Stadium Intelligence
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Champaign, IL
Capacity
60,670
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
750
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1923
First season in use
Venue Overview
Validated venue facts and current dataset coverage for Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL).
Capacity
60,670
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
750
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1923
First season in use
Elevation
223 ft
Approximate feet above sea level
Timezone
America/Chicago
Local venue timezone
First Recorded Game
Oct 8, 1892
Earliest tracked game
Most Recent Game
Nov 28, 2026
Latest tracked game
- Location
- Champaign, IL
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 103 years
- Linked Teams
- Illinois
- First Recorded Game
- Oct 8, 1892
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 28, 2026
- Coordinates
- 40.0993, -88.2360
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked venue dataset only
Identity and Context
- Primary Team
- Illinois
- Conference
- Big Ten
- City / State
- Champaign, IL
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 103 years
- Games Hosted
- 750
- First Recorded Game
- Oct 8, 1892
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 28, 2026
Home-Field Snapshot
Illinois at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
Record
411-303-28
750 games
Win Rate
57.3%
Scoped to tracked games at this venue
Average Margin
+5.1
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when venue team scope is ambiguous
Venue Rankings
Rankings are scoped to the currently tracked venue dataset.
Attendance and Scoring
Attendance Record
77,688
LSU at Illinois • Jan 2, 2002
Average Attendance
35,329
151 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
21.2
Illinois at this venue
Average Points Allowed
16.1
Illinois at this venue
Historic Games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Northwestern at Illinois
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Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
LSU at Illinois
L 34-47
77,688 announced attendance.
Biggest Margin
Illinois Wesleyan at Illinois
W 87-3
84 point margin.
High-Scoring
Fresno State at Illinois
L 52-53
105 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Iowa at Illinois
W 9-6
Game excitement score 9 in the current dataset.
Illinois Win
Northwestern at Illinois
W 20-13
A tracked win for Illinois at this venue.
Location
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- Address
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Champaign, IL, 61820
- Coordinates
- 40.0993, -88.2360
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Games at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
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| Result | |||||
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| Nov 28, 2026 Regular • Week 13 | Illinois | Northwestern Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 21, 2026 Regular • Week 12 | Illinois | Iowa Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 7, 2026 Regular • Week 10 | Illinois | Nebraska Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 24, 2026 Regular • Week 8 | Illinois | Oregon Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 3, 2026 Regular • Week 5 | Illinois | Purdue Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 Regular • Week 3 | Illinois | Southern Illinois Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | Illinois | Duke Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 Regular • Week 1 | Illinois | UAB Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 30, 2025 Regular • Week 14 | Illinois | Northwestern Campus | W 20-13 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 Regular • Week 12 | Illinois | Maryland Campus | W 24-6 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 1, 2025 Regular • Week 10 | Illinois | Rutgers Campus | W 35-13 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 Regular • Week 7 | Illinois | Ohio State Campus | L 16-34 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 Regular • Week 5 | Illinois | USC Campus | W 34-32 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 Regular • Week 3 | Illinois | Western Michigan Campus | W 38-0 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Illinois | Western Illinois Campus | W 52-3 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 16, 2024 Regular • Week 12 | Illinois | Michigan State Campus | W 38-16 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 2, 2024 Regular • Week 10 | Illinois | Minnesota Campus | L 17-25 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 Regular • Week 8 | Illinois | Michigan Campus | W 21-7 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 12, 2024 Regular • Week 7 | Illinois | Purdue Campus | W 50-49 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 Regular • Week 3 | Illinois | Central Michigan Campus | W 30-9 | 2024 Regular | — |
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Venue Guide
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) is a college football venue in Champaign, IL. Illinois is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 60,670. The venue opened in 1923. #73 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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