Meade Stadium

John E. "Jack" Meade Stadium
Former names	URI Stadium (1928–1935)
Location	Keaney Ave Kingston, RI 02881
Opened	September 22, 1928
Owner	Univ. of Rhode Island
Operator	Univ. of Rhode Island
Surface	Grass
Capacity	5,180 (current)
Tenants
University of Rhode Island Rams (Football)

Meade Stadium is a 5,180-seat multi-purpose stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island. It is home to the University of Rhode Island Rams football team. The facility opened in 1928. It was renamed in 1936 to honor John E. "Jack" Meade, class of 1915, longtime Rhode Island politician and booster, who was said to have never missed a game in the stadium until his death in 1972.

The stadium has undergone many changes in its history. The old field house was built in 1933, and in 1934 the west stands and press box were opened, with a capacity of 1,500. In 1978 the 50-row steel grandstand was erected on the east side of, bringing the total capacity up to 8,000. Various other projects, including a press box expansion and modernization of the turf and scoreboard, took place soon after. In 2000, the west stands and field house were razed to make way for the Ryan Center. During the 2006 football season, a new set of west stands opened abutting the Ryan Center, whose east luxury boxes also look down on Meade Stadium.

In 2007, one of its bigger changes took place off the field. After playing sixty-nine seasons in the same conference (the Atlantic 10 Conference, which was formed by the former members of the Yankee Conference), the team will make the switch to the Colonial Athletic Association.

2008, Visitor Stands built into side of Ryan Center.

External links

• Interactive Map Of FCS College Football Stadiums: Click on the Rhode Island Logo to get a satellite view & directions to the stadium
• Meade Stadium from GoRhody.com

Coordinates: 41°29′17″N 71°32′05″W / 41.4880061°N 71.5346432°W / 41.4880061; -71.5346432