Memorial Stadium currently is the home of Indiana State University football in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. Constructed in 1923-24 by the City of Terre Haute to seat approximately 16,000 people, the facility’s initial primary use was as the home of the Terre Haute Baseball Club, a minor league team in the Three-I League. The distance from home plate to the center field wall was 546 feet.

It now is one of the few Division I-AA football stadiums in the nation with an AstroPlay artificial playing surface, which was installed prior to the 2001 season. In 1967, Indiana State University became the first university in the world to own and operate an outdoor artificial playing surface. The stadium currently seats 12,000. Memorial Stadium also hosts the annual High School football homecomming game between Terre Haute rivals North-South as they play for a memorial bell.

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