Bulldog Stadium
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| Location | Bulldog Lane Fresno, California |
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| Coordinates | 36°48′50″N 119°45′29″W / 36.814°N 119.758°WCoordinates: 36°48′50″N 119°45′29″W / 36.814°N 119.758°W |
| Owner | California State University, Fresno |
| Operator | California State University, Fresno |
| Executive suites | 22 |
| Capacity | 43,560 (1999–present) 40,953 (1992–1993) 30,000 (1981–1990) |
| Record attendance | 48,462 |
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FieldTurf (2011–present) Grass (1980–2010) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 1979 |
| Opened | 1980, 37 years ago |
| Expanded | 1991 |
| Construction cost | $7 million |
| Architect | Stevens and Associates |
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Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA) (1980–present) California Bowl (NCAA) (1981–1991) |
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Bulldog Stadium at Jim Sweeney Field is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of California State University, Fresno in Fresno, California. It is the home field of the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference.
Opened 37 years ago in 1980 with a capacity of 30,000 and has a current seating capacity of 41,031. It hosted the California Bowl from 1981 to 1991 and friendly matches prior to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The playing field was natural grass until 2011 when FieldTurf was installed; it sits at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m) above sea level. It is named for longtime head coach Jim Sweeney (1929–2013).
For Fresno State football games, both end zones are designed in a red and white checkerboard pattern in a style similar to the end zones in The University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium. Fresno State's Bulldog mascot is depicted at midfield in an enlarged style. The field was also notable for having numerical markers every five yards (similar to the field at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium) rather than every ten yards, as is typical. The field went back to the normal 10 yard markings in 2009.
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