Yale Bowl

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college football stadium outdoor sports venue stadium

Yale Bowl is a historic, large-capacity college football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut, best known as the longtime home of the Yale Bulldogs.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football stadium → outdoor sports venue → stadium →
architect	Charles A. Ferry →
architecturalFirm	Charles A. Ferry & Son →
capacity	about 61,446 →
city	New Haven →
constructionMaterial	concrete →
constructionStartDate	1913 →
country	United States →
distanceFromCampusCenter	approximately 1.5 miles →
fieldOrientation	roughly north–south →
hasLighting	yes →
hasLockerRooms	yes →
hasPressBox	yes →
hasScoreboard	yes →
historicSignificance	one of the first large-scale bowl stadiums in the United States →
homeStadiumOf	Yale Bulldogs football →
hostedEvent	The Game (Harvard–Yale football rivalry) →
hostedTeam	New York Giants →
influenced	modern bowl-style stadium design →
inspired	design of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum → design of the Rose Bowl →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedInNeighborhood	Westville, New Haven →
location	New Haven, Connecticut →
namedAfter	Yale University →
NFLUsePeriod	1973–1974 →
notableFor	historic college football traditions → large seating capacity for a college-owned stadium →
NRHPListingDate	1987 →
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark →
opened	1914 →
operator	Yale University →
ownedBy	Yale University →
partOf	Yale University athletic complex →
primaryTenant	Yale Bulldogs football team →
region	New England →
renovated	various periods in late 20th and early 21st century →
seatingType	benches →
shape	elliptical bowl →
state	Connecticut →
surface	natural grass →
usedFor	American football → college football → concerts → large outdoor events →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Handsome Dan →	associatedWith
Yale Bulldogs →	footballStadium
Yale University campus →	hasPart