Washington

Husky Stadium

Location

Seattle, WA, United States

Capacity

70,083

Opened

1920

Time zone

UTC -08:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Husky Stadium (formally Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is an outdoor football stadium in the Northwestern United States, located on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Originally named University of Washington Stadium, it was renamed Husky Stadium following the 1970 football season. It has been home to the Washington Huskies of the Big Ten Conference since 1920, hosting their football games. It also briefly hosted the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL for part of the 1994 season while the Kingdome was being repaired and again in 2000 and 2001 while Qwest Field (now Lumen Field) was being constructed. Aside from football, the university holds its annual commencement at the stadium each June. It sits at the southeast corner of campus, between Montlake Boulevard Northeast and Union Bay, just north of the Montlake Cut. The stadium is served by the University of Washington Link light rail station, which provides rail service to downtown, Rainier Valley and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. It is also accessible by several bus routes. The stadium underwent a $280 million renovation that was completed in 2013. Its U-shaped design was specifically oriented (18.167° south of due east) to minimize glare from the early afternoon sun in the athletes' eyes. The stadium's open end overlooks Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains, including Mount Rainier. Prior to the 2013 renovation, its total capacity of 72,500 made it the largest stadium in the Pacific Northwest and one of the largest college football stadiums. Renowned for its loudness, Husky Stadium holds the record as the loudest college football stadium ever recorded.