Former names | Memorial Stadium |
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Location | Manhattan, Kansas |
Owner | Kansas State |
Operator | Kansas State |
Capacity | 17,500 (former) |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Construction | |
Opened | 1922 |
Construction cost | $500,000 USD |
Tenants | |
Kansas State Wildcats (field lacrosse, rugby union, soccer) |
World War I Memorial Stadium (previously Memorial Stadium) [1] is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. From its opening in 1922 until 1967 it was the home field of the Kansas State Wildcats football team, prior to the opening of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (known as KSU Stadium from 1968 to 2005). It was also used by Kansas State University for track and field.