Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home)

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Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) was the Boston College football stadium that temporarily served as the main home field for the New England Patriots before the opening of Foxboro Stadium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football stadium
temporary home venue
alsoUsedFor college football games
associatedOrganization Boston College
New England Patriots
surface form: New England Patriots organization
cityServedDuringPatriotsUse Boston NFL market
competitionLevelHosted college American football
professional American football
country United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Foxboro Stadium
surface form: Foxboro Stadium (as Patriots home)
functionedAs stopgap venue while permanent Patriots stadium was being developed
historicalSignificance one of the early home fields in New England Patriots history
homeCityTeamDuringUse New England Patriots
surface form: Boston Patriots / New England Patriots franchise
homeConferenceCollegeTenant Atlantic Coast Conference
homeFieldAdvantageFor New England Patriots
homeTeamDuringUse New England Patriots
leagueOfTenant National Football League
locatedIn Chestnut Hill, Newton
surface form: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater Boston
locatedInState Massachusetts
locatedOnCampusOf Boston College
ownership Boston College
precededBy Harvard Stadium
surface form: Harvard Stadium (as Patriots home)
primaryUseDuringPeriod hosting New England Patriots home games
region New England
replaced Harvard Stadium
surface form: Harvard Stadium (as Patriots home)
replacedBy Foxboro Stadium
roleInFranchiseHistory interim home before move to purpose-built Foxboro Stadium
servedAs primary home field of the New England Patriots
temporary main home field of the New England Patriots
sport American football
stadiumType outdoor stadium
surfaceTypeDuringPatriotsUse outdoor grass playing surface
tenantLeague Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
usedBeforeOpeningOf Foxboro Stadium
usedBy Boston College Eagles football
surface form: Boston College Eagles football team

New England Patriots
usedInEra early years of New England Patriots franchise

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Foxboro Stadium replacedEarlierVenue Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home)