Northwestern unveils temporary stadium that Wisconsin football will visit in 2024
The Northwestern football team released a conceptual image of their temporary home for the 2024 and 2025 seasons on Thursday. Ryan Field, home of the Wildcats since 1926, is currently being demolished and rebuilt.
Wisconsin will face the Wildcats on the road on October 19 this season for their seventh contest of the season, playing at the temporary facility.
There was some belief that Northwestern could play some if not all of their home games at another venue, but nothing is currently set in stone. The official capacity of the lakeside football stadium has yet to be released, but it appears to be significantly smaller than average.
The Badgers will look to take advantage of the matchup with the Wildcats before a three-game stretch of Penn State (home), Iowa (road) and Oregon (home) over the next three weeks.
Northwestern is sending a conceptual image of its temporary lakeside football stadium, which will host games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, to season-ticket holders today. The image shows general concepts behind the facility, which is being designed and built by InProduction. pic.twitter.com/sksiXElvds
Photos from Northwestern’s historic Ryan Field being torn down to make way for a new state-of-the-art football venue.
There used to be a time Notre Dame would make the short trip to Northwestern and take on the Wildcats at Dyche Stadium (before it became Ryan Field) with regularity.
Notre Dame played there 19 times from 1926-1976. However, the last Notre Dame trip to the venue came in 2018 when a battered Ian Book helped guide the Irish to a 31-21 win to move to 9-0.
In the 20 games Notre Dame played there, the Irish won 17. A fun fact: Two of those Northwestern wins were in 1960 and 1962 when a young head coach named Ara Parseghian led the Wildcats to 7-6 and 35-6 victories. The blowout in ’62 clearly made an impact; he was hired to coach Notre Dame following the season.
In all, Notre Dame outscored Northwestern 428-165 in their 20 all-time meetings at Dyche Stadium/Ryan Field. For the mathematically challenged, that’s an average of a roughly 21-8 Notre Dame victory each time.
Over the past month Ryan Field has been being torn down to make room for a modern football venue in the same location. You can see photos of Ryan Field’s demolition below as well as some photos from Notre Dame’s last trip to the nearly century-old venue in 2018.
If you’ve ever seen the movie “The Express” on Syracuse star Ernie Davis, a good amount of that film was shot at the venue as well.
Personally, as nice as the new venue will be the old place will always hold a special place in my heart as it’s the closest Football Bowl Subdivision stadium to where I call home and a place I’ve spent countless Saturday morning and afternoons.
If you’re a fan of college football or early 20th century architecture, come along for a nostalgic visit to these 32 legendary, on-campus stadiums across America. From the Big House in Ann Arbor to an intimate venue like Peden Field in Athens, Ohio, …
If you’re a fan of college football or early 20th century architecture, come along for a nostalgic visit to these 32 legendary, on-campus stadiums across America. From the Big House in Ann Arbor to an intimate venue like Peden Field in Athens, Ohio, these stadiums hark back to the Golden Age of American sports.
Put these oldest college stadiums on your bucket list, load up the SUV and catch a college game in one of these iconic venues.
32. Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia (1929)
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Dedicated on October 12, 1929, when Georgia hosted Yale, Sanford Stadium is known for its numerous architecturally pleasing expansions that have been carefully planned to fit with its existing “look”. 92,746 watch games played “Between the Hedges”, the privet hedges surrounding the field. The sacred hedges were removed in 1996 to accommodate the Olympic soccer competition.
31. Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Duke University (1929)
Dedicated October 5, 1929, Wallace Wade seats 40,000. Originally named Duke Stadium, it was renamed in 1967 for football coach Wallace Wade. A just completed major renovation greatly modernized the stadium. The stadium was the site of the 1942 Rose Bowl, weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
30. Kinnick Stadium, University of Iowa (1929)
Formerly known as Iowa Stadium, Kinnick Stadium opened October 5, 1929. It currently holds 69,250 people. The stadium was renamed in 1972 for Nile Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner, who died in service to his country in World War II.
29. Peden Stadium, Ohio University (1929)
Situated on the banks of the scenic Hocking River in Athens, Peden Stadium has been the home of the Bobcats since October 2, 1929. Today, it has a capacity of 24,000 and is the oldest football venue in the Mid-American Conference.
28. Kenan Stadium, University of North Carolina (1927)
Kenan Stadium opened on November 12, 1927. Built at a cost of $303,000 with a seating capacity of 24,000, the stadium today holds 51,000. Set among the pine trees of south campus, it is one of the most scenic stadiums in the South.
27. Kyle Field, Texas A&M University (1927)
Kyle Field has been home to the Aggies in rudimentary form since 1904, and as a complete stadium since October 24, 1927. “Home of the 12th Man,” it seats 102,733, largest in the SEC. In 2014, Kyle Field’s hosted the largest attended SEC and state of Texas football game, when 110,631 witnessed Texas A&M’s loss to Ole Miss.
26. Michigan Stadium, University of Michigan (1927)
Known as “The Big House”, Michigan Stadium was dedicated in October 1, 1927. It is the largest stadium in the United States and third largest in the world. Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000.
25. Ryan Field, Northwestern University (1926)
Home of the Wildcats since October 2, 1926, Ryan Field holds 47,130 people. Prior to 1997, the stadium was named Dyche Stadium, for William Dyche, Class of 1882. It was renamed in honor of the family of Patrick G. Ryan, in recognition of the family’s contributions to Northwestern.
24. Faurot Field At Memorial Stadium, University of Missouri (1926)
71,168 capacity Memorial Stadium opened October 2, 1926 as a 25,000-seat, single level, horseshoe stadium. The original horseshoe is completed by a grass berm, famous for the giant block “M” made of painted white stones behind the endzone. In 1972, the playing surface was named Faurot Field in honor of longtime coach Don Faurot.
23. Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati (1924)
Home to the Bearcats in rudimentary form since 1901, and as a complete stadium since September 27, 1924, Nippert Stadium seats 40,000 fans.
22. Michie Stadium, US Military Academy (1924)
Michie Stadium, the home of the Army Black Knights, opened in 1924 and seats 38,000. Because of the view offered by its location overlooking the Hudson River and the medieval-style campus below, it is one of the nation’s most scenic sport venues.
21. Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, University of Texas (1924)
Memorial Stadium has been home to the Longhorns since November 27, 1924. The current capacity of 100,119 makes the stadium the second largest in the state of Texas, the largest in the Big 12, eighth largest stadium in the United States, and the 11th largest in the world.
