About Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium was a College Football stadium in Kent, Ohio. It opened in 1941 and closed in 1968. Its last recorded capacity was 5,600. Its only tenant was Kent State Golden Flashes (College Football, 1960–1968). On our ranked lists it ranks 96th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
353 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
The site today
- The site is now occupied by the Kent State Student Center.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Kent State Golden Flashes While based here: 9 seasons · 24-40-3 regular season in the 7 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1960–1968
MAC 1960–1968 · University Division
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College Football | 1960–1968 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 5,600.
When was Memorial Stadium built?
Memorial Stadium opened in 1941.
What is on the site of Memorial Stadium today?
The site is now occupied by the Kent State Student Center.
Where did the Kent State Golden Flashes play after Memorial Stadium?
After leaving Memorial Stadium in 1968, the Kent State Golden Flashes moved to Dix Stadium in 1969.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dix Stadium | 1969– | 1.7 mi |
| Rubber Bowl | 1940–2008 | 9.5 mi |
| Elks' Field | 1906–1922 | 9.6 mi |
| InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field | 2009– | 10 mi |
| Richfield Coliseum | 1974–1994 | 15 mi |
| League Field | 24 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.