Blakeslee Stadium
"The Blake" | |
Blakeslee Stadium Location in Minnesota | |
Location | 161 Stadium Road Mankato, Minnesota 56001 |
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Coordinates | 44°08′38″N 93°59′42″W / 44.144°N 93.995°WCoordinates: 44°08′38″N 93°59′42″W / 44.144°N 93.995°W |
Owner | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Operator | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Capacity | 7,500 |
Record attendance | 7,187 (October 10, 2015 vs. Augustana)[1] 10,000 at Vikings Training Camp |
Surface | Natural Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1961 |
Opened | 1962 |
Construction cost | $80,000[2] ($684,444 in 2020 dollars[3]) |
Blakeslee Stadium is a stadium in Mankato, Minnesota that sits on the southern edge of Minnesota State University, Mankato. It is primarily used for American football; it is the home field of the Minnesota State Mavericks NCAA Division 2 football team and also hosted the training camp for the Minnesota Vikings from 1966-2017.[4] The stadium holds 7,500 people and was built in 1962.[5] The stadium is capable of hosting a variety of events, including marching band performances, and drum and bugle corps competitions. In 2022, the stadium hosted Hockey Day Minnesota, an annual series of outdoor hockey games sponsored by the Minnesota Wild and Bally Sports North.[6]
Renovation and replacement plans[]
Plans for replacing the more than 55-year-old structure have been discussed by Minnesota State University.[7][8] As of 2021, there are no current talks of replacing the aging stadium.
C.P. Blakeslee[]
The stadium is named after C.P. Blakeslee who served as coach, administrator and professor in health and physical education at Minnesota State from 1921 until 1961 when he retired.[9]
Notes[]
- ^ "Minnesota State Football Recordbook 2016" (PDF). June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "MSU Buildings Management". March 15, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "Blakeslee Stadium – Campus Tour – Minnesota State University, Mankato". Mnsu.edu. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Minnesota State Mavericks - Blakeslee Stadium". Msumavericks.com. 2009-09-08. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Hockey Day Minnesota". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ Courrier, Chad (2015-09-04). "Courrier: Time for Blakeslee Stadium to get some love - Mankato Free Press: Columns". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ MSU-Mankato Athletics Master Plan (PDF). MSU-Mankato Athletics. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Minnesota State Mavericks - Hall of Fame". Msumavericks.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- Minnesota State University, Mankato
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