e. Nippert Stadium

Nippert Stadium has been home to Bearcat football since 1902, making it the fourth-oldest playing site and fifth-oldest stadium in college football. During the season-ending clash with rival Miami University (Ohio) in 1923, Jimmy Nippert sustained a spike injury and died a month later from blood poisoning. His grandfather, James N. Gamble of Procter and Gamble, provided the funds to complete the horseshoe-shaped structure, and the James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium was dedicated on Nov. 8, 1924. Early-century brickwork combined with wrought-iron gates and trim give Nippert a comfortable old-time stadium charm and appeal, while continuing renovations have enabled it to remain a classic showplace for college football.

Contact Information:

University of Cincinnati Athletics
Richard E. Lindner Center
2700 Bearcat Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
1-877-CATS-TIX

Related Info:

• GOBEARCATS: Nippert Stadium
• GOBEARCATS: Varsity Village Information
• UC Football
• Ticket Information
• Interactive Seating Chart
• Nippert Stadium Video Tour

Improvements to Nippert Stadium seem to never end. Since 2004, new permanent grandstands provide improved seating in the North endzone while underneath the structure are game locker rooms for both the Bearcats and the visiting team.

The scoreboard features a video board, nearly twice as large as the previous display, while the playing field is an installation of FieldTurf, the grass-like artificial turf.

These are just the latest enhancements which preserve the rich history and tradition of Nippert Stadium while making it a contemporary place in which to play and watch a game.

Artificial turf was first installed in 1970 and in 2000, the stadium became one of the first in the U.S. to use FieldTurf, a grass-like synthetic surface.

Nippert Stadium Facts
• Home of UC football since 1902
• Capacity: 35,000
• Playing surface: FieldTurf
• Fourth-oldest playing site for college football in the nation
• Nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Bowl Championship Division stadium still in use, preceded by Harvard Stadium (1903), Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd/Grant Field (1914), the Yale Bowl (1914) and Cornell’s Schoellkopf Stadium (1915).