Spartan Municipal Stadium

Opened in 1928

About Spartan Municipal Stadium

Spartan Municipal Stadium is recorded as an NFL stadium in Portsmouth, Ohio. It opened in 1928. Its recorded capacity is 8,500. Its only tenant was Portsmouth Spartans (NFL, 1930–1933). It has also been known as Universal Stadium (1928–1969).

Photo of Spartan Municipal Stadium — Photo by Spongefan. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

8,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1928

Location

Portsmouth, Ohio 41175

Elevation

518 ft

158 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

Home seasons at Spartan Municipal Stadium by team, 1928–1933. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Portsmouth Spartans While based here: 4 seasons · 28-16-7 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 1 of 4 seasons) NFL · 1930–1933 Territory map on ImperialismMap Universal Stadium 1930–1933 University of Detroit Stadium 1934–1937 Tiger Stadium 1938–1974 Pontiac Silverdome 1975–2001 Ford Field 2002–present	NFL	1930–1933

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 Spartan Municipal Stadium?

The capacity of Spartan Municipal Stadium is 8,500.

When was Spartan Municipal Stadium built?

Spartan Municipal Stadium opened in 1928.

Where did the Portsmouth Spartans play after Spartan Municipal Stadium?

After leaving Spartan Municipal Stadium in 1933, the Portsmouth Spartans moved to University of Detroit Stadium in 1934. They played there until 1937.