University of Detroit Stadium
Defunct outdoor athletic stadium in Michigan, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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University of Detroit Stadium, also known as U of D Stadium, Titan Stadium, or Dinan Field, was an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located on the campus of the University of Detroit in Detroit, Michigan. The stadium opened in 1922, on land that had been acquired for the university's proposed new McNichols campus (the university moved its main campus there in 1927).
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Location | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 42.4158°N 83.1368°W / 42.4158; -83.1368 |
Owner | University of Detroit |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Surface | Natural grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1922 |
Closed | 1964 (football) |
Demolished | 1971 |
Tenants | |
Detroit Titans (NCAA) 1922–1964 Detroit Wolverines (NFL) 1928 Detroit Lions (NFL) 1934–1937, 1940 Wayne Tartars (NCAA) 1944–1953 Detroit Cougars (USA) 1967–1968 Michigan Arrows (CFL) 1968 |
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The primary tenant was the University of Detroit Titans football team, who played their home games there from the time it opened until the university dropped the program, following the 1964 season.