Illinois_Field_(1884)

Illinois Field (1884)

Illinois Field (1884)

Former athletics facility in Urbana, Illinois

This article is about the former Illinois Field that opened in 1884. For the current Illinois Field, see Illinois Field.

Illinois Field was a stadium in Urbana, Illinois. It hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini football team until they moved to the Memorial Stadium in 1923 and the school's baseball team until they moved to the current Illinois Field in 1988. The stadium held 17,000 people at its peak.[1]

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Events

The field hosted the 1982 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, won by Minnesota.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Illinois Renaissance | the Renovation of Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois". Archived from the original on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  2. [2]
    "2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book" (PDF). p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

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