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
Conference championships (1)	1994
League championships (1)	1963
Media	Broadcasters KYSR Matt "Money" Smith
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Category

v t e San Diego State Aztecs football
Venues	College Field / Aztec Field (1921, 1923–1925, 1927–1928, 1934–1935) Navy "Sports" Field (1922, 1926, 1929–1931, 1933–1934) Balboa Stadium (1921–1925, 1927–1929, 1932, 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1945–1947, alternate in several other seasons) Aztec Bowl (1936–1942, 1947–1966) San Diego Stadium (1967–2019) Dignity Health Sports Park (2020–2021) Snapdragon Stadium (2022–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State NFL draftees
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Former stadiums of the National Football League
Early era: 1920–1940	League Park (Akron) (Akron Pros) Armory Park (Toledo Maroons) Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles) Bellevue Park (Green Bay Packers) Bison Stadium (Buffalo Bison/Rangers) Borchert Field (Milwaukee Badgers, Green Bay Packers) Bosse Field (Evansville Crimson Giants) Braves Field (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks) Buffalo Baseball Park (Buffalo All-Americans) League Field (Canton) (Canton Bulldogs) City Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Clarkin Field (Hartford Blues) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Rams) Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals) Commercial Field (New York Brickley Giants) Crosley Field (Cincinnati Reds) Cubs Park/Wrigley Field (Chicago Tigers, Hammond Pros, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals) Cycledrome (Providence Steam Roller) Dinan Field (Detroit Wolverines, Detroit Lions) Douglas Park (Rock Island Independents) Duluth's Athletic Park (Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos) East Hartford Velodrome (Hartford Blues) Ebbets Field (New York Brickley Giants, Brooklyn Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers) Eclipse Park (Louisville Breckenridges) Fenway Park (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks) Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers) Frankford Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets) Griffith Stadium (Washington) Hagemeister Park (Green Bay Packers) Horlick Field (Racine Legion, Racine Tornadoes) Kinsley Park (Providence Steam Roller) Knights of Columbus Stadium (Orange Tornadoes) Lakeside Park (Canton Bulldogs) League Park (Cleveland Tigers, Indians/Bulldogs, Rams) Lexington Park (Minneapolis Marines) Luna Park (Cleveland Panthers) Minersville Park (Pottsville Maroons) Muehlebach Field (Kansas City Blues/Cowboys) Nash Field (Kenosha Maroons) Navin Field/Briggs Stadium (Detroit Heralds/Tigers, Panthers, Lions) Neil Park (Columbus Wagner Pirates) Newark Schools Stadium (Newark Tornadoes) Newark Velodrome (Newark Tornadoes) Nickerson Field (Boston Braves) Nicollet Park (Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets) Normal Park (Chicago Cardinals) Parkway Field (Louisville Brecks) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles) Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Brickley Giants) Shaw Stadium (Cleveland Rams) Shibe Park (Philadelphia Eagles) Spartan Municipal Stadium (Portsmouth Spartans) Sportsman's Park (St. Louis All-Stars, St. Louis Gunners) Staley Field (Decatur Staleys) Star Park (possible, Syracuse Pros) Swayne Field (Toledo Maroons) Thompson Stadium (Staten Islands Stapletons) Triangle Park (Dayton Triangles) Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers) Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees, New York Giants)
Post-War and Pre-Merger era: 1941–1969	Alumni Stadium (Boston Patriots) Astrodome (Houston Oilers) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) Balboa Stadium (San Diego Chargers) Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts) Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos) Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions) Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals) Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns) Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals, Card-Pitt) Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles, Phil-Pitt Steagles) Cotton Bowl (Dallas Texans, Dallas Cowboys) District of Columbia Stadium/RFK Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins) Dyche Stadium (Chicago Bears) Ebbets Field (Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers) Fenway Park (Boston Yanks, Boston Patriots) Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Steelers, Phil-Pitt Steagles, Card-Pitt) Frank Youell Field (Oakland Raiders) Franklin Field (Philadelphia Eagles) Griffith Stadium (Washington Redskins) Harvard Stadium (Boston Patriots) Jeppesen Stadium (Houston Oilers) Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs) Kezar Stadium (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders) League Park (Cleveland Rams) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers) Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins) Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Nickerson Field (Boston Patriots) Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles) Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers) Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Bulldogs, New York Titans/Jets) Rice Stadium (Houston Oilers) Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers) Shea Stadium (New York Jets) Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints) War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills) Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers) Wrigley Field (Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals) Yankee Stadium I (New York Yanks, New York Giants)
Current era: 1970–present	Anaheim Stadium (Los Angeles Rams) Astrodome (Houston Oilers) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Ravens) Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams) Candlestick Park (San Francisco 49ers) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns) Cotton Bowl (Dallas Cowboys) The Dome at America's Center (St. Louis Rams) Foxboro Stadium (New England Patriots) Georgia Dome (Atlanta Falcons) Giants Stadium (New York Giants, New York Jets) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Vikings) Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs) Kingdome (Seattle Seahawks) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Raiders) Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins) Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos) Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders) RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts) Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins) San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers) Shea Stadium (New York Jets, New York Giants) Silverdome (Detroit Lions) Sun Devil Stadium (Arizona Cardinals) Tampa Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Texas Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers) Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions) Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints) Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles) War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills) Yankee Stadium I (New York Giants)
Stadiums used by NFL teams temporarily	Alamodome (New Orleans Saints)1 Chicago Stadium (Chicago Bears) Champaign Memorial Stadium (Chicago Bears)† Clemson Memorial Stadium (Carolina Panthers)† Dignity Health Sports Park (Los Angeles Chargers)† Frankford High School's Community Memorial Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets)1 Giants Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1 Grant Field (Atlanta Falcons) Husky Stadium (Seattle Seahawks)1† Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Tennessee Oilers)† LSU Tiger Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1 Marquette Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1 Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1 Stanford Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)1 Huntington Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1† University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1 Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee Titans)† Yale Bowl (New York Giants)†
Architecture portal Sports portal †= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time 1 = A team used the stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage.