Nippert Stadium
View from south corner in September 2015
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| Location | 2700 Bearcats Way (174 West Corry Street) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°07′52″N 84°30′58″W / 39.131°N 84.516°WCoordinates: 39°07′52″N 84°30′58″W / 39.131°N 84.516°W |
| Capacity |
40,000 (2015–current) (expandable to 40,000) |
| Record attendance | 40,124 (October 24, 2015) |
| Surface | UBU Sports' Speed M6-M (2016–present) UBU Sports' Speed S5-M (2013–2015) FieldTurf (2000–2012) AstroTurf (1970–1999) Grass (1924–1969) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1915 |
| Opened | 1915 (dedicated September 27, 1924) |
| Renovated | 1936, 1954, 1970, 1990–1992, 2000, 2005, 2013–2015 |
| Construction cost |
$10.5 million ($147 million in 2017) |
| Architect | Frederick W. Garber |
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Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (1915–present) Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) (1968–1969) FC Cincinnati (USL) (2016–present) |
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40,000 (2015–current)
35,097 (1992–2014)
28,000 (1954–1991)
24,000 (1936–1953)
12,000 (1924–1935)
Nippert Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the north central United States, located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats of the American Athletic Conference. In rudimentary form since 1901, permanent concrete stands were built along each sideline for the 1915 season and as a complete horseshoe stadium since 1924, making it the fourth-oldest playing site and fifth-oldest stadium in college football, respectively. It has also been home to United Soccer League team FC Cincinnati, since 2015.
During the final game of the 1923 season with intrastate rival Miami University, UC player James Gamble Nippert sustained a spike wound injury. He died a month later of blood poisoning, reportedly due to having been infected by droppings left after a pre-game chicken race. Nippert's grandfather, James N. Gamble of Procter & Gamble, donated the required funds to complete the stadium. A locker room and training (medical) facility was added as part of the renovation for the safety of players.
In 1895, the organizer of UC's first football team, Arch Carson, introduced a plan to build a stadium complete with wooden bleachers on the site upon which Nippert Stadium currently stands. The plans became a reality in 1901 while Carson was serving as UC's physical education director. The first game played on the site originally called Varsity Field in Burnet Woods was on November 2, 1901 vs the Ohio University Bobcats. Cincinnati was defeated 16–0 in that contest. They rebounded a week later and defeated Hannover on Varsity field November 9, 1901, 10–0. Although Cincinnati has played home contests in other Cincinnati parks, this site has been the primary home of Cincinnati Football since that time. The playing surface at Nippert Stadium is called Carson Field in honor of Arch Carson. Construction of Carson Field began in 1900 and was completed in 1910.
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