SECU Stadium

SECU Stadium
The Shell
	Then-Maryland Stadium during a game on September 22, 2018
	SECU Stadium Location within Maryland SECU Stadium SECU Stadium (the United States)
Former names	List Byrd Stadium (1950–2006); Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium (2006–2009); Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium (2009–2015); Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium (2015–2022); ;
Location	90 Stadium Drive; College Park, Maryland 20742
Coordinates	38°59′25″N 76°56′50″W
Owner	University of Maryland, College Park
Operator	University of Maryland, College Park
Capacity	51,802 (2012–present) Former capacity List 34,680 (1950–1975); 45,000 (1976–1994); 48,055 (1995–2001); 51,500 (2002–2008); 54,000 (2009–2011); ;
Record attendance	58,973 (1975 vs. Penn State)
Surface	FieldTurf (2012–present); Grass (1950–2012)
Construction
Broke ground	January 1949
Opened	September 30, 1950
Expanded	1995, 2002, 2008
Construction cost	US$1 million; ($12.2 million in 2022 dollars)
Architect	James R. Edmunds Jr.; Populous (renovations)
General contractor	Baltimore Contractors, Inc.
Tenants
	Maryland Terrapins (NCAA) 1950–present; Baltimore Stars (USFL) 1985; Presidential Cup Bowl (NCAA) 1950
Website
	umterps.com/secu-stadium

SECU Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. It is the home of Maryland Terrapins football and men's lacrosse teams, which compete in the Big Ten Conference. The facility was formerly named Byrd Stadium after Harry "Curley" Byrd, a multi-sport athlete, football coach, and university president in the first half of the 20th century, and temporarily Maryland Stadium after objections to Byrd's naming due to his history of supporting segregation.

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