About Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It opened in 1927. Its recorded capacity is 10,000. Its only tenant was North Dakota Fighting Hawks (College Football, 1927–1979).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
254 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
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
North Dakota Fighting Hawks While based here: 23 seasons
College Football · 1927–1979
North Central Conference 1950–1979 · Division II
|
College Football | 1927–1979 |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 10,000.
When was Memorial Stadium built?
Memorial Stadium opened in 1927.
Where did the North Dakota Fighting Hawks play after Memorial Stadium?
After leaving Memorial Stadium in 1979, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks moved to Alerus Center in 2009.
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).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alerus Center | 2001– | 1.4 mi |
| Fargodome | 1992– | 71 mi |
| Dacotah Field | 1910– | 72 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.