What state is Gillette Stadium?
What state is Gillette Stadium?
Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium/State
Gillette Stadium is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 29 miles southwest of downtown Boston and 25 miles northeast of downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
Where is New England Patriots stadium?
Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots/Arenas/Stadiums
Why is Gillette Stadium in Foxborough?
After looking around for land, the team chose Foxborough due to the closeness to Boston and its affordability. Foxborough sits 25 miles north of Providence, so it is in the middle between two large cities in the Boston area. The original venue was known as Foxboro Stadium, and it was around from 1971 – 2002.
When did the New England Patriots move to Foxboro?
1971
From 1963 to 1969, the Patriots played at Fenway Park, the Red Sox baseball stadium. Then in 1971, two significant things happened. The team changed its name to New England Patriots and moved to a new 60,764-seat stadium in the town of Foxboro, about 25 miles south of Boston.
What are the New England states?
New England includes the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Where was the Patriots stadium before Gillette?
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium was demolished in 2002 and replaced by Gillette Stadium and the Patriot Place shopping center.
What are New England states?
Where did the New England Patriots play before Gillette Stadium?
In their inaugural first season, 1960, they played at Nickerson Field. Over the next eleven years they played at Fenway Park, Alumni Stadium and Harvard Stadium. The Patriots wanted a permanent stadium for the team to play at. Foxboro, MA was chosen as the site for a stadium for the Patriots.
Are the New England Patriots located in Massachusetts?
The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 22 miles (35 km) southwest of downtown Boston. Founded in 1959 as the Boston Patriots, the team was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL in 1970 through the AFL–NFL merger.
Were the New England Patriots called the Boston Patriots?
| New England Patriots | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Bill Belichick (de facto) |
| Team history | |
| Boston Patriots (1960–1970) New England Patriots (1971–present) | |
| Team nicknames |
