Camp Randall Stadium

Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a fully functioning stadium since 1917. It is the oldest and fifth largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference. The field has a conventional north–south alignment, at an approximate elevation of 880 feet (270 m) above sea level.

Camp Randall Stadium
View from the north in 2021.
Madison
Location in Wisconsin
Madison
Location in the United States
Location1440 Monroe Street
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°4′12″N 89°24′46″W
Public transit Metro Transit
OwnerUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
OperatorUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Capacity75,822 (2022–present)

Former

List
    • 80,321 (2005–2022)
    • 82,123 (2004)
    • 76,634 (2001–2003)
    • 76,129 (1998–2000)
    • 77,745 (1991–1997)
    • 76,293 (1987–1990)
    • 77,280 (1966–1986)
    • 63,435 (1958–1965)
    • 52,788 (1955–1957)
    • 52,819 (1953–1954)
    • 51,000 (1951–1952)
    • 45,000 (1940–1950)
    • 36,000 (1937–1939)
    • 32,700 (1932–1936)
    • 38,293 (1926–1931)
    • 29,783 (1925)
    • 20,000 (1921–1924)
    • 11,900
SurfaceFieldTurf (2003–present)
AstroTurf (1968–2002)
Natural grass (1917–1967)
Construction
Broke ground1917
OpenedNovember 3, 1917
107 years ago
Renovated2004,2022 (Only South Side)
Expanded1921, 1924, 1940, 1951, 1958,
1966, 2004
Construction cost$15,000
($356,727 in 2023 dollars)
ArchitectArthur Peabody
Berners-Schober Associates, Inc.
(2005 renovation)
Tenants
Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA) (1917–present)
Website
camprandallstadium.com
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