Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)

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Alumni Field
Philip F. Whitmore Administration Building.jpg
Whitmore Administration Building, located on the spot of the former field
Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)
Location Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Coordinates 42°23′9.31″N72°31′35.74″W / 42.3859194°N 72.5265944°W / 42.3859194; -72.5265944
Owner University of Massachusetts Amherst
Operator University of Massachusetts Amherst
Capacity Unknown
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened1879
Closed1964
Demolished1965
Tenants
UMass Redmen (NCAA) (1879-1964)

Alumni Field was a multi-purpose stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was home to the UMass Redmen football team from around 1879 to 1964, when it was replaced by Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in nearby Hadley. Today, the former location of the field is the location of the Philip F. Whitmore Administration Building.

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