Soil Mapping BIG 10 Football Stadiums

• Introduce all the Big ten Stadiums

• Identify which fields are natural grass and artificial

• Generate soil maps for each stadium

• Discuss the characteristics of the soils in each stadium

EAST1. Ohio State2. Michigan State3. Maryland4. Rutgers5. Michigan 6. Penn State7. Indiana

WEST8. Wisconsin9. Nebraska10.Minnesota 11.Iowa12.Illinois13.Northwestern14.Purdue

Teams in the BIG

Unable to generate soil maps for the following based on falling into Urban land category

1. Ohio State2. Michigan State3. Maryland4. Nebraska5. Minnesota6. Northwestern7. Purdue

Natural Grass

• Michigan State• Purdue• Penn State• Northwestern

Artificial Turf

• Illinois• Maryland• Rutgers• Ohio State• Michigan• Indiana• Minnesota• Nebraska• Iowa• Wisconsin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi-DsktHwkE

• Open the WSS website• Type in the address• Create an AOI on the WSS• Download Soil Data• Upload to MapWindow• Color the different soils using MapWindow

How to make a Soil Map

Rutgers – High Point Solutions Stadium

Klinesville Channery

2.6 acres

• Silt loam• Derived from red shale, siltstone, slate and sandstone• Mainly found in forest or pastues• Rutgers is known as the birthplace of college football for

hosting the first ever college game in 1869

Michigan – Michigan Stadium – Big House

Miami loam 1.9 acres

• Loamy• From silty materials• Used in agricultural• First School to use Electronic Scoreboards

(1930)

Penn State – Beaver Stadium

Hagerstown 0.2 acres

Hagerstown 1.3 acres

Hagerstown 0.2 acres

• Brown to dark brown silt loam• Well drained• Used for general crops• Had the winningest coach until a

few years ago

Indiana – Memorial Stadium

Udorthents 1.5 acres

• Loamy texture• Dominantly fine sandy loam• Used for parks and recreation• Have the same football and

basketball arena names as the U of I

Wisconsin – Camp Randall

Batavia silt loam

1.4 acres• Very dark grayish brown

silt loam• Coarse granular

structure• Home of NFL Defense

Player of the year JJ Watt

Iowa – Kinnick Stadium

Downs silt loam

1.5 acres

• Well drained• Low runoff• Used in farm land• Established the first

law school west of the Mississippi River

Illinois – Memorial Stadium

Drummer 2.1 acres

Flanagan 0.6 acres

Drummer• Silty clay loam• Used in Agricultural

Flanagan• Loamy• Used in Agricultural

Each column at Memorial Stadium has the name of a fallen soldier on them from WWI

MaximumAverage acre playing fieldMinimum

2.7 acres1.9 acres1.4 acres

MaximumAverage capacity Minimum

109,901 seats68,665 seats47,130 seats

Average attendance 64,889 people

Average Stats