About Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. It opened in 1923. It was designed by John Latenser, Sr.. It seats 87,091. Its current tenant is Nebraska Cornhuskers (College Football), since 1923. By capacity it ranks 13th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 23rd oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 21st longest single tenancy (103 years) of the 102 longest on record.
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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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Nebraska Cornhuskers While based here: 104 seasons · 720-348-26 regular season · 55 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1923–present
Big Ten Conference 2011–2026 · Big 12 1996–2010 · Big Eight Conference 1960–1995 · 3 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1923–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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 87,091.
When was Memorial Stadium built?
Memorial Stadium opened in 1923.
Who designed Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium was designed by John Latenser, Sr..
Who operates Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is operated by University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Who plays at Memorial Stadium?
Memorial Stadium is the home venue of Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Where did the Nebraska Cornhuskers play before Memorial Stadium?
Before moving to Memorial Stadium in 1923, the Nebraska Cornhuskers played at Nebraska Field from 1909 to 1922.
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 52 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Field | 1909–1922 | Same site |
| Antelope Field | 1897–1907 | 0.2 mi |
| Antelope Park | 1892– | 1.1 mi |
| Cooper Park | 1.2 mi | |
| Creighton Stadium | 1925–1963 | 50 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.