Franklin Field

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Franklin Field is a historic college football stadium in Philadelphia best known as the longtime home of the University of Pennsylvania’s football program and the Penn Relays.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football stadium
outdoor track and field stadium
stadium
architecturalStyle stadium architecture
associatedWith Ivy League
bestKnownFor being the longtime home of Penn Quakers football
hosting the Penn Relays
campus University of Pennsylvania
category Athletics (track and field) venues in Pennsylvania
College football venues in the United States
Sports venues in Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania buildings
city Philadelphia
country United States
hasScoreboard yes
hasSeatingType open-air
hasSport American football
track and field
hasTrack yes
historic true
historicDesignation one of the oldest college football stadiums in the United States
homeStadiumOf Penn Quakers football
Penn Relays
league NCAA
locatedOnCampusOf University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
namedFor Benjamin Franklin
notableEvent Penn Relays
college football games
opened 1895
openTo spectators
operator University of Pennsylvania
ownedBy University of Pennsylvania
partOf University of Pennsylvania campus
primaryUse American football
track and field
region West Philadelphia
renovated 1922
state Pennsylvania
surface artificial turf
tenant Penn Quakers football
Penn Relays
usedBy University of Pennsylvania athletics department
usedFor intercollegiate sports
special events
track meets
university athletics


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