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In 1890, the current location on the original campus
was not adequate for college games.
For $3000, the regents purchased ten acres a ways South of Campus near
In 1902, an additional seventeen acres were donated by
Dexter M. Ferry of Over time, the attendance began to grow, starting with
stands to seat 400 people to 17,000 people at the last game on the original
football field.[1] It soon became necessary in 1906 to
construct a new stadium on Ferry Field to accommodate growing crowds. The new field was surrounded by a running
track and had stands surrounding the longest sides of the field, and eventually
at the west end zone to form a “U” shape.
Some of the bleachers were made of concrete while others were
constructed of wood.[29]
A small clubhouse was completed in 1912 at the East end of the
stadium. That building (now expanded)
still remains today. The stadium
reached a maximum attendance of 50,000 during the 1923 game against Ohio
State [1]
Ferry Field was used for football until 1926 when the new (and
current) Michigan Stadium was constructed.[29] Today, Ferry Field is used for track and field. The stands have long been demolished with
the construction of the |