Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)
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Memorial Stadium, nicknamed The Sea of Red, is an American football stadium located on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. The stadium primarily serves as the home venue for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
"The Sea of Red" | |
Memorial Stadium in 2007 | |
| Address | 600 Stadium Drive |
|---|---|
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Owner | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Operator | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Capacity | 85,458 (since 2017)[1] |
| Record attendance | 91,585 (Sept. 20, 2014) |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 26, 1923[2] |
| Opened | October 20, 1923; 99 years ago (1923-10-20) |
| Renovated | 2006 |
| Expanded | 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1998, 2006, 2013 |
| Construction cost | $430,000 (original structure) ($7.39 million in 2022[3]) |
| Architect | John Latenser Sr. and Sons[4] Davis & Wilson |
| Project manager | Earl Hawkins |
| Structural engineer | Meyer & Jolly[5] |
| General contractor | Parsons Construction Co.[6] |
| Tenants | |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers football (1923–present) NSAA State Football Championship (1996–present) | |
| Website | |
| huskers.com/memorial-stadium | |
Memorial Stadium was built in 1923 at a cost of $450,000 and a capacity of 31,080 to replace Nebraska Field, where the Cornhuskers played home games from 1909 to 1922. The first game at the new stadium was a 24–0 Nebraska victory over Oklahoma on October 13, 1923.[7] A series of expansions raised the stadium's capacity to 85,458, but attendance numbers have in the past exceeded 90,000. Nebraska has sold out an NCAA-record 389 consecutive games at Memorial Stadium, a streak that dates back to 1962.