Kincaid Field

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Kincaid Field
Kincaid Field 1907.jpg
Football at Kincaid Field in 1907
Kincaid Field
LocationEast 13th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 44°02′42″N123°04′39″W / 44.045°N 123.0776°W / 44.045; -123.0776 Coordinates: 44°02′42″N123°04′39″W / 44.045°N 123.0776°W / 44.045; -123.0776
Owner University of Oregon
OperatorUniversity of Oregon
Openedc. 1895, 128 years ago
Closed1922
Tenants
University of Oregon football (NCAA) (c.18951918)

Kincaid Field was an athletic field in the located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The university acquired the property and used it for athletics from c. 1895 [1] until 1922; it was succeeded by Hayward Field for football in 1919.

Kincaid was located on the west side of campus, on what is now the Memorial Quadrangle. [2] The approximate elevation is 420 feet (130 m) above sea level.

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References

  1. "Saturday's game". Daily Eugene Guard. (Oregon). December 3, 1900. p. 4.
  2. "Kincaid Field". University of Oregon. Retrieved December 28, 2011.