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In the early 1920s, the old football stadium, Illinois Field, was deemed inadequate. There was some sentiment for retaining the site, but it was too congested to expand the stadium adequately, so a new site was selected, in a largely undeveloped area at the south end of the campus. Heavy rain during the construction resulted in a bulldozer sinking into the field. It was decided that the expense of removing the bulldozer would have been greater than leaving it buried under the field. It remains there today.

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  • Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
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  • In the early 1920s, the old football stadium, Illinois Field, was deemed inadequate. There was some sentiment for retaining the site, but it was too congested to expand the stadium adequately, so a new site was selected, in a largely undeveloped area at the south end of the campus. Heavy rain during the construction resulted in a bulldozer sinking into the field. It was decided that the expense of removing the bulldozer would have been greater than leaving it buried under the field. It remains there today.
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  • 1930(xsd:integer)
Nickname
  • Zuppke Field
broke ground
  • 1922-09-11(xsd:date)
construction cost
  • 1700000.0
Title
  • Home of the Chicago Bears
stadium name
  • Memorial Stadium
Operator
  • University of Illinois
general contractor
  • English Brothers
Before
Surface
renovated
  • 19852008(xsd:integer)
Years
  • 2002(xsd:integer)
After
seating capacity
  • 55524(xsd:integer)
  • 57078(xsd:integer)
  • 60670(xsd:integer)
  • 62870(xsd:integer)
  • 69200(xsd:integer)
  • 69249(xsd:integer)
  • 70053(xsd:integer)
  • 70153(xsd:integer)
  • 70563(xsd:integer)
  • 70904(xsd:integer)
  • 70906(xsd:integer)
  • 71119(xsd:integer)
  • 71227(xsd:integer)
Architect
Opened
  • 1923-11-03(xsd:date)
Owner
tenants
  • Chicago Bears
  • Illinois Fighting Illini
Location
  • 1402(xsd:integer)
  • Champaign, Illinois 61820
abstract
  • In the early 1920s, the old football stadium, Illinois Field, was deemed inadequate. There was some sentiment for retaining the site, but it was too congested to expand the stadium adequately, so a new site was selected, in a largely undeveloped area at the south end of the campus. Memorial Stadium was completed in 1923 at a cost of US$ 1.7 million. The general contractor of the project was English Brothers of Champaign, who are in business to this day. The name was chosen in honor of the dead from World War I. The original construction was financed with donations from University students, alumni, and others. At the time, the stadium consisted of double-decked stands on the east and west sidelines. The single-decked horseshoe around the south end zone was later completed, and temporary bleachers stand in the north end zone. Heavy rain during the construction resulted in a bulldozer sinking into the field. It was decided that the expense of removing the bulldozer would have been greater than leaving it buried under the field. It remains there today.
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