Kinnick Stadium

Kinnick Stadium
Duke Slater Field
	The stadium during a football game between Iowa and Syracuse in September 2007
	Kinnick Stadium Location within Iowa Kinnick Stadium Location within the United States
Former names	Iowa Stadium (1929–1972)
Address	886 Stadium Drive
Location	Iowa City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°39′31″N 91°33′4″W
Owner	Iowa Hawkeye Athletics
Operator	The University of Iowa
Capacity	69,250 (2018-present); Former capacity List 70,585 (2006–2017); 70,397 (1992–2005); 70,220 (1990–1991); 67,700 (1983–1989); 60,160 (1956–1982); 53,000 (1929–1955); ;
Surface	FieldTurf (2009–present); Astroturf (1972–1988); Grass (1929–1971, 1989–2008)
Construction
Broke ground	March 6, 1929
Opened	October 5, 1929
Renovated	2006, 2017-2019
Expanded	1956, 1983, 1990
Construction cost	$497,151.42 (initial construction); ($8.82 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Proudfoot, Rawson, and Souers; HNTB (renovation)
Tenants
	Iowa Hawkeyes football (NCAA); (1929–present)
Website
	hawkeyesports.com/kinnick-stadium

Historic Nile Kinnick Stadium is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. First opened in 1929 as Iowa Stadium to replace Iowa Field, it currently holds up to 69,250 people, making it the 7th largest stadium in the Big Ten, and one of the 20 largest university owned stadiums in the nation. Primarily used for college football, the stadium is named for Nile Kinnick, the Iowa player who won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and died in service during World War II. Historic Kinnick Stadium is the only college football stadium named after a Heisman Trophy winner.

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