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  Alumni Stadium Location in Massachusetts  Alumni Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Location | 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′6″N 71°09′59″W / 42.33500°N 71.16639°W |
| Owner | Boston College |
| Operator | Boston College |
| Capacity | 44,500 (1995–present)
Former capacity: List
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| Surface | AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60H (2012–present) Former surfaces: |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 15, 1957[1] |
| Opened | September 21, 1957 |
| Renovated | 1995 |
| Expanded | 1971, 1995 |
| Construction cost | US$350,000 ($3.8 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | M. A. Dyer Company[3] |
| General contractor | Bowen Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Boston College Eagles football (NCAA) (1957–present) Boston Patriots (AFL) (1969) | |
| Website | |
| bceagles.com/alumni-stadium | |
Alumni Stadium is a college football stadium located on the lower campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of downtown Boston, located just inside the Boston city limits near the border with Newton[4]. It is the home of the Boston College Eagles football program and also hosts lacrosse games on occasion. Its present seating capacity is 44,500.
- ^ Oslin, Reid; Flutie, Doug (2004). Tales From The Boston College Sideline. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 109. ISBN 1-58261-546-2. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
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- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Architect's Drawing of the New Boston College Gymnasium and Football Stadium". Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
- ^ "Citywide Maps | Bostonplans.org". City of Boston Planning Department. Retrieved 2024-11-12.