Gies Memorial Stadium

Gies Memorial Stadium
Zuppke Field
	Aerial view of Memorial Stadium in 2021
	Interactive map of Gies Memorial Stadium
Full name	University of Illinois Gies Memorial Stadium
Address	1402 South 1st Street
Location	Champaign, Illinois
Coordinates	40°5′57″N 88°14′9″W / 40.09917°N 88.23583°W
Owner	University of Illinois
Operator	University of Illinois
Capacity	60,670 (2011–present) Former capacity: List 62,870 (2008–2010); 57,078 (2007); 69,249 (2002–2006); 70,904 (1992–2001); 70,053 (1991); 69,200 (1988–1990); 70,153 (1987); 70,563 (1984–1986); 70,906 (1983); 71,227 (1964–1982); 71,119 (1930–1963); 55,524 (1923–1929); ;
Surface	Grass (1923–1974); AstroTurf (1975–2000); AstroPlay (2001–2007); FieldTurf (2008–present)
Public transit	MTD
Construction
Broke ground	September 11, 1922
Opened	November 3, 1923
Renovated	1985, 2008, 2013
Expanded	1930
Construction cost	US$1,700,000 ($32.1 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	Holabird & Roche (original); HNTB (renovation)
General contractor	English Brothers
Tenants
	Illinois Fighting Illini (NCAA); (1923–present); Chicago Bears (NFL) (2002)
Website
	fightingillini.com/memorial-stadium

Gies Memorial Stadium is a stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The stadium, used primarily for football, is a memorial to the university's students who died in World War I; their names are engraved on the nearly 200 pillars surrounding the stadium's façade. With a capacity of 60,670, the stadium is primarily used as the home of the university's Fighting Illini football team.

The stadium was known as simply Memorial Stadium until September 9, 2025, when it was named after Larry Gies Sr., a U.S. Army veteran and the late father of alumnus philanthropist Larry Gies, following a $100 million donation from Gies to the university's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics.