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Bob Ford Field

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Location
  
Albany, New York

Broke ground
  
April 17, 2012

Capacity
  
8,500

Construction cost
  
24 million USD

Surface
  
FieldTurf

Opened
  
14 September 2013

Architecture firm
  
Heery International

Bob Ford Field

Full name
  
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

Operator
  
University at Albany, SUNY

Services engineer
  
Clough, Harbour & Associates

Address
  
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA

Owner
  
University at Albany, SUNY

Team
  
Albany Great Danes football

Similar
  
SEFCU Arena, Kenneth P LaValle Stadium, John Fallon Field, Andy Kerr Stadium, Meade Stadium

Bob ford field at ualbany


Bob Ford Field is a football stadium in Albany, New York that is owned and operated by the University at Albany, SUNY and hosts the school's football team, as well as their soccer program. The stadium, with an initial seating capacity of 8,500, opened on September 14, 2013 when Albany made its debut in Colonial Athletic Association football against Rhode Island. It replaced University Field as the school's current stadium and is named after Bob Ford, who was head coach at Albany from 1970 until retiring at the end of the 2013 season.

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Features

  • 9,100-seats, including 629 chair-backs, bleachers, and a natural grass berm.
  • Daktronics scoreboard with a 39’ by 22’ high-definition video display and point-source sound system behind the south end zone.
  • Press level with four luxury suites, print media area, and booths for radio, television, coaches, and replay.
  • References

    Bob Ford Field Wikipedia