- Address: 1402 South 1st Street, Champaign
- Country: United States
- Capacity: 60,000
- Opened: 3 November 1923
- Main use: American football
- Tenants: Illinois Fighting Illini (American football)
Extra stadium info – Memorial Stadium
The stadium, which is owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, opened in 1923 with a capacity of 55,000. It was renovated several times. The stadium’s record attendance was broken in 1984, when 78,000 fans showed up for an American football match which included the Illinois Fighting Illini. In 2002, the Chicago Bears played several NFL games at the Memorial Stadium.
The Illinois Fighting Illini
The American football team of the Illinois Fighting Illini use the Memorial Stadium for home games. They represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The American football team of the Illinois Fighting Illini played their first-ever match in 1890. In 1910, they won their first-ever conference titles. The Illinois Fighting Illini won 14 conference titles in the 20th century. In 2001, they won their first conference title in the 21st century. The Illinois Fighting Illini drew an average home attendance of 60,000 in that league season.
