Featherstone Field Explained

Stadium Name:Featherstone Field
Location:16007 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, California 90506
Coordinates:33.8844°N -118.3322°W
Opened:1958
Renovated:2016
Owner:El Camino College
Tenants:El Camino College (1958-present)
Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) (1975–1976)
Seating Capacity:12,127

Featherstone Field, previously known as Murdock Stadium[1] [2] is a stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California.

Built in 1958 the stadium seats around 12,127 on wood-backed bleacher seats. It was home to the North American Soccer League's Los Angeles Aztecs for two years (1975–1976), the American Soccer League's Southern California Lazers for a single season in 1978, as well as several United States men's national soccer team FIFA World Cup qualification matches. Today, it hosts El Camino College's American football team. The stadium was originally named after the founding president of the college, Forrest G. Murdock.

The stadium was also used as the main stadium in the 2005 remake of the 1974 film, The Longest Yard. The 2005 film starred Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell and Burt Reynolds, who actually played the lead role in the original film.

The original stadium was demolished and a new state of the art stadium was opened in September 2016.[3] In 2019, El Camino College announced that they would rename the field inside Murdock Stadium after longtime football coach John Featherstone,[4] a former coach at El Camino. The stadium is also the annual host site of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Los Angeles City Section high school football championship games.

International games

Date CompetitionTeam Res Team
19 May 19851986 FIFA World Cup Qualificationalign=center 1–0
31 May 19851986 FIFA World Cup Qualificationalign=center 0–1
13 May 19891990 FIFA World Cup Qualificationalign=center 1–1
16 March 19911991 North American Nations Cupalign=center 2–0

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Featherstone. www.elcamino.edu. 2020-10-06. 2020-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008210246/https://www.elcamino.edu/foundation/featherstone.aspx. dead.
  2. News: September 8, 2016. El Camino College Celebrates Grand Opening of Murdock Stadium. El Camino College.
  3. Web site: El Camino College celebrated the grand opening of the new Athletic Complex and Murdock Stadium. Eric. Ramos. September 3, 2016.
  4. Web site: August 1, 2019. El Camino College Murdock Stadium Field to be Named "Featherstone Field". El Camino College. March 24, 2021. October 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201014032421/https://www.elcamino.edu/about/depts/publicrelations/newsroom/ecc-murdock-stadium-field-to-be-named-featherstone-field.aspx. dead.