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

Section XX is in the North Bowl of California Memorial Stadium. It has 72 rows (Rows 1 and 4 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 196 minutes of direct sun.

View from California Memorial Stadium Section XX, Row 39, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section XX, Row 39. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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

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

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How many rows are in Section XX?

72 rows: Rows 1 and 4 to 74. Row list from rateyourseats.com.

Is Section XX covered?

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

How far is Section XX from the field?

The front row is 223 ft (68.1 m) from midfield; Row 74 is 380 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 2.8° from Row 1, 7.0° from Row 39 and 11.1° from Row 74. Seats face a compass bearing of 137.7°.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down	Covered
1	223 ft	11 ft	2.8°	no
9	240 ft	13 ft	3.2°	no
15	253 ft	19 ft	4.4°	no
21	266 ft	22 ft	4.8°	no
27	279 ft	27 ft	5.6°	no
33	292 ft	33 ft	6.4°	no
39	304 ft	37 ft	7.0°	no
45	317 ft	42 ft	7.6°	no
51	330 ft	49 ft	8.4°	no
57	343 ft	55 ft	9.1°	no
63	356 ft	60 ft	9.6°	no
69	369 ft	67 ft	10.2°	no
74	380 ft	75 ft	11.1°	no

Is Section XX in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 196 minutes of direct sun at a 12:30 pm kickoff for Cal vs Stanford. By row band: front third 191 min, middle 206 min, top 191 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

Game	Kickoff	Sun
Cal vs Stanford Sat Nov 21, 2026	12:30 pm	196 min shade 3:50 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	195 min shade 3:50 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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