Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)

Spartan Stadium
Night view of the stadium in 2015
Spartan Stadium is located in Michigan
Spartan Stadium
Spartan Stadium
Location in Michigan
Spartan Stadium is located in the United States
Spartan Stadium
Spartan Stadium
Location in the United States
Former names
  • College Field
    (1923–1935)
  • Macklin Field
    (1935–1948)
  • Macklin Stadium
    (1948–1957)[1]
Address1 Spartan Way
LocationEast Lansing, Michigan
Coordinates42°43′41″N 84°29′5″W / 42.72806°N 84.48472°W / 42.72806; -84.48472
Capacity75,005 (2005–present) [2]

Former capacity

List
    • 72,027 (1994–2004)
    • 76,000 (1957–1993)
    • 60,000 (1956)
    • 51,000 (1948–1955)
    • 26,000 (1935–1947)
    • 14,000 (1923–1934)
Record attendance80,401
SurfaceGrass (1923–1968, 2002–present)
Astroturf (1978–2001)
TartanTurf (1969–1977)
Construction
Broke ground1923
OpenedOctober 6, 1923; 101 years ago (October 6, 1923) [5]
Renovated2005, 2014
Expanded1935, 1948, 1956, 1957, 2005
Construction cost$160,001[3]
($2.86 million in 2023 dollars[4])
ArchitectEdwyn Bowd (1923 field)
Orlie Munson (1957 stadium)
HNTB Architecture (2004 expansion)
Tenants
Michigan State Spartans (NCAA)
(1923–present)
Website
msuspartans.com/spartan-stadium

Spartan Stadium (formerly College Field, Macklin Field, and Macklin Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, United States that opened in 1923. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Michigan State University Spartans. After the addition of luxury boxes and club seating in 2004–2005, the capacity of the stadium grew from 72,027 to 75,005—though it has held more than 80,000 fans—making it the Big Ten's sixth largest stadium. It has been nicknamed "The Woodshed".[6]

  1. ^ "Mich. State Renames Stadium". New York Times. August 16, 1957. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Spartan Stadium". June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Grinczel, Steve (2003). Michigan State Football: They Are Spartans. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 0-7385-3214-2. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  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. ^ "2011 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). cstv.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ "'How Michigan State coach Mel Tucker wants Spartan Stadium to become 'The Woodshed' once again". Lansing State Journal. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.