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Address | South College Avenue 19716 Newark, DE United States |
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Public transit | DART First State bus: 16, 33, 46, 302 |
Owner | University of Delaware |
Operator | Univ. of Delaware Athletics |
Type | Stadium |
Capacity | 18,500 (2020–present)
Former capacity: List
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Surface | FieldTurf |
Current use | Football Lacrosse |
Construction | |
Broke ground | August 3, 1951 |
Opened | November 15, 1952 |
Renovated | 1993, 2019 |
Expanded | 1964, 1970, 1972, 1975 |
Construction cost | $182,000[1] ($2.09 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
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Website | |
bluehens.com/delaware-stadium |
Delaware Stadium is an 18,500-seat stadium in Newark, Delaware, and is home to the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football and men's and women's lacrosse teams. The stadium is part of the David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, which includes the Bob Carpenter Center, Fred P. Rullo Stadium, the Fred Rust Ice Arena and the Delaware Field House.
Erected in 1952 and enlarged prior to the 1964, 1970, 1972 and the 1975 seasons, the 22,000-seat stadium is the largest in the Colonial Athletic Association and one of the largest in the nation in FCS football.