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
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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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
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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.
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.
- 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).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.