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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memorial Stadium (Champaign) canonical | 3 |
| Illinois Memorial Stadium | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football stadium
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memorial ⓘ outdoor sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
Holabird & Roche
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Holabird & Roche ⓘ
surface form:
Holabird & Root
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| brokeGround | 1922 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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Champaign, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Champaign, Illinois
Illinois ⓘ University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ
surface form:
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus
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| 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
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2008 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 60,000 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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surface form:
Illinois Fighting Illini football
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| usedFor |
NCAA Division I FBS football games
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concerts ⓘ high school football games ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
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managesFacility
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Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
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this entity surface form:
Illinois Memorial Stadium