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'''Illinois Field''' was a [[stadium]] in [[Champaign, Illinois]]. It hosted the [[Illinois Fighting Illini football]] team until they moved to the [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]] in 1923 and the school's baseball team until they moved to the current [[Illinois Field]] in 1988. The stadium held 17,000 people at its peak.<ref>http://www.athletics.illinois.edu/premiumseating/history/general.htm</ref> |
'''Illinois Field''' was a [[stadium]] in [[Champaign, Illinois]]. It hosted the [[Illinois Fighting Illini football]] team until they moved to the [[Memorial Stadium (Champaign)|Memorial Stadium]] in 1923 and the school's baseball team until they moved to the current [[Illinois Field]] in 1988. The stadium held 17,000 people at its peak.<ref>http://www.athletics.illinois.edu/premiumseating/history/general.htm</ref> |
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The field hosted the 1982 [[Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament]], won by [[Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball|Minnesota]].<ref name=bigtenrb2012>{{cite web|title=2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GRecords11-12BASE.pdf|accessdate=27 June 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68j26i9GE|archivedate=2012-06-27|page=107}}</ref> |
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| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
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| Owner | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Operator | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Capacity | 17,000 |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Closed | 1987 |
| Tenants | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini baseball (1884–1987) Illinois Fighting Illini football (1890–1922) Big Ten Baseball Tournament (1982) | |
Illinois Field was a stadium in Champaign, Illinois. It hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini football team until they moved to the Memorial Stadium in 1923 and the school's baseball team until they moved to the current Illinois Field in 1988. The stadium held 17,000 people at its peak.[1]