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

Section L is in the South 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 223 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 131 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section L?

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

Is Section L covered?

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

How far is Section L from the field?

The front row is 223 ft (68.0 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 379 ft. Eye height runs from 10 ft above the field at the front to 74 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.6° from Row 1, 7.5° from Row 41 and 11.1° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 324.3°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	223 ft	10 ft	2.6°	no
9	240 ft	14 ft	3.5°	no
15	253 ft	18 ft	4.1°	no
21	265 ft	23 ft	5.0°	no
27	278 ft	30 ft	6.1°	no
38	302 ft	40 ft	7.6°	no
44	314 ft	43 ft	7.8°	no
50	327 ft	49 ft	8.4°	no
56	340 ft	54 ft	9.0°	no
62	353 ft	61 ft	9.8°	no
68	366 ft	67 ft	10.3°	no
74	379 ft	74 ft	11.1°	no

Is Section L in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 131 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 123 min, middle 137 min, top 133 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	131 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	123 min shade 2:50 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 L?

men's restrooms. Location from calbears.com.

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