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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 10/07/2026 04:21:00

Dedicated to honour Nebraskans who served in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I, Memorial Stadium at 600 Stadium Drive in Lincoln opened on October 13, 1923 with a 23-0 Cornhusker victory over Oklahoma -- played on dirt with Nebraska wearing blue to accommodate the Sooners, who had travelled with only crimson uniforms. The original 31,080-seat structure was built in under six months after Chancellor Samuel Avery broke ground via horse-drawn plow. Successive expansions transfor...