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Ryan Field was a stadium in the central United States, located in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Near the campus of Northwestern University, it was primarily used for American football, and was the home field of the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.
The new Ryan Field will create a world-class home for Northwestern University Athletics and a best in the nation football experience for fans, players, and a year-round asset for the community. The project will be privately funded - with no taxpayer financing and significant public benefits.
Construction crews have been busy at the new Ryan Field, continuing work to lower the gradient to the future field height, reinforce the surrounding area and pour concrete foundations. Mass excavation will near completion in the coming month, resulting in fewer trucks and less dust around the job site.
Sep 28, 2022 · One year after announcing a transformative gift by the Pat and Shirley Ryan Family to build a new Ryan Field, Northwestern University today released renderings of a schematic design for the new stadium to replace the current 97-year-old structure.
Oct 4, 2024 · That's a far cry from the 47,130-seat capacity of Ryan Field, Northwestern's former football stadium. The Wildcats' temporary home was originally designed to host soccer and lacrosse events.
Jun 24, 2024 · Northwestern University today celebrated the formal groundbreaking for the new Ryan Field, a 100% privately funded project set to bring thousands of jobs and nearly $660 million in economic impact to the City of Evanston and surrounding areas.
Jun 3, 2024 · Four months have passed since work on Ryan Field ramped up — demolishing the entire stadium and hauling away concrete, steel and debris. When the press box came down late in May, the construction crew achieved a major milestone, and operations shifted fully from tear down to new build.
Ryan Field. The official facility page for the Northwestern Wildcats.
The new Ryan Field will create a world-class home for Northwestern University Athletics and a best in the nation football experience for fans, players, and a year-round asset for the community. The project will be privately funded – with no taxpayer financing and significant public benefits.
What is the vision for the new Ryan Field? We have a once-in-a-century opportunity to build a new world-class stadium for all of Evanston that is completely privately funded and developed in collaboration with the community.
