From Wikipedia.
When the Northern Illinois University Huskies open their 2015 season in DeKalb, Illinois, this Saturday against UNLV, this will mark the 50th year of Huskie Stadium. I have been to this stadium many times, including the 1969, 1970 and 1972 seasons when I was a student.
To mark the occasion, the Huskies will be wearing throwback jerseys like the one they wore at the inaugural season fifty years ago.
Technically, the place is called Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium. (Huskie is the spelling of the mascot adopted by NIU in case you're wondering. This is driving the old spellcheck crazy.)
Huskie Stadium opened for business in 1965, four tears before I got there. It was one of the earlier structures on the campus' west side.
Its original capacity was 20,257 from 1965-1981. During those years you could say we had half a stadium. It was expanded in 1982 to 30,998 with the opening of the east side (for students).
Go You Huskies!! --DaHuskieCoot
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