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InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field is a college American football stadium in Akron, Ohio and the home field of the Akron Zips football team at the University of Akron. New for the 2009 football season, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the stadium was held on April 4, 2008,〔("Quick Facts: A Brief History of the University" ) Retrieved September 12, 2009〕 and it opened on September 12, 2009, for a sold-out game between the Akron Zips and the Morgan State Bears.〔("Enthusiasm spills out of sold-out InfoCision Stadium" – Ohio.com ) Retrieved September 12, 2009〕 The stadium was constructed to replace the Rubber Bowl, which was the prior home of the University of Akron Zips football team.〔("UA players ready to 'protect our own stadium'" – Ohio.com ) Retrieved September 12, 2009〕 Four companies hold naming rights to various parts of the stadium. ==History== InfoCision Stadium was constructed as part of a building initiative undergone by the University of Akron called the "New Landscape for Learning."〔( Strategic Plan & Initiatives: "New Landscape for Learning" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕 The $300 million construction program included the construction and renovations of numerous buildings on campus, including the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences building, an honors complex, a student recreation center, and a student union.〔("New Landscape for Learning" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕 The Rubber Bowl, the former home of the Zips football team, was located away of the Akron campus.〔("Zips band performs coda at old stadium" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕 Due to the high maintenance costs for the facility, the decision was made to construct an on-campus stadium.〔(The University of Akron InfoCision Stadium and Summa Field: "History" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕 To build the new stadium, several dormitories had to be demolished and the properties of local tenants were acquired using eminent domain.〔(World Lingo: "Rubber Bowl" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕〔(The Buchtelite: "March to save Manny's" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕〔("Eminent Domain Watch" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕 In order to house the displaced students, the University spent $22.6 million to purchase Quaker Square, a former Quaker Oats Company oat silo that was converted into a hotel.〔("UA Buys Quaker Square Complex" ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕〔("Quaker Square – Akron Ohio" – About.com ) Retrieved September 13, 2009〕 The home opener of the 2009 football season marked the first game held in InfoCision Stadium. In it, the Zips defeated Morgan State 41–0.〔("Akron Opens InfoCision Stadium With 41–0 Win Over MSU" ) Retrieved September 12, 2009〕 To mark the occasion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to inaugurate the new stadium. Amongst those who cut the ribbon were Don Plusquellic (Mayor of Akron), Betty Sutton (member of the United States House of Representatives), and Luis Proenza (President of the University of Akron).〔(Opening ceremony gallery – Ohio.com ) Retrieved September 12, 2009〕 In the 2014-2015 season, the cumulative total attendance for six games in the 30,000 seat facility was 55,019, the worst among all 125 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl subdivision.〔http://www.ohio.com/news/local/university-of-akron-football-attendance-lowest-in-nation-1.603992〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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