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Protective Stadium Section 129: view from your seat, rows and shade

Section 129 is in the lower level, east side of Protective Stadium, on the visitors' side. It has 36 rows (Rows A to JJ), all open to the sky. The front row is 208 ft from midfield and Row JJ sits 57 ft above the field. At a 2:30 pm kickoff for UAB vs Charlotte, a seat here gets about 82 minutes of direct sun.

View from Protective Stadium Section 129, Row S, looking toward the field
Middle rows: view from Section 129, Row S. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.
View from Protective Stadium Section 129, Row C, looking toward the field
Lower rows: view from Section 129, Row C. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.
View from Protective Stadium Section 129, Row HH, looking toward the field
Top open rows: view from Section 129, Row HH. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.
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How many rows are in Section 129?

36 rows: Rows A to JJ. Row list from rateyourseats.com. ADA marks a wheelchair platform, not a seat row.

Is Section 129 covered?

No. Every row is open to the sky. Measured from lidar: no deck or roof hangs over the seats; neither protectivestadium.com nor rateyourseats.com lists covered rows.

How far is Section 129 from the field?

The front row is 208 ft (63.5 m) from midfield; Row JJ is 287 ft. Eye height runs from 8 ft above the field at the front to 57 ft at the top. You look down at the field at 2.3° from Row A, 5.6° from Row S and 11.2° from Row JJ. Seats face a compass bearing of 250.8°.

RowTo midfieldEye heightAngle downCovered
A208 ft8 ft2.3°no
G220 ft11 ft3.0°no
M233 ft18 ft4.3°no
S246 ft24 ft5.6°no
Y260 ft31 ft6.9°no
EE275 ft39 ft8.1°no
JJ287 ft57 ft11.2°no

Is Section 129 in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 82 minutes of direct sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff for UAB vs Charlotte. By row band: front third 68 min, middle 83 min, top 96 min. Every remaining home game and possible kickoff time:

GameKickoffSun
UAB vs Charlotte
Sat Nov 7, 2026
2:30 pm82 min
shade 3:50 pm
UAB vs Charlotte
Sat Nov 7, 2026
11 am220 min
shade not during the game
UAB vs Charlotte
Sat Nov 7, 2026
6 pm0 min
shade at kickoff
UAB vs UTSA
Sat Nov 21, 2026
2:30 pm73 min
shade 3:40 pm
UAB vs UTSA
Sat Nov 21, 2026
11 am220 min
shade not during the game
UAB vs UTSA
Sat Nov 21, 2026
6 pm0 min
shade at kickoff

Next door: Protective Stadium Section 128 · Protective Stadium Section 130

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