California Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium
Facility statistics
Location	210 Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California 94720
Broke ground	1923
Opened	1923
Owner	University of California, Berkeley
Operator	University of California, Berkeley
Surface	Momentum Turf
Construction cost	$1.4 million USD
Architect	John Galen Howard
Tenants
California Golden Bears (NCAA) (1923-Present)
Seating capacity
73,347

Officially named California Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium is the current home for Cal football. It was opened in 1923, and currently seats 72,662 spectators. Image File history File links MemorialStadium. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as the University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Cal, California, or Berkeley) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as the University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Cal, California, or Berkeley) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... Cal Logo The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California, Berkeley. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as the University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Cal, California, or Berkeley) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Memorial Stadium at capacity

The stadium was built with money raised from public contributions, as a memorial to the fallen of World War I. The chair of the architectural committee was John Galen Howard, the University's chief architect, and his influence is evident in the stadium's neoclassical motif. The stadium has no track, so the stands come right up to the football field. Currently the stadium sports a FieldTurf surface, but has sported AstroTurf and natural grass. The FieldTurf surface allows football practices and less popular sports such as lacrosse to be held on the field. Previously, those games would be held in other athletic fields nearby. Image File history File links Cal_Wide_View_s. ... Image File history File links Cal_Wide_View_s. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... John Galen Howard (May 8, 1864–July 18, 1931) was an American architect. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... FieldTurf is a Montreal-based company which installs artificial grass playing surfaces identified by the FieldTurf trademark. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-02-04, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Dive Shot. A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ...

The Hayward Fault passes under Memorial Stadium, where right-lateral strike-slip motion is shifting the northeast half of the building to the southwest at a rate of 1 cm/yr. Expansion joints have been placed in the walls of the stadium to maintain the integrity of the building. A 1998 seismic safety study at the Berkeley campus gave the stadium a "poor" rating (meaning that the building represents an "appreciable life hazard" in an earthquake), and estimated the cost of making the structure safe in an earthquake at $14 million. The Hayward Fault Zone is located in northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

"Tightwad Hill"

In February 2005, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced plans to renovate Memorial Stadium, improving the existing facilities while providing new ones for various university departments and programs. The first phase of those rennovations took place during the spring and summer of 2006. Image File history File links Tightwad. ... Image File history File links Tightwad. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief Upcoming events • March 11: Red Nose Day 2005 in the UK. Deaths in February • 26 – Jef Raskin • 25 – Hugh Nibley • 25 – Peter Benenson • 21... Robert Joseph Birgeneau, a Canadian physicist, became the 9th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on September 22, 2004. ...

Traditionally, during most football games and especially during the Big Game against Stanford University, the hill overlooking the eastern side of the Stadium attracts spectators hoping to watch a game for free. The hill has become known as "Tightwad Hill" as a result. The Big Game is the annual football game between Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley (known simply as California or Cal), held in November. ... Stanford redirects here. ...