UC Davis Health Stadium
View from southeast in 2018
Davis is located in the United States
Davis
Davis
Location in the United States
Davis is located in California
Davis
Davis
Location in California
Former namesAggie Stadium (2007–2018)
LocationUniversity of California, Davis
Davis, California, U.S.
Coordinates38°32′11.42″N 121°45′46″W / 38.5365056°N 121.76278°W / 38.5365056; -121.76278
OwnerUniversity of California, Davis
OperatorUniversity of California, Davis
Capacity10,743 [1]
SurfaceShaw Sports Turf
Construction
Broke ground2005
OpenedApril 1, 2007 (2007-04-01)
Construction cost$30 million
($42.3 million in 2022[2])
ArchitectEllerbe Becket
Tenants
UC Davis Aggies football (NCAA)
(2007–present)
UC Davis Aggies women’s lacrosse (NCAA)
(2007–present)
FC Davis (NPSL) (2018)

UC Davis Health Stadium is a 10,743-seat multi-purpose stadium in the western United States, 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]

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]


Attendance records

Rank Attendance Date Game Result
114,724September 23, 202315 UC Davis 24, Eastern Washington 27
214,394September 17, 202224 UC Davis 43, San Diego 13
312,315November 20, 202110 UC Davis 7, 11 Sacramento State 27
411,622October 2, 20218 UC Davis 27, Idaho 20
511,194October 12, 201924 UC Davis 48, Cal Poly 24
610,963Oct. 16, 202113 UC Davis 32, Northern Colorado 3
7T 10,849October 13, 201714 UC Davis 44, Idaho State 37OT
7T10,849November 7, 2009UC Davis 23, Cal Poly 10
7T10,849October 11, 2008UC Davis 49, Southern Utah 26
1010,743October 13, 2007UC Davis 28, 22 Cal Poly 63
1110,503October 28, 2017UC Davis 31, Cal Poly 28
1210,352October 9, 2010UC Davis 17, South Dakota 13
1310,317November 8, 2008UC Davis 19, Sacramento State 29
1410,289October 17, 2009UC Davis 45, Winston–Salem State 14
1510,129September 17, 2011UC Davis 31, San Diego 3
1610,078September 26, 2009UC Davis 29, Western Oregon 13
1710,011September 28, 20194 UC Davis 20, 18 Montana 45
189,908September 14, 20195 UC Davis 41, Lehigh 13
199,899November 17, 2012UC Davis 34, Sacramento State 27
209,877October 6, 2012UC Davis 41, 2 Montana State 48
219,865September 18, 202114 UC Davis 60, Dixie State 27

See also

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 May 28, 2023.
  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". Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Namesakes: Thomas Tavernetti". UC Davis site. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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