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.
View from the north in 2021. | |
Madison Location in Wisconsin Madison Location in the United States | |
Location | 1440 Monroe Street University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°4′12″N 89°24′46″W |
Public transit | Metro Transit |
Owner | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Operator | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Capacity | 75,822 (2022–present)
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Surface | FieldTurf (2003–present) AstroTurf (1968–2002) Natural grass (1917–1967) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1917 |
Opened | November 3, 1917 107 years ago |
Renovated | 2004,2022 (Only South Side) |
Expanded | 1921, 1924, 1940, 1951, 1958, 1966, 2004 |
Construction cost | $15,000 ($356,727 in 2023 dollars) |
Architect | Arthur Peabody Berners-Schober Associates, Inc. (2005 renovation) |
Tenants | |
Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA) (1917–present) | |
Website | |
camprandallstadium.com |
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