Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium

Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium is home to the Colgate football and lacrosse teams.

This facility has a capacity of 10,221, in a combination of seating options. Chair-back and bench seating can be located in the Frederick H. Dunlap stands for Raider supporters on the east side of the complex. There is also bleacher seating on the visitor team stands, located on the west side of the complex. With tailgating in the Maroon Council lot behind the stands and a spirited crowd of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium is an ideal setting for enjoying the best in college athletics and what it represents.

The previously unnamed football field was dedicated Andy Kerr Stadium on Sept. 17, 1966, during halftime of a 34-0 victory over Boston University. With Andy Kerr in attendance that day, the crowd was reminded of his many achievements. He served as head coach from 1929-46, and during the 1929-34 period his teams went 47-5-1. His 1932 squad was the “Unbeaten, Untied, Unscored Upon and Uninvited” team that famously did not receive an invitation to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California.

This stadium has been renovated and updated through the following major projects (below):

-- The Frederick H. Dunlap stands was dedicated Oct. 12, 1991, in honor of Fred Dunlap ’50, Colgate Director of Athletics and head football coach between 1976-87.

-- Lights were installed during the summer of 1997.

-- The R.L. Browning ’37 Track was dedicated Sept. 5, 1998.

-- The three-story Lahar-Abeltin Press Box was dedicated Oct. 17, 2003, above the west stands. Harold W. Lahar was head football coach from 1952-56 and 1962-67. Robert Abeltin ’77 played football for the Raiders during 1975 and 1976.

-- The Daktronics videoboard was installed during summer 2019 at the northern end of the stadium. It was and stands an impressive 50 feet wide by 30 feet tall or 1500 square feet, integrating scoreboard, videoboard and advertising technology with HD quality. The former version was installed in 2006 and featured a video screen measuring just 24 feet by 13 feet or 312 square feet of video space and HD quality for Colgate fans. The installation also included a filming platform at the top of the scoreboard, eliminating the need for lifts on the field and providing game filmers a more permanent, stable and safe structure. There is a new production room inside the Andy Kerr Stadium press box which operates the videoboard and the new Patriot League Network production room for events originating on Beyer-Small ’76 Field and Tyler’s Field.

-- FieldTurf replaced natural grass in the stadium for the first time in the summer of 2007. That original FieldTurf was replaced in the summer of 2017. New features on the field include the marking of the 13-yard lines, permanent 'gate g's to mark the goal lines, and a gray border surrounding the field.

-- Lacrosse alumnus Michael Crown ’10 and his parents, Steve and Nancy, are responsible for the addition of lights and the original FieldTurf at Andy Kerr. In recognition for their generosity and longstanding loyalty to Colgate and the athletics program, the field was named for the Crown Family in 2014.

-- The R.L. Browning '37 Track was resurfaced during the summer of 2015.

-- Biddle Plaza was constructed at the southern end of the stadium and was dedicated on Oct. 30, 2021 in celebration of Coach Dick Biddle. He retired in 2013 as the winningest head football coach in Colgate and Patriot League history. The crescent shaped plaza is made of gray granite and includes a display noting his achievements. It offers seating on three levels, and serves as the players' entrance to the stadium from Biddle Way which leads to Reid Athletic Center.

Through these continual updates and additions, Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium has remained one of the top football and lacrosse facilities in the Patriot League.