The Rubber Bowl is a stadium in Akron, Ohio primarily used for American football. From 1940 to 2008, it served as the home field of the University of Akron's Zips football team. Today, it is occasionally used for high school football. It is named after the predominance of the tire industry in Akron. The stadium opened in 1940, has a capacity of 35,202, and is located about three miles southeast of the main campus, next to Akron Fulton Internation...
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The Rubber Bowl is a stadium in Akron, Ohio primarily used for American football. From 1940 to 2008, it served as the home field of the University of Akron's Zips football team. Today, it is occasionally used for high school football. It is named after the predominance of the tire industry in Akron. The stadium opened in 1940, has a capacity of 35,202, and is located about three miles southeast of the main campus, next to Akron Fulton International Airport.
Prior to playing at the Rubber Bowl, the Zips football teams played at Buchtel Field.
The Rubber Bowl has hosted 324 Akron Zips football games, 19 preseason Cleveland Browns games, a regular-season NFL game, over 1,500 high school games (including several Ohio High School Athletic Association playoff games), soccer matches, concerts and shows.
In the summer of 1988,the stadium played host to Van Halen's "Monsters of Rock" tour.The show was headlined by Van Halen and featured Metallica on the bill as well. In 1998 Ozzfest was held...
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