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

Section V is in the North 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 210 ft from midfield and Row 75 sits 75 ft above the field. At a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford, a seat here gets about 215 minutes of direct sun.

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

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

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

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How many rows are in Section V?

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

Is Section V covered?

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

How far is Section V from the field?

The front row is 210 ft (63.9 m) from midfield; Row 75 is 341 ft. Eye height runs from 11 ft above the field at the front to 75 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 3.0° from Row 1, 8.1° from Row 38 and 12.4° from Row 75. Seats face a compass bearing of 212.6°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	210 ft	11 ft	3.0°	no
7	219 ft	12 ft	3.2°	no
13	228 ft	17 ft	4.3°	no
19	238 ft	21 ft	5.1°	no
25	248 ft	26 ft	6.0°	no
31	259 ft	32 ft	7.0°	no
37	269 ft	37 ft	7.8°	no
43	280 ft	42 ft	8.6°	no
49	291 ft	49 ft	9.6°	no
55	302 ft	55 ft	10.3°	no
61	314 ft	60 ft	10.9°	no
67	325 ft	67 ft	11.6°	no
73	337 ft	75 ft	12.6°	no
75	341 ft	75 ft	12.4°	no

Is Section V in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 215 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 204 min, middle 219 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	215 min shade not during the game
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	4:30 pm	6 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	211 min shade not during the game
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	4 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

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