UC Davis Health Stadium

UC Davis Health Stadium is a 10,743-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of the University of California, Davis in unincorporated Yolo County, California. Opened as Aggie Stadium on April 1, 2007, it replaced Toomey Field and is the home to the UC Davis Aggies football and women's lacrosse teams. Plans call for the stadium to eventually be built out to 30,000 seats.^[3]

UC Davis Health Stadium

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Former names	Aggie Stadium (2007–2018)
Location	University of California, Davis Davis, California, U.S.
Coordinates	38°32′11.42″N 121°45′46″W
Owner	University of California, Davis
Operator	University of California, Davis
Capacity	10,743 [1]
Surface	Shaw Sports Turf
Construction
Broke ground	2005
Opened	April 1, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-01)
Construction cost	$30 million ($44.1 million in 2023[2])
Architect	Ellerbe Becket
Tenants
UC Davis Aggies football (NCAA) (2007–present) UC Davis Aggies women’s lacrosse (NCAA) (2007–present) FC Davis (NPSL) (2018)

The artificial turf playing field is named Jim Sochor Field, after their College Football Hall of Fame coach. It is aligned north-south at an approximate elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above sea level.

History

The stadium was originally scheduled for completion in time for the 2006 football season, but due to owner requested changes the stadium did not open until 2007.^[4]

In the first sporting event held in the new stadium, the UCD women's lacrosse team beat St. Mary's 17–5 on April 1, and Aggie sophomore Patrice Clark scored the first goal. Its first football game was on September 1 against Western Washington; the Aggies lost 28–21.^[5]

As part of a partnership with the UC Davis Health System, announced at the Causeway Classic Luncheon on November 15, 2018,^[6] the facility was renamed UC Davis Health Stadium on August 1, 2019, for a period of 20 years. Along with this development, announced with plans for a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m²) student-athlete performance center and practice field, and 16,000 square feet (1,500 m²) of the Bob Foster Team Center, located behind the north end zone, will be renovated.

The previous venue, Toomey Field, continues as the home of the Aggies' track and field teams.

Features

The Tavernetti Bell, also known as the "Victory Bell", greets fans entering Aggie Stadium. The bell is named after Thomas Tavernetti (1889–1934) and is rung once for every point scored after an Aggie victory. With the construction of Aggie Stadium, the bell followed from its previous location at Toomey Field.^[7]

Gallery

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  View from press box
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  Drone shot
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  UC Davis Health Stadium entrance
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  Jim Sochor Field
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  UC Davis Health Stadium press box

Attendance records

Rank	Attendance	Date	Game Result
1	14,724	September 23, 2023	15 UC Davis 24, Eastern Washington 27
2	14,394	September 17, 2022	24 UC Davis 43, San Diego 13
3	12,315	November 20, 2021	10 UC Davis 7, 11 Sacramento State 27
4	11,622	October 2, 2021	8 UC Davis 27, Idaho 20
5	11,194	October 12, 2019	24 UC Davis 48, Cal Poly 24
6	10,963	Oct. 16, 2021	13 UC Davis 32, Northern Colorado 3
7T	10,849	October 13, 2017	14 UC Davis 44, Idaho State 37OT
7T	10,849	November 7, 2009	UC Davis 23, Cal Poly 10
7T	10,849	October 11, 2008	UC Davis 49, Southern Utah 26
10	10,743	October 13, 2007	UC Davis 28, 22 Cal Poly 63
11	10,503	October 28, 2017	UC Davis 31, Cal Poly 28
12	10,352	October 9, 2010	UC Davis 17, South Dakota 13
13	10,317	November 8, 2008	UC Davis 19, Sacramento State 29
14	10,289	October 17, 2009	UC Davis 45, Winston–Salem State 14
15	10,129	September 17, 2011	UC Davis 31, San Diego 3
16	10,078	September 26, 2009	UC Davis 29, Western Oregon 13
17	10,011	September 28, 2019	4 UC Davis 20, 18 Montana 45
18	9,908	September 14, 2019	5 UC Davis 41, Lehigh 13
19	9,899	November 17, 2012	UC Davis 34, Sacramento State 27
20	9,877	October 6, 2012	UC Davis 41, 2 Montana State 48
21	9,865	September 18, 2021	14 UC Davis 60, Dixie State 27

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums

References

1. "Aggie Stadium to Be Dedicated Saturday". UC Davis site. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
2. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
3. "2007 Football Season at the New Aggie Stadium". UC Davis site. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
4. "Farewell to Toomey". UC Davis site. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
5. "Western Washington Vikings v. UC Davis Aggies Box Score, September 1, 2007". ESPN site. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
6. "UC Davis Athletics announces new student-athlete performance center and expanded partnership with UC Davis Health". 15 November 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
7. "Namesakes: Thomas Tavernetti". UC Davis site. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

External links

• UC Davis Athletics – UC Davis Health Stadium