While it first opened, still unfinished, in 1923, Memorial Stadium would be officially dedicated in 1924. "We'd been around and building on campus for around 20 years at that point," said English ...

Three Big Ten stadiums officially opened within a few weeks of each other in 1924: Minnesota’s 52,736-seat Memorial Stadium, Illinois’ 67,000-capacity Memorial Stadium on Oct. 18, and Purdue ...