About Martin Stadium
Martin Stadium is a former name of Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, used 2016–2023. Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Evanston, Illinois. It opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 12,023. Its only tenant was Northwestern Wildcats (College Football, 2024–2025).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Address
Elevation
176 m above sea level
Address 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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Northwestern Wildcats While based here: 2 seasons · 10-14 regular season · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 2024–2025
Big Ten Conference 2024–2025 · FBS (Division I-A)
|
College Football | 2024–2025 |
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 Martin Stadium?
The capacity of Martin Stadium is 12,023.
When was Martin Stadium built?
Martin Stadium opened in 1997.
Where did the Northwestern Wildcats play before Martin Stadium?
Before moving to Martin Stadium in 2024, the Northwestern Wildcats played at Ryan Field from 1926 to 2023.
Where did the Northwestern Wildcats play after Martin Stadium?
After leaving Martin Stadium in 2025, the Northwestern Wildcats moved to Ryan Field in 2026.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Historical Names
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium
2024 - Present
Martin Stadium
2016 - 2023
CurrentLocation
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Field | 2026– | 1.2 mi |
| Ryan Field | 1926–2023 | 1.2 mi |
| Northwestern Field | 1905–1925 | 1.3 mi |
| Wrigley Field | 1914– | 7.6 mi |
| Allstate Arena | 1980– | 12 mi |
| Chicago Stadium | 1929–1994 | 12 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.