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| Location | South College Avenue Newark, DE 19716 |
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| Public transit |  DART First State bus: 16, 33, 46, 302 |
| Owner | University of Delaware |
| Operator | University of Delaware Athletics Department |
| Capacity | 18,500 (2020–present) 16,730 (2019) 22,000 (1998–2018)[3] 23,000 (1979–1998) 21,500 (1970–1978) 13,500 (1964–1969) 10,000 (1958–1963) 9,000 (1952–1957) |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 3, 1951 |
| Opened | November 15, 1952 |
| Renovated | 1993, 2019 |
| Expanded | 1964, 1970, 1972, 1975 |
| Construction cost | $182,000[1] ($2.09 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Tenants | |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football (NCAA) (1952–present) Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse (NCAA) (2010–present) Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's lacrosse (NCAA) (2011–present) | |
Delaware Stadium is an 18,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Newark, Delaware, and is home to the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team. The stadium is part of the David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, which includes the Bob Carpenter Center, Fred P. Rullo Stadium, the Fred Rust Ice Arena and the Delaware Field House.
- ^ "Steel Slowdown Hampers Work on New Stadium at Delaware". The Sunday Star. Wilmington. July 6, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium". Retrieved November 22, 2016.
Erected in 1952 and enlarged prior to the 1964, 1970, 1972 and the 1975 seasons, the 22,000-seat stadium is the largest in the Colonial Athletic Association and one of the largest in the nation in FCS football.