Memorial Stadium (Minneapolis)

Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Minneapolis, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 56,652.

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Memorial Stadium
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Key facts

Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Minneapolis, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 56,652. It is owned by University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota. It is operated by University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Minnesota Golden Gophers, Minnesota Golden Gophers football, 1938 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, 1940 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, 1948 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, 1947 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1948 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1933 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1949 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1951 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1952 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1955 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1959 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1968 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1970 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1972 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1975 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1976 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1932 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1944 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1946 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1946 NCAA Track and Field Championships, 1950 NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Location
Minneapolis, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
56,652
Opened
1924
Status
Demolished
Current owner
University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium is at latitude 44.975409, longitude -93.228575, in Minneapolis, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Memorial Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude44.975409
Longitude-93.228575
CityMinneapolis
RegionMinneapolis
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Memorial Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Memorial Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of Minnesota1924 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerUniversity of MinnesotaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of Minnesota1924 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorUniversity of MinnesotaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Memorial Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Minnesota Golden GophersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Minnesota Golden Gophers footballNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1938 NCAA Men's Track and Field ChampionshipsNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1940 NCAA Men's Track and Field ChampionshipsNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1948 NCAA Men's Track and Field ChampionshipsNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1947 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1948 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1933 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1949 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1951 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1952 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1954 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1955 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1959 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1961 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1964 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1965 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1966 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1968 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1969 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1970 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1971 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1972 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1975 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1976 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1924 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1925 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1926 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1928 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1930 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1932 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1939 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1943 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1944 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1945 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1946 Minnesota Golden Gophers football teamNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1946 NCAA Track and Field ChampionshipsNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource
1950 NCAA Track and Field ChampionshipsNot mapped1924 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

73 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Memorial Stadium
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720859492026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720859492026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleMemorial_Stadium_(University_of_Minnesota)Memorial Stadium (University of Minnesota)2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Memorial Stadium (University of Minnesota) (revision 1372085949). Wikidata item: Q6815529.