Gies Memorial Stadium Tickets

Champaign, IL - Capacity: 60,670

Home of University of Illinois Fighting Illini Football

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About Gies Memorial Stadium

Gies Memorial Stadium seats 60,670 for Illinois Fighting Illini football in Champaign, renamed from Memorial Stadium in September 2025 after alumnus Larry Gies gave the athletic department a $100 million gift honoring his father, a World War I veteran. The playing surface, Zuppke Field, still honors coach Bob Zuppke. Nearly 200 columns around the stadium's facade bear the names of roughly 183 University of Illinois students and alumni who died in World War I. The north bleachers hold the student section, Block I, which has performed card stunts since 1926. The horseshoe design was modeled partly on Harvard Stadium.

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Why was Memorial Stadium renamed Gies Memorial Stadium?

In September 2025, Illinois alumnus Larry Gies donated $100 million to the athletic department in honor of his father, a World War I veteran, and the Board of Trustees renamed the stadium Gies Memorial Stadium. The playing surface, Zuppke Field, kept its own name.

Seating Sections

Club Level
~2x base
Lower Bowl
~1.5x base
Upper Bowl
~1x base

Club Level

  • West Main Lower Bowl (Colonnades Club)
  • 77 Club

Lower Bowl

  • East Main Lower Bowl
  • North Bleachers / Block I (Student Section)
  • South End Zone / The Horseshoe

Upper Bowl

  • East Balcony (Upper)
  • West Balcony (Upper)

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