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Cramton Bowl
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Cramton Bowl is a 25,000-seat stadium located in Montgomery, Alabama. Cramton Bowl opened in 1922 as a baseball stadium and has been home to Major League Baseball spring training and to minor league baseball. Today, however, its primary use is for American football.
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Location | 1022 Madison Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36107 |
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Coordinates | 32.37949°N 86.293002°W / 32.37949; -86.293002 |
Owner | City of Montgomery |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Surface | UBU Speed S5 |
Opened | 1922 |
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It is the host of the annual Camellia Bowl for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS); the FCS Kickoff, an annual season-opening game in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision; and of Montgomery's five high school squads. It was previously home to the former Blue–Gray Football Classic, a collegiate all-star game usually played on Christmas Day, the Alabama State Hornets football team, and hosted the first ever football game played under the lights in the South.[1][2]