Memorial Stadium (Indiana University old)

Memorial Stadium was a stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It was primarily used for college football, and was the home field of the Indiana University football team between 1925 and 1959, prior to the opening of the new Memorial Stadium. The stadium held 20,000 people and was built in 1925. The stadium replaced Jordan Field which had served as the home field for the program since 1887.^[1] The stadium was renamed Tenth Street Stadium in 1971.^[2] It was later used to host the Little 500 and was featured in the 1979 movie Breaking Away.^[2] The stadium was demolished in 1982 and the site it once stood on now serves as a green space and recreation fields in the center of campus known as The Arboretum.

References

↑ "Facility History" (PDF). Indiana University. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "1950–1999". Indiana University Bloomington: Campus History. Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-04-05.

Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues	Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Kentucky (Bourbon Barrel) Michigan State (Old Brass Spittoon) Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket)

Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Indiana University Marching Hundred

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Coordinates: 39°10′16″N 86°31′8″W / 39.17111°N 86.51889°W / 39.17111; -86.51889