Rubber Bowl

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Rubber Bowl
Taken in 2002.
Location	Akron, Ohio
Broke ground	1939
Opened	1940
Closed	Open
Demolished	N/A
Owner	University of Akron
Operator	University of Akron
Surface	AstroPlay
Construction cost	$546,000 USD
Former names
N/A
Tenants
Akron Zips (NCAA) (1940-Present)
Capacity
35,202

The Rubber Bowl is a stadium in Akron, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Akron "Zips" and high school football on Fridays. It is named after the predominance of the tire industry in Akron. The stadium opened in 1940 and has a capacity of 35,202. Despite its name, there have never been any recorded bowl games in this stadium.

[edit] Potential move

Currently, the Rubber Bowl may be closing (at least to UA football) as the school wishes to build a new stadium on the school's campus. The University is studying potential locations and raising funds, showing that they are committed to building a new stadium in the next 5 years, possibly by 2009. The stadium would seat between 20-25,000 and most likely would be on East Exchange Street.

[edit] Trivia

The stadium was sold to the University of Akron from the City of Akron for one dollar. The city still uses it for various public school functions.
The stadium once held a "home" game in 1952 for the NFL's hapless franchise, the Dallas Texans. They hosted the Chicago Bears and won, 27-23, for the franchise's only win in history.