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

Section RR 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 139 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 208 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section RR?

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

Is Section RR covered?

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

How far is Section RR from the field?

The front row is 139 ft (42.5 m) from midfield; Row 75 is 293 ft. Eye height runs from 6 ft above the field at the front to 73 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.3° from Row 1, 9.9° from Row 38 and 14.1° from Row 75. Seats face a compass bearing of 227.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	139 ft	6 ft	2.3°	no
7	151 ft	12 ft	4.4°	no
13	163 ft	15 ft	5.3°	no
19	176 ft	20 ft	6.6°	no
25	188 ft	26 ft	7.8°	no
31	200 ft	29 ft	8.3°	no
37	213 ft	35 ft	9.4°	no
43	225 ft	42 ft	10.5°	no
49	238 ft	47 ft	11.2°	no
55	250 ft	53 ft	12.0°	no
61	263 ft	59 ft	12.7°	no
67	276 ft	65 ft	13.3°	no
73	289 ft	73 ft	14.3°	no
75	293 ft	73 ft	14.1°	no

Is Section RR in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 208 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 190 min, middle 215 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	208 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	206 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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