Frazer Field
- Not to be confused with Fraser Field, a baseball park in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Full name | Joe Frazer Field |
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Location |
N. College Ave. and Center St. Newark, DE 19711 |
Owner | University of Delaware |
Surface |
Grass (1913-2010) Field Turf (2010-present) |
Construction | |
Opened | June 18, 1913 |
Construction cost | $50,000 |
Tenants | |
University of Delaware football (1913–1946) |
Joe Frazer Field is an athletic field in Newark, Delaware that was used for the University of Delaware's baseball, track and field, football and tennis teams.[1] The stadium was dedicated on June 18, 1913. The field's construction was made possible through a large memorial donation by the parents of Joseph Heckart Frazer, a 1903 graduate of Delaware College.[2]
The very first Fightin' Blue Hens football game at Frazer Field occurred on October 18, 1913 when Delaware beat visiting Temple 28–0.[3]The Blue Hens played their final game at Frazer Field on October 26, 1946, when they defeated Drexel 52–0 en route to their first National Championship.
The university installed a new Field Turf surface in September 2010.[4]
References
- ↑ "Images of the University of Delaware". University of Delaware Library Digital Collections. University of Delaware. 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ↑ "College Athletic Field Is Dedicated Today". The (San Jose) Evening News. 1913-06-18. p. 4.
- ↑ Gelbert, Doug (1995). The great Delaware sporst book. Montchanin, DE: Manatee Books. p. 151.
- ↑ "Frazer Field available for use beginning Saturday". UDaily. 2010-09-10.
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