Field and bleachers only during the nineteenth century, except for a small Athletic Office added in southwest corner in the late 1890s; stadium and permanent stands built 1922 (lower deck) and 1925 (with upper deck). Franklin Field is the oldest stadium still operating for football. It was the first college stadium in the United States with a scoreboard and the second with an upper deck of seats. In 1922, it was the site of the first radio broadcast of a football game on WIP, as well as of the first television broadcast of a football game by Philco.

for the Pennsylvania - Cornell game, Thanksgiving Day&nbsp;

Note the grid pattern of the markings on the field.

on the University of Penn campus, has long been a famed stadium, most notably hosting the Penn Relays. It opened in 1895, but was not permanent until after the turn of the 20th Century.&nbsp;

University of Pennsylvania Athletics Names Track Oval Inside Franklin Field as the Rogers-O’Hern Lyons Oval/Track in 2021