Notre Dame Stadium

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Notre Dame Stadium Location: South Bend, Indiana Broke Ground: 1930 Opened: 1930 Closed: Open Demolished: N/A Owner: University of Notre Dame Operator: University of Notre Dame Surface: Grass Construction Coast: US$750,000 Tenants: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1930-Present Seating Capacity: 80,795

Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. The stadium is located on the campus of the university at Notre Dame, Indiana, just north of the city of South Bend, Indiana, USA.

The stadium opened its gates in 1930. Total cost of construction was more than $750,000. The original seating capacity was 54,000. The Irish played their first game in the new stadium on October 4, 1930, beating Southern Methodist University 20-14. The official dedication was on October 11 against Navy. In 1997 21,000 new seats were added to the stadium, bringing the seating capacity to the present 80,795.

The stadium is known for its view of "Touchdown Jesus", a nickname given to a large mural of the resurrected Jesus located on the Hesburgh Library which looms over the stadium mirroring the raised arms of a referee signifying a touchdown. Expanding the stadium has had the side-effect of partially obscuring the view of Touchdown Jesus from the field.

Tickets to a Notre Dame football game are notoriously hard to come by. As of 2006 season, there have been 192 consecutive sellouts at Notre Dame Stadium, and 240 sellouts in the past 241 games dating back to 1966. The exception was a 1973 game against Air Force which had been moved midseason by ABC to Thanksgiving Day.

[edit] External links

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Official University of Notre Dame Website

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