Varsity Stadium History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

Varsity Stadium in Toronto, ON

Attributes

Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
Surface Type: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
Lighting: Floodlights
Capacity: 5,000

Numbers

Opened: Jan. 1, 1898
Age: 125 years, 8 months
Total Games: 464
Total Attendance: 3,506,444 (282 games)
All-Time Attendance Avg: 12,434.20
Regular Season Sellouts: 26
Regular Season Announced Sellouts: 30
Hosted Grey Cup: 30 times

Attendance Records

Pre-season: 6,204 — June 20, 2013 MTL 20 @ TOR 24
Regular Season: 26,813 — Nov. 1, 1958 MTL 44 @ TOR 7
Playoffs: 27,242 — Nov. 22, 1952 HAM 7 @ TOR 12
Grey Cup: 27,425 — Nov. 24, 1956 EDM 50 vs MTL 27

Address: Bloor St W and Devonshire Pl

Coordinates: 43.6670644865641, -79.39728677272797

Firsts and Lasts

	First	Last
Game	Oct. 14, 1898 TOR 0 vs OHRC 19	May 30, 2019 MTL 20 @ TOR 45
Regular Game	Oct. 14, 1898 TOR 0 vs OHRC 19	Nov. 1, 1958 MTL 44 @ TOR 7
Playoff Game	Oct. 19, 1901 TOR 18 vs UofT 12	Nov. 22, 1952 HAM 7 @ TOR 12
Grey Cup	Nov. 25, 1911 TOR 7 @ UofT 14	Nov. 30, 1957 WPG 7 vs HAM 32

Note: Information provided is based on data on Canadian senior and professional football team games in the database and may be incomplete or incorrect. It does not include other competition levels or sporting events.

Year	Change	Surface	Capacity
2007	Expansion	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	5,000
2003	Rebuilt/re-opened 2003	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	1,500
1950	Expansion	Natural Grass	21,739
1950	With collapsible bleachers	Natural Grass	27,000
1924	Expansion	Natural Grass	16,000
1911	Expansion	Natural Grass	10,500
1898	Opened 1898	Natural Grass	500

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Toronto Argonauts	4	3	1	0	0	0	137	97
Regular Season
Toronto Argonauts	159	96	58	5	1	0	2,566	1,978
University of Toronto Varsity Blues	21	14	7	0	0	0	233	108
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	25	12	13	0	4	3	287	251
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	11	7	4	0	0	0	158	92
Toronto Beaches	12	6	5	1	0	0	103	86
Torontos	12	6	6	0	0	0	195	141
Toronto HMCS York Navy	3	2	1	0	0	0	46	27
St. Michael's College	1	1	0	0	0	0	21	18
Osgoode Hall Rugby Club	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	0
Camp Borden Flyers	3	1	2	0	0	0	35	36
Toronto Capitals	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	28
Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	15
Toronto Victorias	5	0	5	0	0	0	16	138
Playoffs
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	0	0	237	187
Toronto Beaches	11	7	4	0	0	0	92	65
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	2	1	1	0	0	0	16	19
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	1	1	0	0	0	23	14
Torontos	3	1	2	0	0	0	23	46
University of Toronto Varsity Blues	5	1	4	0	0	0	48	62
Sarnia Golden Bears	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	23
Total
Toronto Argonauts	181	108	68	5	1	0	2,940	2,262
University of Toronto Varsity Blues	26	15	11	0	0	0	281	170
Toronto Beaches	23	13	9	1	0	0	195	151
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	26	13	13	0	4	3	293	251
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	13	8	5	0	0	0	174	111
Torontos	15	7	8	0	0	0	218	187
Toronto HMCS York Navy	3	2	1	0	0	0	46	27
St. Michael's College	1	1	0	0	0	0	21	18
Osgoode Hall Rugby Club	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	0
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	1	1	0	0	0	23	14
Camp Borden Flyers	3	1	2	0	0	0	35	36
Toronto Capitals	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	28
Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	15
Sarnia Golden Bears	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	23
Toronto Victorias	5	0	5	0	0	0	16	138

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Toronto Argonauts	8	8	0	164	36
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	2	0	44	13
University of Toronto Varsity Blues	4	2	2	39	34
Edmonton Elks	1	1	0	50	27
Hamilton Wildcats	1	1	0	23	14
Sarnia Golden Bears	1	1	0	20	12
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	1	1	0	8	5
Montreal Alouettes	3	1	2	80	91
Ottawa RedBlacks	3	1	2	44	44
Toronto Beaches	1	0	1	2	8
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	0	1	7	32
Torontos	1	0	1	7	13

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	1	0	0	0	0	34	27
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	41
Montreal Alouettes	2	0	2	0	0	0	40	69
Total	4	1	3	0	0	0	97	137
Regular Season
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	52	22	25	5	0	0	668	683
Ottawa RedBlacks	52	20	32	0	0	0	637	812
Montreal Alouettes	27	15	12	0	0	0	542	559
Hamilton Rowing Club	11	6	5	0	1	0	95	136
Montreal Hornets	24	5	19	0	0	0	166	369
Sarnia Golden Bears	7	4	2	1	1	1	93	55
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	6	4	2	0	0	0	70	65
Toronto Beaches	7	4	3	0	1	0	67	48
Torontos	7	4	3	0	1	1	127	80
Toronto Argonauts	4	3	1	0	0	0	46	33
Camp Borden Flyers	5	2	3	0	0	0	54	59
Hamilton Panthers	5	2	3	0	1	0	29	79
St. Michael's College	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	7
Hagersville RCAF Bombers	1	1	0	0	0	0	15	12
Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes	2	1	1	0	0	0	23	35
Peterborough ORFUns	3	1	2	0	0	0	26	46
University of Western Ontario Mustangs	5	1	4	0	0	0	19	62
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	5	1	4	0	0	0	39	64
Windsor Royals	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	23
Dundas Rugby Club	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	12
McGill Redmen	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	33
Queen's Golden Gaels	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	10
St. Thomas RCAF Hornets	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	11
Toronto Capitals	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	40
Toronto Victorias	2	0	2	0	0	0	11	49
St. Brigid's Football Club	3	0	3	0	0	0	8	61
Hamilton Wildcats	4	0	4	0	0	0	46	89
Total	240	97	137	6	5	2	2,823	3,541
Playoffs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	6	4	2	0	0	0	109	58
Ottawa RedBlacks	7	4	3	0	0	0	60	66
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Torontos	2	1	1	0	0	0	17	12
Sarnia Golden Bears	4	1	3	0	0	0	12	41
Peterborough ORFUns	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	21
Hamilton Wildcats	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Hamilton Panthers	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	18
Toronto Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	15
Total	24	11	13	0	0	0	212	237