Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)
American football stadium on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spartan Stadium (formerly College Field, Macklin Field, and Macklin Stadium) opened in 1923 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Michigan State University Spartans. After the addition of luxury boxes and club seating in 2004–2005, the capacity of the stadium grew from 72,027 to 75,005—though it has held more than 80,000 fans—making it the Big Ten's sixth largest stadium. It has been nicknamed "The Woodshed".[6]
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Address | 1 Spartan Way |
Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°43′41″N 84°29′5″W |
Capacity | 75,005 (2005–present) [2]
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Record attendance | 80,401 |
Surface | Grass (1923–1968, 2002–present) Astroturf (1978–2001) TartanTurf (1969–1977) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1923 |
Opened | October 6, 1923; 100 years ago (October 6, 1923) [3] |
Renovated | 2005, 2014 |
Expanded | 1935, 1948, 1956, 1957, 2005 |
Construction cost | $160,001[4] ($2.86 million in 2023 dollars[5]) |
Architect | Edwyn Bowd (1923 field) Orlie Munson (1957 stadium) HNTB Architecture (2004 expansion) |
Tenants | |
Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) (1923–present) | |
Website | |
msuspartans.com/spartan-stadium |
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