Nickerson Field
Nickerson Field is a stadium in Massachusetts, United States that opened in 1915. Its recorded capacity is 9,871.
Key facts
Nickerson Field is a stadium in Massachusetts, United States that opened in 1915. Its recorded capacity is 9,871. It is owned by Boston University and Boston University. It is operated by Boston University Terriers. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Boston University Field. Current tenants are Boston University Terriers women's lacrosse, Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse, Boston University Terriers women's soccer, Boston University Terriers men's soccer, Boston University Terriers football, 1974 Boston University Terriers football team, 1941 Boston University Terriers football team, Portland Breakers, Boston University Terriers, Boston Breakers.
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 9,871
- Opened
- 1915
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Boston University, Boston University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Nickerson Field is at latitude 42.35343, longitude -71.119273, in Massachusetts, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.35343 |
| Longitude | -71.119273 |
| City | Massachusetts |
| Region | Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Nickerson Field has carried 1 recorded name. Boston University Field (no sponsor) ran 1954 to 1963. The average tenure of a name here is 9 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Field | None | 1954 to 1963 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Boston University | 1915 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Boston University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Boston University Terriers | 1915 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Terriers women's lacrosse | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Boston University Terriers women's soccer | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Boston University Terriers men's soccer | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Boston University Terriers football | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| 1974 Boston University Terriers football team | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| 1941 Boston University Terriers football team | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Portland Breakers | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Boston University Terriers | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
| Boston Breakers | Not mapped | 1915 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
23 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Boston University Athletics | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 35093 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35093 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3434 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Boston University Field | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31478 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26245 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26244 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26243 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26242 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26241 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26240 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26239 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26238 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26237 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26236 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26235 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 26234 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372220271 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 10412 | 9871 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372220271 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Nickerson_Field | Nickerson Field | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: