 Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium | |
| Location | Albany, New York |
|---|---|
| Owner | University at Albany, SUNY |
| Operator | University at Albany, SUNY |
| Capacity | 8,500 (expandable to 24,000) |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 17, 2012 |
| Opened | September 14, 2013 |
| Construction cost | $24 million |
| Architect | Heery International Inc. |
| Services engineer | Clough, Harbour & Associates |
| General contractor | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company |
| Tenants | |
| Albany Great Danes football team Albany Great Danes men's soccer team Albany Great Danes women's soccer team Albany Great Danes women's field hockey team | |
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium is a football stadium in Albany, New York, owned and operated by the University at Albany, SUNY and hosts the school's football team, as well as their men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's field hockey programs. The stadium, with an initial seating capacity of 8,500 (originally called Bob Ford field, named after Bob Ford, who was head coach at Albany from 1970 until retiring at the end of the 2013 season, with the playing field still called that) opened on September 14, 2013, when Albany made its debut in Colonial Athletic Association football against Rhode Island. It was renamed Bob Ford Field at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in 2015 after Tom & Mary Casey gave a $10 million gift to the school. It replaced University Field as the school's current stadium.
Features
- 8,500 seats, including 629 chair-backs, bleachers, and a natural grass berm.
- Daktronics scoreboard with a 39’ by 22’ HD 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.
Attendance records
Football
| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9,052 | October 8, 2016 | 16 Albany 30, 6 Richmond 36 |
| 2 | 8,919 | October 21, 2017 | Albany 10, Maine 12 |
| 3 | 8,500 | August 26, 2023 | Albany 34, Fordham 13 |
| 3 | 8,500 | October 17, 2015 | Albany 0, 25 Villanova 37 |
| 3 | 8,500 | October 10, 2015 | Albany 7, Maine 39 |
| 3 | 8,500 | October 11, 2014 | Albany 28, 22 Richmond 41 |
| 3 | 8,500 | October 19, 2013 | Albany 17, 7 Towson 44 |
| 3 | 8,500 | September 14, 2013 | Albany 13, Rhode Island 19 |
| 9 | 8,212 | October 15, 2022 | Albany 37, Hampton 38 |
| 10 | 8,144 | September 11, 2021 | Albany 14, Rhode Island 16 |
| 11 | 8,040 | September 17, 2016 | 25 Albany 45, Holy Cross 28 |
| 12 | 8,019 | September 28, 2024 | 21 Albany 20, Maine 34 |
| 13 | 7,763 | October 19, 2019 | Albany 35, Rhode Island 28 |
| 14 | 7,204 | October 19, 2024 | Albany 14, Elon 30 |
| 15 | 7,174 | September 10, 2022 | Albany 23, New Hampshire 28 |
| 16 | 7,071 | September 30, 2023 | Albany 31, 16 Villanova 10 |
| 17 | 7,029 | October 20, 2018 | Albany 28, 13 Towson 56 |
| 18 | 6,866 | September 23, 2017 | Albany 19, 7 Villanova 10 |
| 19 | 6,748 | August 30, 2014 | Albany 14, Holy Cross 13 |
| 20 | 6,503 | September 15, 2018 | Albany 30, Morgan State 27 |
Due to growing popularity and national recognition of lacrosse, the first-ever Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse game was held at Bob Ford Field on April 18, 2015. It was the first time since March 10, 2007 that a top-10 matchup was held in the Capital District, with #4 UAlbany defeating #10 Delaware 13–7. Since then, multiple top-25 in the nation games have been held there. The official seating capacity for lacrosse at Casey Stadium is 6,394.
Most home lacrosse games are played next door at John Fallon Field (Max-Capacity 2,500)
| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result | Name of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,472 | May 13, 2017 | 8 seed Albany 15, UNC 12 | 1st Round - NCAA Tournament |
| 2 | 4,823 | April 18, 2015 | 8 Albany 12, 7 Yale 11 | Spring Stomp |
| 3 | 4,800 | May 2, 2018 | 2 seed Albany 15, Richmond 9 | 1st Round - NCAA Tournament |
| 4 | 4,044 | March 31, 2018 | 1 Albany 13, Stony Brook 7 | |
| 5 | 3,688 | April 7, 2022 | Albany 14, Syracuse 12 | |
| 6 | 3,553 | April 20, 2018 | 2 Albany 18, Binghamton 7 | |
| 7 | 3,205 | April 22, 2017 | 5 Albany 13, 12 Yale 12 | Spring Stomp |
| 8 | 3,093 | April 12, 2017 | 6 Albany 11, 3 Maryland 12 | |
| 9 | 2,715 | March 4, 2018 | 1 Albany 11, Cornell 9 | |
| 10 | 2,583 | March 17, 2018 | 1 Albany 21, 14 Vermont 5 |
Non-UAlbany Events
Since 2021 Tom & Mary Casey Stadium has hosted the Premier Lacrosse League(PLL). In 2022 and 2023 the university has hosted the leagues training camp and opening weekend to the tour based schedule. In 2024 the league announced that teams would be given "home cities" and the New York Atlas (lacrosse) would be based out of Albany and Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The addition of home cities and conferences brought slight changes to the schedule. Every team has one weekend where they are the home team and play a weekend doubleheader.
See also
References
- ^ "University Breaks Ground for New Multi-Sports Complex, Launches $1 Million Challenge for Bob Ford Field". State University of New York at Albany. April 17, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "UAlbany Football Announces Complete 2013 Schedule" (Press release). University at Albany Athletics. March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- "After $10 million gift, UAlbany names facility Tom and Mary Casey Stadium". Albany Times Union. October 8, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- "Possible NCAA record attendance for UAlbany lacrosse game – the Daily Gazette". May 10, 2017.
- "Albany knocks off defending champs UNC in NCAA tournament first round | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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