Neale Stadium

Neale Stadium
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Moscow is located in the United States
Moscow
Moscow
Location in the United States
Moscow is located in Idaho
Moscow
Moscow
Location in Idaho
AddressS. Rayburn Street
LocationUniversity of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
Coordinates46°43′34″N 117°01′01″W / 46.726°N 117.017°W / 46.726; -117.017
OwnerUniversity of Idaho
OperatorUniversity of Idaho
Capacity16,000 (approx.)
SurfaceNatural grass
track – cinder
Construction
Broke ground1936 – October [1]
Opened1937 – September 25 [6][7]
Closed1969 – summer [8]
Fire: south grandstand
November 23, 1969 [9]
Demolished1970–71
Construction cost$47,770 [2][3][4]
($1.01 million in 2023[5])
Tenants
Idaho Vandals (1937–1968) – NCAA[10][11][12]

Neale Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Opened 87 years ago in 1937 for college football,[6] it was used for over three decades, through the 1968 football season; the track team moved to the venue in the late 1940s.

Its replacement, the enclosed Kibbie Dome, currently occupies the same site on the west end of campus; the outdoor track is adjacent to the west.

  1. ^ "Idaho stadium work moving at fast clip". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 22, 1936. p. 18.
  2. ^ lib.uidaho.edu – campus buildings – N – accessed 2011-10-02
  3. ^ "Idaho will build stadium". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). August 15, 1936. p. 1.
  4. ^ "New stadium, golf course, and student union building on Idaho campus". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 16, 1936. p. 2, sports.
  5. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Bank, Ted (April 3, 1937). "New stadium to bring new athletic era for Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
  7. ^ "O.S.C. favored in Idaho clash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 24, 1937. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Idaho stadium unsafe for use". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). August 6, 1969. p. 41.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference fire69 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Johnson, Bob (January 31, 1964). "Vandals versus Big Sky". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
  11. ^ "Only winning will satisfy Idaho this gridiron season". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 14, 1965. p. 18.
  12. ^ Payne, Bob (October 23, 1965). "Idaho opens campaign for Big Sky crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 11.