Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium
The Big House
	Michigan Stadium in 2021
	Interactive map of Michigan Stadium
Location	1201 South Main Street; Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-3722
Coordinates	42°15′57.2″N 83°44′55.5″W / 42.265889°N 83.748750°W
Owner	University of Michigan
Operator	University of Michigan
Capacity	107,600 (2015–present) Formerly List 72,000 (1927); 85,752 (1928–1948); 97,239 (1949–1955); 101,001 (1956–1972); 101,701 (1973–1991); 102,501 (1992–1997); 107,501 (1998–2007); 106,201 (2008–2009); 109,901 (2010–2015); 107,601 (2015–present); ;
Surface	FieldTurf (2003–present); Natural grass (1991–2002); Artificial turf (1969–1990); Natural grass (1927–1968)
Record attendance	115,109 (Michigan vs. Notre Dame, September 7, 2013)
Construction
Groundbreaking	September 12, 1926
Opened	October 1, 1927; (98 years ago)
Renovated	2010
Expanded	1928, 1949, 1956, 1973, 1992, 1998, 2010
Cost	$950,000; ($13.8 million in 2024); ; $226 million (2010 stadium renovation, equivalent to $328 million in 2024)
Architects	Bernard L. Green ; HNTB (2010 expansion)
General contractor	Mortenson Construction
Tenants
	Michigan Wolverines football ; (1927–present); Michigan Wolverines field hockey; (1973–1975); Michigan Wolverines men's lacrosse; (2012–2017); Michigan Wolverines women's lacrosse; (2014–2017)
Website
	mgoblue.com/stadium

Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "the Big House," is the American football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere, the third-largest stadium in the world, and the 34th-largest sports venue in the world. Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000.

Michigan Stadium was designed with footings to allow the stadium's capacity to be expanded beyond 100,000. Fielding Yost envisioned a day where 150,000 seats would be needed. To keep construction costs low at the time, the decision was made to build a smaller stadium than Yost envisioned but to include the footings for future expansion.

Michigan Stadium is used for the University of Michigan's main graduation ceremonies; President Lyndon B. Johnson outlined his Great Society program at the 1964 commencement ceremonies in the stadium. It has also hosted ice hockey games including the 2014 NHL Winter Classic, a regular season NHL game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings with an official attendance of 105,491, a record for an ice hockey game. Additionally, a 2014 International Champions Cup soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester United had an attendance of 109,318, a record crowd for a soccer match in the United States.