Officially known as Fitton Football Stadium, the football facility is home to the
Holy Cross Crusaders football team. The field itself was used as the football field, and termed Fitton Field, as early as 1908. A wooden structure was constructed at that time, but a more sturdy concrete structure did not appear until 1912. In 1924, the concrete was replaced with the steel structure that still stands today, increasing the stadium's capacity. It would remain identical until 1986, when the wooden seating was replaced with aluminum
bleachers, further expanding its capacity to its current level. In 2016, the field was completely replaced for the first time since 1903. Among the upgrades was a new bluegrass blend sod planted as well as new irrigation systems and netting. Fitton Field has hosted numerous speakers including commencement addresses by two sitting presidents. President
Theodore Roosevelt delivered his address in 1905, while touring Massachusetts, this was his only public speech in Worcester. President
Lyndon B. Johnson gave his address in 1964, replacing the initial guest, President
John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated just a few months prior.
Attendance While historically having high attendance numbers, with many fans from the Worcester area and beyond filling the disproportionately large stadium; in the 1990s an over two-decade slump of relatively low attendance began. However, with the resurgence of the
Holy Cross Crusaders football team in recent years, attendance numbers have begun to rebound. In 2022, in a game against the
Fordham Rams football team, Fitton Field posted its highest attendance since the 1980's, with almost 18,000 fans as audience to a revived historical rivalry and Crusader victory. The largest attendance at Fitton Field was 27,000 in 1938 which was the last home game for Holy Cross's
All-American back,
Bill Osmanski.
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