, ▁with ▁a ▁brick - fac ed ▁concrete ▁stand ▁and ▁press ▁box ▁on ▁C ros by ▁Street . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁al umn i ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁P erman ent ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁were ▁built ▁later , ▁and ▁end ▁zone ▁ble ach ers ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁used . ▁ ▁Memorial ▁Field ▁under w ent ▁renov ation ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁including ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁grass ▁field ▁with ▁artificial ▁tur f ▁to ▁allow ▁nearly ▁year - round ▁use ; ▁installation ▁of ▁an ▁ 8 - lane ▁T art an ▁track ; ▁construction ▁of ▁safety ▁improvements ; ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁vars ity ▁athlet ics ▁center ▁that ▁has ▁reduced ▁the ▁East ▁St ands . ▁ ▁With ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁loss ▁made ▁up ▁by ▁stands ▁placed ▁behind ▁the ▁end ▁zones , ▁the ▁current ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , ▁down ▁from ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pre - ren ov ation . ▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁is ▁the ▁end - point ▁of ▁a ▁popular ▁S hr in ers ▁para de ▁every ▁summer , ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁vs . ▁Verm ont ▁high ▁school ▁all - star ▁football ▁game ▁which ▁follows ▁the ▁para de . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁FC S ▁football ▁stad iums ▁ ▁References