Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home)
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Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) was the Boston College football stadium that temporarily served as the main home field for the New England Patriots before the opening of Foxboro Stadium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T355342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) Context triple: [Foxboro Stadium, replacedEarlierVenue, Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home)]
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A.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s New England Patriots before it was replaced by Gillette Stadium.
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B.
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the home field of the NFL’s New England Patriots and MLS’s New England Revolution.
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C.
New England Patriots Hall of Fame
The New England Patriots Hall of Fame is the team's official honor recognizing and celebrating the greatest players, coaches, and contributors in franchise history.
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D.
Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field is a major outdoor sports stadium in Philadelphia, best known as the home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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E.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) Target entity description: Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) was the Boston College football stadium that temporarily served as the main home field for the New England Patriots before the opening of Foxboro Stadium.
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A.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s New England Patriots before it was replaced by Gillette Stadium.
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B.
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the home field of the NFL’s New England Patriots and MLS’s New England Revolution.
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C.
New England Patriots Hall of Fame
The New England Patriots Hall of Fame is the team's official honor recognizing and celebrating the greatest players, coaches, and contributors in franchise history.
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Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field is a major outdoor sports stadium in Philadelphia, best known as the home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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E.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football stadium
ⓘ
temporary home venue ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | college football games ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Boston College
ⓘ
New England Patriots ⓘ
surface form:
New England Patriots organization
|
| cityServedDuringPatriotsUse | Boston NFL market ⓘ |
| competitionLevelHosted |
college American football
ⓘ
professional American football ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy |
Foxboro Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Foxboro Stadium (as Patriots home)
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| functionedAs | stopgap venue while permanent Patriots stadium was being developed ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the early home fields in New England Patriots history ⓘ |
| homeCityTeamDuringUse |
New England Patriots
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Patriots / New England Patriots franchise
|
| homeConferenceCollegeTenant | Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ |
| homeFieldAdvantageFor | New England Patriots ⓘ |
| homeTeamDuringUse | New England Patriots ⓘ |
| leagueOfTenant | National Football League ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chestnut Hill, Newton
ⓘ
surface form:
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
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| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedOnCampusOf | Boston College ⓘ |
| ownership | Boston College ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Harvard Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Stadium (as Patriots home)
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| primaryUseDuringPeriod | hosting New England Patriots home games ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| replaced |
Harvard Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Stadium (as Patriots home)
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| replacedBy | Foxboro Stadium ⓘ |
| roleInFranchiseHistory | interim home before move to purpose-built Foxboro Stadium ⓘ |
| servedAs |
primary home field of the New England Patriots
ⓘ
temporary main home field of the New England Patriots ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stadiumType | outdoor stadium ⓘ |
| surfaceTypeDuringPatriotsUse | outdoor grass playing surface ⓘ |
| tenantLeague |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
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| usedBeforeOpeningOf | Foxboro Stadium ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Boston College Eagles football
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston College Eagles football team
New England Patriots ⓘ |
| usedInEra | early years of New England Patriots franchise ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) Description of subject: Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) was the Boston College football stadium that temporarily served as the main home field for the New England Patriots before the opening of Foxboro Stadium.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.