Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)

Alumni Field
Philip F. Whitmore Administration Building.jpg 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; -72.5265944Coordinates: 42°23′9.31″N 72°31′35.74″W / 42.3859194°N 72.5265944°W / 42.3859194; -72.5265944
Opened	1879
Closed	1964
Demolished	1965
Owner	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Operator	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Surface	Grass
Tenants	UMass Redmen (NCAA) (1879-1964)
Capacity	Unknown

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, Massachusetts. Today, the former location of the field is the location of the Philip F. Whitmore Administration Building.

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Football timeline

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

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) 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 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

National championship seasons in bold

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Academics	School of Education • College of Engineering • College of Humanities and Fine Arts • Isenberg School of Management • College of Natural Sciences • School of Nursing • Public Health and Health Sciences • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences • Stockbridge School of Agriculture	File:Umass Amherst Chapel & Library in the evening.jpg

Research	DEFA Film Library · Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory · Large Millimeter Telescope · National Center for Digital Government · Political Economy Research Institute · Science, Technology and Society Initiative · Research centers

Campus	Facilities: Fine Arts Center · John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center · Justin S. Morrill Science Center · Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center · Orchard Hill Observatory · University Museum of Contemporary Art · W. E. B. Du Bois Library Landmarks: Campus Pond · Old Chapel · Chestnut Ridge Historical Area · East Ridge Historical Area · Ellis Drive Historical Area

Athletics	Programs: Men's basketball · Football · Men's ice hockey · Men's lacrosse Facilities: Curry Hicks Cage · Earl Lorden Field · William D. Mullins Memorial Center · UMass Softball Complex · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium History and Traditions: UMass Minutemen · Sam the Minuteman · UMass Fight Song · University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

Student Life	Housing · PVTA · Five Colleges Consortium · University Without Walls · Amherst

People	Alumni · Faculty · Chancellors

Media	The Massachusetts Daily Collegian · The Massachusetts Review · WFCR · WMUA

Miscellaneous	1980 campus water shortage