Notre Dame Stadium
| Notre Dame Stadium | |
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| place | 2010 Moose Krause Circuit South Bend , Indiana 46556
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 41 '54.3 " N , 86 ° 14' 2.1" W |
| owner | University of Notre Dame |
| operator | University of Notre Dame |
| start of building | 1930 |
| opening | 4th October 1930 |
| First game | October 4, 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish - SMU Mustangs 8:14 pm |
| Extensions | 1997 |
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Artificial turf (FieldTurf. Since 2014) natural grass (1930-2013) |
| costs | 750,000 US dollars (1930) |
| architect | Osborn Engineering |
| capacity | 80,795 seats |
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The Notre Dame Stadium is a college football - stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame , just north of the US city of South Bend in the state of Indiana . It opened in 1930 and is primarily used as the venue for the football games of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish , who, as independents in the NCAA, create their own schedule.
history
The stadium opened on October 4, 1930 to replace the old Cartier Field . The total construction costs amounted to 750,000 US dollars . The original audience capacity was 54,000. Knute Rockne played a key role in stadium design, keeping the space between the playing field and the stands to a minimum. The stadium was modeled on Michigan Stadium on a smaller scale . Over the years the audience capacity has increased continuously to 59,075. In 1997, 21,000 new seats were built and the audience capacity increased to the current 80,795. From the opening, the playing area consisted of natural grass . Before the 2014 season, artificial turf (FieldTurf) was laid on the pitch .
Notre Dame Stadium was selected to host the 2019 NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins on January 1st of that year.
gallery
View of the main grandstand (2016)
"Touchdown Jesus" is visible from inside the stadium (2005)
See also
Web links
- und.com: The Notre Dame Stadium on the website of the University of Notre Dame (English)
- stadiumdb.com: Notre Dame Stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ espn.com: Notre Dame to install artificial turf article from April 13, 2014 (English)
- ↑ und.com: Notre Dame Stadium Has Legendary History (English)
- ↑ nhl.com: Blackhawks, Bruins to face off in 2019 Winter Classic article from November 18, 2017 (English)