page_title: Stevens Stadium
section_title: Stadium history
hierarchical_section_title: Stevens Stadium / Stadium history
caption_attribution_description: English: PD image provided to the public by the USGS at http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/htmldir/doq_html/index.html
context_page_description: Stevens Stadium is a 7,000-seat soccer stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was the former home of the now defunct Santa Clara football team as well as the Santa Clara baseball team. The baseball team moved to their new home at Stephen Schott Stadium in 2005. The stadium is the former home of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. The stadium's capacity was increased in the winter of 2007 from a capacity of 6,800 to 10,300. The stadium was named Buck Shaw Stadium before a renovation in 2015.
context_section_description: Stevens Stadium opened its gates for the first time on September 22, 1962 when it hosted a football game between UC Davis and Santa Clara. The stadium was originally named for Lawrence T. "Buck" Shaw, a former football coach of the SCU Broncos. The playing surface still retains his name to the present day being named the Buck Shaw Field. It was used for football games until 1992 and baseball games until 2005.
  In 2005, Stevens Stadium was converted from a multipurpose facility to a soccer-only facility when the dugouts, baseball infield, and baseball backstop were permanently removed from the stadium.
  Stevens Stadium is the current location of the commencement ceremonies for the university.  It was first used for the undergraduate commencement on Saturday, June 9, 2001.
caption: Buck Shaw Stadium in 2003 from above.
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