Alumni Stadium was constructed in 1970 and is used almost exclusively for varsity football games and local Jr. Gryphon Football teams.
Features of Alumni Stadium:
FIELD DIMENSIONS: 110 yards long, 65 yards wide, 20 yard end zones - CFL size
IAAF Certified 8 lane 400m track
2 separate 100m sprint sections
Steeple Chase pit
2 pits for Pole Vault on 1 runway (West side of Field)
2 pits for Long & Triple jump on 1 runway (East side of Field)
Home to Gryphon Football games & Track Meets
Pep Rally
Video Scoreboard behind North Endzone & Play clocks (Delay of Game timers) on both the North & South ends of the Field
Lit (3 Levels)
Football Field 100 FC & Track 70 FC
Football Field 70 FC & Track 70 FC
Football Field 50 FC & Track 50 FC
Homecoming:
An annual Homecoming parade during the 1970s and 1980s helped unite the University of Guelph campus. Winding its way to downtown Guelph, the parade attracted a lot of attention from the public for the University's academic programs and athletic teams.
Publicity was also the reason behind Guelph's inaugural Homecoming football game in 1923. It was organized by OAC president George Christie as a competition between graduate players and the current varsity team. He believed that a good college football team and an annual event to honour alumni would bring great attention to the college and build good relations. Some of the early Homecoming events at Guelph were held in conjunction with a Halloween dance and the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Now one of the University's biggest celebrations, Homecoming still features a graduate/varsity football game called the Glory Bowl, played just prior to the annual intercollegiate event.
