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

Section C is in the North Bowl, toward the west side of California Memorial Stadium. It has 67 rows (Rows 1, 4 to 28 and 34 to 74), all open to the sky. The front row is 214 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 98 minutes of direct sun.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section C, Row 41, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section C, Row 41. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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

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

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How many rows are in Section C?

67 rows: Rows 1, 4 to 28 and 34 to 74. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section C covered?

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

How far is Section C from the field?

The front row is 214 ft (65.3 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 366 ft. Eye height runs from 9 ft above the field at the front to 69 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.5° from Row 1, 7.2° from Row 41 and 10.7° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 112.9°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	214 ft	9 ft	2.5°	no
9	231 ft	13 ft	3.3°	no
15	243 ft	17 ft	3.9°	no
21	256 ft	22 ft	4.8°	no
27	269 ft	28 ft	5.9°	no
38	291 ft	38 ft	7.4°	no
44	304 ft	41 ft	7.6°	no
50	317 ft	47 ft	8.4°	no
56	329 ft	52 ft	9.0°	no
62	342 ft	58 ft	9.7°	no
68	354 ft	64 ft	10.2°	no
74	366 ft	69 ft	10.7°	no

Is Section C in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 98 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 29 min, middle 127 min, top 134 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	98 min shade 3:00 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	91 min shade 2:20 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

What is near Section C?

water fountains. Location from calbears.com.

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