Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium
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| Full name | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field |
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| Location | Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°4′20.4492″N 81°30′28.8684″W / 41.072347000°N 81.508019000°WCoordinates: 41°4′20.4492″N 81°30′28.8684″W / 41.072347000°N 81.508019000°W |
| Owner | University of Akron |
| Operator | University of Akron |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Surface | Prograss artificial turf |
| Scoreboard | 84 ft × 64 ft (26 m × 20 m) frame surrounding 39 ft × 22 ft (11.9 m × 6.7 m) video board |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 18, 2008 |
| Opened | September 12, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $61.6 million USD |
| Architect | HNTB Architecture, Inc. |
| Project manager | Welty Building Company |
| Structural engineer | E.P.I. of Cleveland, Inc. |
| General contractor | Marous Brothers Construction |
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| Akron Zips football (NCAA) | |
InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field is a college American football stadium in Akron, Ohio and the home field of the Akron Zips football team at the University of Akron. New for the 2009 football season, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the stadium was held on April 4, 2008, and it opened on September 12, 2009, for a sold-out game between the Akron Zips and the Morgan State Bears. The stadium was constructed to replace the Rubber Bowl, which was the prior home of the University of Akron Zips football team. Four companies hold naming rights to various parts of the stadium.
InfoCision Stadium was constructed as part of a building initiative undergone by the University of Akron called the "New Landscape for Learning." The $300 million construction program included the construction and renovations of numerous buildings on campus, including the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences building, an honors complex, a student recreation center, and a student union. The Rubber Bowl, the former home of the Zips football team, was located 6 miles (9.7 km) away of the Akron campus. Due to the high maintenance costs for the facility, the decision was made to construct an on-campus stadium.
To build the new stadium, several dormitories had to be demolished and the properties of local tenants were acquired using eminent domain. In order to house the displaced students, the University spent $22.6 million to purchase Quaker Square, a former Quaker Oats Company oat silo that was converted into a hotel.
The home opener of the 2009 football season marked the first game held in InfoCision Stadium. In it, the Zips defeated Morgan State 41–0. To mark the occasion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to inaugurate the new stadium. Amongst those who cut the ribbon were Don Plusquellic (Mayor of Akron), Betty Sutton (member of the United States House of Representatives), and Luis Proenza (President of the University of Akron). In the 2014-2015 season, the cumulative total attendance for six games in the 30,000 seat facility was 55,019, the worst among all 125 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl subdivision.
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