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{{Infobox stadium
stadium_name = Marquette Stadium |
| stadium_name = Marquette Stadium
image =<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:MarquetteStadium001.jpg|200px]] -->|
| image =<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:MarquetteStadium001.jpg|200px]] -->
location = |
| location = N. 36th & W. Clybourn St.<br>[[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]
broke_ground = Late 1800s |
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1924 <ref name=musgbml>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4hEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5270,271885|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|last=Cash |first=Phil |title=MU Stadium gone, but the memories linger |date=September 2, 1976 |page=1-part 2}}</ref>
opened = 1892? |
closed = Late 70s-Early 80s? |
| closed =
demolished = 1978 |
| demolished = 1978
owner = [[Marquette University]] |
| owner = [[Marquette University]]
operator = [[Marquette University]] |
| operator = Marquette University
surface = Natural grass |
| surface = Natural grass
| coordinates = {{coord|43.036|N|87.961|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
construction_cost = |
| construction_cost =
architect = |
former_names = |
| architect =
| former_names =
tenants = [[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Marquette Golden Avalanche]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br>(1892–1960)<br/> [[Green Bay Packers]] [[National Football League|(NFL)]]<br>([[1952 Green Bay Packers season|1952]])<br> [[Milwaukee Panthers football|Milwaukee Panthers]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br>(1973–1974) |
| tenants = [[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Marquette Golden Avalanche]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br>(1892–1960)<br/> [[Green Bay Packers]] [[National Football League|(NFL)]]<br>([[1952 Green Bay Packers season|1952]])<br> [[Milwaukee Panthers football|Milwaukee Panthers]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br>(1973–1974)
seating_capacity = 15,000 |
| seating_capacity = 24,000 <ref name=musgbml/>
}}
}}
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'''Marquette Stadium''' was an outdoor athletic [[stadium]] in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], the home field of the [[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Golden Avalanche]] of [[Marquette University]]. The university dropped its football program in 1960. Located in the [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#Merrill Park|Merrill Park]] neighborhood west of the university,<ref name=zdlrfc>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pm4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5isEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2615%2C2447565|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal|last=Zeidler|first=Frank P. |title=Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park |date=January 26, 1989 |page=1D}}</ref> the stadium had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak.<ref name=musgbml/>


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The [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons, from [[1933 Green Bay Packers season|1933]] through [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1994]]. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the [[1952 Green Bay Packers season|1952]] season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby [[Milwaukee County Stadium|County Stadium]] when it opened in [[1953 Green Bay Packers season|1953]].<ref name=ohotp>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/other-homes.html|publisher=Packers.com|title=Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94|accessdate=November 9, 2013}}</ref>
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'''Marquette Stadium''' was an outdoor athletic [[stadium]] in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], the home field of the [[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Golden Avalanche]] of [[Marquette University]]. The university dropped its football program in 1960. The stadium had a seating capacity of 15,000 at its peak.

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The [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area from [[1933 Green Bay Packers season|1933]] through [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1994]]. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the [[1952 Green Bay Packers season|1952]] season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to [[Milwaukee County Stadium|County Stadium]] when it opened in [[1953 Green Bay Packers season|1953]].<ref name=ohotp>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/other-homes.html|publisher=Packers.com|title=Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94|accessdate=November 9, 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:01, 10 November 2013

Marquette Stadium
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LocationN. 36th & W. Clybourn St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°02′10″N 87°57′40″W / 43.036°N 87.961°W / 43.036; -87.961
OwnerMarquette University
OperatorMarquette University
Capacity24,000 [1]
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Opened1924 [1]
Demolished1978
Tenants
Marquette Golden Avalanche (NCAA)
(1892–1960)
Green Bay Packers (NFL)
(1952)
Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA)
(1973–1974)

Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/USA relief" does not exist. Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University. The university dropped its football program in 1960. Located in the Merrill Park neighborhood west of the university,[2] the stadium had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak.[1]

The NFL's Green Bay Packers played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons, from 1933 through 1994. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the 1952 season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby County Stadium when it opened in 1953.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cash, Phil (September 2, 1976). "MU Stadium gone, but the memories linger". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1-part 2.
  2. ^ Zeidler, Frank P. (January 26, 1989). "Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94". Packers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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Marquette Golden Avalanche
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Green Bay Packers
1952 		Succeeded by
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Milwaukee Panthers
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