• 1955–1958 :
Grant Stadium - Sacramento, CA :Capacity (8,000) • 1954, 1959–1968 :
Hughes Stadium - East Sacramento, CA :Capacity (20,311) :
Charles C. Hughes Stadium (commonly referred to as
Hughes Stadium) is an outdoor stadium located at
Sacramento City College. The stadium opened in 1928 and was initially known as
Sacramento Stadium and
Sacramento College Stadium. :It was renamed in November 1944 in honor of Charles Colfax Hughes, the first superintendent of the
Sacramento City Unified School District, who died a month earlier. :In 2012, the stadium underwent a major overhaul, installing an
artificial turf field surface, a new track surface, and a major refurbishment of the facilities documented in this video. Its present
seating capacity • 1967–1968 :
Hornet Field - Sacramento State Campus :Hornet Field was a multi-purpose on-campus field used for football, baseball and other sports. For the 1967–68 Sacramento State Hornets football seasons, the football team split its home football games between Hornet Field and Charles C. Hughes Stadium. • 1969–current :
Fred Anderson Field at Hornet Stadium - Sacramento State Campus :Capacity (21,195) :
Fred Anderson Field at Hornet Stadium is a 21,195-seat
college football and
track stadium on the campus of
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State). It opened on September 20, 1969, it has also been the home stadium of the
Sacramento Surge of the
WLAF, the
Sacramento Gold Miners of the
Canadian Football League and the
Sacramento Mountain Lions of the
United Football League. It hosted the
U.S. Olympic Trials for
track and field in
2000 and
2004. :Its alignment is nearly north-south, offset slightly northwest, and the street-level
elevation is approximately above
sea level. The field was natural grass for its first 41 seasons;
FieldTurf was installed in
2010. :In 1998, Permanent chairbacks were installed in Section 213 at the 50–yard line. In 2000 The stadium underwent a $1 million improvement in preparation for the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials; An Olympic–sized track was installed surrounding the field as well as a practice track north of the stadium. In 2003 New scoreboard installed. In 2007 new public entrances were installed. IN 2008 Broad Fieldhouse opened, which included new offices, locker rooms, athletic training room, weight room and a VIP patio. In 2010 natural grass was replaced by FieldTurf Duraspine Pro,
"The Well" opened next to the north end zone which provided paved areas for concessions and a Jumbotron was added below the scoreboard. :On July 17, 1993, it was the site of the first regular season
Canadian Football League (CFL) game played on American soil involving an American based team, where the
Calgary Stampeders defeated the Gold Miners 38–36. Fred Anderson Field also hosted the largest crowd ever to witness an event at Fred Anderson Field was when the
Sacramento Surge defeated the
Barcelona Dragons in the
World League playoffs on May 30, 1992 in front of 26,445 fans. :The largest Sacramento State football crowd occurred on November 19, 2022 when 23,073 fans saw the Hornets complete an 11–0 regular season with a 27–21 victory over
UC Davis in the Causeway Classic. ==Rivalries==