Wickes Stadium
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Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, known simply as Wickes Stadium, is a 6,300-seat football
stadium
located in University Center, Michigan
, as part of the Ryder Center
sports complex on the Saginaw Valley State University
campus. It is home to the university's Cardinals football team.
Wickes Stadium can also be used for other events, including high school football, graduation
ceremonies, and soccer. It is named for Harvey R. Wickes, one of the founders of SVSU.
43.5109309°N 83.9543867°W
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in University Center, Michigan
University Center, Michigan
University Center is a locale in Bay and Saginaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the name of the post office with the ZIP code of 48710....
, as part of the Ryder Center
Ryder Center
Ryder Center is an athletics and recreational complex located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan, United States. It was built in 1985 and is home to SVSU Cardinals sports teams....
sports complex on the Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region. The university is located in Kochville Township, Saginaw County...
campus. It is home to the university's Cardinals football team.
Wickes Stadium can also be used for other events, including high school football, graduation
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
ceremonies, and soccer. It is named for Harvey R. Wickes, one of the founders of SVSU.
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