UC Davis Health Stadium is a 10,743-seat multi-purpose stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of California, Davis in unincorporated Yolo County, California. Opened as Aggie Stadium on April 1, 2007, it replaced Toomey Field and is the home to the UC Davis Aggies football and women's lacrosse teams. Plans call for the stadium to eventually be built out to 30,000 seats.^[3]

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UC Davis Health Stadium

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Former names	Aggie Stadium (2007–2018)
Location	University of California, Davis Davis, California, U.S.
Coordinates	38°32′11.42″N 121°45′46″W
Owner	University of California, Davis
Operator	University of California, Davis
Capacity	10,743 [1]
Surface	Shaw Sports Turf
Construction
Broke ground	2005
Opened	April 1, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-01)
Construction cost	$30 million ($44.1 million in 2023[2])
Architect	Ellerbe Becket
Tenants
UC Davis Aggies football (NCAA) (2007–present) UC Davis Aggies women’s lacrosse (NCAA) (2007–present) FC Davis (NPSL) (2018)

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The artificial turf playing field is named Jim Sochor Field, after their College Football Hall of Fame coach. It is aligned north-south at an approximate elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above sea level.

The stadium was originally scheduled for completion in time for the 2006 football season, but due to owner requested changes the stadium did not open until 2007.^[4]

In the first sporting event held in the new stadium, the UCD women's lacrosse team beat St. Mary's 17–5 on April 1, and Aggie sophomore Patrice Clark scored the first goal. Its first football game was on September 1 against Western Washington; the Aggies lost 28–21.^[5]

As part of a partnership with the UC Davis Health System, announced at the Causeway Classic Luncheon on November 15, 2018,^[6] the facility was renamed UC Davis Health Stadium on August 1, 2019, for a period of 20 years. Along with this development, announced with plans for a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m²) student-athlete performance center and practice field, and 16,000 square feet (1,500 m²) of the Bob Foster Team Center, located behind the north end zone, will be renovated.

The previous venue, Toomey Field, continues as the home of the Aggies' track and field teams.

The Tavernetti Bell, also known as the "Victory Bell", greets fans entering Aggie Stadium. The bell is named after Thomas Tavernetti (1889–1934) and is rung once for every point scored after an Aggie victory. With the construction of Aggie Stadium, the bell followed from its previous location at Toomey Field.^[7]

• UC Davis Health Stadium entrance
• Jim Sochor Field
• UC Davis Health Stadium press box

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