About David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. It opened in 1921. It seats 50,071. Its current tenant is Kansas Jayhawks (College Football), since 1921. By capacity it ranks 62nd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 14th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 13th longest single tenancy (105 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Kansas Jayhawks While based here: 106 seasons · 440-622-40 regular season · 14 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1921–present
Big 12 1996–2026 · Big Eight Conference 1960–1995 · Big Seven Conference 1948–1959 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1921–present |
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is 50,071.
When was David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium built?
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium opened in 1921.
Who operates David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium?
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is operated by University of Kansas.
Who plays at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium?
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Kansas Jayhawks.
Where did the Kansas Jayhawks play before David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium?
Before moving to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in 1921, the Kansas Jayhawks played at McCook Field from 1892 to 1920.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- 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 31 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| McCook Field | 1892–1921 | Same site |
| Haskell Memorial Stadium | 1926– | 1.8 mi |
| Yager Stadium Moore Bowl | 1928– | 25 mi |
| Sporting Park | 2011– | 25 mi |
| Hy-Vee Arena | 1974– | 36 mi |
| Athletic Park | 36 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.