Memorial Stadium, College football stadium in Minneapolis, United States
Memorial Stadium contained 56,652 permanent seats and spread across eleven acres on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.
The stadium served as the home field for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from its opening in 1924 until closure in 1981.
During games at Memorial Stadium, the Golden Gophers football team secured six national championships between 1934 and 1960.
The stadium incorporated additional temporary bleachers that increased total capacity to 66,000 spectators for major sporting events.
Scientists conducted the Minnesota Starvation Experiment with thirty-six participants in a laboratory beneath Memorial Stadium during World War II.
Location: Minneapolis
Inception: October 4, 1924
Official opening: October 4, 1924
Capacity: 56652
GPS coordinates: 44.97541,-93.22858
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:06
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