- USC has played in AT&T park, the baseball home of the San Francisco Giants, once before in the 2009 Emerald Bowl. The Trojans defeated Boston College 24-13 behind freshman QB Matt Barkley who passed for two touchdowns and ran for another.
- Cal has played five games at five different stadiums this season. They defeated Presbyterian 63-12 in the only game at AT&T Park.
- The Bears broke a streak of 88 consecutive seasons playing every home game at Memorial Stadium. They will be back in Berkeley next year after the $321 million renovation is complete.
- AT&T Park will hold approximately 37,000 fans tonight. By comparison, Memorial Stadium will house 63,000 people post-renovation.
- In the Kraft Hunger Bowl (formerly the Emerald Bowl), both teams shared the same sideline. Tonight, the benches will face each other on opposite sidelines like a typical football set-up.
- The football field fits snugly within the baseball walls, so in the past, both offenses drove in the same direction towards the more open and thus safer end zone. As far as we know tonight, we will play by traditional football rules and the offenses will drive in both directions.
- The infield dirt is expected to be covered by turf as well.
- Follow us on Twitter for photos and updates of the strange confines tonight.
