University of Illinois Strategies to Build College Sports’ Largest Digital Scoreboard
The University of Illinois in Champaign, IL, recently revealed a series of upgrades to its Gies Memorial Arena that will include the largest scoreboard in college sports. The university is collaborating with Anthony James Partners (AJP) for the job, which will include planning design, support, and building services. The job also requires stadium audio and broadcast system upgrades.
The new scoreboard will measure 69 feet high by 250 feet large, determining in at more than 17,300 square feet of LED surface area. Its 10mm pixel pitch and 16.1-million overall pixels produce a 195% boost in resolution from the existing technology. Conclusion is arranged before the beginning of the 2026 college football season. According to the press release, it will replace the stadium’s existing South Goal line display screen.
“This job exhibits AJP’s commitment to combining ingenious style with next-generation audio technology,” said Jack Covert, Anthony James Partners’ vice president of audio engineering. “Gies Memorial Stadium’s new system will provide the clarity, power, and excitement today’s fans get out of a premier college football location.”
Stadium-wide improvements also consist of 16 additional LED display screens totaling more than 26,700 square feet spread across the stadium. Alongside the upgraded innovation, the arena will go through structural and facilities coordination to accommodate the main scoreboard’s size.
The university picked Daktronics to supply the LED display screen after a “competitive procurement process,” the news release reported.
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