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1973 aerial image of Memorial Stadium. In the early 1980s, portable lighting was occasionally used to allow Memorial Stadium to host late afternoon games on national television, often against Oklahoma. The first official night game at Memorial Stadium took place on September 6, 1986, when Nebraska defeated Florida State 34–17. [13]
Nebraska Field was torn down in early 1923 and the university constructed Memorial Stadium on the site. The portion of North 10th Street passing Memorial Stadium was renamed Stadium Drive in the years following construction. Nebraska Field ran east-to-west, while the playing surface at Memorial Stadium is conventionally aligned north-to-south.
The stadium was also home to the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League 1978–1984 and the short-lived Tulsa Mustangs of the AFA. On April 26, 2007, it was reported that, with a renovation project underway, the stadium was renamed as Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium after the primary benefactor of the renovation. [7]
The possibility of constructing a new multi-use venue on campus at the University of Nebraska was proposed in 1924 by John Selleck of the school's Athletic Board. The building that would become the Coliseum, located just east of Memorial Stadium , was designed by Ellery Davis and Walter Wilson, who also designed Memorial Stadium, Morrill Hall ...
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The following is a list of stadiums in the United States. They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list.
American Legion Memorial Stadium: 10,500 Charlotte: ... Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium: 2,000: Tulsa: Oklahoma: Tulsa Golden Hurricane ... Located on the campus ...
Michigan Stadium is the largest American football stadium by seating capacity. The following is an incomplete list of current American football stadiums in the USA ranked by capacity. All stadiums in the list are located in the United States .