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| Location | 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard,Torrance, California 90506 |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′4″N118°19′56″W / 33.88444°N 118.33222°W /33.88444; -118.33222 |
| Owner | El Camino College |
| Capacity | 12,127 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Renovated | 2016 |
| Tenants | |
| El Camino College (1958-present) Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) (1975–1976) | |
Featherstone Field, previously known asMurdock Stadium[1][2] is astadium on the campus ofEl Camino College inTorrance, California.
Built in 1958, the stadium seats around 12,127 on wood-backed bleacher seats. It was home to theNorth American Soccer League'sLos Angeles Aztecs for two years (1975–1976), theAmerican Soccer League'sSouthern California Lazers for a single season in 1978, as well as severalUnited States men's national soccer teamFIFA World Cup qualification matches. Today, it hosts El Camino College'sAmerican football team. The stadium was originally named after the founding president of the college, Forrest G. Murdock.
The stadium was also used as the main stadium in the2005 remake of the 1974 film,The Longest Yard. The 2005 film starredAdam Sandler,Chris Rock,James Cromwell andBurt Reynolds, who actually played the lead role in the original film.
The original stadium was demolished and a new state of the art stadium was opened in September 2016.[3] In 2019, El Camino College announced that they would rename the field inside Murdock Stadium after longtime football coach John Featherstone,[4] a former coach at El Camino. The stadium is also the annual host site ofCalifornia Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Los Angeles City Section high school football championship games.
| Date | Competition | Team | Res | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1985 | 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification |  United States | 1–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| 31 May 1985 | 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification | United States | 0–1 |  Costa Rica |
| 13 May 1989 | 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification | United States | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 16 March 1991 | 1991 North American Nations Cup | United States | 2–0 |  Canada |