Full name | James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium |
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Former names | Carson Field (1901–1924) |
Location | 2700 Bearcats Way (174 West Corry Street) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°07′52″N 84°30′58″W / 39.1312°N 84.5162°W |
Owner | University of Cincinnati |
Operator | University of Cincinnati |
Capacity | 40,124 (2015–present)[5]
Former capacity: List
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Record attendance | 40,124 (October 24, 2015) |
Surface | Motz artificial turf (2019–present)[3] Formerly: List
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Construction | |
Broke ground | 1915 |
Opened | 1915[1] (dedicated September 27, 1924)[2] |
Renovated | 1936, 1954, 1970, 1990–1992, 2000, 2005, 2013–2015, 2017 |
Construction cost | $10.5 million ($187 million in 2024[4]) |
Architect | Frederick W. Garber |
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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 is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. 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[7] 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. The stadium began in 1901 with a rudimentary for and field surface, with permanent concrete stands built along each sideline for the 1915 season[1] and a complete horseshoe stadium completed in 1924, making it the fourth-oldest playing site and fifth-oldest stadium in college football, respectively.[8]
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