Yale Bowl

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

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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, Connecticut
surface form: New Haven
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStartDate 1913
country United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Yale Bulldogs football
hostedEvent Harvard–Yale football rivalry
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: 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

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Yale University campus hasPart Yale Bowl
Yale Bulldogs footballStadium Yale Bowl
Handsome Dan associatedWith Yale Bowl
Bulldogs homeStadiumFootball Yale Bowl
subject surface form: Yale Bulldogs
Charles A. Ferry notableWork Yale Bowl
Charles A. Ferry designed Yale Bowl