Memorial Stadium

Opened in 1941

Several venues share the name “Memorial Stadium”. See all of them.

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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Photo of Memorial Stadium
Photo by JonRidinger. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

5,600

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1941

Year Closed

1968

Location

Kent, Ohio

Elevation

1,157 ft

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

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

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Teams

Home seasons at Memorial Stadium by team, 1941–1968. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
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
  1. Home venue unknown 1904
  2. Memorial Stadium 1960–1968
  3. Dix Stadium 1969–present
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.

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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.

Location

Coordinates: 41.1479, -81.3435
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
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

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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