Memorial Stadium

Opened in 1969

About Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium is a former name of Dix Stadium, used 1969–1972. Dix Stadium is a College Football stadium in Kent, Ohio. It opened in 1969. It seats 25,319. Its current tenant is Kent State Golden Flashes (College Football), since 1969. By capacity it ranks 122nd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 138th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Memorial Stadium — Photo by JonRidinger. License: CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

25,319

Source: Wikidata

#122 in College Football of 241

Year Opened

1969

#130 oldest in College Football of 242

Location

Kent, Ohio 44242

Elevation

1,053 ft

321 m above sea level

#48 highest in College Football of 242

Operator

Kent State University

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

Home seasons at Memorial Stadium by team, 1969–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Kent State Golden Flashes While based here: 58 seasons · 208-438-2 regular season · 4 postseason trips · 2026 in progress College Football · 1969–present MAC 1969–2026 · FBS (Division I-A) Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1904 Memorial Stadium 1960–1968 Dix Stadium 1969–present	College Football	1969–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 25,319.

When was Memorial Stadium built?

Memorial Stadium opened in 1969.

Who operates Memorial Stadium?

Memorial Stadium is operated by Kent State University.

Who plays at Memorial Stadium?

Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Kent State Golden Flashes.

Where did the Kent State Golden Flashes play before Memorial Stadium?

Before moving to Memorial Stadium in 1969, the Kent State Golden Flashes played at Memorial Stadium from 1960 to 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 33 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.

Historical Names

Dix Stadium

1973 - Present

Memorial Stadium

1969 - 1972

Current

Location

Coordinates: 41.1390, -81.3137

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Memorial Stadium	1941–1969	1.7 mi
Rubber Bowl	1940–2008	10 mi
Elks' Field	1906–1922	11 mi
InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field	2009–	11 mi
Richfield Coliseum	1974–1999	16 mi
League Field		24 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Kent State Golden Flashes

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