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

Section R is on the east side of California Memorial Stadium, behind the Cal team bench, in the student section, where the Cal Band sits in the front rows. It has 75 rows (Rows 1 to 75), all open to the sky. The front row is 161 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 207 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section R?

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

Is Section R covered?

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

How far is Section R from the field?

The front row is 161 ft (49.0 m) from midfield; Row 75 is 295 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 3.9° from Row 1, 9.2° from Row 38 and 13.8° from Row 75. Seats face a compass bearing of 227.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	161 ft	11 ft	3.9°	no
7	171 ft	13 ft	4.3°	no
13	181 ft	15 ft	4.9°	no
19	191 ft	20 ft	6.0°	no
25	202 ft	25 ft	7.1°	no
31	212 ft	31 ft	8.2°	no
37	223 ft	36 ft	9.1°	no
43	235 ft	41 ft	9.8°	no
49	246 ft	46 ft	10.6°	no
55	257 ft	52 ft	11.4°	no
61	268 ft	57 ft	12.1°	no
67	280 ft	64 ft	12.8°	no
73	291 ft	73 ft	14.0°	no
75	295 ft	73 ft	13.8°	no

Is Section R in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 207 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 188 min, middle 214 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	207 min shade not during the game
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	205 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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