News

The Sun-Times toured an $850 million-plus stadium project that signals the school’s determination to not only avoid fading ...
The new Ryan Field is slated to open in 2026. The project is almost entirely privately funded by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan family, who are also minority owners of the Chicago Bears.
The new Ryan Field will have a seating capacity of just 35,000, making it the smallest venue for football in the Big Ten, a conference with its fair share of gargantuan stadiums. By comparison ...
Evanston’s Land Use Commission recommended against concerts at the new Ryan Field at an Oct. 12 meeting, but NU officials have said they would not proceed with the project without concerts.
With Ryan Field under construction, the Wildcats will play home games at their soccer and lacrosse facility this season and ...
At less than one-third the size of Ryan Field, Martin Stadium is by far the smallest stadium in the Big Ten, more than 38,000 seats behind the next-closest venue, Minnesota’s Huntington Bank ...
Demolition of Northwestern University’s 98-year-old Ryan Field began on Feb. 16. The new Ryan Field is part of a $480 million donation from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan that was the ...
Outside of Evanston locals, a miniature student section and local high school bands, Ryan Field’s stands were mostly bare on Sept. 9 when the ‘Cats played UTEP. The 14,851 people in attendance ...
Northwestern and the University of Texas-El Paso play at Ryan Field in Evanston, Sept. 9, 2023. An artist’s rendering shows the proposed design for a new Ryan Field at Northwestern University.
Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium. In two words: smaller, better The price tag is hefty for a 35,000-seat venue — down from Ryan Field’s current 47,000-plus, already the ...
The city of Evanston today published its economic study of Northwestern University's proposal to rebuild Ryan Field, highlighting the overall economic benefit it contends the city stands to gain ...