Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Original Memorial Stadium

Historic Landmark

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, June 19, 2025

1. Original Memorial Stadium Marker

Inscription. From 1925 to 1961 this site was devoted to Indiana University athletic events, most notably football and track and field. The first Old Oaken Bucket Game was contested here in 1925. The Football Hoosiers posted a record of 69-52-7 in this stadium including an undefeated season and Big Ten Championship in 1945. This venue was also the home track to the 1932 NCAA Track and Field Champion Indiana Hoosiers.

Erected 2015 by I Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 39° 10.279′ N, 86° 31.147′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County. It can be reached from the intersection of East 10th Street and North Fee Lane, on the right when traveling east. This marker is in the Cox Arboretum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1288 E 10th St, Bloomington IN 47405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Integrating Basketball (approx. ¼ mile away); Collins Living-Learning Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Ernie Pyle (approx. ¼ mile away); Charles Clayton Morrison (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rabbi Abraham Cronback (approx. 0.3 miles away); Father James Martin Gilles

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Third Street Grove (approx. half a mile away); T.C. Steele Campus Studio (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.

Original Memorial Stadium Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, June 19, 2025

2. Original Memorial Stadium Marker in context

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.