Marquette Stadium

Opened in 1924

About Marquette Stadium

Marquette Stadium was a College Football stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It opened in 1924 and closed in 1976. Its last recorded capacity was 24,000. Its only tenant was Marquette Golden Avalanche (College Football, 1924–1960). On our ranked lists it ranks 175th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Venue Information

Capacity

24,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1924

Year Closed

1976

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Elevation

634 ft

193 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

  • Quad Park now stands on or beside the site.

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 Marquette Stadium by team, 1924–1976. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Marquette Golden Avalanche
While based here: 37 seasons · 135-163-15 regular season · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1924–1960
Marquette Golden Avalanche (1924–1939)
Marquette Hilltoppers (1940–1953)
Marquette Warriors (1954–1960)
Independent 1924–1960 · University Division
  1. Home venue unknown 1903–1921
  2. Marquette Stadium 1924–1960
College Football 1924–1960

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 Marquette Stadium?

The capacity of Marquette Stadium is 24,000.

When was Marquette Stadium built?

Marquette Stadium opened in 1924.

What is on the site of Marquette Stadium today?

Quad Park now stands on or beside the site.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 43.0358, -87.9608
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Milwaukee County Stadium 1953–2000 0.8 mi
American Family Field 2001– 0.8 mi
Eclipse Park 1.8 mi
Lloyd Street Grounds 1895–1903 2.1 mi
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 1950– 2.3 mi
Fiserv Forum 2018– 2.3 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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