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The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan authorized $3,000 in 1890 (equivalent to $100,000 in 2024) for the purchase of land to build a new football field. The following May, they added $4,500 more (equivalent to $150,000 in 2024) "for the purpose of fitting up the athletic field."
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," [8] is the American football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere , the third-largest stadium in the world , and the 34th-largest sports venue in the world.
In 2015, Michigan Stars FC began playing at the stadium. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 2016, the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School varsity football team made Wisner Stadium their home field.
Current American football stadiums by capacity Image Stadium Capacity City State/Province Home teams Refs Michigan Stadium: 107,600 Ann Arbor: Michigan: Michigan Wolverines [1] Beaver Stadium: 106,572 University Park: Pennsylvania: Penn State Nittany Lions [2] Ohio Stadium: 102,780 Columbus: Ohio: Ohio State Buckeyes [3] Kyle Field: 102,733 ...
The stadium was built at a cost of $250,000 ($4.3 million in 2016), and it opened in 1939 with a 6–0 win over Miami University. [5] The cost for Waldo Stadium also included the construction of Hyames Field, the school's baseball stadium directly west of the football field.
Ford Field is a domed American football stadium located in Downtown Detroit.It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL), the Mid-American Conference championship game, and the annual GameAbove Sports Bowl college football bowl game, state championship football games for the MHSAA, the ...
Rynearson Stadium, nicknamed "The Factory", is a stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. Currently, the stadium has seating for 30,200 people. The stadium is located on the school's west campus, just south of the Huron River.
Keyworth Stadium is a 7,933 seat multi-purpose stadium located in Hamtramck, Michigan, an enclave of Detroit. [1] It was opened by former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 15, 1936, during his second campaign for president. [2] Keyworth was the first Works Progress Administration project in the state of Michigan.