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

Section K is in the South Bowl, toward the west side of California Memorial Stadium. It has 72 rows (Rows 1 and 4 to 74), all open to the sky. The front row is 217 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 101 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section K?

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

Is Section K covered?

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

How far is Section K from the field?

The front row is 217 ft (66.1 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 364 ft. Eye height runs from 11 ft above the field at the front to 74 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.9° from Row 1, 7.4° from Row 39 and 11.6° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 359.5°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	217 ft	11 ft	2.9°	no
9	233 ft	14 ft	3.4°	no
15	245 ft	18 ft	4.2°	no
21	257 ft	23 ft	5.2°	no
27	269 ft	29 ft	6.1°	no
33	281 ft	32 ft	6.6°	no
39	293 ft	38 ft	7.4°	no
45	305 ft	44 ft	8.2°	no
51	317 ft	50 ft	9.0°	no
57	329 ft	55 ft	9.4°	no
63	342 ft	61 ft	10.1°	no
69	354 ft	67 ft	10.7°	no
74	364 ft	74 ft	11.6°	no

Is Section K in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 101 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 100 min, middle 104 min, top 97 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	101 min shade 2:30 pm
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	90 min shade 2:20 pm
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	1 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

What is near Section K?

water fountains. Location from calbears.com.

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