Stadium Intelligence
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS
Capacity
47,000
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
686
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1921
First season in use
Venue Overview
Validated venue facts and current dataset coverage for Memorial Stadium.
Capacity
47,000
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
686
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1921
First season in use
Elevation
275 ft
Approximate feet above sea level
Timezone
America/Chicago
Local venue timezone
First Recorded Game
Oct 27, 1892
Earliest tracked game
Most Recent Game
Nov 21, 2026
Latest tracked game
- Location
- Lawrence, KS
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 105 years
- Linked Teams
- Kansas
- First Recorded Game
- Oct 27, 1892
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 21, 2026
- Coordinates
- 38.9629, -95.2464
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked venue dataset only
Identity and Context
- Primary Team
- Kansas
- Conference
- Big 12
- City / State
- Lawrence, KS
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 105 years
- Games Hosted
- 686
- First Recorded Game
- Oct 27, 1892
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 21, 2026
Home-Field Snapshot
Kansas at Memorial Stadium
Record
355-297-28
686 games
Win Rate
54.3%
Scoped to tracked games at this venue
Average Margin
+1.6
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
80,537
Missouri at Kansas • Nov 25, 2007
Average Attendance
27,397
149 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
20.4
Kansas at this venue
Average Points Allowed
18.7
Kansas at this venue
Historic Games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Missouri at Kansas
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Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Missouri at Kansas
L 28-36
80,537 announced attendance.
Postseason
NC State at Kansas
L 26-56
Postseason matchup at this venue.
Biggest Margin
Washington University (St. Louis) at Kansas
W 83-0
83 point margin.
High-Scoring
Nebraska at Kansas
W 76-39
115 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Oklahoma at Kansas
W 38-33
Game excitement score 10.1 in the current dataset.
Kansas Win
Oklahoma State at Kansas
W 38-21
A tracked win for Kansas at this venue.
Location
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- Address
- Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS, 66045
- Coordinates
- 38.9629, -95.2464
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Games at Memorial Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2026 Regular • Week 12 | Kansas | BYU Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 7, 2026 Regular • Week 10 | Kansas | UCF Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 24, 2026 Regular • Week 8 | Kansas | Baylor Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 3, 2026 Regular • Week 5 | Kansas | Middle Tennessee Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | Kansas | Missouri Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 Regular • Week 1 | Kansas | Long Island University Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 28, 2025 Regular • Week 14 | Kansas | Utah Campus | L 21-31 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 1, 2025 Regular • Week 10 | Kansas | Oklahoma State Campus | W 38-21 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 Regular • Week 9 | Kansas | Kansas State Campus | L 17-42 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 Regular • Week 5 | Kansas | Cincinnati Campus | L 34-37 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 Regular • Week 4 | Kansas | West Virginia Campus | W 41-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Kansas | Wagner Campus | W 46-7 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 23, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Kansas | Fresno State Campus | W 31-7 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 19, 2023 Regular • Week 12 | Kansas | Kansas State Campus | L 27-31 | 2023 Regular | 47,233 |
| Nov 11, 2023 Regular • Week 11 | Kansas | Texas Tech Campus | L 13-16 | 2023 Regular | 47,233 |
| Oct 28, 2023 Regular • Week 9 | Kansas | Oklahoma Campus | W 38-33 | 2023 Regular | 47,233 |
| Oct 7, 2023 Regular • Week 6 | Kansas | UCF Campus | W 51-22 | 2023 Regular | 46,107 |
| Sep 23, 2023 Regular • Week 4 | Kansas | BYU Campus | W 38-27 | 2023 Regular | 47,233 |
| Sep 8, 2023 Regular • Week 2 | Kansas | Illinois Campus | W 34-23 | 2023 Regular | 45,809 |
| Sep 2, 2023 Regular • Week 1 | Kansas | Missouri State Campus | W 48-17 | 2023 Regular | 41,091 |
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Venue Guide
Memorial Stadium is a college football venue in Lawrence, KS. Kansas is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 47,000. The venue opened in 1921. #106 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
About This Data
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