Stanford Stadium 3D Seat View

Stanford Stadium seating chart with real 3D views from every section

Next game

Cardinal v Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors · 29 Aug

Programme

Stanford Cardinal

Conference

ACC

Capacity

~50,424

Opened

1921

City

Stanford, CA

Home games

6 in 2026

The building you sit in is not the one from 1921: all that survived the rebuild is the eighteen-acre hole in the ground. The original was an earthen bank with wooden bench on a steel frame, thrown up in five months, later extended to about ninety thousand, and it staged Olympic football, a Super Bowl and World Cup matches. Demolition began the day after the last home game of the 2005 season — the diggers started lifting the pitch while people were still in the stands — and two full crews working almost round the clock had the replacement open in September 2006. The capacity was deliberately cut by more than half.

Stanford has no official mascot: the previous one was dropped in 1972 and in 1981 the university settled on the colour alone. What you will see instead is the Tree, a redwood costume that has been a member of the marching band since 1975 and marked fifty years at the 2025 Big Game. Fan Fest opens three hours before kick-off. Pacific-time kick-offs mean dry heat in September and cool evenings by November.

It is a two-tier rectangle rather than a bowl — forty-three rows on the sidelines, twenty-two on the ends — and the pitch is twenty-nine feet below ground level, so the building reads as low from outside and you walk down to your seat. The closest rows are forty-five feet from the touchline, and the seats are three inches wider with six inches more legroom than the ones they replaced. Since 2025 the student section has been on the east sideline, running into the south end, to put them nearer the visiting bench. The premium food and the reservable cabanas are in the Archway.

Frequently asked questions

How can I see the view from my seat at Stanford Stadium?

Click any section on the interactive Stanford Stadium map above and a real panoramic 3D view from that part of the stadium opens instantly. Drag to look around in 360°, so you know what you will see before you buy a ticket.

What is the capacity of Stanford Stadium?

50,424 for college football.

Who plays at Stanford Stadium?

The Stanford Cardinal, in the ACC. The programme plays 6 home games here in the 2026 season.

What was Stanford Stadium called before?

New Stanford Stadium. It is the same building and the same seating bowl — a section number from the New Stanford Stadium era still points at the same seats.

When is the next game at Stanford Stadium?

Cardinal v Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors on 29 Aug 2026. Kick-off times are confirmed by the television networks closer to the date.

What are the best seats at Stanford Stadium?

Middle rows of either sideline for the view the rebuild was designed around, the lower rows for how close forty-five feet actually feels, and the east side if you want to sit with the students.