Nippert Stadium

Nippert Stadium
View from south corner in September 2015
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Full nameJames Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium
Former namesCarson Field (1901–1924)
Location2700 Bearcats Way
(174 West Corry Street)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Coordinates39°07′52″N 84°30′58″W / 39.1312°N 84.5162°W / 39.1312; -84.5162
OwnerUniversity of Cincinnati
OperatorUniversity of Cincinnati
Capacity38,088 (2024–present)[5]

Former capacity:

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    • 12,000 (1924–1935)
    • 24,000 (1936–1953)
    • 28,000 (1954–1991)
    • 35,000 (1992–2014)
    • 40,000 (2014–2015)
    • 40,124 (2015–2023)
Record attendance40,124
(October 24, 2015)
SurfaceMotz artificial turf
(2019–present)[3]

Formerly:

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Construction
Broke ground1915
Opened1915; 109 years ago (1915) [1] (dedicated September 27, 1924)[2]
Renovated1936, 1954, 1970, 1990–1992, 2000, 2005, 2013–2015, 2017
Construction cost$10.5 million
($187 million in 2024[4])
ArchitectFrederick W. Garber
Tenants
Website
gobearcats.com/nippert-stadium

James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium[6] is an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Primarily used for American football, it has been the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1901 and as a permanent concrete stadium since 1915,[1] making it the fourth-oldest playing site and fifth-oldest stadium in college football, respectively.[7]

The stadium has also been used as a soccer venue, serving as the home of FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer from their inaugural 2016 USL season through the 2020 MLS season, following which they moved to TQL Stadium. Nippert Stadium has a current seating capacity of 40,124[8] following the expansion and renovation performed in 2014, and the 2017 removal of corner seats to accommodate FC Cincinnati during their transition to the MLS.

  1. ^ a b Event guide Archived January 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Databasefootball.com". www.databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ University of Cincinnati at The Motz Group
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Nippert Stadium". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. ^ The James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium AD 1924 (Plaque). Nippert Stadium: University of Cincinnati. 1924.
  7. ^ "Nippert Stadium facts", 2015 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Williams: Here's University of Cincinnati's approach to expanding Nippert Stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2023.