Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. For several decades it was used by Kansas State University for American football and track and field. It was the home field of the K-State's football team between 1922 and 1967, prior to the opening of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The stadium held 20,000 people and was opened in 1922. The east stands were built in 1922, while the stands on the west side of the stadium were completed two years later. The original plan to enclose the stadium in a "horseshoe" shape was never executed due to a shortage of funds during the Great Depression. The stadium is still used for athletics. In 2002 the grass field was replaced with FieldTurf and the cinder track was replaced with a rubberized surface. The playing field is now painted for use by the soccer club and is used as the marching band's practice field. In addition to athletics usage, East Stadium houses the KSU Telecommunications Department and the Purple Masque Theater, and West Stadium houses facilities used by art students (particularly students of Ceramics, Painting, and Sculpture) and offices for Graduate Students in the Art Department.
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College of Agriculture • College of Architecture, Planning and Design College of Arts and Sciences • College of Business Administration College of Education • College of Engineering College of Human Ecology • College of Technology and Aviation College of Veterinary Medicine • Graduate School |
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Big 12 • Kansas State Wildcats • Sunflower Showdown KSU Marching Band • Wildcat Victory • Wabash Cannonball Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Bramlage Coliseum • Ahearn Field House • Tointon Stadium Memorial Stadium • Breidenthal Teamhouse • Colbert Hills • R. V. Christian Track Complex |
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Willie the Wildcat • Aggieville • Alumni • The Collegian |
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