Fitton Field

Fitton Field is a football stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts primarily used for College of the Holy Cross sporting events. The stadium opened in 1908 as the official home for the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. Before that, most games were played on adjoining the baseball field.[1]

Fitton Field

Fitton Field Location within Massachusetts
Full name	Fitton Football Stadium
Location	Worcester, MA 01610
Coordinates	42°14′29.6″N 71°48′35.9″W
Owner	College of the Holy Cross
Operator	College of the Holy Cross
Capacity	23,500[1]
Record attendance	27,000[1]
Surface	Grass[1]
Construction
Opened	September 26, 1908 (1908-09-26)[1]
Renovated	1912; 1924; 1986; 2016[1]
Tenants
Holy Cross Crusaders (NCAA) 1908–present[1]

Named after Reverend James Fitton, who donated land to the Archdiocese of Boston to found the college, it is an irregularly shaped three-sided horseshoe on the edge of the college's campus.[1] The northern football stands are shorter than the southern due to Interstate 290 being adjacent to the field.

Officially known as Fitton Football Stadium, the football facility is a 23,500-seat stadium, home to the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. The field itself was used as the football field, and termed Fitton Field, as early as 1908. A wooden structure was constructed at that time, but a more sturdy concrete structure did not appear until 1912. In 1924, the concrete was replaced with the steel structure that still stands today, increasing the stadium's capacity. It would remain identical until 1986, when the wooden seating was replaced with aluminum bleachers, further expanding its capacity to its current level. In 2016, new sod and new netting were installed.[1]

2008, home side of football stadium

2008, visitor side of football stadium

In 1992, Fitton Field was to be the home of the New England Blitz of the Professional Spring Football League, but the PSFL folded before any games were played.

Fitton Field was used to film the movie The Game Plan in 2006.[2]