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Memorial Stadium in Bloomington is a roughly 50,000 seat or so facility located on the
campus of Indiana University, and was opened in 1960. It replaced the "old" Memorial
Stadium on the same site, which had been in existence since 1925.
Our first impressions of the IU campus were not positive ones - most of the buildings
here, especially the dorms and apartment towers, look like structures designed for a
Warsaw Pact capital city - grey concrete and uninspiring look. The campus abuts tree
lined residential streets with plenty of off campus housing and walkable
neighborhoods.
The stadium itself is surrounded by massive parking lots and a pretty cool tailgate
scene with lots of color and action on game days.
Right next door to the stadium is Indiana's more famous venue counterpart - Assembly
Hall, the home of their storied men's basketball program. The lobbies and corridors
here are replete with photos, memorabilia and exhibits, and the building is open to the
public on football game days. But don't try getting into the seating bowl, as it is
padlocked and chained from every access point, along with stern signage warning
people to stay out.
The stadium is nicknamed "The Rock", a more recent tradition started in 2005, when
their former coach, Terry Hoeppner, had a limestone boulder placed in the north end
zone. Hoeppner died in 2007 and "The Rock" has served as an inspiration for the
team ever since.
Nonetheless, Hoosier football has pretty much been awful throughout its existence,
with few great moments or storied events to look back upon. Traveling to
Bloomington? A basketball game is a much better bet.
campus of Indiana University, and was opened in 1960. It replaced the "old" Memorial
Stadium on the same site, which had been in existence since 1925.
Our first impressions of the IU campus were not positive ones - most of the buildings
here, especially the dorms and apartment towers, look like structures designed for a
Warsaw Pact capital city - grey concrete and uninspiring look. The campus abuts tree
lined residential streets with plenty of off campus housing and walkable
neighborhoods.
The stadium itself is surrounded by massive parking lots and a pretty cool tailgate
scene with lots of color and action on game days.
Right next door to the stadium is Indiana's more famous venue counterpart - Assembly
Hall, the home of their storied men's basketball program. The lobbies and corridors
here are replete with photos, memorabilia and exhibits, and the building is open to the
public on football game days. But don't try getting into the seating bowl, as it is
padlocked and chained from every access point, along with stern signage warning
people to stay out.
The stadium is nicknamed "The Rock", a more recent tradition started in 2005, when
their former coach, Terry Hoeppner, had a limestone boulder placed in the north end
zone. Hoeppner died in 2007 and "The Rock" has served as an inspiration for the
team ever since.
Nonetheless, Hoosier football has pretty much been awful throughout its existence,
with few great moments or storied events to look back upon. Traveling to
Bloomington? A basketball game is a much better bet.
MEMORIAL
STADIUM
Bloomington,
Indiana
October 10,
2008
Iowa
Cyclones
at
Indiana
Hoosiers
STADIUM
Bloomington,
Indiana
October 10,
2008
Iowa
Cyclones
at
Indiana
Hoosiers
| Bloomington, Indiana |
Memorial Stadium
