Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium is a football stadium in Albany, New York, owned and operated by the University at Albany, SUNY and hosts the school's football team, as well as their soccer program. The stadium, with an initial seating capacity of 8,500 (originally called Bob Ford field, named after Bob Ford, who was head coach at Albany from 1970 until retiring at the end of the 2013 season, with the playing field still called that) opened on September 14, 2013, when Albany made its debut in Colonial Athletic Association football against Rhode Island. It was renamed Bob Ford Field at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in 2015 after Tom & Mary Casey gave a $10 million gift to the school. It replaced University Field as the school's current stadium.

Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
LocationAlbany, New York
OwnerUniversity at Albany, SUNY
OperatorUniversity at Albany, SUNY
Capacity8,500 (expandable to 24,000)
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Broke groundApril 17, 2012
OpenedSeptember 14, 2013
Construction cost$24 million
ArchitectHeery International Inc.
Services engineerClough, Harbour & Associates
General contractorThe Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Tenants
Albany Great Danes football team
Albany Great Danes men's soccer team
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