Memorial Stadium (Indiana University)
American football stadium on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, IN, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Indiana Hoosiers football since its opening in 1960. It is the tenth largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference, with a capacity of 52,626.[1] The field has a conventional north-south alignment, at an approximate elevation of 771 feet (235 m) above sea level.
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"The Rock" | |
| Former names | Seventeenth Street Football Stadium (1960–1971) |
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| Location | 701 East 17th Street Bloomington, Indiana, US 47408 |
| Coordinates | 39°10′51″N 86°31′32″W |
| Owner | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Operator | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Capacity | 52,626 (2018–present)[1]
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| Record attendance | 56,223 (Indiana vs Purdue, November 12, 1969) |
| Surface | FieldTurf Revolution 360 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 27, 1958 |
| Opened | October 8, 1960 |
| Renovated | 2003, 2016 |
| Expanded | 1969, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $4.569 million ($47 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Eggers & Higgins |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Indiana Hoosiers football (NCAA) (1960–present) | |
| Website | |
| iuhoosiers.com/memorial-stadium | |
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