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Franklin Field - Definition and Overview

Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's football stadium. It originally opened in 1895 at a cost of $100,000.00 for the first running of the Penn Relays. The Field, deemed by the NCAA as the oldest stadium still operating for football games, has been the site of the nation's first scoreboard in 1895, and became the nation's first two-tiered football stadium in 1922.

The Army-Navy football game series moved to Franklin Field in 1899. Today, the stadium seats 52,593.

Franklin Field was also the home of the Philadelphia Eagles until 1970 and has hosted the historic Penn Relays for over 100 years.

1908 Army-Navy game at Franklin Field
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1908 Army-Navy game at Franklin Field


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