Hornet Stadium

Great environment. The workers inside make you feel welcome. But my issue is with the accessibility of the event. They place guard rails right in the way of the walkways at each entrance. So, if you are confined to a wheelchair, you basically cannot get from one entrance to the other.

Hornet Stadium is improving, but still has a ways to go.
Pro’s:
— The playing surface is brand new and looks sharp. Compared to years past there’s a big difference, it’s no longer a beat-​down grassy field.
— The school is very receptive to tailgating. While the fan base is OK, those that go to games regularly also tend to tailgate. I think some people have more fun at the tailgate parties than the game! However I would suggest you plan on tailgating; if you don’t you will feel like you missed out.
— The stadium surroundings (and fan base) seem to improve every year.
— Weather is usually conducive to games in fall
— When they play rival UC Davis, the fan atmosphere is incredible.
Cons:
— Fan base are mostly die-​hards. Honestly I don’t understand it, because it’s always a good time. I go to a couple games a year and when I take a friend, they usually want to come back.
— Bleacher seats around the stadium. Makes for bleacher butt, nobody wants that! There are some chairbacks but only in one section.
— The «erector set» seating makes for an unappealing stadium. It doesn’t give the appearance that anything is permanent. The cheesecloth around the erector set is not fooling anyone.
— The bathrooms are temporary trailers that are long overdue for permanent replacement.
The stadium gets better very year. If I were King for a day, I’d work on bathrooms, a permanent façade, and more chairbacks, in that order.

The stadium holds a lot of fans and has all the necessities but the Sac State fan Base is weak! I came here to watch my college team (Montana State) play Sac State and we had almost as many fans as they did.
–1 for not letting us out of the stadium at half time. They don’t serve beer so they should let us go to the tailgate out and have one whenever we want!
–1 for lame local fan base
+3 for nice turf and big open lot to tailgate in.

The stadium is pretty big with plenty of parking located around a large portion of the perimeter. The parking structure is about 6 floors so parking is reasonable easy and the Hornet stadium is assessable from the structure. The stadium prides itself with having a «brand new state-​of-​the-​art playing surface» and «underwent the most dramatic renovation in Hornet athletic history». It stadium was renovated in 1992 and it’s current capacity is about 21,195. The new field turf was installed in June 2010. I had an up close and personal look at the turf after having a dance performance with the UFL dance team and was pretty impressed with the quality of it. UFL recently contracted with Hornet Stadium to host their home games for the Sacramento Mountain Lions (very exciting).
The Well Center (a campus recreation and wellness center) sits next to the field is brand new as well. It recently opened in September 2010 and cost the campus $ 77 million. I was inside the Well Center and was pretty impressed by the modern look and feel of the building. Definitely state of the art! I’m excited for the season and can’t wait to perform at Hornet Stadium once again!