Michael A. Stecker
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Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big
House", is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor. It is the largest stadium in the United States and the
second largest stadium in the world. Its official capacity is
107,601, but has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000. Every home game
since November 8, 1975 has drawn a crowd in excess of 100,000. The
Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original
capacity of 72,000. Prior to the stadium's construction football was
played at
Ferry Field. |
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