Memorial Field (Dartmouth College)

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Memorial Field| nickname = "Dartmouth College"


location = Crosby St
Hanover, NH 03755
broke_ground =
opened = 1893; 1923
closed =
demolished =
owner = Dartmouth College
operator = Dartmouth College
surface = Artificial Turf (as of Fall 2006)
construction_cost=
architect =
former_names = | tenants = Dartmouth Big Green
(Football & Track and Field)
seating_capacity = 13,000

:"For other Memorial Fields see Memorial Field"

Memorial Field is a football stadium located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. It is the home of Dartmouth College's Big Green football and outdoor track teams. The athletic teams at Dartmouth College compete in the Ivy League.

In 1893, Dartmouth alumni built a football field called Alumni Oval in the southeastern part of the campus. The field's original wooden grandstand, which backed up on Crosby Street, burned in 1911. In 1923, the College built Memorial Field, with a brick-faced concrete stand and pressbox on Crosby Street. The stadium opened as a memorial to the students and alumni who had served and died in World War I. Permanent stands on the east side of the field were built later, and endzone bleachers have also been used.

Memorial Field underwent renovation during the summer of 2006, including replacement of the natural grass field with artificial turf to allow nearly year-round use; installation of a Tartan track; construction of safety improvements; and the construction of a new varsity athletics center that has reduced the East Stands. With some of the loss made up by stands placed behind the end zones, the current seating capacity is approximately 13,000.

The stadium is the end-point of a popular Shriners parade every summer (as well as the venue for the New Hampshire vs. Vermont high school all-star football game which follows the parade).

References

* [http://athletics.dartmouth.edu/facilities/memorial.html Dartmouth College Athletic Facilities: Memorial Field]
* [http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/02dartmouthfbv.asp Summary at Ivy League official site]