Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)

Multi-purpose stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts

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Alumni Field

Whitmore Administration Building, located on the spot of the former field

Location| Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Coordinates| 42°23′9.31″N 72°31′35.74″W﻿ / ﻿42.3859194°N 72.5265944°W﻿ / 42.3859194; -72.5265944
Owner| University of Massachusetts Amherst
Operator| University of Massachusetts Amherst
Capacity| Unknown
Surface| Grass
Construction
Opened| 1879
Closed| 1964
Demolished| 1965
Tenants
UMass Redmen (NCAA) (1879-1964)

Alumni Field was a multi-purpose stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was home to the UMass Redmen football team from around 1879 to 1964, when it was replaced by Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in nearby Hadley. Today, the former location of the field is the location of the Philip F. Whitmore Administration Building.

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UMass Minutemen football

Venues|

* Alumni Field (1879–1964)
* Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–present)
* Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–2016)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Boston College
* New Hampshire
* UConn

Culture & lore|

* Sam the Minuteman
* "Fight Mass"
* University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
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National championship seasons in bold

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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Academics|

* College of Education
* College of Engineering
* College of Humanities and Fine Arts
* College of Information and Computer Sciences
* Isenberg School of Management
* College of Natural Sciences
* College of Nursing
* School of Public Health and Health Sciences
* School of Public Policy
* College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
* Stockbridge School of Agriculture

Research|

* Research centers
* DEFA Film Library
* Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory (defunct)
* Large Millimeter Telescope
* Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
* National Center for Digital Government
* Political Economy Research Institute

Campus|

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* Fine Arts Center
* John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center
* Morrill Science Center
* Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center (Blue Wall Cafe)
* Orchard Hill Observatory
* University Museum of Contemporary Art
* W. E. B. Du Bois Library

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Landmarks|

* Campus Pond
* Old Chapel
* Chestnut Ridge Historical Area
* East Ridge Historical Area
* Ellis Drive Historical Area

Athletics|

| Programs|

* Baseball
* Softball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Men's ice hockey
* Women's ice hockey
* Men's lacrosse
* Women's lacrosse
* Football
* Men's soccer
* Women's soccer
* Field hockey
* Men's cross country
* Women's cross country
* Rowing

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Facilities|

* Curry Hicks Cage
* Earl Lorden Field
* William D. Mullins Memorial Center
* Sortino Field
* Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
* Rudd Field
* Garber Field

History and traditions|

* UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen
* Sam the Minuteman
* UMass Fight Song
* University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

Student life|

* Housing
* University bus and PVTA
* Five College Consortium
* Greek life
* Student Government Association
* University Without Walls
* Amherst

People|

* Alumni
* Faculty
* Presidents and Chancellors

Media|

* The Campus Chronicle
* Jubilat
* The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
* The Massachusetts Review
* WFCR
* WMUA

Miscellaneous|

* 1980 campus water shortage

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