About Nicollet Park
Nicollet Park was an NFL stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in 1896 and closed in 1955. Its last recorded capacity was 4,000. Its only tenant was Minneapolis Marines (NFL, 1921–1930). On our ranked lists it ranks 191st shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 191st shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 90th shortest-lived of 139 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 40th shortest-lived of 55 NFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 76th longest single tenancy (9 years) of the 101 longest on record in NFL stadiums
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
265 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Minneapolis Marines While based here: 6 seasons · 6-33-3 regular season
APFA, NFL · 1921–1930
|
APFA, NFL | 1921–1930 |
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 Nicollet Park?
The capacity of Nicollet Park is 4,000.
When was Nicollet Park built?
Nicollet Park opened in 1896.
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.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Auditorium | 1927–1989 | 1.5 mi |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 1982–2014 | 2.1 mi |
| U.S. Bank Stadium | 2016– | 2.1 mi |
| Athletic Park | 1889–1896 | 2.2 mi |
| Target Center | 1990– | 2.2 mi |
| Target Field | 2010– | 2.4 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.