Neale Stadium

Neale Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Opened 87 years ago in 1937 for college football, it was used for over three decades, through the 1968 football season; the track team moved to the venue in the late 1940s.

Neale Stadium
Moscow
Location in the United States
Moscow
Location in Idaho
AddressS. Rayburn Street
LocationUniversity of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
Coordinates46.726°N 117.017°W / 46.726; -117.017
OwnerUniversity of Idaho
OperatorUniversity of Idaho
Capacity16,000 (approx.)
SurfaceNatural grass
track – cinder
Construction
Broke ground1936 – October
Opened1937 – September 25
Closed1969 – summer
Fire: south grandstand
November 23, 1969
Demolished1970–71
Construction cost$47,770
($972,429 in 2022)
Tenants
Idaho Vandals (1937–68) – NCAA
- conference affiliations -
Big Sky (196568)
Independent (195964)
Pacific Coast (193758)

Its replacement, the enclosed Kibbie Dome, currently occupies the same site on the west end of campus; the outdoor track is adjacent to the west.

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