Wrigley Field Football Game

Wrigley Field, built in 1914 and home of the Cubs since 1916, regularly hosted football games from 1916-70, including roughly 370 NFL games. The primary football tenants were the. Northwestern AD Jim Phillips worked for nearly two years to make Saturday's historic game against Illinois at Wrigley Field a reality, and looked to be achieving his. Call it a Wrigley Field makeover: The pitcher's mound and home plate are temporarily gone and the infield and warning track are covered in a thick layer of turf. You can't.

The Wrigley Field sign was painted purple in preparation for Saturday's Northwestern-Illinois football game. For one day at least, Northwestern (7-3) and Illinois (5-5) will be two Big Ten Conference football programs headed in the same direction … west. Saturday's game, the first. CHICAGO (AP) - Call it a Wrigley Field makeover: The pitcher's mound and home plate are temporarily gone and the infield and warning track are covered in a thick layer of turf. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Northwestern, Illinois and the Big Ten have agreed to run their offenses in only one direction Saturday at Wrigley Field because of concerns that the stadium.

One set of uprights has been attached to the right-field wall at Wrigley Field. Sand and sod helped level the warning track with the rest of the field. Painting the. You go long! … And watch out for the brick wall! That's good advice for the wide receivers at the Northwestern-Illinois college football game Saturday. It's a snug. CHICAGO (AP) -- It sounds like something out of a backyard touch football game. No matter who has the ball, there's only one end zone and everyone has to switch.