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 Memorial
Stadium
Lincoln, NB
Every Saturday in the fall, over 80,000
fans make their way to Lincoln to see one of the most dominant
football teams in country battle at Memorial Stadium.
In the early 1920s, support began to build for a new stadium for the
football program. Construction began in early 1923 and was complete
several months later. The Cornhuskers played their first game at
Memorial Stadium on October 20, 1923 against Kansas. Memorial Stadium
was named in honor of the citizens of Nebraska who fought in the Civil
War, Spanish-American War, and World Wars I & II. Originally Memorial
Stadium consisted of stands on both the east and west sides of the
grandstand.
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By 1946, the Schulte Field
House was constructed on the north end of the stadium. The first main
expansion of Memorial Stadium was prior to the 1964 season when stands
were constructed in the south end zone giving the stadium its
horseshoe configuration. Within the next two years, additional stands
were built on the north side of Memorial Stadium giving it a capacity
of 65,000 by 1966. A modern press box was built in 1967 and before the
start of the 1970 season, the grass field was replaced by Astroturf.
In 1972 the stands in the south end zone were expanded increasing the
capacity by 9,000 to 73,650. In the 1990s two new video/scoreboards, known as HuskerVision, were installed
at the stadium. A $36 million renovation and expansion of
Memorial Stadium was completed by the 1998 season. This included the
construction of the Don Bryant press box that includes 42 luxury
suites, and 1,500 club seats. Various other renovations were completed
including the Astroturf being replaced by FieldTurf. The latest
expansion was completed before the 2006 season. This included the
addition of 6,500 seats in the north endzone and the construction of
the Osborne Athletic Complex. Memorial Stadium has the second largest
video/scoreboard in college football. Today, with a capacity of just over
81,000, Memorial Stadium has sold out for every Cornhuskers game
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