University of Detroit Stadium

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University of Detroit Stadium was a stadium in Detroit, Michigan. It hosted the NFL's Detroit Wolverines only season in 1928, the Detroit Lions from 1934 to 1937, and again in 1940 [1]. The stadium's main tenant was the University of Detroit Titans, who played until 1964, when U of D dropped football. The stadium held 25,000 people at its peak.

U of D Stadium also hosted the 1935 NFL Championship Game, won by the Lions over the New York Giants, 26-7.


Preceded by
Universal Stadium
1930-1933
Home of the
Detroit Lions
1934-1937
Succeeded by
Tiger Stadium
1938-1974