Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)

Tom Osborne Field at
Memorial Stadium
"The Sea of Red"
View from northeast in 2007, hosting USC
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Lincoln is located in the United States
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Lincoln
Location in the United States
Lincoln is located in Nebraska
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Lincoln
Location in Nebraska
Address600 Stadium Drive
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates40°49′14″N 96°42′22″W / 40.8206°N 96.7060°W / 40.8206; -96.7060
Elevation1,150 feet (350 m)
OwnerUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
OperatorUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Capacity85,458 (since 2013)[1]
Record attendance92,003 (Women’s Volleyball - Aug. 30, 2023)
91,585
(Football - Sept. 20, 2014)
SurfaceFieldTurf (1999–present)
Construction
Broke groundApril 26, 1923[2]
OpenedOctober 13, 1923;
101 years ago (1923-10-13)
Renovated2006
Expanded1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1998, 2006, 2013
Construction cost$430,000
(original structure)
($7.69 million in 2023[3])
ArchitectJohn Latenser & Sons[4]
Davis & Wilson
Project managerEarl Hawkins
Structural engineerMeyer & Jolly[5]
General contractorParsons Construction Co.[6]
Tenants
Nebraska Cornhuskers football
(1923–present)
NSAA State Football Championship
(1996–present)
Website
huskers.com/memorial-stadium

Memorial Stadium, nicknamed The Sea of Red, is an American football stadium located on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. The stadium primarily serves as the home venue for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference.

Memorial Stadium was built in 1923 at a cost of $450,000 and a capacity of 31,080 to replace Nebraska Field, where the Cornhuskers played home games from 1909 to 1922. The first game at the new stadium was a 24–0 victory over Oklahoma on October 13, 1923.[7] A series of expansions raised the stadium's capacity to 85,458, but attendance numbers have in the past exceeded 90,000. Nebraska has sold out an NCAA-record 403 consecutive games at Memorial Stadium, a streak that dates back to 1962.

  1. ^ "Game Notes: Nebraska vs. Arkansas State" (PDF). University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. ^ University of Nebraska–Lincoln. "UNL Historic Buildings - Memorial Stadium". Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "UNL Historic Buildings- Memorial Stadium". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Building the Nebraska University Concrete Stadium". Engineering News-Record. 93 (13). McGraw-Hill: 498. 1924.
  6. ^ "UNL Historic Buildings- Memorial Stadium". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Memorial Stadium". Retrieved July 23, 2018.