Drake Field, American football stadium in Auburn, Alabama, United States
Drake Field was an American football, baseball and track stadium on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Its 1939 capacity was 7,550. The site later held the Haley Center and today corresponds to the Auburn University student union.
Named after college physician John Hodges Drake III, the stadium opened on October 7, 1911, when Auburn's football team defeated Mercer 29-0 in the inaugural game. It served the local sports community for several decades afterward.
Auburn High School played its first football game at Drake Field on November 25, 1911, against Sidney Lanier High School. The high school team left for Ross Field in 1921 but returned in 1935 after outgrowing that facility. Both the college and high school teams moved to Auburn Stadium, now Jordan–Hare Stadium, in 1939.
The field stood on the Auburn University campus, where the Haley Center was later built and the student union now stands. Its last college baseball game came in 1949, before the team moved to Plainsman Park. Football had already left in 1939 for adjacent Auburn Stadium, now Jordan–Hare Stadium.
Drake Field hosted Auburn High School's first-ever football game on November 25, 1911, against Sidney Lanier High School, just weeks after the college team beat Mercer 29-0 there. The high school returned in 1935 after outgrowing Ross Field, and both teams left for Jordan–Hare Stadium in 1939.
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