Drake Field (stadium)

Drake Field
Location	Auburn, Alabama, United States
Coordinates	32°36′07″N 85°29′15″W
Owner	Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Operator	Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Capacity	7,550 (1939)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1909
Opened	October 7, 1911
Tenants
	Auburn University Tigers (football) (1911–1939) ; Auburn University Tigers (baseball) (1911–1949) ; Auburn High School Tigers (football) (1911–1920, 1935–1939)

Drake Field was an American football, baseball, and track stadium on the campus of Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama, United States. From 1911 to 1939, Drake field was the home field of the Auburn University Tigers football team. The stadium was also home to the Auburn University Tigers baseball team from 1911 through 1949, and the Auburn High School Tigers football team from 1911 through 1920 and 1935 through 1939. It had a capacity of 7,550 in 1939.[1]

History

Drake Field was named for John Hodges Drake III, who served as the college physician from 1873 until 1926 and who donated the land for the field.[2] The field was inaugurated on October 7, 1911 with the college football team's 29-0 win over Mercer. Two months later on the field, Auburn High School played the program's first football game, against Sidney Lanier High School, on November 25, 1911.[3]

Auburn High School continued to play football at the stadium until moving to their on-campus stadium Ross Field in 1921; they returned to Drake Field in 1935 after outgrowing that facility.[4] Both the high school and the college football teams moved to adjacent Auburn Stadium, today Jordan–Hare Stadium, in 1939. The college baseball team continued playing at Drake Field until 1949, when they moved to Plainsman Park. The field remained until the construction of the Haley Center in the late 1960s. Drake Field today sits on the site of the Auburn University student union.

References

Fred Turbyville, The Blue Book of College Athletics (Baltimore: F. Turbyville, 1939), 39.
"Auburn Men Glory in Athletic Field", Montgomery Advertiser, October 13, 1911; Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, Auburn: A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village(Auburn: s.n., 1996), 64.
"Auburn Men Glory in Athletic Field", Montgomery Advertiser, October 13, 1911; AHSFHS.org, "Auburn - 1911", retrieved August 16, 2008.
Opelika Daily News, September 21, 1921Opelika Daily News, November 2, 1935.

Preceded by first stadium Ross Field	Home of the Auburn High School Tigers 1911–1920 1935–1939	Succeeded by Ross Field Auburn Stadium

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[1] Fred Turbyville, The Blue Book of College Athletics (Baltimore: F. Turbyville, 1939), 39.

[2] "Auburn Men Glory in Athletic Field", Montgomery Advertiser, October 13, 1911; Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, Auburn: A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village(Auburn: s.n., 1996), 64.

[3] "Auburn Men Glory in Athletic Field", Montgomery Advertiser, October 13, 1911; AHSFHS.org, "Auburn - 1911", retrieved August 16, 2008.

[4] Opelika Daily News, September 21, 1921Opelika Daily News, November 2, 1935.

Auburn Tigers football
Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Ole Miss Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

Auburn Tigers baseball
Venues	Auburn Athletic Field (?–1910) Drake Field (1911–1949) Plainsman Park (1950–present)
People	Head coaches
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College World Series appearances in italics