Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It is the current home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team, and is located on the west side of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It currently seats 80,000 and is widely known as one of the premier American football venues in collegiate athletics. Due in large part to the raucous crowd, the stadium is recognized among the most difficult for opposing teams in all of college football. It is the oldest stadium and fourth largest in the Big Ten Conference.

	Capacity		80,321
	Opened		November 3, 1917
	Owner		University of Wisconsin
	Operator		University of Wisconsin
	Surface		FieldTurf
	Location		1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

Originally, the stadium consisted of a horseshoe opening to the south, with a running track around the field. The stadium was renovated at various points to raise the size of the horseshoe by nearly doubling the number of rows around the stadium in various stages, placing south stands in front of the Wisconsin Field House (built in 1930), the removal of the track and addition of nearly 11,000 seats in 1958, the addition of the upper deck in 1966, and finally the 2005 addition added boxes along the eastern rim of the stadium.

The stadium received its name because it lies on the grounds of Camp Randall, a former Union Army base during the American Civil War that was eventually absorbed by the Wisconsin campus. The camp was named after Governor Alexander Randall.

The stadium also houses athletic offices of the university. In 2002, reconstruction on the stadium started, to include luxury boxes and new offices for the football program, as well as expanded seating that increased capacity. In addition, concessions, restrooms and other infrastructure items were upgraded, the walkway around the football field was removed, and new scoreboards were installed. The construction was completed prior to the start of the 2005 season. The football team continued to play at the stadium throughout the construction.

Wisconsin’s two Heisman Trophy winnners, Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne, along with their numbers (Ameche’s is retired, Dayne’s is not but has not been assigned since his final season), are displayed on the upper deck façade. The retired numbers of Elroy Hirsch (40), Dave Schreiner (80) and Allan Schafer (83) will be added during the 2006 football season. In addition, Pat Richter’s number 88 will also be retired during the season and displayed on the façade.

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