Today's Tidbit... College Football's Memorial Stadiums, Part II
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman ended a recent press conference by suggesting that Razorback fans should fill Arkansas' War Memorial Stadium for Saturday's game with Western Carolina, arguing for them to show respect for the service members who gave their lives for their country and for whom the Razorbacks’ stadium is named. Given his argument, reviewing the 17 FBS stadiums dedicated as memorials to the nation’s war dead seemed appropriate.
Yesterday’s Tidbit covered the memorial stadiums at Arkansas, Army, California, Clemson, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Memphis, and Missouri. Today, we cover the remaining eight memorial stadiums at FBS schools. For each, the school, original stadium name, opening year, seating capacity, remarks, and stadium images are listed below.
Navy - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959 | 29,000)
The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium opened in 1959 with a dedication plaque reading:
This Stadium is dedicated to those who have served and will serve as upholders of the traditions and renown of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. May it be a perpetual reminder that the Navy and Marine Corps are organizations of men trained to live nobly and serve courageously in peace, champions of our integrity; in war, defenders of our freedom.
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