Budgets were approved and renderings were revealed at the BoC meeting in Rolla on Thursday.
At Thursday’s Board of Curators meeting at Missouri S&T’s campus in Rolla, Mo., MU administration approved massive renovations to the north concourse of Memorial Stadium.
The renovations will cost approximately $250 million, according to Curator Bob Blitz.
The target date for the renovations to be complete is the start of the 2026 season, which will coincide with the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium in October.
The source of the $250 million will come from multiple different sources. $125 million will be from donations, $75 million will be from debt borrowed from future generated revenue and $50 million will be from unspecified internal sources.
Renderings of the stadium were also revealed, showing a revamped north end zone. Part of the hill will be taken away in favor of an expanded upper deck with a concourse area and more seating. However, the Rock M will remain untouched.
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The specifics of the upgrades include the following:
- WiFi upgrades
- 14 field suites
- 28 Level 2 suits
- Eight club level party suites
- 600 Loge Box seats
- 260 mezzanine club suites
- Improvements in concourse concessions and restrooms
- Upgrades to field lighting
- Event space in the north concourse
- Improved tunnel under Stadium Blvd.
Renderings of the stadium had been percolating since the fall, and administration followed suit in making future stadium renovations a formality. In November, the BoC passed a resolution to start working on renovation plans for the north concourse. In December, MU chose DLR Group as the lead architecture firm in renovations.
Despite a shakeup in leadership that originally proposed the renovations — former Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois left MU for the University of Arizona in February — the project still came to fruition.
Similarly to Mizzou football’s rise to national prominence on the field last season, the renovations are a big step in elevating Mizzou to the top of the SEC; this time, it’s in regard to stadium quality.
“I am confident that this project will propel us as the elite program in the SEC,” UM System President Mun Choi said.
MU’s last major upgrade to Memorial Stadium was in 2019, which was a $98 million renovation of premium seating and a new team facility in the south end zone.
However, this is a far greater undertaking, one that several administrators seem awfully excited about.
“In the SEC, if you’re standing still, you’re falling behind,” interim AD Marcy Girton said.