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

Section D 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 212 ft from midfield and Row 74 sits 74 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 39 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section D?

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

Is Section D covered?

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

How far is Section D from the field?

The front row is 212 ft (64.5 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 351 ft. Eye height runs from 7 ft above the field at the front to 74 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 1.9° from Row 1, 8.4° from Row 41 and 12.0° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 78.6°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	212 ft	7 ft	1.9°	no
9	226 ft	13 ft	3.4°	no
15	237 ft	18 ft	4.3°	no
21	248 ft	22 ft	5.2°	no
27	260 ft	28 ft	6.2°	no
38	281 ft	38 ft	7.8°	no
44	292 ft	42 ft	8.2°	no
50	304 ft	48 ft	8.9°	no
56	315 ft	54 ft	9.7°	no
62	327 ft	61 ft	10.5°	no
68	339 ft	66 ft	10.9°	no
74	351 ft	74 ft	12.0°	no

Is Section D in the sun or shade?

Mostly shaded: about 39 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 7 min, middle 12 min, top 95 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	39 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	4:30 pm	1 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	33 min shade at kickoff
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 D?

water fountains. Location from calbears.com.

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