Memorial Stadium

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Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football stadium
outdoor stadium
sports venue
architecturalStyle horseshoe-shaped bowl
brokeGroundOn 1922
campusFacilityOf University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
conference Big Ten Conference
country United States
dedicatedOn 1924
hasAccess campus bus service
public road access
hasCapacityType seated spectators
hasEventType college football games
concerts (occasional)
high school football games (occasional)
hasFeature club seating
luxury suites
memorial columns listing names of fallen soldiers
press box
hasLighting stadium lights for night games
hasNickname The House That Red Grange Built
hasScoreboard video scoreboard
hasSeatingType bleacher seating
hasStatueNearby Red Grange statue
hasSurface artificial turf
natural grass (historical)
hasUseDuringSeason college football season
homeVenueOf Illinois Fighting Illini football team
isOutdoor true
isPartOf Illinois Fighting Illini athletic facilities
isVenueFor Big Ten Conference football games
league NCAA Division I FBS
locatedIn Champaign, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter war memorial
namedFor University of Illinois students and alumni who died in World War I
officialName Memorial Stadium
openedOn 1923
operator University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
ownedBy University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
primaryUse Illinois Fighting Illini home football games
tenant Illinois Fighting Illini
underwentRenovation 2000s
2010s
usedFor American football
college football

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