Memorial Stadium
Tom Osborne Field
Location	Stadium Dr & T St Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
Coordinates	40°49′14.3″N, 96°42′20.3″W
Broke ground	April 26, 1923[1]
Opened	October 20, 1923
Expanded	1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1998, 2006
Owner	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Operator	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction cost	$430,000 (original structure)
Architect	John Latenser, Sr. and Sons Davis & Wilson
Project Manager	Earl Hawkins
General Contractor	Parsons Construction Co.
Tenants	Nebraska Cornhuskers (NCAA) (1923–present)
Capacity	81,067

Memorial Stadium is located on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, just north of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 5. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “University of Nebraska” redirects here. ... The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ... Head coach Tom Osborne (interim) 26th year, 255–49–3 Home stadium Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Capacity 84,067 - FieldTurf Conference Big 12 - North First year 1890 Athletic director Tom Osborne Website huskers. ... NCAA redirects here. ... The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a state-supported institution of higher learning located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Often referred to as simply Nebraska or UNL, it is the flagship and largest campus of the University of Nebraska system. ... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded[1]   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Government  - Mayor Chris Beutler Area  - City 195. ... For other uses, see Nebraska (disambiguation). ... Head coach Tom Osborne (interim) 26th year, 255–49–3 Home stadium Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Capacity 84,067 - FieldTurf Conference Big 12 - North First year 1890 Athletic director Tom Osborne Website huskers. ...

The stadium holds an ongoing NCAA-record 288 consecutive sellout crowds; this streak began in 1962. When full, Memorial Stadium holds more people than any Nebraska city except Omaha and Lincoln, a fact that is often used to point out Nebraska's devotion to Husker football. Due to the fact that most fans wear red apparel, the stadium is often referred to as the "Sea of Red" on gamedays. On November 24, 2006, a Memorial Stadium record crowd of 85,800 watched Nebraska play Colorado. // World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Mens all-around champion: Yuri Titov, USSR Womens all-around champion: Larissa Latynina, USSR Team competition champions: mens - Japan; womens - USSR Seventh European Championships, held from September 12 to September 16 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia August 29 — Asian Games Marathon, Jakarta, Indonesia Men... Omaha redirects here. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially[3]; Colorado and CU colloquially) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado. ...

In 1987, Memorial Stadium hosted Farm Aid III. Farm Aid started as a benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, held to raise money for family farmers in the United States. ...

History

In the fall of 1922, a drive for $430,000 in funds to build a new football stadium was undertaken by faculty, students, alumni and friends of the university. Designed by John Latenser, Sr., a notable Omaha architect, the stadium was named Memorial Stadium to honor all Nebraskans who served in the Civil and Spanish-American Wars and the 751 Nebraskans who died in World War I. Later, the stadium would also honor the 3,839 Nebraskans who died in World War II; the 225 in Korea; and the 422 in Vietnam. Construction was completed in just over 90 working days; Memorial Stadium was dedicated on October 20, 1923. is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Inscribed on the four corners of the stadium are the following words, written by former Nebraska professor of philosophy Hartley Burr Alexander: Hartley Burr Alexander, Ph. ...

• Southeast: "In Commemoration of the men of Nebraska who served and fell in the Nation's Wars."
• Southwest: "Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory."
• Northwest: "Courage; Generosity; Fairness; Honor; In these are the true awards of manly sport."
• Northeast: "Their Lives they held their country's trust; They kept its faith; They died its heroes."

• A statue of Nebraska coach Tom Osborne (now the school's athletic director) and former Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer can be found outside the north side of the stadium. Berringer played on NU's 1994 and 1995 national championships; in April 1996, he died in an airplane crash.

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Expansion

The western facade of Memorial Stadium.

The eastern facade of Memorial Stadium.

Memorial Stadium has undergone several phases of expansion and renovation since its original construction. In its original configuration, the stadium consisted of stands on the east and west sidelines; it was modeled after Ohio State's Ohio Stadium; it had a seating capacity of around 31,000. (The east side is still in its original state; it has not been expanded, and the original architecture is still visible from the outside.) A series of four additions between 1964 and 1972 enclosed the stadium by adding seats above the north and south end zones, more than doubling Memorial Stadium's seating capacity to nearly 74,000. A major renovation in 1999 added 42 luxury boxes above the west stands; the stadium was rededicated and the playing surface was renamed after retiring coach Tom Osborne. Osborne, known for his trademark modesty, was notably embarrassed by this gesture. Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 2801 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2848x2136, 2801 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... Ohio Stadium (also known as The House Harley Built, The Horseshoe, or simply The ’Shoe) is the home of the Buckeyes football team at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. ... Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ... A luxury box or luxury suite is a special seating section in arenas and stadiums. ... Thomas William Tom Osborne (born February 23, 1937 in Hastings, Nebraska) is a former football coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and a current Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraskas 3rd congressional district. ...

The playing surface was natural grass from its opening in 1923 through the 1969 season. AstroTurf was first installed in 1970, then replaced three times, in 1977, 1984 (with All-Pro Turf), and 1992 (AstroTurf-8) respectively. For the 1999 season, FieldTurf was installed. Memorial Stadium was the first college football stadium in Division I-A to install FieldTurf. A second FieldTurf installation featuring an alternating light green/dark green pattern every five yards was put in place prior to the 2005 season, to coincide with a removal of a fairly significant crown that had been in place prior to that. This article is about artificial grass. ... The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ...

In 2004, construction began to renovate and expand the north end zone stands. Memorial Stadium now features an additional 13 luxury boxes above the north stands called the "Skyline Suites" and an additional 6,000 seats, increasing seating capacity to 81,067. Nebraska will have the second-largest video screen in college football, at 33 feet (10 m) tall and nearly 40 yards (37 m) wide. (When announced, the scoreboard was to be the largest in college football; since then, the "Godzillatron" built at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium has surpassed it in size. The new scoreboard as seen from the North end zone, approximately 150 yards away at the opposite end of the field Godzillatron is the nickname given to the scoreboard at the University of Texas at Austins Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. ...

The first night game at Memorial Stadium took place on September 6, 1986, when Nebraska defeated Florida State 34-17. Beginning in the early 1980s, portable lighting had been brought in to allow for delayed kickoffs for late-autumn games shown on national television, usually involving the University of Oklahoma. Permanent lighting did not become a fixture at Memorial Stadium until 1997. It is now common practice for early-season non-conference home games to be played at night due to the late summer heat. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[8] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

Seating capacity

• 1923: 31,080, original stadium, with stands on both sides, modeled after Ohio Stadium^{[citation needed]}
• 1964: 48,000, south end zone bleachers erected, making stadium a horseshoe
• 1965: 53,000, center section of north end zone bleachers erected
• 1966: 62,644, the rest of the north stadium bleachers finished
• 1967: 64,170, New press box
• 1972: 73,650, south end zone bleachers extended
• 1994: 72,700, reduced capacity for handicapped seating, HuskerVision video screens installed
• 1999: 74,056, new press box that included new skyboxes, and club seating
• 2000: 73,918, reduced capacity for more club seating
• 2006: 85,500, bleachers extended again for north stadium, new skyboxes, new video boards, Tom and Nancy Osborne Training Facility, ADA-compliant seating and additional coaching offices for football and athletic department administration (designed by 360 Architecture in conjunction with The Clark Enersen Partners)

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References

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External links

• Memorial Stadium - University of Nebraska Athletic Department

Coordinates: 40°49′14.3″N, 96°42′20.3″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...