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

Section M is in the South Bowl 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 230 ft from midfield and Row 74 sits 65 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 169 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section M?

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

Is Section M covered?

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

How far is Section M from the field?

The front row is 230 ft (70.0 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 367 ft. Eye height runs from 11 ft above the field at the front to 65 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.7° from Row 1, 6.8° from Row 41 and 10.0° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 317.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	230 ft	11 ft	2.7°	no
9	245 ft	14 ft	3.3°	no
15	256 ft	17 ft	3.9°	no
21	267 ft	22 ft	4.8°	no
27	279 ft	26 ft	5.2°	no
38	299 ft	36 ft	6.8°	no
44	310 ft	38 ft	7.0°	no
50	322 ft	45 ft	7.9°	no
56	333 ft	49 ft	8.3°	no
62	344 ft	54 ft	8.9°	no
68	356 ft	61 ft	9.7°	no
74	367 ft	65 ft	10.0°	no

Is Section M in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 169 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 165 min, middle 181 min, top 161 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	169 min shade 3:40 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	162 min shade 3:30 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 M?

water fountains. Location from calbears.com.

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