Hovey Field

Hovey Field is a stadium in Richmond, Virginia. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Virginia Union University. Historic Hovey Field has been the home to Virginia Union University football since 1907.^[1] On land originally purchased for just over $8,000, Hovey Field has become a VUU landmark. Hovey Field seats over 10,000 people and was the home to the 1923 VUU National Championship football team.

Hovey Field, used by Virginia Union University since 1907, is the second-oldest college football stadium still in use in the United States, and is the oldest natural grass football stadium in the country. Harvard Stadium, built in 1903, is the only older college football stadium still in use.

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Sports in Richmond, Virginia
Baseball	EL Richmond Flying Squirrels
Basketball	ABA Richmond Elite
Roller derby	WFTDA River City Rollergirls
Running	Monument Avenue 10K Richmond Marathon
Soccer	USL Richmond Kickers NPSL RVA FC Others Richmond Strikers
College athletics	NCAA Div. I Richmond Spiders VCU Rams NCAA Div. II Virginia Union Panthers
Venues (NCAA Div. I)	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Belgian Building City Stadium The Diamond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Hovey Field Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond Coliseum Richmond International Raceway Robins Center Siegel Center Sports Backers Stadium