This season, the University of Nebraska will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium. The Board of Regents will now consider a $450 million renovation of Memorial Stadium at their upcoming Oct. 5 board meeting.
Athletic Director Trev Alberts laid out the three main goals of the modernization project.
– Enhance the evolving fan experience that encourages families to come to Memorial Stadium on game day.
– Ensure a modern facility with infrastructure suited for the next century.
– Provide equitable and affordable access for all Husker fans, including dedicated space for students.
Alberts also told the media that the modernization of Memorial Stadium is essential for the facilities for the next 100 years.
“We need to modernize Memorial Stadium to ensure infrastructure for the next century. It’s really really important. The history that has happened in our stadium is remarkable. We need to make sure that while we’re here, we’re working on infrastructure to ensure that it’s in place for the next 100 years.”
He also emphasized the need to create an experience that all fans can enjoy.
“Finally, and this is really important to us, we want to create a facility that is equitable and affordable access to all of our fans. We learned a lot in that survey. And we learned that some of our fans across our state viewed that experiencing Husker football was, at some levels, beyond their financial capability. And so, we need to make sure that we have got a stadium that is accessible.”
The project, if approved, would see the project paid from private funds and other sources. No student tuition dollars or general operating dollars will be used on the project. Specific planned renovations include:
– South Stadium demolition and replacement with chair-back general seating.
– New chair-back seating in West and East stadiums.
– 360-degree main-level concourse connection and 270-degree upper-level concourse connection.
– Concession upgrades, refurbished menu options and added points of sale throughout the stadium.
– Restroom modernization throughout the stadium.
– Academic curriculum space, with specific uses guided by UNL’s academic leadership.
– Enhanced student life amenities.
– ADA upgrades throughout the stadium
If approved, the project would have an estimated completion date of July 2026. Find a photo gallery of some Memorial Stadium moments below.
