About Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium was a College Football stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in 1924 and closed in 1992. Its last recorded capacity was 56,652. Its only tenant was Minnesota Golden Gophers (College Football, 1924–1981). On our ranked lists it ranks 233rd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
253 m above sea level
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.
The site today
- Freeman Aquatics Center now stands on or beside the site.
- The site is now occupied by the McNamara Alumni Center, whose atrium holds the stadium's original brick entrance arch. (Source: Wikipedia)
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Minnesota Golden Gophers While based here: 58 seasons · 299-210-25 regular season · 3 postseason trips
College Football · 1924–1981
Big Ten Conference 1924–1981 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1924–1981 |
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 56,652.
When was Memorial Stadium built?
Memorial Stadium opened in 1924.
What is on the site of Memorial Stadium today?
Freeman Aquatics Center now stands on or beside the site. The site is now occupied by the McNamara Alumni Center, whose atrium holds the stadium's original brick entrance arch.
Who operates Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is operated by University of Minnesota.
Where did the Minnesota Golden Gophers play before Memorial Stadium?
Before moving to Memorial Stadium in 1924, the Minnesota Golden Gophers played at Northrop Field from 1899 to 1923.
Where did the Minnesota Golden Gophers play after Memorial Stadium?
After leaving Memorial Stadium in 1981, the Minnesota Golden Gophers moved to Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1982. They played there until 2008.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- 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 51 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): What stands on the site today.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Field | 0.2 mi | |
| University of Minnesota Armory | 1896– | 0.2 mi |
| Huntington Bank Stadium | 2009– | 0.2 mi |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 1982–2014 | 1.4 mi |
| U.S. Bank Stadium | 2016– | 1.5 mi |
| Minneapolis Auditorium | 1927–1989 | 2.2 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.