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| Full name | University of Illinois Memorial Stadium |
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| Address | 1402 South 1st Street |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40°5′57″N 88°14′9″W / 40.09917°N 88.23583°W |
| Public transit |  MTD |
| Owner | University of Illinois |
| Operator | University of Illinois |
| Capacity | 60,670 (2011–present)[4]
Former capacity: List
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| Surface | Grass (1923–1974) AstroTurf (1975–2000) AstroPlay (2001–2007) FieldTurf (2008–present) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 11, 1922[1] |
| Opened | November 3, 1923 |
| Renovated | 1985, 2008, 2013 |
| Expanded | 1930 |
| Construction cost | US$1,700,000 ($30.4 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Holabird & Roche (original) HNTB (renovation) |
| General contractor | English Brothers[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini (NCAA) (1923–present) Chicago Bears (NFL) (2002) | |
| Website | |
| fightingillini.com/memorial-stadium | |
Memorial Stadium is a stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The stadium, used primarily for football, is a memorial to the university's students who died in World War I; their names are engraved on the nearly 200 pillars surrounding the stadium's façade.[5] With a capacity of 60,670, the stadium is primarily used as the home of the university's Fighting Illini football team.
- ^ "Start Work on Stadium". Christian Science Monitor. September 12, 1922. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Memorial Stadium Dedication Plaque
- ^ "Illinois Taking Out 2,200 Seats". ESPN. April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "2012 Illinois Football Game Day Staff Handbook" (PDF). University of Illinois Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2013.