Rutgers Stadium was a

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Piscataway Township, New Jersey Piscataway ( ) is a Township (New Jersey), township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of the New York metropolitan area, in the Raritan River, Raritan Valley. As of the 2020 United ...

. It hosted the

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

Scarlet Knights

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team until the school built the new

Rutgers Stadium SHI Stadium is the football stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers Scarlet Knights football, Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's lacrosse, and women's lacrosse use the venue for home games. It is located on the Busch Campus ...

in 1994. The stadium held 31,219 people at its peak and was opened in 1938. It also hosted the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship on five occasions.

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Defunct college football venues Rutgers Scarlet Knights football Works Progress Administration in New Jersey American football venues in New Jersey Lacrosse venues in the United States 1938 establishments in New Jersey Sports venues completed in 1938 1993 disestablishments in New Jersey Sports venues demolished in 1993 Demolished sports venues in New Jersey Rutgers Scarlet Knights sports venues Buildings and structures in Piscataway, New Jersey {{NewJersey-stadium-stub