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

Section N is in the South Bowl of California Memorial Stadium. It has 72 rows (Rows 1 and 4 to 74), all open to the sky. The front row is 225 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 170 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section N?

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

Is Section N covered?

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

How far is Section N from the field?

The front row is 225 ft (68.6 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 381 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 2.8° from Row 1, 7.1° from Row 39 and 11.0° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 317.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	225 ft	11 ft	2.8°	no
9	242 ft	13 ft	3.1°	no
15	255 ft	17 ft	3.8°	no
21	268 ft	22 ft	4.6°	no
27	281 ft	27 ft	5.4°	no
33	293 ft	32 ft	6.3°	no
39	306 ft	38 ft	7.1°	no
45	319 ft	43 ft	7.7°	no
51	332 ft	49 ft	8.5°	no
57	345 ft	56 ft	9.2°	no
63	358 ft	61 ft	9.7°	no
69	370 ft	68 ft	10.3°	no
74	381 ft	74 ft	11.0°	no

Is Section N in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 170 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 176 min, middle 205 min, top 127 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	170 min shade 4:00 pm
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	4:30 pm	2 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	165 min shade 4:00 pm
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	2 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

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