Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) stadium view

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Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Champaign, IL • 60,670 capacity • home of Illinois • opened 1923

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Capacity
60,670

Current listed capacity

Games Hosted
749

Tracked historical total

Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air

Playing conditions

Opened
1923

First season in use

Stadium overview

Stadium profile

Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).

Primary Team
Illinois
Conference
Big Ten
City / State
Champaign, IL
Country
US
Surface / Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Venue Age
103 years
Games Hosted
749
First Recorded Game
Oct 8, 1892
Most Recent Game
Nov 21, 2026

Home-field snapshot

Illinois at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

Record

411-303-28

749 games

Win Rate

57.3%

Tracked games at this stadium

Average Margin

+5.1

Team score minus opponent score

Method

Primary home team only

Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous

Location
Champaign, IL
Country
US
Venue Age
103 years
Linked Teams
Illinois
First Recorded Game
Oct 8, 1892
Most Recent Game
Nov 21, 2026
Coordinates
40.0993, -88.2360
Dataset Scope
Tracked stadium dataset only

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Location

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Address
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Champaign, IL, 61820
Coordinates
40.0993, -88.2360
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Context

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Numbers

Attendance and scoring

Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.

Attendance Record

77,688

LSU at Illinois • Jan 2, 2002

Average Attendance

35,329

151 games with attendance data

Average Points Scored

21.2

Illinois at this stadium

Average Points Allowed

16.1

Illinois at this stadium

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Games at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

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Nov 21, 2026
Regular • Week 12
IllinoisIowa
Campus
2026
Regular
Nov 7, 2026
Regular • Week 10
IllinoisNebraska
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 24, 2026
Regular • Week 8
IllinoisOregon
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 3, 2026
Regular • Week 5
IllinoisPurdue
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 19, 2026
Regular • Week 3
IllinoisSouthern Illinois
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 12, 2026
Regular • Week 2
IllinoisDuke
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 5, 2026
Regular • Week 1
IllinoisUAB
Campus
2026
Regular
Nov 30, 2025
Regular • Week 14
IllinoisNorthwestern
Campus
W 20-132025
Regular
Nov 15, 2025
Regular • Week 12
IllinoisMaryland
Campus
W 24-62025
Regular
Nov 1, 2025
Regular • Week 10
IllinoisRutgers
Campus
W 35-132025
Regular
Oct 11, 2025
Regular • Week 7
IllinoisOhio State
Campus
L 16-342025
Regular
Sep 27, 2025
Regular • Week 5
IllinoisUSC
Campus
W 34-322025
Regular
Sep 13, 2025
Regular • Week 3
IllinoisWestern Michigan
Campus
W 38-02025
Regular
Aug 29, 2025
Regular • Week 1
IllinoisWestern Illinois
Campus
W 52-32025
Regular
Nov 16, 2024
Regular • Week 12
IllinoisMichigan State
Campus
W 38-162024
Regular
Nov 2, 2024
Regular • Week 10
IllinoisMinnesota
Campus
L 17-252024
Regular
Oct 19, 2024
Regular • Week 8
IllinoisMichigan
Campus
W 21-72024
Regular
Oct 12, 2024
Regular • Week 7
IllinoisPurdue
Campus
W 50-492024
Regular
Sep 14, 2024
Regular • Week 3
IllinoisCentral Michigan
Campus
W 30-92024
Regular
Sep 7, 2024
Regular • Week 2
IllinoisKansas
Campus
W 23-172024
Regular
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Context

Most frequent opponents

Opponent frequency appears when a primary home team is identified.

Northwestern55 games
Ohio State54 games
Purdue53 games
Michigan50 games
Wisconsin45 games
Indiana41 games
Iowa40 games
Minnesota40 games

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Guide

Stadium guide

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) is a college football stadium in Champaign, IL. Illinois is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 60,670. The stadium opened in 1923. #73 Largest Stadium in Dataset.

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Where does the data for this page come from?

This page uses CFBTrack curated college football datasets; Synchronized CFBD team, game, roster, and stat feeds where available.

What years and refresh cadence does this page cover?

Coverage years: 1892-2026. Update frequency: Updated as curated CFBTrack sync jobs complete.