- Scheumann Stadium
Infobox University campus
university = Ball State University
color = #CC2233
name = Scheumann Stadium
picture = Scheumann Stadium.jpg
pic_caption =
use =Stadium
style =
erected = September 16, 1967
location = Tillotson Ave
Muncie, IN 47306
campus = main
namesake = John B. and June M Scheumann
architect =Walter Scholer and Associates
free_label = Seating Capacity
free = 25,400
website =Scheumann Stadium (officially, the "John B. and June M. Scheumann Stadium"), formerly known as Ball State Stadium, is a
stadium inMuncie, Indiana . It is primarily used forAmerican football , and is the home field of theBall State University Cardinals. The stadium opened in1967 , and has a capacity of 25,400 for football games.In 2007, the stadium completed a $13 million renovation. Planned improvements included new lighting for night games, enclosing the north
end zone with lawn seating to create a 25,400-seathorseshoe -shaped venue, newconcession stand s, a facade update using brick, a largerpress box and private luxury suites.For a time, notable Ball State
alumnus David Letterman jokingly campaigned via his television program to have the stadium named for him. When the naming was given to the Scheumanns for their donations to the university, the mayor of nearby Indianapolis, Indiana (Letterman's childhood home),Bart Peterson joked that the city would rename the I-465 Beltway as the "David Letterman Expressway".Other Information
*Former names: Ball State Stadium (1967-2005)
*Home to the Ball State Cardinals
(NCAA) (1967 -Present)
*Surface:FieldTurf External links
* [http://www.bsu.edu/search/building_list.asp?buildingcode=st Scheumann Stadium home page at Ball State]
* [http://www.bsu.edu/stadium/ Stadium renovation home page]
* [http://www.ballstatesports.com/article/0,1382,37200-4-team,00.html Stadium improvement press release]
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