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

Section X is in the North Bowl of California Memorial Stadium. It has 67 rows (Rows 1, 4 to 28 and 34 to 74), all open to the sky. The front row is 223 ft from midfield and Row 74 sits 75 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 X, Row 41, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section X, Row 41. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section X, Row 5, looking toward the field — Lower rows: view from Section X, Row 5. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section X, Row 72, looking toward the field — Top open rows: view from Section X, Row 72. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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How many rows are in Section X?

67 rows: Rows 1, 4 to 28 and 34 to 74. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section X covered?

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

How far is Section X from the field?

The front row is 223 ft (68.0 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 376 ft. Eye height runs from 10 ft above the field at the front to 75 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.5° from Row 1, 7.3° from Row 41 and 11.3° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 142.5°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	223 ft	10 ft	2.5°	no
9	240 ft	15 ft	3.5°	no
15	252 ft	19 ft	4.2°	no
21	264 ft	22 ft	4.9°	no
27	277 ft	29 ft	5.9°	no
38	300 ft	38 ft	7.3°	no
44	313 ft	42 ft	7.7°	no
50	325 ft	48 ft	8.3°	no
56	338 ft	53 ft	8.9°	no
62	351 ft	58 ft	9.5°	no
68	363 ft	65 ft	10.1°	no
74	376 ft	75 ft	11.3°	no

Is Section X 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 200 min, middle 214 min, top 208 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 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	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

What is near Section X?

women's restrooms. Location from calbears.com.

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