Pitt Stadium

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Pitt Stadium was a historic outdoor football venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that primarily served as the longtime home field of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and also hosted early home games for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Pitt Stadium canonical 3
Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf outdoor football stadium
stadium
alsoKnownAs Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh)
linked to: Pitt Stadium
architecturalStyle bowl stadium
capacity approximately 69,000
city Pittsburgh
closure 1999
constructionMaterial concrete
country United States
demolished 1999
demolitionReason need for modern facilities
structural deterioration
hasFeature horseshoe-shaped seating bowl
open end zone
running track around the field
historicalUse home field for Pitt national championship football teams
homeStadiumOf Pittsburgh Panthers football
linked to: Pitt Panthers

Pittsburgh Steelers
inception 1925
locatedIn Oakland neighborhood, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
namedAfter University of Pittsburgh
notableFor hosting University of Pittsburgh home football games for most of the 20th century
hosting early home games of the Pittsburgh Steelers
opened September 26, 1925
operator University of Pittsburgh
ownedBy University of Pittsburgh
partOf University of Pittsburgh campus
recordAttendance over 70,000
region Western Pennsylvania
replacedBy Heinz Field
linked to: Acrisure Stadium

Petersen Events Center
replacedStructureOnSite Petersen Events Center
state Pennsylvania
successorFacilityFunction basketball and indoor events moved to Petersen Events Center
football games moved to Heinz Field
surface natural grass
tenant Pittsburgh Panthers football
linked to: Pitt Panthers

Pittsburgh Steelers
University of Pittsburgh track and field
linked to: Pitt Panthers
usedFor American football
college football
concerts
large university events
professional football
track and field

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Pittsburgh Steelers formerStadium Pitt Stadium
Three Rivers Stadium precededBy Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium alsoKnownAs Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh)
linked to: Pitt Stadium