Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Home to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football team. The stadium opened its gates in 1930, replacing the old stadium Cartier Field. Total cost of construction was more than $750,000. The original seating capacity was 54,000. Knute Rockne played a key role in its design, keeping the space between the playing field and the stands to a minimum. The stadium is patterned, on a smaller scale, after Michigan Stadium, the main difference being the tunnel location. The Irish played their first game in the new stadium on October 4, 1930, beating Southern Methodist University 20–14. The official dedication was on October 11 against Navy. Over the years, its capacity was gradually increased to 59,075. In 1997, 21,000 new seats were added to the stadium, bringing the seating capacity to the present 80,795. The playing surface has always been natural grass. (Wikipedia) djfata made the original model, i tweeked the Upper Seating Bowl to be more like the real stadium. #college_football #College_football_stadium #football #football_stadium #NCAA #notre_dame #Notre_Dame_Stadium #stadium
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