Updated details have been revealed for the new Ryan Field at 1505 Central Street in Evanston. The new stadium for Northwestern University is replacing the now demolished facility of the same name which the Wildcats called home for nearly 100-years. While the team plays at a temporary lakefront stadium, the university is proceeding with construction.
Ryan Field, Northwestern University’s nearly 100-year-old football stadium at 1501 Central Street in Evanston, is being demolished and replaced with a new stadium. Demolition work began in February of this year, and has progressed to the point that little remains of the stadium but memories and a little bit of the press box tower.
Northwestern’s football team is set to play most of its 2024 and 2025 home games at the Lanny and Sharon Martin athletics facility on the university’s Evanston campus. A temporary structure will be constructed, offering views of Lake Michigan, North Campus, and downtown Chicago, serving as a transitional venue until the new Ryan Field opens in 2026.
Demolition work is nearing completion at Northwestern’s 97 year-old Ryan Field. The demolition began in February and is now down to the Central seating section on one side and the end-zone on the other. The total stadium rebuild is on track to finish in summer 2026.
The City of Evanston has approved the new Ryan Field stadium at 1505 Central Street in Evanston. Located on the intersection with Ashland Avenue, the new building will rebuild the existing bowl-style stadium owned and used by Northwestern University. The work is being led by the university itself with Kansas City-based architects HNTB serving as the designers who have worked on other college venues.
