Its alignment is nearly north-south, offset slightly northwest, and the street-levelelevation is approximately 35 feet (11 m) abovesea level. The field was natural grass for its first 41 seasons;FieldTurf was installed in2010.
Temporary seating was installed at the end zones to increase capacity to 26,000 for the Sacramento Surge. These seats were removed in 1993 to accommodate for the largerCFL field.
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.[4]
On September 26, 2024, Sacramento State PresidentLuke Wood, athletic director Mark Orr, and Hornets football head coachAndy Thompson announced plans for a new 25,000-seat stadium to be built on the site of the current Hornet Stadium, with construction to begin at the end of the2024 season. The venue would be designed byPopulous and include student seating, premium seating, and boxes.[5] The effort to replace Hornet Stadium comes as part of a push to elevate Sacramento State to theFBS level and gain entry to thePac-12 Conference or theMountain West Conference; the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto DMA is the20th-largest media market in the nation and would be the second-largest in the Pac-12. Following the announcement, a group of local business and political leaders, named the SAC 12, announced that it had raised $35 million inNIL funds to support the effort; the group includes California State SenatorsAngelique Ashby andMelissa Hurtado, AssemblymembersStephanie Nguyen andJoe Patterson, and Hornet football alum and former San Francisco 49erOtis Amey, among others.[6]
On July 17, 1993, it was the site of the first regular seasonCanadian Football League (CFL) game ever played on American soil, where theCalgary Stampeders defeated the Gold Miners 38–36.
Fred Anderson Field hosted the first game between U.S. franchises in the CFL when theLas Vegas Posse defeated the Gold Miners 32–26.
The largest crowd ever to witness an event at Fred Anderson Field was when theSacramento Surge defeated theBarcelona Dragons in theWorld League playoffs on May 30, 1992 in front of 26,445 fans.
The Sacramento Mountain Lions played their first game at the stadium on September 25, 2010 in a 24–20 win over theFlorida Tuskers in front of a crowd that was estimated to be over 20,000.
The2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was heldJune 26–29 at Fred Anderson Field . Organized by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place in conjunction with the USA Junior Combined Events Outdoor Track & Field Championships which started the day before and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.[7]
The largest Sacramento State football crowd occurred on November 19, 2022 when 23,073 fans saw the Hornets complete an 11–0 season with a 27–21 victory overUC Davis in the Causeway Classic.[8]
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