Huskie Stadium

Huskie Stadium
"The House That Bork Built"
Huskie Stadium is located in Illinois
Huskie Stadium
Huskie Stadium
Location in Illinois
Huskie Stadium is located in the United States
Huskie Stadium
Huskie Stadium
Location in the United States
Full nameBrigham Field
at Huskie Stadium
LocationNorthern Illinois University
1245 Stadium Drive South
DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates41°56′02″N 88°46′41″W / 41.934°N 88.778°W / 41.934; -88.778
OwnerNorthern Illinois University
OperatorNorthern Illinois University
Capacity28,211 (2003–present)[1]
Record attendance28,221 (2003)
(vs. Western Michigan)
SurfaceAstroTurf (2024-present)
FieldTurf (2001–2023)
AstroTurf (1969–2000)
Natural grass (1965–1968)
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 30, 1964
OpenedNovember 6, 1965
Expanded1982, 1995, 2016
Construction cost$2,265,172 (original)
($21.9 million in 2023[2])
ArchitectHolabird & Root, Chicago (West)
HOK Sport (East expansion)
General contractorPeterson-Roberts Construction[3]
Tenants
NIU Huskies (NCAA) (1965–present)
DeKalb High School (1966–2010)
IHSA Football Playoffs (2013–present, odd years)[4]

Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium is a college football stadium in the central United States, located on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Opened 59 years ago in 1965, it is the home field of the NIU Huskies of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

  1. ^ "NIU to host IHSA state football finals". NIU Today. June 11, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Huskie Stadium (2005 Northern Illinois Football Media Guide)" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Miraski, Benjamin (June 11, 2012). "IHSA Approves Northern Illinois for Football Finals in Odd Years". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 31, 2013.