UNI-Dome

UNI-Dome
Interactive map of UNI-Dome
Location2401 Hudson Road
Cedar Falls, Iowa, 50614 United States
OwnerUniversity of Northern Iowa
OperatorUniversity of Northern Iowa
Capacity17,190 (American football)
SurfaceAstroTurf PureGrass
Public transit  9   10  MET Transit
Construction
Broke groundJuly 26, 1974
Built1974–1976
OpenedFebruary 7, 1976
Construction cost$7.5 million
($42.4 million in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectThorson–Brom–Broshar–Snyder
Structural engineerGeiger-Berger Associates
General contractorJohn G. Miller Construction Company
Tenants
Northern Iowa Panthers football (1976–present)
IHSAA Football Playoffs (1976–present)
Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball (1976–2006)
Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball (1978–2006)
Northern Iowa Panthers wrestling (1976–2006)
Northern Iowa Panthers volleyball (1978–2006)

UNI-Dome (pronounced "YOU-nih-dome") is a multi-purpose stadium on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1976 as the home of the UNI Panthers basketball and football teams. The facility's capacity for football is 16,324. For basketball, its official capacity is 16,324; however it has seated as many as 22,000 for events such as the 1990 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament and the 1997 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. It has been the home of the Iowa State High School football championships since 1976 and has hosted junior college football bowl games, wrestling, track and field, softball, concerts, and conventions.