California Memorial Stadium Section B: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section B is in the North Bowl of California Memorial Stadium. It has 72 rows (Rows 1 and 4 to 74), all open to the sky. The front row is 219 ft from midfield and Row 74 sits 69 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 148 minutes of direct sun.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section B, Row 39, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section B, Row 39. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section B, Row 5, looking toward the field — Lower rows: view from Section B, Row 5. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section B, Row 72, looking toward the field — Top open rows: view from Section B, Row 72. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section B?

72 rows: Rows 1 and 4 to 74. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section B covered?

No. Every row is open to the sky. Measured from lidar; calbears.com does not list covered seats.

How far is Section B from the field?

The front row is 219 ft (66.7 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 372 ft. Eye height runs from 6 ft above the field at the front to 69 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 1.6° from Row 1, 6.8° from Row 39 and 10.5° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 137.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	219 ft	6 ft	1.6°	no
9	236 ft	13 ft	3.1°	no
15	248 ft	16 ft	3.7°	no
21	260 ft	21 ft	4.5°	no
27	273 ft	26 ft	5.4°	no
33	286 ft	30 ft	6.0°	no
39	299 ft	35 ft	6.8°	no
45	311 ft	40 ft	7.3°	no
51	324 ft	46 ft	8.1°	no
57	336 ft	51 ft	8.6°	no
63	349 ft	57 ft	9.3°	no
69	362 ft	64 ft	10.0°	no
74	372 ft	69 ft	10.5°	no

Is Section B in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 148 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 120 min, middle 164 min, top 160 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	148 min shade 3:10 pm
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	4:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	12:30 pm	143 min shade 3:10 pm
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

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