Location | 2401 Hudson Road Cedar Falls, Iowa, 50614 United States |
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Public transit | 9 10 MET Transit |
Owner | University of Northern Iowa |
Operator | University of Northern Iowa |
Capacity | 17,190 (American football)[3] |
Surface | AstroTurf PureGrass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 26, 1974[1] |
Built | 1974–1976 |
Opened | February 7, 1976 |
Construction cost | $7.5 million ($40.2 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Thorson–Brom–Broshar–Snyder |
Structural engineer | Geiger-Berger Associates |
General contractor | John G. Miller Construction Company |
Tenants | |
Northern Iowa Panthers Football (1976–present) IHSAA Football Playoffs (1976–present) UNI Panthers Men's Basketball (1976–2006) UNI Panthers Women's Basketball (1978–2006) UNI Panthers Wrestling (1976–2006) UNI Panthers Volleyball (1978–2006) |
UNI-Dome (pronounced "YOU-nih-dome") is a multi-purpose stadium on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1976 as the home of the UNI Panthers basketball and football teams. The facility's capacity for football is 16,324. For basketball, its official capacity is 16,324; however it has seated as many as 22,000 for events such as the 1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament and the 1997 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. It has been the home of the Iowa State High School football championships since 1976 and has hosted junior college football bowl games, wrestling, track and field, softball, concerts, and conventions.