The Rubber Bowl is a stadium in Akron, Ohio. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Akron “Zips” and high school football on Fridays. It is named after the predominance of the tire industry in Akron. The stadium opened in 1940 and has a capacity of 35,202.

	Capacity		35,202
	Opened		1940
	Owner		University of Akron
	Operator		University of Akron
	Surface		AstroPlay
	Construction cost		$546,000 USD

Currently, the Rubber Bowl may be closing (at least to UA football) as the school wishes to build a new stadium on the school’s campus. The University is studying potential locations and raising funds, showing that they are committed to building a new stadium in the next 5 years. The stadium would seat between 20-25,000 and most likely would be on East Exchange Street.

The stadium was sold to the University of Akron from the City of Akron for one dollar. The city still uses it for various public school functions. The stadium once held a “home” game in 1952 for the NFL’s hapless franchise, the Dallas Texans. They hosted the Chicago Bears and won, 27-23, for the franchise’s only win in history.

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