The Birthplace of College Football | |
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 SHI Stadium during a football game in 2006 | |
  SHI Stadium Location within Middlesex County, New Jersey  SHI Stadium SHI Stadium (New Jersey)  SHI Stadium SHI Stadium (the United States) | |
| Former names | Rutgers Stadium (1994–2011) High Point Solutions Stadium (2011–2017) HighPoint.com Stadium (2018–2019) |
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| Address | 1 Scarlet Knight Way |
| Location | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°30′49″N 74°27′55″W / 40.51361°N 74.46528°W |
| Operator | Rutgers University |
| Capacity | 52,454 (2009–present) 41,500 (1994–2009) |
| Surface | FieldTurf (2004–present) Natural grass (1994–2003) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 9, 1993 |
| Opened | September 3, 1994 |
| Construction cost | $28 million ($57.6 million in 2023 dollars[1]) $102 million expansion |
| Architect | GSGSBH[2] |
| General contractor | Terminal Construction Company[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (NCAA): | |
| Website | |
| scarletknights.com/facilities-football | |
SHI Stadium is the football stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers Scarlet Knights football, Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's lacrosse, and women's lacrosse use the venue for home games. It is located on the Busch Campus at Rutgers, and overlooks the Raritan River to the South. The stadium was opened as Rutgers Stadium on September 3, 1994,[3] when the Rutgers Scarlet Knights hosted the Kent State Golden Flashes. It currently seats 52,454 spectators after a 2009 expansion in the south end zone student section.
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- ^ a b Gabrielan, Randall (2001). Piscataway Township. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 0-7385-0439-4. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ "Rutgers Stadium History : The New Stadium". The Official Site of Rutgers Athletics. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved January 12, 2009.