Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

The ground sits on a hillside where the old buildings of the university meet the wider city, a natural amphitheatre that keeps the sound in rather than letting it escape. Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium opened in 2013, replacing a facility that had served the university for decades. The new build brought a different feel to game days, moving the action away from the worn turf of University Field onto a synthetic pitch that holds up through the wet New York autumns.

The stands are concrete and steel, built to hold 8,500 spectators, though they rarely feel full. The sightlines from the lower tier are sharp, looking down onto the green rectangle where the Great Danes play. The purple and gold markings on the turf are bold, a splash of colour against the grey sky that often hangs over the Hudson Valley. The flagpole on the left carries the American flag, snapping in the wind that sweeps across the open end of the stadium.

The venue has found a second life as a home for lacrosse, hosting the New York Atlas of the Premier Lacrosse League since 2024. The attendance figures tell a story of shifting priorities; a record crowd of 9,052 gathered in 2016 for a football match against Richmond, a night game that went into triple overtime. That was a moment when the ground felt its purpose, but the numbers have since settled. The stadium is not a cathedral, but it is a functional space for sport, located at 1400 Washington Avenue. Snow often lingers in the corners of the surrounding grass in winter, a reminder of the season before the games begin again.