15 Facts About Franklin Field

Franklin Field is a sports stadium in Philadelphia, United States, at the eastern edge of the University of Pennsylvania's campus.

Franklin Field is the oldest stadium still operating for football.

Until around 1860, the grounds of what became Franklin Field served as a potter's field where many Black Philadelphians were once interred.

The Franklin Field supplemented and eventually replaced the venue called University Grounds, which was located a few blocks west on a block bounded by Spruce Street, 38th Street, Pine Street, Woodland Avenue and 37th Street T-intersection .

Permanent Franklin Field construction did not begin until after the turn of the century.

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Franklin Field switched from natural grass to AstroTurf in 1969 and became first NFL stadium with artificial turf.

Franklin Field was considered a candidate to host games for the 1994 World Cup.

Franklin Field hosted the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in June 1961, the first time the championship was held on the East Coast.

Track in Franklin Field has a rarely used configuration where the 400 metre circumference is achieved in lane 4, rather than in lane one.

Franklin Field track has utilized a Rekortan track surface since 1987.

Franklin Field hosted two United States Football League Philadelphia Stars play off games 1984 when the Philadelphia Phillies had games scheduled at Veterans Stadium on the same dates.

Franklin Field served as Penn's baseball field early in its history, as records show that the varsity played here from 1895 until 1939.

Franklin Field was the longtime home of Philadelphia's City Title high school football championship game.

Franklin Field was one of 15 United States stadia inspected by a five-member FIFA committee in April 1988 in the evaluation of the United States as a possible host of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

In 1997, Franklin Field hosted Irish band U2 during the first leg of their Pop Mart Tour on June 8.