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Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium

Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium is a stadium in Norfolk, United States that opened in 1936. Its recorded capacity is 21,944.

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Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
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Key facts

Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium is a stadium in Norfolk, United States that opened in 1936. Its recorded capacity is 21,944. It is owned by Old Dominion University and Old Dominion University. It is operated by OVG360 and Comcast Spectacor. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Foreman Field, Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Current tenants are Old Dominion Monarchs, Field hockey, Football:, Norfolk Neptunes, Norfolk State Spartans, Old Dominion Monarchs football, Oyster Bowl, Old Dominion Monarchs, 2009 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2011 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2010 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

Location
Norfolk, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
21,944
Opened
1936
Status
Active
Current owner
Old Dominion University, Old Dominion University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium

Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium is at latitude 36.8889, longitude -76.3049, in Norfolk, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude36.8889
Longitude-76.3049
CityNorfolk
RegionNorfolk
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
193619812026Foreman Field (1936 to 2009)Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium (2009 to 2018)

Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Foreman Field (no sponsor) ran 1936 to 2009. Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2009 to 2018. The average tenure of a name here is 41 years.

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Every recorded name of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Foreman FieldNone1936 to 2009Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard StadiumNone2009 to 2018Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerOld Dominion University1936 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerOld Dominion UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorComcast Spectacor1936 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorOVG360PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Old Dominion MonarchsNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Field hockeyNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Football:NCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Norfolk NeptunesNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Norfolk State SpartansNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Old Dominion Monarchs footballNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
Oyster BowlNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
Old Dominion MonarchsNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2009 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2011 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2012 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2010 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2015 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2016 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource
2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football teamNCAA Division I FBS1936 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

38 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set28102026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set28092026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set417302026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(deleted)48not set2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set4802026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Norfolk State Spartansnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34923not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349232026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set32802026-09
23 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set482026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setForeman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setForeman Field2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310422026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310412026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set287632026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set287572026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set287562026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity20118219442026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722270722026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleS.B._Ballard_StadiumS.B. Ballard Stadium2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: S.B. Ballard Stadium (revision 1372227072). Wikidata item: Q5468640.

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