Memorial Stadium (Champaign)

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Memorial Stadium (Champaign) is a historic college football stadium in Champaign, Illinois, serving as the home field for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football stadium
memorial
outdoor sports venue
architect Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Root
linked to: Holabird & Roche
brokeGround 1922
country United States
dedicated 1924
dedicatedTo University of Illinois students and alumni who died in World War I
formerSurface AstroTurf
hasFeature columns inscribed with names of World War I casualties
horseshoe-shaped seating bowl
premium seating and suites
press box on west side
hasNickname The House That Red Built
hasScoreboard large south end zone video board
homeVenueOf Illinois Fighting Illini football team
locatedIn Champaign County, Illinois NERFINISHED
Champaign, Illinois
Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus
namedAfter Robert Zuppke (nickname reference to coach Red Grange era)
namedFor war memorial purpose rather than a person
opened 1923
operator University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
ownedBy University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
partOf Big Ten Conference venues
renovated 2007
2008
seatingCapacity approximately 60,000
sport American football
surface natural grass
tenant Illinois Fighting Illini football
usedFor NCAA Division I FBS football games
concerts
high school football games

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The House That Red Grange Built nicknameFor Illinois Memorial Stadium
linked to: Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
Urbana hasLandmark Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
University of Illinois Bands performsAt Memorial Stadium (Champaign)