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

Section VV 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 212 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 VV, Row 38, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section VV, Row 38. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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

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

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How many rows are in Section VV?

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

Is Section VV covered?

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

How far is Section VV from the field?

The front row is 212 ft (64.5 m) from midfield; Row 75 is 351 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 2.9° from Row 1, 7.7° from Row 38 and 12.0° from Row 75. Seats face a compass bearing of 196.4°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	212 ft	11 ft	2.9°	no
7	222 ft	13 ft	3.3°	no
13	233 ft	16 ft	3.9°	no
19	244 ft	21 ft	4.9°	no
25	255 ft	26 ft	5.8°	no
31	266 ft	31 ft	6.6°	no
37	278 ft	36 ft	7.4°	no
43	289 ft	42 ft	8.3°	no
49	301 ft	47 ft	8.8°	no
55	312 ft	52 ft	9.6°	no
61	324 ft	59 ft	10.3°	no
67	336 ft	64 ft	10.8°	no
73	347 ft	70 ft	11.3°	no
75	351 ft	75 ft	12.0°	no

Is Section VV 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 207 min, middle 218 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	4 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	212 min shade not during the game
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	4:30 pm	3 min shade at kickoff
Cal vs Pitt Sat Nov 28, 2026	7:30 pm	0 min shade at kickoff

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