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UNI-Dome

UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, IA, home of Northern Iowa. Capacity 16,324. Opened February 7, 1976.

UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, IA
UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IAPhoto: Vossman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
16,324
Opened
1976
Surface
AstroTurf PureGrass
Roof
Dome
Elevation
925 ft
Home team
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa here
103–⁠34 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Northern Iowa is 105–⁠36 in home games from the 1981 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at UNI-Dome by season, 2003 to 20265k10k15k20k2003: 14,095 a game over 2 games; biggest 15,0882004: 9,874 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,3252005: 10,628 a game over 7 games; biggest 15,5362006: 11,120 a game over 6 games; biggest 13,8432007: 16,118 a game over 7 games; biggest 17,0742008: 12,641 a game over 7 games; biggest 16,1002009: 12,969 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,1902010: 12,997 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,7302011: 14,443 a game over 5 games; biggest 16,8902012: 11,905 a game over 5 games; biggest 16,0082013: 12,572 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,4232014: 12,490 a game over 7 games; biggest 15,2272015: 11,549 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,3242016: 12,123 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,7102017: 9,696 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,6422018: 9,337 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,0132019: 7,980 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,1372021: 6,757 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,7712022: 8,359 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,4492023: 9,379 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,6772024: 8,439 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,6112025: 9,371 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,0482026: 9,891 a game over 3 games; biggest 11,48720032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

17,190Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa2009
17,074Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa2007
16,890Indiana State at Northern Iowa2011
16,624Indiana State at Northern Iowa2007
16,528Youngstown State at Northern Iowa2007

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest game days

Hottest game days

Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Northern Iowa’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Opened
February 7, 1976
Architect
Thorson–Brom–Broshar–Snyder
Surface over the years
AstroTurf PureGrass

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, UNI-Dome.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 150 by 140 meters (490 by 450 feet). Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Northern Iowa 24, North Dakota 17
Sep 26, 2026Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
Sep 12, 2026Northern Iowa 56, Drake 14
Nov 22, 2025Youngstown State 35, Northern Iowa 32
Nov 8, 2025Northern Iowa 31, Murray State 14
Oct 18, 2025South Dakota 17, Northern Iowa 14
Oct 4, 2025North Dakota 35, Northern Iowa 7
Sep 13, 2025Northern Iowa 17, Eastern Washington 14
Aug 30, 2025Northern Iowa 38, Butler 14
Nov 23, 2024Northern Iowa 41, Indiana State 34
Nov 9, 2024Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 9
Oct 26, 2024Missouri State 49, Northern Iowa 42