About Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It opened in 1960. It was designed by Eggers & Higgins. It seats 52,929. Its current tenant is Indiana Hoosiers (College Football), since 1960. By capacity it ranks 55th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 111th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use. It has also been known as Seventeenth Street Football Stadium (1960–1971).
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
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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Indiana Hoosiers While based here: 67 seasons · 294-435-6 regular season · 15 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1960–present
Big Ten Conference 1960–2026 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1960–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 Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 52,929.
When was Memorial Stadium built?
Memorial Stadium opened in 1960.
Who designed Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium was designed by Eggers & Higgins.
Who operates Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is operated by Indiana University Bloomington.
Who plays at Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Indiana Hoosiers.
Where did the Indiana Hoosiers play before Memorial Stadium?
Before moving to Memorial Stadium in 1960, the Indiana Hoosiers played at Memorial Stadium from 1925 to 1959.
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 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Memorial Stadium
1972 - Present
CurrentSeventeenth Street Football Stadium
1960 - 1971
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Armstrong Stadium | 1981– | 0.6 mi |
| Tenth Street Stadium | 1925–1982 | 0.8 mi |
| Lucas Oil Stadium | 2008– | 44 mi |
| Federal League Park | 1913–1916 | 44 mi |
| RCA Dome | 1984–2008 | 45 mi |
| South Street Park | 45 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.