Kenan Memorial Stadium
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Overview
Kenan Memorial Stadium is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels football team in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Tucked into a sunken bowl surrounded by pine trees, it is one of the more scenic venues in the ACC, designed from the outset to blend into the natural campus landscape.
History & Legacy
Kenan Stadium hosted its first game on November 12, 1927 and was formally dedicated on November 24, 1927 with a win over Virginia. Beyond football, the stadium has held major public gatherings, including a 1945 memorial service for Franklin Roosevelt and a 1964 tribute to John F. Kennedy addressed by Ted Kennedy and Rose Kennedy, and it drew touring acts like U2 and Bruce Springsteen for concerts in the decades that followed. Nearly a century after opening, it remains the historic core of Tar Heel football.
Source: RateGame editorial
Opened1927
Capacity50,500
Notable Events1945 FDR memorial service; 1964 JFK tribute; U2 (1983) & Bruce Springsteen (2003) concerts
6.1
Average ratingStadium
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Games
8.1
13 fans rated
Blue Devils vs Tar Heels
CFB • Week 13• Nov 22 2025
View Horned Frogs vs Tar Heels3.8
33 fans rated
Horned Frogs vs Tar Heels
CFB • Week 1• Sep 2 2025/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70315846/usa_today_11683744.0.jpg)
Stadium ratings
7.4
@firstortise07
4mo
Decent venue
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6.2
@philipfrank88
4mo
Pretty solid stadium, awesome they keep their gates open. So such cool signage including Lawrence Taylor, Drake Maye, Gio Bernard and many more. Was able to walk the upper deck.
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4.7
@bl1316
4mo
CFB • Week 610/04/2025
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