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South Bend, IN
Perhaps one of the most well
known sporting teams in the nation, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
plays in one the most well known facilities in the nation, Notre Dame
Stadium. Prior to the building of Notre Dame Stadium, Cartier Field, a
30,000 seat stadium, was home to the football team. Because of
continued success, the team regularly sold out this facility. Led by
the success of Coach Knute Rockne’s, he decided that a new stadium
needed to be built for the Fighting Irish. By the mid to late 1920’s
plans were drawn up for a new stadium at Notre Dame. Constructed at a
cost of $750,000, construction began in late 1929. Patterned after
Michigan Stadium, Notre Dame Stadium was completed by October 1930.
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The Fighting Irish played their first game at Norte Dame Stadium on
October 4, 1930 against SMU. Originally with a capacity of 54,000, the
main one tier grandstand circled the entire playing field. Through its
seven decades of existence, Notre Dame Stadium has seen only one main
addition. Prior to the 1997 season, the stadium was expanded to its
current capacity of 80,795. Nearly 21,000 seats were added along the
top rim around the stadium. In addition, the first three rows of seats
were eliminated, a new grass field was installed, new scoreboards were
placed above the rim of the stadium in the north and south end zones
and a new three tier press box was built. Notre Dame Stadium remains
one of the most unique stadiums in college football with its brick
exterior and setting. Over the years seven Heisman Trophy winners have
played at Notre Dame Stadium and the Fighting Irish have sold out
every game since 1964.
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NOTRE DAME STADIUM
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Famous Players: Jerome Bettis, Tim
Brown, Tony Fisher
School Traditions: Victory March, School
Colors of Blue & Gold, Knute Rockne
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