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

Section P is in the South Bowl, toward the east side of California Memorial Stadium. It has 75 rows (Rows 1 to 75), all open to the sky. The front row is 212 ft from midfield and Row 75 sits 73 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 202 minutes of direct sun.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section P, Row 38, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section P, Row 38. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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

View from California Memorial Stadium Section P, Row 73, looking toward the field — Top open rows: view from Section P, Row 73. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section P?

75 rows: Rows 1 to 75. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section P covered?

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

How far is Section P from the field?

The front row is 212 ft (64.5 m) from midfield; Row 75 is 350 ft. Eye height runs from 11 ft above the field at the front to 73 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 3.0° from Row 1, 7.5° from Row 38 and 11.8° from Row 75. Seats face a compass bearing of 259.6°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	212 ft	11 ft	3.0°	no
7	222 ft	12 ft	3.2°	no
13	233 ft	16 ft	4.0°	no
19	244 ft	20 ft	4.7°	no
25	255 ft	26 ft	5.8°	no
31	266 ft	31 ft	6.7°	no
37	278 ft	35 ft	7.3°	no
43	289 ft	41 ft	8.1°	no
49	300 ft	47 ft	8.8°	no
55	312 ft	52 ft	9.5°	no
61	323 ft	58 ft	10.2°	no
67	335 ft	64 ft	10.9°	no
73	346 ft	73 ft	11.8°	no
75	350 ft	73 ft	11.8°	no

Is Section P in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 202 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 175 min, middle 209 min, top 220 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	202 min shade 4:00 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	199 min shade 4:00 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

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