Memorial Stadium

Opened in 1922

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

About Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium is a former name of World War I Memorial Stadium, used 1922–2016. World War I Memorial Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It opened in 1922. Its recorded capacity is 17,500. Its only tenant was Kansas State Wildcats (College Football, 1922–1967).

Photo of Memorial Stadium — Photo by Greenstrat at English Wikipedia. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

17,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1922

Location

Manhattan, Kansas 66506

Elevation

1,048 ft

319 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.

Teams

Home seasons at Memorial Stadium by team, 1922–1967. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Kansas State Wildcats While based here: 46 seasons · 133-270-23 regular season · no postseason trips College Football · 1922–1967 Big Eight Conference 1960–1967 · Big Seven Conference 1948–1959 · Big Six Conference 1928–1947 · 1 earlier conference · University Division Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1902–1910 Ahearn Field 1911–1921 Memorial Stadium 1922–1967 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium 1968–present	College Football	1922–1967

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 Memorial Stadium?

The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 17,500.

When was Memorial Stadium built?

Memorial Stadium opened in 1922.

Where did the Kansas State Wildcats play before Memorial Stadium?

Before moving to Memorial Stadium in 1922, the Kansas State Wildcats played at Ahearn Field from 1911 to 1921.

Where did the Kansas State Wildcats play after Memorial Stadium?

After leaving Memorial Stadium in 1967, the Kansas State Wildcats moved to Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in 1968.

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).
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Historical Names

World War I Memorial Stadium

2017 - Present

Memorial Stadium

1922 - 2016

Current

Location

Coordinates: 39.1875, -96.5843

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Ahearn Field	1911–1922	Same site
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium	1968–	1.1 mi
Yager Stadium Moore Bowl	1928–	49 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Kansas State Wildcats

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.