About Ryan Field
Ryan Field is a College Football stadium in Evanston, Illinois. It opened in 2026. It seats 35,000. Its current tenant is Northwestern Wildcats (College Football), since 2026. By capacity it ranks 88th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 367th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Address
Address 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Northwestern Wildcats While based here: 1 season · 5-1 regular season · 2026 in progress
College Football · 2026–present
Big Ten Conference 2026 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 2026–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 Ryan Field?
The capacity of Ryan Field is 35,000.
When was Ryan Field built?
Ryan Field opened in 2026.
Who plays at Ryan Field?
Ryan Field is the home venue of Northwestern Wildcats.
Where did the Northwestern Wildcats play before Ryan Field?
Before moving to Ryan Field in 2026, the Northwestern Wildcats played at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium from 2024 to 2025.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- VenueStats compilation: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC0): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Field | 1926–2023 | Same site |
| Northwestern Field | 1905–1925 | Same site |
| Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium | 1997– | 1.2 mi |
| Wrigley Field | 1914– | 8.3 mi |
| Allstate Arena | 1980– | 11 mi |
| Chicago Stadium | 1929–1994 | 13 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.