Missouri's Board of Curators makes move to initiate renovations to Memorial Stadium
Missouri announced Friday that its Board of Curators has approved plans to redevelop the North Concourse area inside Memorial Stadium, as well as make other facility enhancements and “new fan amenities.”
The school’s next step is setting up a committee that will select an architectural and engineering firm to serve as consultant on the project. A firm is expected to be presented to the board for approval no later than January 10, 2024. From there, Missouri will report back to the board on or before its meeting on April 18, 2024, to present pre-design programming and planning for Memorial Stadium improvements, including plans for project scope, budget and fundraising.
“We are building a championship culture at Mizzou, and this Memorial Stadium Project is an exciting development that will continue raising the national brand of Mizzou Athletics and demonstrates the university’s investment in the athletics department’s future,” school president Mun Choi said in a release. “This unique project has the potential to create new year-round connections with the community for the university to further engage the region, the state and our 362,000 alumni.”
The Tigers are 8-2 this season and have moved up to No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings. On Saturday, Mizzou will host Florida for its fifth consecutive sellout — a first since 1980.
“Thank you to the Board of Curators, President Choi and Desireé Reed-Francois for their continued investment in our football program,” coach Eli Drinkwitz said in a statement. “Memorial Stadium has been packed all season long with five straight sellouts and we look forward to the north end zone development along with other stadium improvements. This is an important step forward for the overall experience for our fans, players and recruits on game day. It’s an exciting time to be part of Mizzou Football.”
Mizzou has also begun the process of installing a new videoboard in the north endzone and a renovated sound system for Memorial Stadium, which was last renovated in 2019.