harvard stadium

Harvard Stadium is a U-shaped college football stadium in the northeast United States, located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. 

Built in 1903, it was a pioneering execution of reinforced concrete in the construction of large structures. Because of its early importance in these areas, and its influence on the design of later stadiums, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. 

The stadium is the nation's oldest permanent concrete structure dedicated to intercollegiate athletics.

The stadium is owned and operated by Harvard University and is home to the Harvard Crimson football program. 

The seating capacity of the stadium is 30,323; it seated up to 57,166 in the past, as permanent steel stands (completing a straight-sided oval) were installed in the northeast end zone of the stadium in 1929. 

They were torn down after the 1951 season, due to deterioration and reduced attendance. Afterwards, there were smaller temporary steel bleachers across the open end of the stadium until the building of the Murr Center (which is topped by the new scoreboard) in 1998.

Harvard Stadium hosted one Boston Patriots season in 1970. It was their first season in the NFL after the AFL–NFL mergerand their last before becoming the New England Patriots. 

The team moved to Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough the following season. The Patriots had previously played at Boston College (1969), Fenway Park (1963–68), and Boston University Field(1960–62).