Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)
"The Woodshed" | |
Night view of the stadium in 2015 | |
| Former names |
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|---|---|
| Address | 1 Spartan Way |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°43′41″N 84°29′5″W / 42.72806°N 84.48472°W |
| Capacity | 75,005 (2005–present)
Former capacity List
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| Record attendance | 80,401 |
| Surface | Grass (1923–1968, 2002–present) Astroturf (1978–2001) TartanTurf (1969–1977) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1923 |
| Opened | October 6, 1923 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2014 |
| Expanded | 1935, 1948, 1956, 1957, 2005 |
| Construction cost | $160,001 ($2.95 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Edwyn Bowd (1923 field) Orlie Munson (1957 stadium) HNTB Architecture (2004 expansion) |
| Tenants | |
| Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) (1923–present) | |
| Website | |
| msuspartans.com/spartan-stadium | |
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Spartan Stadium (formerly College Field, Macklin Field, and Macklin Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, United States that opened in 1923. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Michigan State University Spartans. After the addition of luxury boxes and club seating in 2004–2005, the capacity of the stadium grew from 72,027 to 75,005—though it has held more than 80,000 fans—making it the Big Ten's sixth largest stadium. It has been nicknamed "The Woodshed".