Memorial Stadium

Opened in 1953

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

About Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium was a College Football stadium in Mansfield, Connecticut. It opened in 1953 and closed in 2012. Its last recorded capacity was 16,200. Its only tenant was UConn Huskies (College Football, 1953–2002). On our ranked lists it ranks 196th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Photo of Memorial Stadium
Photo by Greenstrat. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

16,200

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1953

Year Closed

2012

Location

Mansfield, Connecticut

Elevation

637 ft

194 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, 1953–2012. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
UConn Huskies
While based here: 36 seasons · 11-23 regular season in the 3 seasons with results on record · no postseason trips
College Football · 1953–2002
Independent 2000–2002 · Atlantic 10 Conference 1999 · Yankee Conference 1953–1990 · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1899–1952
  2. Memorial Stadium 1953–2002
  3. Pratt & Whitney Stadium 2003–present
College Football 1953–2002

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 16,200.

When was Memorial Stadium built?

Memorial Stadium opened in 1953.

What is on the site of Memorial Stadium today?

Werth Family Basketball Champions Center now stands on or beside the site.

Where did the UConn Huskies play after Memorial Stadium?

After leaving Memorial Stadium in 2002, the UConn Huskies moved to Pratt & Whitney Stadium in 2003.

Sources

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

Location

Coordinates: 41.8044, -72.2553
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Pratt & Whitney Stadium 2003– 19 mi
Rentschler Field 1933–1999 20 mi
East Hartford Velodrome 1926–1929 21 mi
Hartford Ball Club Grounds 1874–1876 22 mi
PeoplesBank Arena 1975– 22 mi
Mohegan Sun Arena 2001– 23 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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